Ajay Rastogi

Supreme Court Upholds Damages for EPF Default: Horticulture Experiment Station vs. Regional Provident Fund Organization (23 February 2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Damages for Default, Employees' Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, Employees' Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 with Section 14B, EPF Contribution, Judges

Supreme Court Upholds Damages for EPF Default: Horticulture Experiment Station vs. Regional Provident Fund Organization (2022) Date of the Judgment: 23 February 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 2136 of 2012 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka. Can an employer avoid paying damages for late Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contributions by claiming a […]

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Supreme Court Rejects Review Petition on Uttar Pradesh Teacher Recruitment: Vijay Pratap Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (23 February 2022)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Judges, Review Petition, Service Law, State of U.P and others v. Shiv Kumar Pathak and others, Teacher Recruitment, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Rejects Review Petition on Uttar Pradesh Teacher Recruitment: Vijay Pratap Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a review petition filed by non-parties to an earlier litigation regarding a teacher recruitment process should be entertained. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Vijay Pratap Yadav and Ors. vs. State of Uttar

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Supreme Court acquits Commercial Tax Officer in bribery case: K. Shanthamma vs. State of Telangana (21 February 2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 313, Judges, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 13, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 20, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 with Section 7

Supreme Court acquits Commercial Tax Officer in bribery case: K. Shanthamma vs. State of Telangana (2022) Date of the Judgment: 21 February 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 158 Judges: Ajay Rastogi, J., Abhay S. Oka, J. Can a public servant be convicted for accepting a bribe if the demand for the bribe is not clearly proven?

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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Officer in Cash Theft Case: UCO Bank vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Disciplinary Proceedings, Judges, Service Law, Service Law with UCO Bank Officers Employees (Conduct) Regulations, 1976, Service Law with UCO Bank Officers Employees (Discipline & Appeal) Regulations, 1976

Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Officer in Cash Theft Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in interfering with the disciplinary proceedings against a bank officer for negligence leading to theft. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Regional Manager, UCO Bank and Another vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj Judgment Date: 18

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Supreme Court Upholds UCO Bank’s Disciplinary Action Against Employee for Misconduct: General Manager(Operation-1) vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Constitutional Law with Article 227, Disciplinary Proceedings, Judges, Service Law, Service Law with Regulation 3, UCO Bank Officers Employees’ (Conduct) Regulations, 1976

UCO Bank Employee Misconduct: Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Date of the Judgment: February 18, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1458 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka Can a disciplinary inquiry be set aside if the charges are deemed vague? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case concerning

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Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Manager for Misconduct: General Manager, UCO Bank vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Disciplinary Proceedings, Judges, Judicial Review, Service Law, UCO Bank Officers Employees’ (Conduct) Regulations, 1976, UCO Bank Officers Employees’ (Conduct) Regulations, 1976 with Regulation 3, UCO Bank Officers Employees’ (Conduct) Regulations, 1976 with Regulation 6

Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Bank Manager for Misconduct LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with disciplinary proceedings when the inquiry was conducted as per procedure and the charges were not vague. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: General Manager(Operation-1)/Appellate Authority, UCO Bank & Ors. vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court Upholds UCO Bank’s Disciplinary Action Against Assistant Manager in Cash Theft Case (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Banking Law, Departmental Inquiry, Disciplinary Proceedings, Employee Misconduct, Judges, Judicial Review, Service Law, UCO Bank Officers Employees (Discipline & Appeal) Regulations, 1976, UCO Bank Officers Employees (Discipline & Appeal) Regulations, 1976 with Regulation 12, UCO Bank Officers Employees (Discipline & Appeal) Regulations, 1976 with Regulation 17

UCO Bank Employee Misconduct: Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Date of the Judgment: February 18, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 138 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka Can a bank employee be held responsible for a theft at the branch if they were negligent in their duties? The Supreme Court of India recently

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Supreme Court Upholds UCO Bank’s Disciplinary Action Against Employee for Misconduct: Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj Case (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Constitution of India, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Constitutional Law with Article 227, Judges, UCO Bank Officers Employees’ (Conduct) Regulations, 1976, UCO Bank Officers Employees’ (Conduct) Regulations, 1976 with Regulation 3, UCO Bank Officers Employees’ (Conduct) Regulations, 1976 with Regulation 6

UCO Bank Employee Misconduct Case: Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in setting aside the disciplinary proceedings initiated by UCO Bank against its employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: General Manager(Operation-1)/Appellate Authority, UCO Bank & Ors. vs. Krishna Kumar Bhardwaj [Judgment Date]: 18 February 2022 Introduction

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Supreme Court Clarifies Electricity Tariff for Inadvertent Drawal in Open Access Agreements: Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. vs. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Commercial Agreements, Contract Law, Contract Law with Retrospective Application, Electricity Act, 2003, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 125, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 42, Judges, Open Access

Supreme Court Clarifies Electricity Tariff for Inadvertent Drawal: Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. vs. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (2022) Date of the Judgment: February 17, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 170 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka Can changes in electricity tariffs for inadvertent drawal under open access agreements be applied retrospectively? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Clarifies Total Disablement Under Employees Compensation Act: Arjun vs. IFFCO Tokio (2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 with Section 2(1)(l), Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 with Section 4, Judges, Total Disablement

Supreme Court Clarifies Total Disablement Under Employees Compensation Act: Arjun vs. IFFCO Tokio (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “total disablement” under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923. CASE TYPE: Employees’ Compensation Law. Case Name: Arjun S/O. Ramanna @ Ramu v. IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 16 February 2022 Introduction Date of

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Supreme Court grants divorce decree based on desertion under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Debananda Tamuli vs. Smti Kakumoni Kataky (2022) INSC 127 (15 February 2022)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Desertion, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13(1)(ia), Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13(1)(ib), Judges

Supreme Court Grants Divorce Based on Desertion Under Hindu Marriage Act Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 127 Judges: Hon’ble Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka Can a spouse be granted a divorce if the other spouse leaves the matrimonial home for an extended period? The Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court grants divorce decree based on desertion under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Debananda Tamuli vs. Smti Kakumoni Kataky (2022) INSC 127 (15 February 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings in bigamy case: Shafiya Khan vs. State of U.P. (2022) INSC 123 (10 February 2022)

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Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings in bigamy case: Shafiya Khan vs. State of U.P. (2022) INSC 123 (10 February 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings for bigamy and forgery can be sustained when the second marriage is registered, and the first marriage was not consummated and was dissolved by a village panchayat. CASE TYPE: Criminal

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