Pitching for a permanent 5-judge bench, the Court reasoned that resolving constitutional issues is the primary task of Judges of the Supreme Court, that must remain its core priority. Pendency of references for far too long does not reflect well on the institution.
Supreme Court observed that while the accused being a teacher, needed to be more sensitive when dealing with young students, particularly girl students, his inappropriate conduct or use of corporal punishment, in the absence of the requisite sexual intent, could not by itself justify prosecution under the stringent provisions of the POCSO Act.
The Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceedings arising out of allegations that the accused persons had induced and pressured a complainant and his wife to convert to Christianity.
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The Karnataka High Court held that subsequent remarriage does not per se extinguish a wife’s right to permanent alimony but is a material change which needs to be considered while determining the quantum.
Bombay High Court held that employees of exempted establishments are entitled to the same higher pension benefits under the EPS 1995 as employees of unexempted establishments. The provident fund trust rules cannot override statutory rights under Paras 11(3) and 11(4), and applications for higher pension cannot be denied merely because trust rules impose wage ceilings or do not provide for contributions on actual wages.