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Karnataka High Court directs proportionate service weightage for teachers with partial academic years under KREIS Regulations, affirming earlier judgments on contractual service recognition.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court reaffirmed that mandamus directions under Article 226 are binding on the state, holding its failure to disburse maintenance grants to aided schools for 2023-2026 arbitrary. The ruling mandates immediate compliance, reinforcing judicial enforcement of statutory obligations on government bodies.
The Bombay High Court has imposed a strict 12-week timeline for state reimbursement to private schools under RTE Section 12(2), requiring recommendations within two weeks, eligibility determination within eight weeks, and disbursement within two weeks thereafter. This enforces a binding procedural framework to prevent chronic delays in statutory payments, directly impacting hundreds of unaided schools across Maharashtra.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that government employers who defy interim orders to continue service until age 62 must pay full salaries from the date of unlawful termination, regardless of employment status. This establishes a critical financial deterrent against judicial defiance and protects both regular and contingent workers from economic harm caused by administrative non-compliance.
The Allahabad High Court holds that a District Magistrate cannot be held in contempt for not acting on a tenant's direct representation, as the legal obligation to challenge demolition rests with the property owner. This reinforces that tenants must seek redress through landlords under existing precedent, clarifying the limits of administrative accountability in tenancy disputes.
Bombay HC holds that a public authority's attempt to terminate contractual teachers despite a court-ordered consent agreement constitutes civil contempt. The court reinforces that willful disobedience of judicial orders by government bodies vitiates actions taken in defiance, setting a precedent for strict compliance in public employment disputes.
Bombay HC rules that shipping lines must comply with court-issued demurrage waiver certificates, even if contrary to contractual terms. The judgment establishes that judicial orders supersede private detention agreements, ensuring importers' right to cargo release upon court directive.
Rajasthan High Court clarifies that contempt petitions cannot be maintained by non-parties to enforce court orders, even if directions benefit similarly situated persons.