In a significant ruling on pension rights and due process, the Jharkhand High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the State, affirming that a retired government employee’s pension cannot be reduced without proper departmental proceedings and proof of misconduct.

These allegations stemmed from inquiry reports suggesting financial and execution lapses in microlift irrigation schemes in Bokaro district. Singh was issued show-cause notices before and after retirement, following which the pension cut order was passed in September 2017.

In a significant ruling on the scope of abetment of suicide, the Uttarakhand High Court set aside the conviction of a man accused of driving his wife to suicide. The Court held that mere suspicion over a spouse’s character and general marital discord cannot automatically amount to abetment under criminal law.

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At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.

The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).