The Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that in a Departmental enquiry, the Decision/order by disciplinary authority, is required to give reasons only when it disagrees with finding of the enquiry officer and not when it concurs with that finding. Also, held that the mere quoting of what transpired would not amount to the giving of any reasons.
In this Criminal Appeal, the Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings, quashing charges u/s 120-B, 420, 468 and 471 of Indian Penal Code 1860 & S.13(2) r/with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and held that continuing the criminal trial would cause great oppression & prejudice, when the appellants had played no active role... Read more » Read more »
In Shashi Bhushan Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar (2024 INSC 763), the Bihar Technical Service Commission (BTSC) disqualified candidates with private university diplomas unapproved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in its recruitment for Junior Engineers. This criterion was challenged based on Bharathidasan University v. AICTE (2001), which held that universities... Read more » Read more »
It was held that, there is no need for identification parade where the witnesses already knew who the assailants were. Test identification parade is not a sine qua non in every case, that is, if the facts and circumstances of a case conclusively establish the guilt of the accused, then, there is no need to... Read more » Read more »
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