High Courts
2026 CLAT-UG | One Question, Two Correct Answers: Why Allahabad High Court Ordered Revision Of Merit List For Future Counselling?
In a significant order passed on Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court directed the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the merit list for CLAT-UG-2026.The order was passed after a single judge found that the high-powered 'Oversight Committee' had arbitrarily overruled subject matter experts regarding a disputed question without assigning any reasons for the same. A bench of...
Data Reveals UP Police Acted On Less Than 9% Of 1.08 Lakh Missing Person Complaints Since 2024: 'Aghast' High Court Registers PIL
Expressing strong dismay over the UP Government's own admission that between January 2024 and January 2026, approximately 1,08,300 missing person complaints were registered and only in 9,700 such cases, action was taken by the State Police to trace out the persons, the Allahabad High Court has registered a PIL titled 'In re- Missing persons in the State'. A bench of Justice Abdul...
SC Collegium Approves Appointment Of 5 Retired Judges As Ad Hoc Judges Of Allahabad High Court Under Article 224A
In a significant development, the Supreme Court Collegium today approved the appointment of retired Judges as ad hoc Judges of the Allahabad High Court in terms of Article 224A of the Constitution, a rarely invoked provision.The approval is given for appointment for a period of two years.The following are the retired Judges who have been recommended for appointment as ad hoc Judges :1....
UP Govt's Ban On Political Caste Rallies Must Be Effective; Right Values In Children Is Permanent Solution: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in 2013 seeking a ban on all caste-based political rallies and a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the registration of political parties that organise such rallies. Noting that the State Government has already imposed a complete prohibition on...
'To Ease Pilgrim Pressure': High Court Upholds Extended 'Banke Bihari' Darshan Timings, Rejects Contempt Plea Against SC-Appointed Panel
The Allahabad High Court has rejected a contempt application filed against the Supreme Court-appointed High-Powered Temple Management Committee, led by Justice Ashok Kumar (Rtd.), for increasing the darshan timings at the Thakur Shri Banke Bihari Ji Maharaj Temple (in Vrindavan-Mathura), allegedly in violation of HC's Novemebr 2022 order. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal noted...
Maternity Leave Is A Right, Cannot Be Clubbed With Regular Leaves To Cancel Candidature: Kerala High Court Grants Relief To NBEMS Trainee
The Kerala High Court recently held that maternity leave is a right and the same cannot be clubbed with the other regular leaves taken by a National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) Trainee to cancel her candidature.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering a plea preferred by a NBEMS Trainee, who got selected in the NEET Super Specialty Examination (NEET-SS) for a DrNB...
Citing Franz Kafka, Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release Of Former President's Bodyguard; Slams SRB's 'Mechanical' Denials
Citing writer Franz Kafka, the Delhi High Court has ordered premature release of a former President's Bodyguard, who is serving life sentence for the 2003 robbery and gang rape of a young woman.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that the authorities, including the Sentence Review Board (SRB) acted arbitrarily in repeatedly denying him premature release despite over two decades of...
'Would Have Chilling Effect On Advocacy': Karnataka High Court Flags Dangerous Trend Of FIRs Against Lawyers Appearing For Opponents
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 3) flagged the dangerous trend of complainants registering FIRs against advocates who represent their opponents remarking that this would create a chilling effect on the profession of advocacy. The court was hearing a lawyer's plea challenging an FIR where he has been arraigned as an accused, including for the offence of Section 69 (Sexual...
Rape An Affront To Womanhood, 'Brutally Infringes' Right To Life: Chhattisgarh High Court
While upholding a rape conviction, the Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that the offence of rape is an “affront to womanhood” and constitutes a brazen violation of several aspects of Article 21 such as dignity, bodily privacy, and personal liberty.Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas observed, "Rape is one of the gravest and most heinous offences against a woman. It is an affront to...
'Will Lay Down Something': Karnataka High Court Mulls Framing Guidelines On Providing Home-Cooked Food To Undertrials, Prisoners
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 3) orally remarked that it will lay down guidelines on providing home-cooked food to undertrials and prisoners, while hearing a plea against order providing this facility to actress Pavithra Gowda, Nagaraju R and Lakshman M–presently facing trial in the Renukaswamy Murder case.The State Government has challenged a Sessions Court order...
Cumulative PG Residency Across Institutions Valid If Prospectus Is Silent: Delhi High Court Quashes AIIMS' Rejection Of Top Rank Holder
The Delhi High Court has quashed a decision of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) cancelling the candidature of a top-rank holder for admission to the DM (Critical Care Medicine) course, holding that postgraduate residency of 1,095 days can be cumulative across institutions when the prospectus does not mandate training from a single institute.Justice Jasmeet Singh held that...
Bombay High Court Indicates Disinclination To Grant Emergency Parole To Abu Salem After He Refuses To Pay For Police Escort
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it was not inclined to permit underworld gangster Abu Salem to visit his native place in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, to mourn the death of his brother Abu Hakim Ansari, by availing emergency parole for four days, since the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts convict has claimed that he cannot pay ₹17.60 lakh towards police escort party charges. A division bench of...