Employees Must Repay Excess Benefits Accepted Under Undertaking
The Supreme Court has upheld recovery of excess academic-grade benefits from National Institute of Technology teachers who had accepted payment subject to written undertakings.
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Courts Cannot Rewrite Recruitment Qualifications
The Supreme Court has restored the selection of a vocational instructor after holding that courts ordinarily cannot add to or alter essential qualifications prescribed by...
Open-Merit Candidates Must Migrate at Screening Stage
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that reserved-category candidates scoring above the open cut-off must be counted in the unreserved list at the screening stage...
Excess Excavation Alone Cannot Trigger Mineral Royalty
The Bombay High Court has quashed a royalty demand imposed on a developer merely because construction produced excess excavation.
Husband’s Age Cannot Extinguish Wife’s IVF Eligibility
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a husband crossing the statutory age limit for assisted reproduction does not automatically eliminate his wife’s independent eligibility...
Stray-Dog Evasion Does Not Excuse Negligent Driving
The Delhi High Court has rejected an insurer’s argument that a driver escaped liability because a stray dog created an ‘agony of the moment’.
Blind Accused Must Receive Witness Testimony in Braille
The Uttarakhand High Court has restored a blind accused’s opportunity to cross-examine a prosecution witness and directed the trial court to supply witness testimony in...
Candidate Trial Disqualification Survives Constitutional Challenge
Rajasthan High Court upholds municipal-candidate disqualification after cognisance and charge-framing for serious offences.