'UGC Plays No Role In Appointing Non-Teaching Staff': High Court Quashes Termination Of Librarian By Gujarat Vidhyapith After 18 Years

The Gujarat High Court dismissed an appeal by Gujarat Vidhyapith challenging a Single Judge's order which had set aside the termination of a long-serving Assistant Librarian and directed payment of back wages and retiral benefits.A Division Bench of Justice Bhargav D. Karia and Justice L.S. Pirzada was hearing a Letters Patent Appeal arising from an order passed in a writ petition filed by...

Human Rights Commission Can't Entertain Private Property Disputes: Gujarat High Court Issues Directions To Prevent Jurisdictional Overreach

Observing that a grievance relating to share in property “cannot, by any stretch of imagination, be treated as a violation of human rights,” the Gujarat High Court quashed proceedings initiated by the State Human Rights Commission in a family property dispute.In doing so the court also issued detailed directions to regulate the Commission's exercise of jurisdiction while considering cases...

Allahabad High Court Refers Advocate For Criminal Contempt Who Accused Judge Of 'Working Under Govt Pressure'

The Allahabad High Court last week made a separate reference for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate who accused the Court in open court of "working under the pressure of the Government" and lacking the 'courage' to seek an explanation from the police.A bench of Justice Santosh Rai found the conduct of the advocate (Ashutosh Kumar Mishra) as "highly...

Allahabad High Court Objects To CGST Dept Mentioning SC Judges' Names In Affidavit; Grants Bail To Chinese Woman In Tax Evasion Case

While granting bail to a Chinese national accused of tax evasion, the Allahabad High Court took serious objection to a counter affidavit filed by the Assistant Commissioner, CGST (the Deponent), wherein the names of Supreme Court Judges were mentioned while referring to their judgment."This system of mentioning the names of Hon'ble Judges while giving reference to the judgments is...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 9 To February 15, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXKamalesh Agnihotri @ Kamal And 2 Others vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 66Anoop Kumar And Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 67Ravi Joel Tudu v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 68Sunita Minor And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 8 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 69Ashish...

Previous Service As Village Assistant Can't be Excluded For Pension : Madras HC

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice G. Jayachandran and Justice K. K. Ramakrishnan held that the service rendered as a full-time Village Assistant after 01.06.1995 cannot be treated as non-provincialised service. It must be fully counted along with Village Administrative Officer service for pensionary benefits. Background Facts The respondents worked...

Disqualification For Public Employment Is Removed When Offender Is Released On Probation: Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that release on probation under Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act removes the disqualification attached to a conviction for purposes of public employment, even though the conviction itself is not wiped out. Background Facts The respondent was convicted...

Mere Employment Of Wife No Ground To Deny Maintenance: Allahabad HC Notes 'Disparity' In Earning Capacity, Rejects Husband's Plea

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging an order passed on the wife's application under Section 125 CrPC, as it noted that there is a substantial disparity in the earning capacity and financial status of the parties. The bench noted that the income attributed to the wife cannot be said to be sufficient to enable her...

Allahabad High Court 'Shocked' As Top Govt Medical College Turns Away Poisoning Victim Citing 'No Bed', Leading To Death

The Allahabad High Court recently recorded that it was 'shocked' to note that Lucknow's King George's Medical University (KGMU), the premier medical college of Uttar Pradesh, had refused admission to a critical patient at midnight, citing non-availability of beds. The victim, who was allegedly poisoned, died the next day for want of treatment."Once the premier Medical Institute of the...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026 [Citation 1 to 51]

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 51 NOMINAL INDEX Neelima v. The Additional Chief Secretary and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 C. Aryama Sundaram v. The Commissioner Of Income Tax, Chennai, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 Siva.Kalaimani Ambalam v. The District Collector and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 M. Manickamoorthy v. The District Collector and...

BDS Degree Not Equivalent To 'Degree In Medicine' For Food Safety Officer Post: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has rejected a petition filed by an aspirant for the post of Food Safety Officer, opining that the issue regarding equivalence of a bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery (BDS) to a degree in Medicine was already answered in negative by an expert committee, and hence, there was no scope of interference by the Court in the same. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma further...

Madras High Court Calls For Inquiry On Claim That Senior Advocate Took Rs 50 Lakh From Client On Pretext Of Bribing Judge

A Madras High Court judge recently recused from hearing a case after All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) alleged that a senior advocate had taken a sum of Rs 50 Lakh from the client in the name of bribing the judge for passing suitable orders. Justice Nirmal Kumar recused from hearing the case and directed that the matter be placed before the Chief Justice for posting...