Date Of Passing Final Exam Relevant For Batch-Wise Recruitment, Not When Certificate Was Issued: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that for batch-wise recruitment, the year and month of passing the final examination must decide the candidate's batch and not the date on which the certificate was issued.Rejecting the State's contention, Justice Sandeep Sharma observed that “…it is nowhere mentioned in the R&P Rules that date of issuance of certificate given in the certificate...

Delhi High Court Fines Litigants ₹50K For Casting 'Mythical' Aspersions Against Judge

The Delhi High Court has fined two litigants for filing a transfer petition by “making and cooking up an imaginary story” and casting aspersions based on “misleading and mythical” assertions on a sitting trial court judge. Justice Saurabh Banerjee took a serious objection to the filing of the petition and dismissed it with a costs of Rs. 50,000 to be deposited with the Delhi High...

Kerala High Court Appoints Former Judge As Observer To Oversee Selection Of Head Priests At Sabarimala & Malikappuram Temples

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 29) appointed former high court judge Justice T.R. Ramachandran Nair as 'Observer' to oversee the selection process of Head Priests/Melsanthies at the Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha temple and Malikappuram Temples.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the order while considering a suo motu...

Denial Of Parole To Perform Parent's Last Rites Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to perform last rites of a parent is an essential religious and moral duty and denial of parole in such a case violates a convict's right to dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.Justice Ravinder Dudeja granted four weeks parole to a man convicted in a rape case registered in 2018. He was sentenced to undergo rigorous...

Even Criminal Can Sell His Land; Revenue Proceeds Cannot Be Withheld Merely Due To Pending Case: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that pendency of a criminal case against a person cannot be a ground to deny them the right to sell their immovable property, observing that “even a criminal has a right to sell his land.”A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar made the observation while disposing of a petition filed by Arun Dev Singh, who had approached the court after...

Karur Stampede: TVK Party Functionaries Approach Madras High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail

The functionaries of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party have approached the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail, apprehending arrest by the Tamil Nadu police in connection with the stampede that took place during the party's rally in Karur District on 27th September 2025. The General Secretary of the party N. Anand @ Bussy Anand and party's Joint Secretary CTR Nirmal Kumar...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Wife's Appeal To Back Out Of Mutual Divorce After Accepting Settlement Money

The Kerala High Court has recently dismissed a matrimonial appeal against a family court order filed by a wife seeking to back out from a petition for mutual divorce jointly filed by her along with her husband. The court dismissed the wife's claim who had refused to consent for divorce contending that she was deceived into a condition in the settlement agreement.The Division Bench of...

Kerala High Court Appoints Retired Justice KT Sankaran For Appraisal Of Valuables In Sabarimala Temple

The Kerala High Court on Monday (29 September) appointed Justice K T Sankaran, former Judge of the Kerala High Court, for appraisal of all valuables of the Sabarimala Temple.The Court has stated that the Judge can engage a jewel appraiser of proven expertise to conduct a thorough appraisal of all items in the strong room as well as those recorded in the Thiruvabharanam Register and the...

Indian Courts Not Barred From Executing Foreign Decree Pending Enforcement Abroad, Parallel Execution Is Permissible: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that parallel enforcement of a foreign decree is permissible under Section 44A CPC i.e., when the decree is being executed both in the cause country (where decree was passed) and in India.Section 44A(1) of CPC enables a foreign decree, rendered by a superior Court in a reciprocating territory, to be executed in India as if it were passed by a District...

TN Idol Theft Case | Madras High Court Quashes CBI Case Against Ex-IPS Officer Ponmanickavel, Says FIR Lacks Materials

The Madras High Court has quashed a case initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation against former IPS officer Ponmanickavel, who was heading the idol theft wing of the CID in the state of Tamil Nadu. Justice RN Manjula observed that the FIR and the subsequent chargesheet did not disclose any allegations committed by Ponmanickavel and were non est and redundant. The court...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Lift Stay On Rules Capping Movie Ticket Price At ₹200, Expands Scope To Protect Interest Of All

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 30) refused to stay a single judge order staying the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules 2025 which caps movie ticket prices at Rs 200.For context, a single judge had on September 23 stayed the rules till further orders on a plea moved by the Multiplex Association of India and other entities.A vacation bench of Justice Suraj...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds District-Wise Chowkidar Selection, Says Posting Can Be Outside Beat Area For Cogent Reasons

The Jharkhand High Court has held that the recruitment for the post of Grameen Chowkidar has to be made district-wise and not beat-wise, adding that a chowkidar are usually to be posted within their residential beat area however they can be transferred to another area if reasons are cogent. The Court also said that the requirement for a candidate to be a resident of a particular beat is...