Rajasthan High Court upholds the compulsory retirement of a government Ayurvedic dispensary in-charge, rejecting his argument that a subordinate compounder was solely responsible for irregular sickness-certificate entries.
Rajasthan High Court upholds a trial court's decision to condone a nearly five-year delay in filing a written statement, holding that the timeline under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC is directory, not mandatory, in non-commercial suits.
Rajasthan High Court holds that discovery and production of documents under Order XI CPC cannot be invoked merely for convenience when the evidence sought is otherwise reasonably accessible to the litigant through public channels.
Mandatory pre-deposit under GST Act before filing appeal does not violate Article 14 or Article 19(1)(g). Doctrine of legitimate expectation does not apply to tax statutes prospectively amended by Parliament.
Bombay HC upheld CCI's jurisdiction to investigate anti-competitive pricing in FMCG distribution chains. Dismissed challenge to dawn raid, holding CCI's investigative powers are quasi-administrative at investigation stage.