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Can a court direct State absorption of a lecturer without impleading the State?
State of Maharashtra vs. Sudhir S/O Motiramji Hiwarkar & Ors.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's direction to absorb a terminated lecturer in another college because the State of Maharashtra was never formally impleaded as a necessary party in the writ proceedings.
Can the Supreme Court compel a regulatory framework for pharmaceutical marketing ethics?
Federation of Medical & Sales Representatives Association of India & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court directed the Union of India to constitute within two weeks a committee to examine and recommend a statutory or regulatory framework to curb unethical pharmaceutical marketing practices.
Can Supreme Court dissolve marriage and quash all pending cases under Article 142?
Shikha w/o Varun Surekha @ Shikha d/o Sharadkumar Raniwala vs. State of Odisha & Others
The Supreme Court dissolved the marriage between the parties under Article 142 of the Constitution and quashed all 18 pending civil and criminal cases between them and their families.
Must election commissioner appointment law be tested by a five-judge Constitution Bench?
Dr. Jaya Thakur and Ors. vs Union of India and Anr.
A divided two-judge bench referred the question of the constitutional validity of the Election Commissioners Appointment Act 2023 to the Chief Justice of India for constitution of a Constitution Bench.
Can a qualified professor keep his job if his PhD is fake?
Annu Kumar and Another vs. Maharshi Dayanand University and Others
The Court protected the teacher's job due to his valid NET qualification, but ordered a strict university inquiry and possible police case into his fake PhD degree.
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