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Employee alone is a person who can speak about his service for seeking service benefits and not his legal heirs. In such situation Service benefits accrued to employee during his lifetime cannot be availed by his legal heirs after death of such employee. Representation was submitted by employee for grant

Fact about involvement of a natural guardian, in criminal case related to death of spouse, shall be an important consideration while determining question of welfare of minor for grant of custody. Father of minor children sough for their custody, being natural guardian Grandmother of children was having their custody, after

Right of accused to personal liberty by means of default bail does not stand eclipsed under lock-down directives issued by Government or any directives issued by High Court. Right of personal liberty is an indefeasible right which for purposes of its enforcement remained unaffected during lock-down period and the courts

Doors of High Court and Supreme Court cannot be closed to a citizen who is able to prima facie establish that instrumentality of State is weaponizing criminal law for his/her harassment. Law cannot be used as a ruse for targeted harassment. Courts have ensure that, they remain first line

Presumption of culpability against accused to explain possession of contraband satisfactorily, are rebuttable. It does not dispense with obligation of the prosecution to prove the charge beyond all reasonable doubt. The presumptive provision with reverse burden of proof, does not sanction conviction on basis of preponderance of probability. Police had

Call location details of wife, to trace her availability at matrimonial house, will not affect or prejudice wife in any way, instead it will only facilitate in deciding issue involved in case. Wife claimed that her husband intends to prove that she was not available at matrimonial house by obtaining

Disciplinary Authority may consider circumstances of case wherein conduct of Govt. servant led to his conviction on a criminal charge, for imposing punishment in disciplinary proceedings. Where a penalty is proposed to be imposed on a Government servant on the ground of conduct which has led to his conviction on