High Courts
Date Of Birth Recorded In Service Book Is Final If Employee Had Not Passed High School At Time Of Appointment: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that date of birth recorded in the service records shall deemed to be correct if the employee has not passed High School or equivalent exams.Referring to Rule 2 of U.P. Recruitment to Services (Determination of Date of Birth) Rules, 1974, Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery held “Law in regard to determination of correct date of birth or age is well settled...
Karnataka State Bar Council Election Result Subject To Outcome Of Pleas Alleging Malpractices: High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (June 10) directed that the declaration of results of the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) Elections 2026 shall remain subject to the outcome of pending petitions by contesting candidates alleging malpractices including cash bribes, pre-marked ballot papers, and bogus voting.Listing the matter on Friday, the court said in its order that in case the...
Calcutta High Court Protects TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee From Coercive Steps In MLA Sign Forgery Case, Asks Him To Appear Before CID
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a case alleging forgery of signatures of newly-elected TMC MLAs in a resolution relating to the appointment of the Leader of Opposition after the Assembly elections.Justice Kausik Chanda directed Banerjee to appear before the investigating agency at 6 PM on...
State Cannot Profit From Its Own Failure To Maintain Service Records: Rajasthan High Court Orders Release Of Retiral Dues, ₹50K Cost
The Rajasthan High Court slammed the State for non-release of pensionary dues to the petitioner who retired in 2023, on account of non-completion of the service book, terming it as “inexcusable administrative inaction”.The bench of Justice Arun Monga observed that the service book had to be maintained and updated by the employer i.e. the State. Hence, it was manifestly unjust to allow...
Contractual Employees Can't Be Replaced By Another Set Of Contractual Employees: Rajasthan High Court Grants Relief To Vocational Trainers
Rajasthan High Court granted relief to the petitioners who were serving as vocational trainers for several years, and were deployed through third party agencies i.e. vocational training providers (VTPs). The services of the petitioners were terminated after the State terminated the contract with the VTPs. The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain directed the State to engage the petitioners...
CJI Surya Kant Meets Indian High Commissioner In London Over Security Concerns For Justice Gautam Patel's Family In UK
Days after the news pertaining to the dire threats being issued to Bombay High Court's former judge Justice Gautam Patel and his family members and the attack on his daughter in London, the family has been provided with security and protection by the Hertfordshire Constabulary.Reliable sources from the Bombay High Court Administration have confirmed that the Chief Justice of India, Surya...
'If This Is What You Want, We Will Stop Live Streaming': Karnataka HC Orally Tells Lawyer Seeking Archived Videos For Performance Evaluation
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (June 10) orally said that it would be constrained to stop live streaming of court proceedings after a petitioner-lawyer sought access to archival recordings for his own 'academic interest' and 'performance evaluation'.The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj was hearing a petition filed by Advocate Angad Kamath, who has challenged the rejection...
Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable When Person Is In Statutory Custody Under Multiple FIRs Disclosing Cognizable Offences: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court had said where a person is under statutory arrest pursuant to multiple FIRs disclosing cognizable offences the remedy of habeas corpus cannot be granted specially wherein previous detention orders had been revoked and the person is not under illegal detention. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen observed:"Second...
Kerala High Court Stays Trial Proceedings In Shuhaib Murder Case
The Kerala High Court in an interim order on Wednesday (10 June) stayed till June 15 trial court proceedings in Youth Congress activist Shuhaib's murder case. Before approaching the High Court, the accused had moved the Sessions Court, Thalassery, seeking transfer of the trial. Their first application was dismissed on technical grounds for want of an affidavit, while a second application...
'Right To Health Integral To Article 21': P&H High Court Flags Need To Revisit Medical Reimbursement Policies
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has underscored that the right to health and medical care is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, while calling for a humane and practical approach in matters of medical reimbursement for State employees and pensioners.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "It is the opinion of this Court that the most equitable way forward is...
