STPL Law https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Prosecution Sanction: When Not Required Jurisdictional Limits of Gram Panchayats: High Court Quashes Order on Private Path Rash and Negligent Driving: Driving on The Wrong Side Industrial Dispute: Belated Reinstatement Claim Dismissed HP Recruitment & Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024 Held unconstitutional and ultra vires NDPS Bail: Disclosure Statement From A Co-accused Cannot Be Sole Basis For Detention Land Acquisition: High Court Removes Ceiling on Land Acquisition Awards Drugs and Cosmetics: Vicarious Liability Not Made Out Customary Marriage: Not Proved Registered Will: Presence of Beneficiary During Will’s Execution, Do Not constitute “Suspicious Circumstances” Cancellation of Bail: Cannot Be Done In A Mechanical Manner Cancellation of Distillery’s License: Highly Disproportionate Given the “Doubtful” Nature of Alleged Offenses. Service Law: High Court Limits Pay Arrears Due to 15-Year Delay Governance Over Sentiment: High Court Upholds Expansion of Municipal Council Jawalamukhi Transition to Urban Governance: Constitution of Nagar Panchayat Barsar Held Valid Constitution of Nagar Panchayat Swarghat Upheld NDPS: Third Option” For Search Violates Mandatory Safeguards POCSO: Love over Lust – Bail Granted Drugs and Cosmetics: Vicarious Liability Not Made Out Excise License Cancellation: Procedural Lapses And Administrative Bias – Quashed Land Acquisition: Adjudicating Authority Has No Locus Standi TO Challenge There Own Award Service Law: Senior Officer Is Entitled To Have Their Pay “Stepped Up” To Match That Of Juniors Food Adulteration: Acquittal – Mandatory Procedural Failures And Scientific Uncertainty. Kidnapping A Minor For Marriage : Conviction/Acquittal Rape: Breach of Promise vs. False Promise – Bail Granted Dishonour of Cheque: Criminal Appeal Cannot Be Decided On Its Merits If Accused Is Unrepresented Injuction: Litigant Who Approaches The Court With Falsehoods Will: Suspicious Circumstance – Will Held To Be Valid Arbitration: Timelines under the Arbitration Act Are Mandatory And Strictly Enforced. Fatal Road Accident: Defense of “Necessity” Under IPC Rejected. MACT; Compensation Enhanced Complaint Against Police Officer: Offense Under Section 166A IPC Not Made Out Ejectment: TPA – Validity of Short Notice U/s 106(3) MACT: Light Motor Vehicle License – Gross Vehicle Weight Less Then 7,500 kg Easement: Easement of necessity/ Easement By Prescription Service Law: COVID-19 Pandemic – No Extra Remuneration For performing Additional Duties Criminal Proceedings Quashed: Dispute Was Essentially Civil And Commercial In Nature. MACT: When Insurer Not Liable Election: Failure to Disclose Criminal Antecedents – Disqualification Held Valid NDPS: Reasonable Doubt: Conviction Set Aside Service Law: Stale Claims barred by Laches Rash and Negligent Driving While Heavily Intoxicated: Conviction Upheld Arbitration: Award Valid: Judicial interference in arbitral awards is extremely limited. Quashing of FIR: Quashed as No Case Made Out Dishonour of Cheque: Interim Compensation order quashed Parole: insufficient grounds for rejection without substantive evidence Dishonour of Cheque: Presumption – Conviction Upheld Defamation: Case by IAS Officer Failed Service Law: Order seeking to recover excess payments from a Class-III employee quashed Cheating: Absence Of Dishonest Intent At Inception: