Welfare Is Policy, Timing Is Politics - Why Supreme Court Must Lay Down Guidelines On Direct Cash Benefit Transfers And Freebies

The debate around direct cash benefit transfers and freebies in electoral politics is marked by a curious contradiction. Publicly, there is near-universal agreement that elections should not be influenced by material inducements. In practice, however, pre-election announcements of cash transfers and benefits rarely trigger discomfort- either among political actors or beneficiaries. This dissonance becomes more pronounced as governments increasingly unveil welfare schemes and direct cash...

'Can't Be Harassed': MP High Courts Directs Return Of NEET-PG Candidate's Original Documents Withheld Over Technicalities

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Director of Medical Education to return the original documents of a postgraduate medical candidate who left his course mid-way, observing that the candidate could not be harassed on account of a technicality when the documents were admittedly in the authorities' possession. Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed; "It goes without saying that the...

AI Summit Protest: Delhi Court Grants Bail To 9 Indian Youth Congress Workers; Says Protest Was 'Political Critique'

A Delhi Court has granted bail to nine Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers arrested in relation to the shirtless protest at the recent India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam.Judicial Magistrate First Class Ravi of Patiala House Courts said that the protest constituted symbolic political critique and pre-trial detention could “illicit pre-emptive punishment”.The Court granted bail...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 22 - March 1, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 55 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 69Nominal IndexSangada Hansaben Malabhai v. State of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 55Executive Engineer G.E.B. (now Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd.) & Ors. v. Mulraj Ice Factory, Proprietor Hariharprasad Zaverilal & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 56Kinjal v State of Gujarat & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 57State of Gujarat...

'Law Can't Be Used To Settle Personal Scores': MP High Court Quashes Obscenity FIR Against Govt Officer Citing Doubtful Allegations

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR against a Central Government employee accused of sexual overtures, assault and obscene acts with a woman, observing that the medical report, along with the surrounding circumstances rendered the allegations unworthy and doubtful. Justice Himanshu Joshi said that it cannot remain oblivious to the "growing tendency of invoking serious...

Charging Excess For Photocopying Based On Misleading Advertisement Is Unfair Trade Practice: Thrissur District Commission

The Thrissur Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising C.T Sabu, President, Sreeja S., Member and Ram Mohan R. Member has held a shop owner liable for displaying misleading advertisement and charging an excess amount for photocopy from the complainant. The bench further raised concerns regarding the impact of such practices on the consumers which jeopardize their dignity and...

'Absolute Disdain': High Court Slams UP Govt Over Senior Citizens Protection Plan; Warns Bureaucracy Of Coercive Actions

Recently, the Allahabad High Court strongly criticized the Principal Secretary (Home), Uttar Pradesh, for failing to file an affidavit in response to the HC's order regarding the state's action plan to protect the life and property of vulnerable senior citizens. Terming the official's conduct as reflecting an "absolute disdain" for court orders, a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 23 - March 1, 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 71 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 88Nominal IndexAbdul Khavee v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 71Prabhugowda Patil v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 72Ravi Hegde v/s Kelachandra Joseph George 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 73Venugopal B.C., v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 74Rohini Sindhuri, IAS v/s Roopa Divakar Moudgil ...

Tamil Nadu AG Refuses Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Former Judge For Remarks On Justice GR Swaminathan

The Tamil Nadu Advocate General, PS Raman, has refused to give consent for initiating contempt proceedings against Justice Hariparanthaman, retired judge of the Madras High Court, for comments made by him about Justice GR Swaminathan. Rangarajan Narasimhan had filed a consent petition with the Advocate General seeking permission for initiating contempt proceedings under Section...

Fraudulent Mutation Entry Is A 'Nullity'; Limitation Begins From Knowledge Of Fraud: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that revenue entries obtained by suppressing material facts and playing fraud cannot confer legal rights, reiterating that any order secured by fraud is a “nullity and non est in the eye of law.”In doing so the court observed that challenge to a 29-year-old mutation entry would not be barred by limitation as limitation was applicable only from the date...

Project Manager Vacancy At Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur invites application for the post of Project Manager. Name of the Post: Project Manager No. of Post: 01 (One) Salary Range: 29000-2400-72200 Essential Qualification and Experience • CA/ICW A/ CS + 2 years of relevant experience OR Post Graduate (M.Sc./ M.A./M. Com/MBA/ MCA/ LLM) + 8 years of relevant experience OR Graduate (B.Sc./ B.A./ B. Com/ BBA/ BCA/ LLB) + 11 years of relevant experience. Desirable attributes: • Proficient in the use...

'Judicial Murder': Allahabad High Court Orders Administrative Action Against Trial Judge For Causing Illegal Gain To Party In Title Dispute

The Allahabad High Court recently expressed shock at the conduct of a trial judge for ignoring photocopy of the death certificate of an individual in a title dispute, thereby causing wrongful gain to the plaintiff. Stating that the reasons assigned by the judicial officer were perverse, dishonest and passed to give undue advantage to the plaintiff, Justice Sandeep Jain observed:“The...