P&H High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Challenging Shift In Syllabus Of Haryana ADA Exam From Law To GK

In a recent development concerning the Haryana Assistant District Attorney (ADA) recruitment process, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Haryana Government on a petition challenging the abrupt shift in the examination syllabus—from law-focused subjects to general knowledge.The new syllabus for Haryana ADA Screening Test includes Current Events of National...

Engagement On Academic Arrangement Basis Is A Distinct Class, Not Eligible For Regularization Under J&K Civil Services Act: High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court held that lecturers engaged on academic arrangement basis constitute a separate class distinct from those appointed on ad hoc, contractual or consolidated basis against clear vacancies, and are therefore not eligible for regularization under the J&K Civil Services (Special Provisions) Act, 2010.A Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice...

'Clear Abuse Of Law': Andhra Pradesh High Court Rejects NSL Textiles Review Plea In Industrial Incentive Arrears Dispute

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by NSL Textiles, which sought modification of an earlier order of 2023— where the High Court had directed the State to release the sanctioned amount of Rs. 83.87 crores as industrial incentives under the Government's Industrial Investment Promotion Policies of 2005–2010 and 2010–2015.Specifically, the petitioner...

Madras High Court Constitutes Commission Led By Retd Judge To Probe Allegations Of Police Violence Against Detained Lawyers

The Madras High Court on Tuesday (September 2) constituted a 'one-man commission' headed by retired high court judge Justice V Parthiban to probe into allegations of police violence during the detention of lawyers and law students who took part in the protest organised by the sanitation workers of Greater Chennai Corporation. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V...

Bombay High Court Gets 14 New Judges

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday got 14 new judges.With these appointments, the strength of the HC has increased to 82 as against the sanctioned strength of 94.Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to the following advocates, who are appointed as additional judges. Siddheshwar Thombre,Mehroz Pathan,Ranjitsinha Bhonsale,Nandesh Deshpande,Amit...

MP High Court Rejects Congress MLA's Plea Against Speaker's Inaction On Disqualification Of BJP MLA For 'Defection'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 1), dismissed a plea by Congress MLA Umang Singhar against alleged inaction of the Assembly's Speaker on adjudicating Singhar's plea for disqualification of BJP MLA from Bina constituency Nirmla Sapre "on the ground of committing defection".Justice Pranay Verma, presiding at the high court bench at Indore, in his order noted that the place...

Stay Of Divorce Proceedings Doesn't End Husband's Liability To Pay Maintenance Pendente Lite: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a husband's liability to pay maintenance pendente lite (under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act) to the wife doesn't end even when the divorce proceedings have been stayed. A bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam clarified that the husband's liability to pay won't end even if the case proceedings are pending at the revisional or appellate stages....

'You Could Have Vacated People Forcefully': Bombay High Court To State Over Maratha Quota Protestors Continuing To Sit At Azaad Maidan

While hearing a PIL on inconvenience caused to people due to the Maratha Reservation protests, the Bombay High Court in the post-lunch session on Tuesday remarked that the State government could have "forcefully" vacated the protest site. Earlier today a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe had asked the state government to inform at 3pm, the...

Creating 'Hostile Environment' For Employee At Work Does Not Fall Under Scope of PoSH Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that allegations of creating a hostile work environment, without any element of sexual conduct or advances, do not amount to “sexual harassment” under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act).A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar made the...

'Written Complaint Essential For Adjudicating PoSH Cases, Labour Disputes Not Covered Under Act': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that proceedings under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) cannot be initiated without a written complaint and that disputes of a purely labour nature do not fall under the Act's framework.A division bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K V Jayakumar dismissed a writ...

Fit & Major Unmarried Daughter Can't Claim Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC; If Plea Filed As Major, It Can Be Converted To Suit U/S 20(3) HAMA: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a mentally and physically fit major unmarried daughter can't claim maintenance by filing an application under Section 125 CrPC and that such a claim has to be pursued u/s 20(3) Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act,1956. The Court, however, clarified that if a daughter becomes major during the pendency of the application under S. 125...

Kerala HC Partly Quashes Centre's 2022 Memo Extending Validity Of Clearance For Mining Projects As Violative Of Environment Protection Act

The Kerala High Court has struck down portions of a 2022 notification and subsequent clarification (Office Memorandum (O.M.)) issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to the extent it gives extension of validity period of Environment Clearance to mining projects.The requirement of prior environment clearance (EC) for mining projects over 5 hectares...