HIMA KOHLI

The Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd. issued a 2011 notification for regular recruitment of Plant Attender, Grade‑III, prompting several workers to claim they were casual labourers who had served over 240 days in the preceding year and thus were entitled to regularisation under the Industrial Dis…

The appellant advanced a Rs.10 lakh loan to the respondent, securing it by two registered mortgages and four promissory notes. When the respondent defaulted, he handed over the title deeds of a Chennai property as security under a later agreement, promising to register a sale deed and repay a balance of Rs.2 lakh. The …

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) closed the Khalsa Boys Primary School, which received a 95% grant from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), without obtaining prior approval under Rule 46 of the Delhi School Education Rules. NDMC consequently stopped the grant and later paid the arrears, salary, …

The appellant, a former managing director of Sri Lakshmi Hotel Private Ltd., challenged the e‑auction of the company's property, alleging that the reserve price was under‑valued, that the liquidator failed to form a Stakeholders’ Consultation Committee, and that the liquidator violated Regulation 33 by not cancelling t…

The case concerns a double murder alleged to have occurred on 19 May 2020 when the accused fired indiscriminately at the complainant’s house, killing his two sons and injuring his nephew. The complainant filed an FIR and the accused were charged under several IPC sections; the Allahabad High Court later granted regular…

The appellant's land was partially acquired under notifications issued under Section 20(E)(1) of the Indian Railways Act, 1989, and an award was made on 8 February 2010, leaving out a parcel of 0.0624 hectare. The High Court ordered compensation for the left out parcel but limited additional compensation for delay to t…

The Supreme Court examined the status reports filed by several states on the implementation of its earlier prison‑reform directives, focusing on overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, and the welfare of women prisoners and children. The Court noted persistent delays, lack of approvals, and insufficient action by the …

The Supreme Court considered two appeals challenging the reduction of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) on the ground that, for an unmarried deceased, the multiplier should be based on the age of the parents rather than the age of the deceased. The appellants, parents of the deceased, ar…

The appellant, a landlady, leased part of her commercial premises to HDFC Bank for nine years. The bank gave three months' notice to terminate the lease but failed to hand over vacant possession and did not pay use‑and‑occupation charges, while also not refunding the security deposit. The Rent Tribunal decreed eviction…

The appellant society employed respondent No.1 as a peon from 1991, and after he obtained a B.A. and B.P.Ed., he sought promotion to the post of Shikshan Sevak, a teaching position reserved for non‑teaching staff who acquire the requisite qualifications. The High Court had directed the society to appoint him to that po…

The respondent, A.S. Raghavendra, was appointed by Bharti Airtel Limited as Regional Business Head (South) in the grade of Senior Manager (B2)‑Sales with a salary of Rs.22 lakh per annum and supervised four Account Managers. After resigning in 2011, he claimed his resignation was forced and filed a petition before the …

The respondent, a piece‑rated mazdoor, initially declared his date of birth as 27‑12‑1948 when he joined Barsua Iron Ore Mines in 1972, enabling him to meet the statutory minimum age of 18. In 1982 he altered his recorded birth date to 12‑03‑1955 without documentary proof, and only in 1998 submitted a school transfer c…

The appellant applied for a contractual Amin post under a public advertisement that fixed the age cut‑off at 40 years as of 1 January 2011. After he cleared the written exam and was placed high on the merit list, the authorities issued a later notice changing the cut‑off date to 1 November 2011, thereby disqualifying h…