Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Appeals Seeking Disclosure Of PM Modi's Degree Details

The Delhi High Court will hear tomorrow a batch of appeals seeking disclosure of information with respect to the bachelor's degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela will hear the pleas tomorrow. The appeals have been filed by Right to Information activist Neeraj, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh...

No Disciplinary Proceedings Can Be Initiated After Dismissal Of Employee From Service: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that once the relationship of employer and employee has been conclusively severed by way of dismissal, the employer becomes functus officio and loses the jurisdiction to initiate or continue disciplinary proceedings against the dismissed employee.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "The foundational axiom governing disciplinary jurisdiction is...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 2,2025 To November 9, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 214 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 219 Nominal Index: National Institute of Technology, Delhi v/s Raj Kamal Verma and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 214 Sachin Shridhar & others v/s Himachal Pradesh Housing & Urban Development Authority.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 215 Shri Mansha Ram v/s Shri Amar Nath (since deceased) through Lrs. Sh. Ashok Kumar and...

High Court Orders Panjab University To Regularise Contractual Assistant Professors Working Since 2012

In a significant relief to long-serving contractual teachers, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed Panjab University, Chandigarh, to regularize the services of two Assistant Professors who have been working continuously since 2012 on sanctioned posts. The Court held that the petitioners were not “backdoor entrants” and had been appointed after a proper selection process...

Can SC/ST Community Status Of Govt Employee Be Verified After Retirement? Madras High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Madras High Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether the community certificate of an employee can be verified after retirement from service. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan thought it fit to refer the issue to a larger bench after noting the conflicting views taken by the co ordinate benches of the court. Thus,...

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused Booked For 2021 Murder Of CPI(M) Leader Sandeep Kumar

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 11) granted bail to two persons, who are accused of the murder of the CPI(M) leader Sandeep Kumar in Pathanamthitta district, alleged to have been committed on December 2, 2021.They are accused of the offences under Sections 120B, 143, 147, 148, 302, 307, 452, 506(ii), 294(b), 149 and 212 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 20 r/w Section 27...

J&K&L High Court Closes PIL On Spurious Medicine Sales In UT, Says Detailed Mechanism Already In Place

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court closed a Public Interest Litigation seeking action against the alleged circulation of spurious, fake and misbranded medicines, after recording that a detailed regulatory framework is already operating in the Union Territory.The Court was hearing a public interest petition filed by an Advocate raising concerns regarding the sale of misbranded...

Bombay High Court Says Recordings Of Live Streamed Videos Will Be Preserved Subject To Concerned Judge's Directive

The Bombay High Court on Monday notified that the records of the live streamed court proceedings will be preserved only on specific direction of a concerned judge presiding over a court.The notification issued on November 10, states that the ongoing live streaming of the High Court proceedings is being done "only subject to consent of the Judge/Judges."Further, it is stated that as per the...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Appointment Of District Judge Over Alleged Lack Of 7 Years Continuous Practice As Advocate

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Registrar General of the High Court on a public interest litigation filed questioning the appointment of a district judge, as she allegedly does not have 7 years of continuous practice as an advocate as on the last date fixed for the receipt of the application.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha...

Child Dies At Unregistered Play School In Haryana; High Court Seeks State's Report On Safety Norms, Name Of Officer Responsible

Taking serious note of the death of a child at an unregistered play school in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a detailed report from the State Government regarding the safety norms applicable to such institutions. The Court has also directed the State to disclose the name and designation of the officer responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations governing...

Allahabad High Court Divided On Advocate's Conviction For Killing Wife In 1991; One Judge Acquits, Other Confirms Life Term

A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday delivered a split verdict in a 29-year-old criminal appeal filed by a Fatehpur-based advocate convicted for murdering his wife in 1991 as she allegedly refused to transfer money and property to his name While Justice Salil Kumar Rai noted that the prosecution failed to prove the charge of murder beyond a reasonable doubt...

Kerala University Sanskrit PhD Row: High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Dean Booked Under SC/ST Atrocities Act

The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 10) granted interim protection from arrest to Dr. C.N. Vijayakumari, Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Chairman of the Doctoral Committee, and Dean, Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Kerala.The petitioner is the sole accused in the crime registered at Sreekaryam Police Station in Thiruvananthapuram alleging commission of the...