Acquittal On Merits Doesn't Automatically Confer Right To Full Back Wages: Chhattisgarh HC

A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that an employee dismissed due to criminal conviction is not entitled to back wages merely because he is acquitted, since the principle of “no work no pay” applies and acquittal does not automatically erase the consequences of the conviction.Background Facts...

Karnataka High Court Gets Three Additional Judges

The President of India has appointed three judicial officers as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court in exercise of the powers conferred under the Constitution of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments through a social media post. The following judicial officers have been elevated as Additional Judges...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Madhu Kishwar In FIR Over Social Media Video On PM Modi

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday (May 29) refused to grant anticipatory bail to author Madhu Kishwar booked in an FIR for offences of forgery and demafation, over posting/retweeting a purported video on her X platform allegedly on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The court noted that the apparently, the video under scanner, was uploaded on other social media platforms, however, "as...

Madras High Court Censures IPS Officer A Arun For Passing 'Reckless' Detention Order Against Realtor, Says He Habitually Passes Such Orders

The Madras High Court on Friday (May 29th), censured former Commissioner of Police and current Chief of Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, A Arun IPS for having passed a detention order against a realtor in an alleged fraud case. While quashing the detention order, a division bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan remarked that the detention order...

'Disturbing Trend Of Dragging Advocates': Karnataka HC Quashes FIR Against Accused's Lawyer Who Filed RTI Seeking Info On Complainant

Cautioning against 'increasingly disturbing trend' of dragging lawyers into criminal proceedings, Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR against a lawyer booked for forgery and offences under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, who had appeared for the co-accused in a matrimonial case and sought RTI information on the complainant. The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna underscored...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Judicial Officers As Additional Judges Of Karnataka High Court

The Central Government on Friday (May 29) notified the appointments of three judicial officers as Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments:The judicial officers appointed as additional judges are:1. Judicial Officer Rajeshwari Narayana Hegde2. Judicial Officer Kedambadi Ganesh Shanthi3. Judicial...

Calcutta High Court Directs 'Status Quo' Over Demolition Of Alleged Illegal Constructions Across Kolkata

The Calcutta High Court on Friday (May 29) directed 'status quo' on demolition of alleged illegal constructions across the city, while hearing two petitions moved by tenants who had challenged the notice of demolition.The court while directing status quo, however said, that if any portion of the building in question has already become dangerous, the municipal authorities in consultation with...

Adarsh Cooperative Society 'Scam': Rajasthan High Court Revokes Default Bail Granted To Co-Accused On Ground Of Incomplete Charge Sheet

Rajasthan High Court cancelled the default bail granted under Section 167 (2) CrPC, to one of the co-accused, Rajeev Kumar Rana, under IPC, Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, and IT Act (2000), in an alleged Rs. 9238 Crores Loan scam case. The accused has been asked to surrender within 4 weeks. The State moved the high court seeking cancellation of bail granted by the...

Policy Protecting Near-Retirement Employees Doesn't Apply If Over 1 Year Of Service Remains: Chhattisgarh High Court

A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that Clause 1.6 of the Transfer Policy (protecting employees with less than one year of service from transfer) does not apply when the employee has more than one year of service remaining before retirement.Background Facts The appellant was working as a Forest...

Participation In Protest No Ground To Deny Bail In PMLA Case: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday held that participation on protests is no ground to deny bail to an accused in a money laundering case under PMLA. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani made the observation while granting bail to an accused in a PMLA case linked to the alleged activities of the banned outfit Popular Front of India and its political affiliate Social Democratic Party of...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay State Bar Council Election Process In Contesting Candidate's Plea Alleging Malpractices

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [May 29] declined to stay the counting process and the declaration of results of the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) Elections 2026, while hearing a plea by a contesting candidate alleging widespread malpractices including cash bribes, pre-marked ballot papers, and bogus voting.The single judge bench of Justice Lalitha Kanneganti was hearing the writ filed...

Karnataka High Court Declines Anticipatory Bail To Movie Theatre Owner Accused Of Stalking, Sexually Harassing Minor Student

The Karnataka High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to a 52-year-old cinema theatre owner accused of stalking and sexually harassing a class 9 minor student. The complainant alleged that the accused, who owns Shankar Talkies, made explicit threats over the phone that she and her friends should sleep with him; otherwise, he would stab her.The single judge bench of Justice R...