IFS Cadre Allocation | Home State Must Be First Preference To Claim Insider Cadre: Delhi High Court

​​The Delhi High Court has held that an officer seeking allocation to their home State cadre under the All India Services Cadre Allocation Policy must necessarily indicate the home State as their first preference, and that merely expressing willingness to serve in the home State or listing it as a lower preference does not create any enforceable right.A Division Bench of Justices Navin...

Section 35 BNSS Does Not Empower Police To Summon Or Question Individuals In Absence Of Registered Case: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the police does not have power to summon or question a person without a registered case. Justice Sunder Mohan thus set aside a notice issued by the Deputy Superintendent of Police calling upon a journalist seeking explanation for an article published by him allegedly containing defamatory statement against the police. The judge noted...

'Anyone Flying Kites With Nylon Manjha Will Pay ₹25K Fine; Parents Must Ensure Children Act Responsibly': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Monday (January 12) made it clear that this year while celebrating 'Makar Sankranti' is found flying a kite using nylon manjha will have to cough up Rs 25,000 and ones selling this illegal item will have to pay Rs 2.5 lakhs. A division bench of Justice Anil Kilor and Justice Raj Wakode while the absence of proper regulation and Statute, there was a continued wide use...

[Advertisement] Tribunal Secretary Course By IAMC Hyderabad and AIADR Malaysia

International Arbitration and Mediation Centre Hyderabad is launching its first tribunal secretary training programme. This training programme, jointly organised with the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Malaysia is aimed at creating a ready pool of highly skilled tribunal secretaries, who are ready to streamline and further professionalise arbitrations – ad hoc and otherwise – through improved workflows and case management excellence.Through simulated arbitration exercises,...

Stray Dogs Protect Orphan Children On Streets, Make One Feel Safe: Advocate Tells Supreme Court

Counsels for singer Mohit Chauhan and Delhi's 'Dog Amma' also made submissions in favor of stray dogs.

Supreme Court To Hear Vijay-Starrer 'Jana Nayagan' Movie Producer's Plea For CBFC Clearance On January 15

The Supreme Court will hear on January 15 the plea seeking CBFC clearance for the Tamil film 'Jana Nayagan' on January 15.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih will hear the petition filed by the film's producer KVN Productions LLP, against the Madras High Court division bench's order which stayed the single bench's direction to the Central Board of...

Candidate Who Availed OBC Quota To Qualify First Stage Of Exam Cannot Later Shift To Unreserved Category: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that a candidate who avails reservation benefits under OBC category to qualify for first phase of examination, cannot subsequently seek migration to unreserved category at the second stage of exam after they are unable to qualify the second stage as an OBC candidate. In doing so the court dismissed the plea of a woman who after qualifying the first stage...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 45 | DINESH BIWAJI ASHTIKAR v STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Click the link below to read the report :Supreme Court Issues Directions To Effectively Implement 25% RTE Quota In Pvt Schools, Directs States To Frame Rules Right To Education Act | Ensure Admission Of Poor Students For Free Education In Private Schools : Supreme CourtRTE Act Envisages Children Of Judges & Street Vendors Studying Together; Advances Fraternity & Equality: Supreme...

Supreme Court Issues Directions To Effectively Implement 25% RTE Quota In Pvt Schools, Directs States To Frame Rules

The Supreme Court issued a slew of directions for the effective implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act), which mandates that private unaided schools must admit 25% of their strength from students belonging to economically weaker sections for free education.The Court observed that the concept of "neighbourhood schools" are envisaged...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 44 | ALKA SHRIRANG CHAVAN & ANR. VERSUS HEMCHANDRA RAJARAM BHONSALE & ORS.

Click the link below to read the report :Order XXI Rule 102 CPC | Transferee Pendente Lite Has No Right To Obstruct Execution Of Decree : Supreme Court Section 19(b) Specific Relief Act Cannot Override Doctrine Of Lis Pendens Once Suit Is Filed: Supreme Court...

'Deep-Rooted, Systemic Failure': Kerala High Court Directs Probe Into Alleged ₹35 Lakh Embezzlement Of Ghee Sales At Sabarimala

Flagging the embezzlement of around Rupees 35 lakhs in the sale of ghee at Sabarimala within a span of less than two months, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 13) directed the Director of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to constitute a team to investigate into the same.The Division Bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and K.V. Jayakumar passed the order...

Order XXI Rule 102 CPC | Transferee Pendente Lite Has No Right To Obstruct Execution Of Decree : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reaffirmed that a purchaser who acquires property during the pendency of litigation, as a transferee pendente lite, has no right to obstruct the execution of the decree and remains bound by the outcome of the proceedings, holding the transfer strictly subservient to the decree. A Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan upheld the Bombay High Court's ruling dismissing...