Permitting Universities To Question Degrees Conferred By Other Varsities Will Create 'Anarchy And Chaos' In Education System: Bombay High Court

Permitting one educational institution to question the degrees conferred by another such institution would lead to anarchy and chaos in the education system of the country, held the Bombay High Court while quashing orders passed by the popular Shivaji University in Kolhapur, which refused to approve the recruitment of a Computer Science professor on the ground that the PhD degree he held was...

CJI Surya Kant Calls Mediation A 'Psychological' Process, Says India Can Emerge As Global Centre For Dispute Resolution

Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant on Friday said that the sine qua non of mediation is “deeply psychological” in nature and that there is no reason why India cannot establish itself as a genuine centre of mediation for the global community.He said that it is not enough to merely have adequate dispute resolution infrastructure but it is essential that India develops itself into...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges For High Courts At Madras, Karnataka, Calcutta and Madhya Pradesh

The Central Government on Friday notified appointments for judges at Madras, Calcutta, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh High Courts. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments which states:"In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 8 Advocates As Additional Judges Of Calcutta High Court

The Central Government has cleared the appointment of nine advocates as Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court, following their recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium in May this year.The eight advocates appointed are Aryak Dutt, Atarup Banerjee, Sandip Kumar De, Partha Pratim Roy, Sudip Deb, Anuj Singh, Arjun Ray Mukherjee and Rishad Medora. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram...

'E.Coli Allegedly Found In Packed Lassi': Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Manager, Says Company Must Be Made Vicariously Liable

The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the manager of a dairy manufacturing company in a case concerning lassi allegedly found to be contaminated with E. coli and coliform bacteria, holding that the manager could not be proceeded against vicariously when the manufacturing company itself had not been arraigned as an accused.Justice Uday Kumar held that under Section 66...

9 Death Penalties Commuted, 2 Acquittals: Rajasthan High Court Decides All Pending Death Sentence References

In a significant development, the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur has delivered its verdict in all pending death-sentence reference cases. While the first reference was decided on October 3, 2025 (in State Vs. Arjun Singh), the remaining 10 references were decided this year, the last verdict being pronounced on August 6 by a division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra...

'Just Because She's Muslim, Can't Call Her Pakistani' : Karnataka High Court Raps BJP MLC For Remark Against IAS Officer

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 7] pulled up BJP MLC N. Ravikumar for his alleged communal remark against Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum, calling the senior IAS officer as 'from Pakistan' during a protest.“…She is an IAS officer of the state… I will not pardon the fact of a statement being made just because she is a Muslim that she is from 'Pakistan'. I will...

MP High Court Refuses To Quash Extortion FIR Against Journalist, Notes Alleged 'Systematic Extortion By Local Media Elements'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against a journalist accused of extortion and criminal intimidation, observing that the respondents had placed material on record pointing towards a "broader pattern of alleged systematic extortion by certain local media elements" and that the allegations in the FIR prima facie disclosed commission of a cognizable offence....

OCI Cardholder Parent Entitled To Remedies Under Senior Citizens Act; Citizenship Not Mandatory: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder is entitled to invoke the remedies available under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, if the other statutory conditions are satisfied. The Court observed that the beneficial object of the Act would be better served by adopting an interpretation that advances the protection...

No Need To Hear Proposed Accused Before Ordering FIR Registration: TN DVAC Opposes Former Minister KN Nehru's Review Plea In High Court

Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Friday (August 7) opposed former Minister KN Nehru's plea seeking review of the Madras High Court order directing registration of a corruption FIR against him, allegedly in violation of natural justice.The probe agency argued that there is no requirement in law to hear a proposed accused before a court orders registration of...

Allahabad High Court Sends Law Student's Zero-Mark Answer Book To BCI, Law Commission; Flags Declining Standards Of Legal Education

Expressing serious concerns over the declining standards of legal education in the Law Colleges, the Allahabad High Court recently directed that a redacted copy of a law student's evaluated answer book, in which he was awarded zero marks, along with the question paper, be sent to the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Law Commission of India.The Court asked the BCI to consider whether...

Karnataka High Court Introduces New Case Category For Appeal Against Order Under Prohibition Of Benami Property Act

The Karnataka High Court has issued a circular introducing a new nomenclature for appeals filed under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988.The Chief Justice has directed in the July 27 Circular that appeals filed under Section 49 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, against orders of the Appellate Tribunal shall be listed before the...