Employees Of Aided, Unaided Private Institutions Prima Facie Not Liable For Any Task Under Census Act: Allahabad High Court

Prima facie observing that the employees of aided and unaided private institutions cannot be made liable for any task under the Census Act, 1948, the Allahabad High Court has stayed the order of the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Gautam Budh Nagar by which he sought the list of all teaching and non-teaching staff working in all aided and unaided institutions. Justice Siddharth...

Declaring Person History-Sheeter Must Be Based On Reasonable Belief Due To Objective Material: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a history sheet opened against a person and directed removal of his name from Surveillance Register holding that the subjective satisfaction required for declaring a person a history-sheeter must rest upon reasonable belief founded on objective and verifiable material, and that no such satisfaction was recorded in the present...

Absence Of Magistrate's Signature, Seal On Contraband Inventory Vitiates Prosecution Under Abkari Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently acquitted a man, who was convicted of offences under the Abkari Act, observing that he is entitled to the benefit of doubt since there was no signature or seal of the Magistrate who certified the correctness of the inventory as required under Section 53A.Under Section 53A(2) after preparing the inventory, the Authorized Officer has to make an application before...

Refresher Training Programme For Mediators Held At Punjab & Haryana High Court's Mediation Centre

Under the aegis of the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of the Punjab and Haryana High Court successfully conducted a Refresher Training Programme for its empanelled mediators in five batches from May 6 to May 23, 2026, at the Chandigarh Judicial Academy.The programme was aimed at enhancing the professional skills, ethical standards,...

Substantial Compliance With Display Of Notice Under Land Acquisition Act Sufficient If Regional Language Newspaper Unavailable: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has allowed a review petition filed by the Union Territory of J&K, recalling its earlier judgment in terms of which it had quashed land acquisition proceedings initiated for the Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora.The Court held that there was substantial compliance with Section 4(1) of the J&K Land Acquisition Act,...

Popular Finance Scam: Kerala High Court Closes Plea Seeking Action On SFIO Investigation After Centre Says Criminal Complaints Already Filed

The Kerala High Court recently closed a plea preferred by the shareholders' association of Mary Rani Popular Nidhi Ltd. seeking further action on the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)'s Final Report.The company is part of the Popular Finance Group that orchestrated the ₹2000 crore scam, known as the “Popular Finance Scam”.Justice Viju Abraham closed the writ petition recording...

Public Health Prevails Over Commercial Interests: J&K&L High Court Refuses To Quash Prosecution Against Amul Officials In Unsafe Milk Case

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against officials of Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. (Amul), holding that the report of a Referral Laboratory declaring a milk sample unsafe overrides an earlier report of the Food Analyst and constitutes sufficient material for prosecution under the Food Safety...

'Adverse Entry In Record Of Govt Employee Not Penalty, Does Not Require Issuing Showcause Notice': Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that an adverse entry or special adverse entry recorded against a government servant is not a penalty under the Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules and therefore does not require issuance of a show cause notice before being recorded. The Court observed that an adverse entry is based on an assessment of the work and conduct of a government...

Patna HC Refuses To Interfere With Packaging Of Rural Road Tenders, Says Courts Cannot Direct State To Structure Tender Conditions

The Patna High Court has refused to interfere with the structuring and packaging of tenders floated under Bihar's Rural Road Strengthening and Management Programme, holding that fixation of tender conditions and procurement methodology fall primarily within the executive domain and are not ordinarily amenable to judicial review. A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice...

Persons Acquitted Due To 'Unsound Mind' Can't Languish Indefinitely In Mental Institutions For Want Of Rehab Facilities: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently directed the State to submit details on facilities available for the rehabilitation of persons acquitted on the ground of unsoundness of mind, after observing that such persons cannot languish in mental institutions due to lack of adequate rehabilitation facilities. The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the order in...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹20,000 Costs Each On Lucknow DM, ADM (Judicial) For Acting Without Jurisdiction

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000 each on the District Magistrate, Lucknow and Additional District Magistrate (Judicial) for registering a case under Sections 104, 105 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 without having jurisdiction to do so. The Court also observed that the petitioner had been harassed as he had to approach the High Court to defend his rights which were...

Intermediary Can't Decide If Online Content Is Defamatory; Duty To Takedown Arises Only On Court Order Or Govt Notification: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that social media intermediaries cannot be compelled to remove allegedly defamatory content unless a competent court or authorised government agency first determines the content to be unlawful.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A., delivered the judgment in a writ petition filed by M/s Broadcasting Company Pvt. Ltd., a news and current affairs content broadcasting channel....