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Tribunals ought not to interfere lightly with the punishment imposed by Disciplinary Authority, pursuant to domestic inquiry proceedings

Tribunals ought not to interfere lightly with the punishment imposed by Disciplinary Authority, pursuant to domestic inquiry proceedings

The question framed before the High Court of Calcutta was whether or not, the Tribunal was justified in setting aside the punishment imposed on the employee and remanding the matter back for appropriate orders being passed following the law. The employee was employed as Constable in Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn)

Despite availability of alternate remedy, writ jurisdiction of High Court is not barred when matter relates to violation of fundamental right to life

Despite availability of alternate remedy, writ jurisdiction of High Court is not barred when matter relates to violation of fundamental right to life

The case of the petitioner is that electricity connection was not provided to her despite deposit of charges and security demanded by State Electricity Board after completion of necessary codal formalities, to premises occupied by her. Being aggrieved by the denial of electricity connection to the petitioner, she approached the

Municipality shall be liable to pay compensation in case a person dies due to fall of shade fixed on ceiling of public toilet

Municipality shall be liable to pay compensation in case a person dies due to fall of shade fixed on ceiling of public toilet

Claimants seeking compensation from Municipality for the act of negligence of the Municipality officials in permitting a three-decade old toilet in Bus Stand, to be used by the public. On a fateful night, as there was heavy rain, the petitioner's husband, a mason, aged about 41 years, took

Right to privacy of an individual cannot be inherited by his legal heirs after his or her death

Right to privacy of an individual cannot be inherited by his legal heirs after his or her death

Privacy or reputation earned by a person during his or her lifetime extinguishes with his or her death. After the death of a person, the reputation earned cannot be inherited like a movable or immovable property by his or her legal heirs. Such personality rights, reputation or privacy enjoyed by

Dependents have right to claim maintenance from heirs of deceased

Dependents have right to claim maintenance from heirs of deceased

The word 'estate' cannot be given a narrow definition for purpose of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act. The family pension is no doubt an 'estate', which has been acquired through the deceased as pension is an estate secured on putting in the definite period of

Mere phonetic similarity between trademarks is not sufficient to make out a case of infringement

Mere phonetic similarity between trademarks is not sufficient to make out a case of infringement

Delhi High Court while refusing to grant relief of interlocutory injunction has held that mere phonetic similarity between trademarks is insufficient to make out a case of infringement. The facts of the case are that the plaintiff is seeking an injunction against the defendant from manufacturing or marketing its product

Recovery of irregular payments from from Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity of employee, not permissible

Recovery of irregular payments from from Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity of employee, not permissible

Petitioner-employer challenged order of recovery on ground that certain increments and benefits, granted to her as early as from year 1991, were irregular and that same will require to be fixed as a liability against her, to be recovered from her Death-Cum-Retirement-Gratuity (DCRG). The petitioner asserts that, all the benefits