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Seniority Gives No Right To In-Charge Posting, Matter Of Admin Discretion: MP High Court Upholds Contractual Re-Appointment Of Retd Officer
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that seniority in the cadre gives no right to seek promotion/ in-charge posting, holding that such appointments fall squarely within the domain of administrative discretion. The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed, "Entrustment of charge is not a matter of right but a matter of administrative discretion. No statutory provision has been...
Disability During Service Calls For Empathy, Not Punishment: P&H High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Employee For Unauthorised Absence
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an order rejecting the claim of a Haryana Roadways employee who acquired 70% disability during service. It has directed the State to retain him on a supernumerary post with full service benefits till the age of superannuation.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "an employee who has devoted the prime of his life to public service ought not to be met...
Panchayat Polls 2026 | PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Direction To CM Adityanath To Constitute OBC Commission
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath, to decide on the constitution of a dedicated Other Backward Classes (OBC) Commission ahead of the 2026 Panchayat elections. The PIL has been filed by Advocate Moti Lal Yadav, which argues that the proposal to form a...
'Concerned With System, Not Individual Apprehensions': Madras High Court Refuses To Stall Savukku Shankar Case Over Allegations Of Bias
The Madras High Court, on Monday, orally remarked that it is not concerned with the apprehensions of bias in minds of individuals and that it is only concerned about the system, as courts can't run as per individual's apprehensions. The oral comments were made by a division bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice M Jothiraman while hearing an application filed by the State police...
Kerala High Court Orders State Bar Council To Refund ₹5K Excess Enrolment Fee Collected From Lawyers
The Kerala High Court on Monday (January 19) directed the Bar Council of Kerala to refund the excess amount collected from seven lawyers to conduct their enrolments.According to the petitioners, the BCK had charged them an excess of Rs. 5000 above the statutorily permitted fee of Rs. 750. They argued that the same was an illegal imposition, in direct violation of the recent Supreme Court...
Karnataka High Court Asks Centre To Submit Notification Governing Online Applications To Seek Indian Citizenship
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (January 19) asked the Union Government to place on record the notification under which online application seeking Indian citizenship is required to be made with the concerned Deputy Commissioner. The court was hearing a woman's plea seeking citizenship for her son who was born in Canada and presently living in India along with her, pursuant to a marital...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Questions Motive Behind Plea Seeking CBI Probe
The Kerala High Court on Monday (January 19) orally questioned the motives of the members of the Akhila Thanthri Pracharak Sabha, who had filed a plea seeking CBI probe into the high profile case of gold misappropriation from the Sabarimala temple.When the matter came up for consideration, the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar orally...
Tripura High Court Grants Interim Bail To Content Creator Booked For 'Derogatory' Facebook Reel Against PM Modi
The Tripura High Court recently granted interim bail to an online content creator accused of making “derogatory remarks” against the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in a Facebook reel. The Court factored in that she has been in judicial custody for a considerable period and the investigation into the matter is already complete. A bench of Justice S Datta...
'Penal Liability Doesn't Pass On To Legal Heirs': J&K&L High Court Quashes Suspension Of Employee Over Father's Corruption Case
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the suspension of a government employee solely on the basis of criminal proceedings pending against his father is impermissible in law, as penal liability cannot be inherited by legal heirs.The Court was hearing a writ petition challenging an order suspending a Class-IV employee of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly...
Indefinite Blacklisting Violates Articles 14 & 19(1)(g): Allahabad High Court Quashes Order Passed Without Considering Defence
Holding that an administrative order cannot be "excessively punitive nor devoid of reasoned legal justification", the Allahabad High Court recently quashed a blacklisting order passed by a District Basic Education Officer (BSA) against a service provider.The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held “Debarment has been recognized as a method of disciplining...
Former Kerala High Court Judge Retd. Justice A Lekshmikutty Passes Away
Justice A. Lekshmikutty, former judge of the Kerala High Court, passed away on Monday (January 19).She was appointed as a district judge in the year 1987. She became a judge of the Kerala High Court in 2000 and retired in 2004.She has formerly served as a member of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission. She was also Chairperson of the Kerala State Fishermen Debt Relief Commission....
Authorised Govt Officer's Complaint Necessary To Prosecute Notary: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently clarified that as per Section 13(i) of the Notaries Act, a complaint by an officer authorized by the government concerned is necessary for taking cognizance of offence committed by a notary public exercising functions under the Act.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar, after referring to the provision and noting non-compliance, set aside all further proceedings against...