Patna High Court Case Commentaries

Compassionate Appointment Rejection in Ashok Kumar Choudhary v. The State of Bihar: Legal Analysis

Date: Apr 21, 2000

Compassionate Appointment Rejection in Ashok Kumar Choudhary v. The State of Bihar: Legal Analysis Introduction Ashok Kumar Choudhary v. The State of Bihar & Ors. is a landmark judgment delivered by...

Seikh Haidar Zan v. Md. Yusuf Ansari & Anr.: Jurisdiction and Maintainability under the Bihar Consolidation Act

Date: Mar 15, 2000

Seikh Haidar Zan v. Md. Yusuf Ansari & Anr.: Jurisdiction and Maintainability under the Bihar Consolidation Act Introduction Seikh Haidar Zan v. Md. Yusuf Ansari & Anr. is a landmark decision...

Reaffirming Natural Justice in Departmental Inquiries: Kumar Upendra Singh Parimar v. B.S Co-Opt. Land Dev. Bank Ltd. & Ors.

Date: Dec 18, 1999

Reaffirming Natural Justice in Departmental Inquiries: Kumar Upendra Singh Parimar v. B.S Co-Opt. Land Dev. Bank Ltd. & Ors. Introduction The case of Kumar Upendra Singh Parimar v. B.S Cooperative...

Uniform Service Conditions for Project School Teachers: Patna High Court Establishes Non-Retroactive Equality

Date: Dec 8, 1999

Uniform Service Conditions for Project School Teachers: Patna High Court Establishes Non-Retroactive Equality Introduction In the landmark case of Project Uchcha Vidyalaya Shikshak Sangh (In 4783) v....

Pradip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar & Ors.: Upholding Due Process in Employment Terminations Amidst Criminal Proceedings

Date: Nov 19, 1999

Pradip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar & Ors.: Upholding Due Process in Employment Terminations Amidst Criminal Proceedings Introduction The case of Pradip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar & Ors. adjudicated...

Patna High Court Establishes Precedence on Seniority-Cum-Merit in Promotions

Date: Nov 5, 1999

Patna High Court Establishes Precedence on Seniority-Cum-Merit in Promotions Introduction The case of Ranchi Kshetriya Gramin Bank & Ors. (In 208) v. Lal Oraon & Ors. (In 209), adjudicated by the...

Ensuring Procedural Fairness in Departmental Enquiries: Insights from S.K Verma v. The State Of Bihar

Date: Sep 11, 1999

Ensuring Procedural Fairness in Departmental Enquiries: Insights from S.K Verma v. The State Of Bihar Introduction The case of S.K Verma v. The State Of Bihar & Ors. adjudicated by the Patna High...

Clarifying 'Reason to Believe' for Reassessment Notices under Section 148: Insights from Usha Beltron Ltd. v. J.C.I.T.

Date: Aug 27, 1999

Clarifying 'Reason to Believe' for Reassessment Notices under Section 148: Insights from Usha Beltron Ltd. v. Joint Commissioner of Income Tax And Others Introduction The case of Usha Beltron Ltd....

Lalita Devi v. Shakuntala Devi: Upholding Family Pension Rights for Government Servants' Widows

Date: Aug 17, 1999

Lalita Devi v. Shakuntala Devi: Upholding Family Pension Rights for Government Servants' Widows 1. Introduction The case of Lalita Devi (In 11049) v. Shakuntala Devi (In 5476) was adjudicated by the...

Enforcement of Prescribed Selection Procedures for Public Appointments: Sudhir Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Date: Aug 4, 1999

Enforcement of Prescribed Selection Procedures for Public Appointments: Sudhir Kumar v. The State of Bihar Introduction The case of Sudhir Kumar v. The State of Bihar & Ors. adjudicated by the Patna...

State's Inability to Impose Sales Tax on Indivisible Works Contracts: Patna High Court Ruling

Date: Jul 20, 1999

State's Inability to Impose Sales Tax on Indivisible Works Contracts: Patna High Court Ruling 1. Introduction The case of M/S. Larsen And Toubro Ltd. v. M/S. U.B Engineering Ltd. was adjudicated in...

Patna High Court Upholds Self-Acquired Property in Barhu Ram & Ors. v. Butai Ram & Anr.

Date: Jun 25, 1999

Patna High Court Upholds Self-Acquired Property in Barhu Ram & Ors. v. Butai Ram & Anr. Introduction The case of Barhu Ram & Ors. v. Butai Ram & Anr. adjudicated by the Patna High Court on June 24,...

Limitations on Presumptive Assessments of Undisclosed Income in Property Transactions under Chapter XIV-B

Date: May 7, 1999

Limitations on Presumptive Assessments of Undisclosed Income in Property Transactions under Chapter XIV-B Introduction The case D. N. Kamani (Huf) v. Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax adjudicated by...

Investment Allowance Eligibility Under Section 43A: Insights from M/S. Usha Beltron Ltd. v. Commissioner Of Income Tax

Date: Apr 24, 1999

Investment Allowance Eligibility Under Section 43A: Insights from M/S. Usha Beltron Ltd. v. Commissioner Of Income Tax Introduction The case of M/S. Usha Beltron Ltd., Ranchi v. Commissioner Of...

Mandating Proper Disciplinary Authority in Employee Dismissal: The Rama Kant Sharma Case

Date: Apr 16, 1999

Mandating Proper Disciplinary Authority in Employee Dismissal: The Rama Kant Sharma Case Introduction The case of Rama Kant Sharma v. The Patliputra Central Co-Operative Bank & Ors. was adjudicated...

Limitation Period as a Barrier to Winding Up Petitions: Insights from Ferro Alloys Corp. Ltd. v. Rajhans Steel Ltd.

Date: Apr 2, 1999

Limitation Period as a Barrier to Winding Up Petitions: Insights from Ferro Alloys Corp. Ltd. v. Rajhans Steel Ltd. Introduction The case of Ferro Alloys Corporation Ltd. v. Rajhans Steel Ltd. heard...

Jurisdictional Authority in Transfer and Posting of Gazetted Officers: Insights from Asit Kumar Mukherjee v. Gorakh Nath Yadav

Date: Mar 16, 1999

Jurisdictional Authority in Transfer and Posting of Gazetted Officers: Insights from Asit Kumar Mukherjee v. Gorakh Nath Yadav Introduction The case of Asit Kumar Mukherjee (In 1720) v. Gorakh Nath...

Ensuring Audi Alteram Partem: Kumar Arun Chandra Singh v. State Of Bihar & Others

Date: Mar 14, 1999

Ensuring Audi Alteram Partem: Kumar Arun Chandra Singh v. State Of Bihar & Others Introduction The case of Kumar Arun Chandra Singh v. State Of Bihar And Others was adjudicated by the Patna High...

Judicial Commentary: Authority and Control in Private Sanskrit Education Institutions

Date: Jan 30, 1999

Judicial Commentary: Authority and Control in Private Sanskrit Education Institutions Introduction The case of Chandra Nath Thakur And Others v. The Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board And Others...

Affirmation of Murder Conviction Based on Corroborated Testimony and Medical Evidence in Laxmi Singh v. State Of Bihar

Date: Jan 13, 1999

Affirmation of Murder Conviction Based on Corroborated Testimony and Medical Evidence in Laxmi Singh v. State Of Bihar Introduction The case of Laxmi Singh v. State Of Bihar adjudicated by the Patna...