Confidential Information Can Be Relied On To Establish Security Threat: Bombay High Court Upholds Eviction Of Tenant By RBI

The Bombay High Court has held that there is no prohibition on RBI to rely on confidential information for establishing the security perception. The Court observed that the affected party cannot question the correctness of the opinion of security agencies by seeking to cross examine the officers of security agencies.Justice Sandeep V. Marne was hearing three writ petitions filed...

Can Service Tribunal Hear Challenges To Promotion Exam Marks? Rajasthan High Court Seeks Bar's Assistance

The Rajasthan High Court has invited inputs from the bar members on whether the Civil Services Appellate Tribunal (“Tribunal”) can entertain and decide the appeals preferred against the evaluation of erroneous marks, award of improper marks, evaluation of question, answer sheets, of any departmental examination conducted by State Authorities for promotion.The bench of Justice Anoop...

Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Cricketer Mohd Shami's Brother In FIR Over Alleged Sex On False Marriage Promise

State tells Allahabad HC that the IO has recommended transferring the FIR to Delhi as the main allegations pertain to that city.

Right To Education Doesn't Mean Right To Secure Seat In Course Of Choice Without Meeting Eligibility Criteria: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the right to education under Article 21 of the Constitution of India does not extend to a right to secure admission in a programme of one's choice without satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while upholding the University of Delhi's subject-mapping criteria for undergraduate admissions through...

P&H High Court Orders Armed Security For Lawyer Alleging 'Surveillance' Ever Since He Filed Pleas Against Police

Advocates must be able to discharge professional duties without fear, Court said.

'Spouses Must Endure Hardships Together': Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Husband's Plea Seeking Divorce Over Wife's Alleged Mental Illness

The Jharkhand HC has upheld the dismissal of a husband's divorce petition alleging cruelty and mental illness on the part of his wife, observing that marriage is highly revered in India and spouses must face illness and hardship together. The Court found that the husband had failed to establish either cruelty or mental disorder warranting dissolution of marriage under the Hindu Marriage...

P&H High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Punjab Chief Secretary Over Non-Payment Of DA Arrears

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Chief Secretary of Punjab, K.A.P. Sinha, asking him to show cause why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him. The notice concerns failure of the State and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to pay pending Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief (DA/DR) to employees and pensioners at Central rates.In August,...

'Sorry State Of Affairs': Bombay High Court Summons Home Secy Over MHA's Failure To Respond To RBI's Loan Waiver Fraud Alert

The Bombay High Court has directed the Union Home Secretary to appear before it, after expressing displeasure over the Ministry of Home Affairs' failure to respond to repeated communications concerning the RBI's alerts about campaigns by unscrupulous elements promising loan waivers. The Court observed that the Department's persistent failure to respond to communications from its law...

Adani Defamation Case: Gujarat High Court Rejects Journalist Ravi Nair's Plea To Produce Additional Evidence

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (November 2) dismissed journalist Ravi Nair's plea challenging a sessions court order which rejected his plea to bring on record additional evidence concerning a defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 304]Adani Enterprises Ltd filed the criminal defamation case alleging that Ravi Nair published and disseminated a series of...

Delhi High Court Keeps In Abeyance Its Order Directing Criminal Complaint Against 6 CBI Officers For Making False Statement In Court

The Delhi High Court has kept in abeyance its order directing registration of a criminal complaint against six former CBI officers for making a false statement before the court regarding correspondence with the administrative Ministry.Justice Mini Pushkarna posted the matter in February and said that the directions as contained in paragraph 63 and 64 of the impugned judgment passed on October...

Can Children Appeal Against Eviction Orders Under Senior Citizens Act? Allahabad High Court Answers

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the children aggrieved by eviction orders passed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, have a right to challenge such orders before the appellate authority under Section 16 of the Act.A Bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Indrajeet Shukla relied on an earlier decision of the High Court in Akhilesh Kumar...

Victim's Disability Cannot Be Ground To Discard Her Testimony: J&K&L High Court Upholds Rape Conviction Of Two

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has held that the disability of a victim of sexual assault cannot be treated as a disability of the Court to decipher the truth from her statement, and that rejecting her testimony merely on account of her disability would be unjustified, particularly when there is no material to suggest false implication or any history of...