PSC Has No Locus To Defend Selection Process When Candidate Whose Appointment Was Set Aside By CAT Chose Not To Agitate Matter: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court dismissed a review petition filed by the J&K Public Service Commission, holding that a constitutional body had no locus standi in defending a selection which was set aside by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), considering the fact that the candidate whose appointment was set aside had not bothered to agitate the issue.Respondent No. 4 was...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 8 Judicial Officers As Allahabad HC Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium on April 2 resolved to recommend the names of eight judicial officers to be appointed as the judges of the Allahabad High Court. They are: 1. Shri Jitendra Kumar Sinha, 2. Shri Abdul Shahid, 3. Shri Anil Kumar-X, 4. Shri Tej Pratap Tiwari, 5. Shri Sandeep Jain, 6. Shri Avnish Saxena, 7. Shri Madan Pal Singh, and 8. Shri Harvir Singh.Click here to read the...

'Did Anyone Apply Their Mind'? Karnataka HC Asks NLSIU On Reservation For Transgender Persons; 'Executive Council Considering,' Says Varsity

While hearing NLSIU's plea challenging a single judge's order directing it to give 0.5% reservation to transgender persons with fee waiver, the Karnataka High Court on Friday orally asked if the varsity is considering whether it must "in principle" give reservation to transgender candidates in admission to courses. The varsity responded by stating that its executive council is looking into...

Delhi HC Grants Part Relief To BJP's Shazia Ilmi In Defamation Case Against Rajdeep Sardesai But Imposes Cost On Her For Suppressing Tweets

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted partial relief to BJP leader Shazia Ilmi in her defamation case against journalist Rajdeep Sardesai over a video posted by him on 'X' alleging that she abused a video journalist of India Today during a televised debate.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora however imposed Rs. 25,000 costs on Ilmi for willfully suppressing two tweets made by her, forming part...

Child Often Becomes Unintended Victim In Parents' Custody Battle, Court Must Be Cautious In Assessing Claims Made By Either Parent: Gujarat HC

Quoting Former US Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade Horn who said "Children ought not to be victims of the choices adults make for them", the Gujarat High Court rejected a father's plea for child custody under Guardians and Wards Act noting that the custody was earlier decided by family court with consent of parties to remain with the mother. In doing so the court however...

Savarkar Defamation Case | Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash Summoning Order Against Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi

The Allahabad High Court today refused relief to Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi in VD Savarkar Defamation Case pending before an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Lucknow. Gandhi moved the HC, challenging an order of the court summoning him as an accused in December of last year. In his plea, Gandhi had also challenged an order of the Sessions Court...

Independent Evidence To Determine Guilt/ Innocence Of Accused Can't Be Refused Citing Delay: Delhi HC Allows DNA Test At Final Arguments Stage

While allowing an application for DNA testing in a decade-old murder case at the stage of final arguments, the Delhi High Court remarked that in the interests of justice, independent evidence must not be refused on the grounds of delay, particularly in serious offences like murder. It was observed that such an application must be allowed if the evidence could help determine the guilt or...

Kidnapping Case: Karnataka High Court Relaxes Condition Restraining Bhavani Revanna From Entering Her Native Districts Of Mysuru, Hassan

Karnataka High Court has relaxed the condition imposed on former Lok Sabha MP and Janata Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna's mother, Bhavani Revanna, restraining her from entering her native districts of Mysuru and Hassan.The condition was imposed while granting he anticipatory bail in connection with the Kidnapping case lodged against her, linked to the rape case pending against her son...

'Let's All Unite': Calcutta HC Chief Justice Writes To Bar Bodies After Their Refusal To Attend Swearing-In Of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has written to lawyer members of the High Court's various Bar bodies after they had refused to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma who had been transferred to the Calcutta High Court from the Delhi High Court. The heads of the various bodies had also written to the Chief Justice of India to reconsider the...

Wikipedia Responsible For Contents Posted On It, Can't Cite Intermediary Status: Delhi High Court In ANI Defamation Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that Wikipedia cannot wash its hands of the contents published on it by merely claiming that it is an intermediary and cannot be held responsible for the statements published on the platform.“Defendant No.1 (Wikipedia) professes itself to be an encyclopedia and people at large have a tendency to accept the statements made on the web pages of Defendant No.1...

Jharkhand HC Asks Power Dept To Not Cut Electricity During Festivals, Directs Action To Protect Procession-Goers From Overhead Tension Lines

In a suo moto action, the Jharkhand High Court has directed the Jharkhand Bijli Vitaran Nigam Limited (for short 'JBVNL') to not cut electric supply to neighbourhoods during the festive season. These directions were passed by a division bench of CJ M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak Roshan in a plea complaining of power outages during the Sarhul festival in Ranchi on April 1st.It cannot...

Merely Because Either Parent Is Non-Tribal, Child Cannot Be Denied Scheduled Tribe Certificate: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court's circuit bench at Port Blair has come to the aid of a NEET candidate who had not been issued a scheduled tribe certificate for the upcoming entrance examinations, even after being considered eligible for an ST certificate by the authorities.Justice Aniruddha Roy held: The law on the subject prescribe that several factual factors are required to be considered to...