𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤’𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬? 🏛 Here are some of the most important judgments from the past week: 🔹 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 | J&K HC rules that collecting toll on poorly maintained highways is unfair, directing a reduction in fees. (Sugandha Sawhney v. Union of India) 🔹 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 & 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐬 | Supreme Court clarifies that a preliminary inquiry is not mandatory before registering an FIR against a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act. (State of Karnataka v. T.N. Sudhakar Reddy) 🔹 𝐏𝐎𝐂𝐒𝐎 & 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 | Kerala HC holds that prior sanction is not required to prosecute public servants for failing to report POCSO offences, as Section 19 contains a non-obstante clause. (Dr. Ditto Tom P. v. State of Kerala) 🔹 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | Supreme Court rules that an employee cannot be denied a pension due to a ‘break in service’ if their absence was regularized as extraordinary leave. (Jaya Bhattacharya v. State of West Bengal & Ors.) 🔹 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 | Supreme Court affirms that a child can be a competent witness and summarizes the legal position on their testimony. (State of Madhya Pradesh v. Balveer Singh) 🔹 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 | Supreme Court refuses to entertain a PIL seeking protection for Hindus in Bangladesh. (Rajesh Dhanda v. Union of India & Ministry of External Affairs & Ors.) 🔹 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤-𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 | Karnataka HC sets aside the suspension of a constable found sleeping on duty, recognizing the necessity of rest after consecutive shifts. (Chandrashekhar v. The Divisional Controller) 🔹 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐒𝐓 & 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 | SC rules that provisions under BNSS/CrPC related to arrested persons’ rights apply to cases under GST and Customs Acts. (Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India & Ors.) 🔹 𝐍𝐃𝐏𝐒 & 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐲 | Rajasthan HC rules that holding an accused in judicial custody beyond 60 days without a chargesheet is unlawful, directing police to obtain FSL reports within the time frame. (Dheeraj Singh Parmar v. State of Rajasthan) 🔹 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐈𝐋 | Supreme Court dismisses a PIL over the recent stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. (Anand Legal Aid Forum Trust v. Union of India & Ors.) Don’t just stay updated—stay ahead! Get these crisp legal insights every week. Follow for more! 🔔 link: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaSapoG2f3EPHJZnBy2A Want to stay ahead with more exciting legal insights? Visit: www.lawctopus.com Don’t forget! Turn on notifications 🔔 and pin 📌 our channel to never miss an update!