High Courts
Courts Can Interfere With Expert Answer Key If It Is 'Palpably Erroneous'; Candidate Can't Be Penalised For Ambiguous Question: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that judicial review is permissible where an answer key prepared by experts is shown, on the basis of authoritative and indisputable material, to be palpably erroneous, and that a candidate cannot be penalised for ambiguity in a question framed by the examining authority.Justice Kaushik Goswami observed, "However, such deference is not absolute. Where it is demonstrated on the basis of authoritative and indisputable material that the answer key is palpably...
'Quite Shocking': Delhi High Court Finds 400 Ventilators, 910 Oxygen Concentrators Lying Unused At Govt Hospital
The Delhi High Court has flagged large quantum of medical equipment lying unused across 26 government hospitals in the national capital, including 400 ventilators and 910 oxygen concentrators alone at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet PrItam Singh Arora observed that several hospitals were unable to use equipment due to...
LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 12, 2026
Links to Top reports of August 12:'Strict Liability If Anything Happens': Karnataka High Court Orally Remarks On Hindu Body's Plea For Independence Day Torchlight MarchMinor Sexual Assault Victim's Inability To Describe Sexual Act Is No Ground To Discard Her Testimony: Bombay High Court Reverses AcquittalChild Born Before Govt Service Not To Count Towards Maternity Leave Entitlement:...
Whether Marital Discord Can Be Dragged Into POSH Proceedings? Allahabad High Court To Examine; Grants Relief To Husband
The Allahabad High Court is set to examine whether proceedings arising essentially from a dispute between a married couple working in the same office can be brought within the ambit of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), observing that the legislation is "intended for a different purpose".A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia...
RTE Reimbursement Delays: Bombay High Court Directs Maharashtra Govt To Review Mechanism, Prescribe Timelines
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing reimbursement mechanism under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court suggested examination of the issues of prescription of definite timelines at every stage of processing reimbursement proposals and the adequacy of a monitoring mechanism...
Voter List Entry Showing Spouse's Name Not Proof Of Valid Hindu Marriage: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that a person's name appearing as a spouse in the voter list does not, by itself, prove a valid Hindu marriage. Where the marriage itself is disputed, the party asserting it must prove that the marriage was solemnised through the rites and ceremonies required under Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A Division Bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri and Justice...
GREF Personnel Can Face Disciplinary Action Under Army Act Or CCS (CCA) Rules, Choice Lies With Authority: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that members of the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF)/Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are subject to a dual disciplinary framework, under which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated either under the Army Act and the Rules framed thereunder or under the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, with...
'Wrong Message' To Society Can't Justify Denial Of Premature Release: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Two Life Convicts
The Delhi High Court has held that the possibility of a premature release sending a “wrong” or “negative” message to society against the justice system, as well as baseless or unsubstantiated apprehensions expressed by victims or witnesses, cannot be treated as relevant factors while deciding a convict's plea for premature release.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani held that any assessment...
DNA Report Confirmed Biological Parents, Yet CWC Declared Child 'Abandoned': Calcutta High Court Quashes Adoption
The Calcutta High Court has set aside a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) order declaring the biological parents of a child “incapacitated” to take custody and directing that the child be declared legally free for adoption, holding that the Committee had failed to conduct the mandatory inquiry under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.Justice Krishna Rao directed...
Patna High Court Upholds 3-Year Blacklisting Of DDU-GKY Agency Over Fabricated Placement Records
The Patna High Court has upheld the three-year blacklisting of an agency engaged to implement a placement-linked skill development programme under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), after verification found fabricated bank statements, discrepancies in employment records and beneficiaries denying that they had been placed.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice...
Telangana High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Patanjali Foods' Palm Oil Factory Zone Over Failure To Set Up Processing Unit
The Telangana High Court has upheld the State Government's decision to cancel the Suryapet oil palm factory zone allotted to Patanjali Foods Limited, finding that the company failed to establish a processing unit within the stipulated period despite repeated opportunities. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 128]The Court also noted its unsatisfactory performance in achieving the agreed plantation...