High Courts
Father & Daughter Have 'Right To Know' Or It Will 'Trouble' Lives: Allahabad High Court Orders DNA Test In Maintenance Dispute
The Allahabad High Court recently set aside a Family Court order granting maintenance to a minor girl under Section 125 CrPC, while first ordering a DNA test to ascertain her correct parentage, a plea raised earlier by her father (revisionist), but was rejected.A bench of Justice Madan Pal Singh observed that in cases involving peculiar facts and circumstances, both the father and the...
Non-Disclosure Of Complaints Vitiates Enquiry: Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Action Against Gram Pradhan
The Gauhati High Court has held that an enquiry resulting in adverse civil consequences against a Gram Pradhan is vitiated if the complaints and foundational materials on which it is based are not disclosed to him, as such non-disclosure renders the opportunity of hearing illusory and violates both executive instruction 162-A and principles of natural justice.Justice Arun Dev Choudhury,...
Merit Must Prevail For Department Allocation In Combined Recruitment: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that in combined recruitment processes, allocation of departments must be governed by inter se merit and cannot be done in a manner that allows lower-ranked candidates to secure more preferred postings. The Court observed that deviation from merit-based allocation violates the principles of equality and fairness under Articles 14 and 16 of...
Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Acceptance Of Lokayuktha Police's Closure Report In MUDA Case Against CM Siddaramaiah, Others
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (March 26) issued notice on a plea moved by Snehamayi Krishna challenging acceptance of a 'B Report'/ Closure Report filed by Lokayuktha police before the trial court in the alleged MUDA land scam lodged against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others. The single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav has issued notice to the respondents in the...
UP Police Now Claims 80% Missing Persons Traced Since 2024; Allahabad HC Notes Previous 'Shocking' Data Was Miscommunicated
The Uttar Pradesh Police, in fresh data submitted before the Allahabad High Court, has claimed that between January 1, 2024, and March 17, 2026, a total of 1,19,070 persons went missing in the state, out of which 95,061 (79.84%) have been successfully traced. Taking this updated data into account, a Division Bench noted that earlier figures, which suggested the UP Police took action in a...
Jharkhand High Court Directs Withholding Of Transport Officer's Salary For Non-Payment Of Employee's Pension, Retiral Dues
The Jharkhand High Court has, in an unusual development, ordered withholding of the salary of the District Transport Officer, Palamau for failure to comply with directions to pay retiral dues, warning that continued non-compliance would result in similar action against the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Regional Transport Authority.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing...
Temporary Surrender Of Land Endowed To Religious Institution For Public Infrastructure Not 'Transfer' Under Madras HR & CE Act: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that temporary surrender of land for a public infrastructure project does not amount to a transfer requiring prior statutory sanction under Section 29 of the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) Act, 1951.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, were delivering the judgement in a writ...
Transfer | Bipolar Disorder Alone Doesn't Qualify Under Medical Disability Clause Without Benchmark Disability: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, while upholding the transfer of a Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) teacher, has held that bipolar disorder, in the absence of certification of benchmark disability, does not qualify under the medical disability clause of the applicable transfer policy.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan thus dismissed a writ petition challenging the...
Statutory Authorities Cannot Defeat Appellate Orders Through Delay: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court held that statutory authorities are duty-bound to implement binding appellate directions and cannot avoid such obligations through prolonged inaction. It remarked that unexplained administrative delay cannot defeat statutory orders or the rights flowing from them.Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Biswajit Palit remarked that:“The official respondents are...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Issue Notice On DIGIPUB News Foundation's Plea Against SAHYOG Portal, Lists Along With X Corp's Appeal
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (March 26) refused to issue notice on a plea filed by DIGIPUB News India Foundation and journalist Abhinandan Sekhri challenging an order holding Section 79(3)(b) IT Act as a standalone provision conferring authority on Central government officers to issue blocking orders through Sahyog Portal.The court said that it was not issuing notice on Digipub's plea...
Veena George Assault Case: Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand On Plea By Accused For Supervised Investigation By Senior Police Officer
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (March 26) sought the State's stand on the plea by the 1st accused seeking supervised investigation by a senior police official to look into the alleged assault on Health Minister Veena George at Kannur Railway Station.When the matter came up for consideration today, Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath granted time to the prosecutor to take instructions and posted...
'Listed 22 Times, Yet No Compliance': MP High Court Orders Imprisonment Of Govt Officials For Contempt In Service Matter
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sentenced the Medical and Health Department officials for failing to comply with its orders, observing that the matter had been listed as many as 22 times without compliance with the previous court order. The bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed; "The petition has been listed for the 22 nd time, and still the order has not been complied with. As per...