Proportionality

Drunk Driving Misconduct: Supreme Court Converts Dismissal to Compulsory Retirement

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Compulsory Retirement, Disciplinary Proceedings, Drunk Driving, Judges, M.R. Shah, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Proportionality, Punishment, Service Law

Supreme Court Converts Dismissal to Compulsory Retirement in Drunk Driving Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of dismissal for a driver found driving under the influence of alcohol is disproportionate to the misconduct proved. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Brijesh Chandra Dwivedi (Dead) Thr. LRs. vs. Sanya Sahayak and Ors. Judgment Date: 25 […]

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Kerala Abkari Act Case: Lalichan vs. State of Kerala (2019) INSC 13

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Criminal Law, Judges, Kerala Abkari Act, 1967, Kerala Abkari Act, 1967 with Section 63, Kerala Abkari Act, 1967 with Section 8(2), Proportionality, R. Subhash Reddy, Sentencing

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Kerala Abkari Act Case: Lalichan vs. State of Kerala (2019) INSC 13 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sentence imposed under the Kerala Abkari Act was excessive. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Lalichan vs. The State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: January 7, 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: January 7, 2019

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