Punjab & Haryana High Court Strikes Down 1997 Rule Mandating Govt-Parity Retiral Benefits For Cooperative Society Employees

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the 1997 Service Rules mandating retiral benefits for employees of cooperative societies at par with government employees are ultra vires the parent statute and unenforceable. The Court observed that the State Government had no authority to further delegate its rule-making power to the Registrar, and such sub-delegation was neither...

Regulation Of Building Operations Act | Locus Of Complainant Irrelevant When Fraud In Obtaining Permission Established: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that locus of the complainant is irrelevant for the purpose of proceedings under Section 7-A of the Regulation of Building Operations Act, 1958 when prima facie it is visible that the permission for development under the Act was obtained by fraud and misrepresentation. Section 7-A of the Regulation of Building Operations Act, 1958 provides for cancellation...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Temporarily Prohibits Cutting Of Trees In Haryana Without Court's Permission

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has expressed displeasure over the failure of authorities to respond to its query regarding the availability of land for afforestation in lieu of trees proposed to be cut for the Zirakpur–Panchkula bypass. The Court observed that the inaction of the authorities reflects a lack of seriousness towards ecological concerns and warrants immediate...

Relaxation In Selection Criteria For PwD Candidates Not Concession, But Constitutional Obligation: P&H HC Directs States To Frame Norms

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that relaxation in selection criteria for persons with disabilities is a constitutional obligation and not a mere concession. The Court observed that failure to provide such relaxation defeats the mandate of substantive equality under the Constitution and renders the statutory protections under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

Land Revenue Code | Mere Allegation Of Taking Indirect Advantage From Demarcation Proceedings Not Criminal Conspiracy: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that mere allegation of deriving indirect advantage from demarcation proceedings under the MP Land Revenue Code cannot, in the absence of cogent evidence, form a basis for inferring criminal conspiracy. The bench of Justice BP Sharma quashed a Trial Court order directing registration of an FIR, observing that the order was passed mechanically as...

Mere Abuse Or Uttering Caste Name Not Offence Under SC/ST Act: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that for an offence under Section 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 to be made out, it is not sufficient that the accused merely abuses a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe or merely utters a caste name. The Court clarified that the essential requirement is that the...

'No Understanding Of Evidence': Patna HC Acquits Murder Accused, Orders Training After Trial Judge Relied On Police Confession To Convict

The Patna High Court has set aside the conviction of several accused in a murder case, strongly criticising the trial court for relying on inadmissible evidence and observing that the trial judge “does not have any idea about the relevancy, admissibility, and acceptance of evidence in a criminal trial.” A Division Bench comprising Justice Bibek Chaudhuri and Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha...

Motor Accident Claim Cannot Be Dismissed Merely Because Injured Claimant Dies During Proceedings: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be dismissed solely on the ground that the claimant died during the pendency of the proceedings. The Court observed that even if the death of the claimant is not established to be on account of the injuries sustained in the accident, the claim can still be continued by...

Allahabad High Court Orders Immediate Release Of Husband Sentenced To 22 Months In Prison Over Unpaid Maintenance

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of a man sentenced to 22 months in civil prison by the Family Court in Jhansi for failing to pay maintenance to his wife as per the court's order. The revisionist-husband (Tahir alias Babloo) had been in jail since December 3, 2025, following the execution of an arrest warrant. A bench of Justice Praveen Kumar...

Whether DM's Non-Disclosure Of NSA Detenue's Right To Make Representation To Him Vitiates Process? MP High Court Refer To Larger Bench

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has referred a significant question concerning the right of representation against a detention order under the National Security Act to a larger bench for consideration. The bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra Yadav deemed it appropriate to refer the following question to a larger bench;"(i) Whether in view of clarification and distinction carved...

Rajasthan High Court Deletes Earlier Remarks On Transgender Bill 2026, Uploads Updated Version

The Rajasthan High Court has deleted its earlier critical remarks made on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to amend the Transgender Act 2019. In an order passed on March 30, Justice Arun Monga, in the epilogue to the judgment, had remarked that the Transgender Amendment Bill 2026, which received the Presidential Assent on March 30,...

No 'Hon'ble' Or 'Mr' Prefix For Union Minister In FIR? Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Explanation

The Allahabad High Court has sought the explanation of a top Uttar Pradesh government official over the non-mentioning of the usual honorific of 'Hon'ble' before the name of a Union Minister, whose name figured in an FIR. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Government of UP, to explain this omission in his affidavit. The...