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Anika Sharma

Anika Sharma

Supreme Court Classifying Employees Based on Educational Qualifications for Promotion or Appointment Is Neither Violative of Article 14 nor of Article 16

This case concerns the dispute relating to the classification of employees belonging to the homogenous group based on educational qualifications. Brief facts of the case The appellants, who were directly recruited as the Junior Assistants in the year 1998 with the qualification of graduation were promoted to as Head Assistants

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“Credit Facilities Being Granted by the Primary Agricultural Credit Society to the Non-Members Is No Longer Illegal”: Supreme Court

This Case concerns the dispute relating to the grant of tax exemption under Section 80P of the Income Tax Act, 1961.  Brief facts of the case These appeals were filed by the cooperative societies registered as ‘primary agricultural credit societies’, together with one ‘multi-state co-operative society’ and raised questions concerning

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“Consensual Affair” Cannot Be Defence Against the Charge of Kidnapping of the Minor, Sentence Reduced in View of Age Difference: Supreme Court

This Case concerns the appeal against the conviction under the charges of kidnapping and discussed whether the punishment was to be enhanced or not.   Brief facts of the case This case arose out of an incident that took place in the year 1998, when the prosecutrix, a sixteen-year-old girl did

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