Allahabad HC & UNICEF Host Statewide Consultation On Effective Implementation Of JJ & POCSO Acts With Focus On Safeguarding Girl Child

Allahabad High Court Juvenile Justice Committee, in collaboration with UNICEF, Lucknow, hosted a state-level stakeholder consultation on "Effective Implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and the POCSO Act, 2012 with Specific Focus on Safeguarding the Girl Child: Towards a Safer and Enabling Environment for Her in Uttar Pradesh" on September 7.The event, organised at JTRI, UP,...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Prof Naima Khatoon's Appointment As Aligarh Muslim University's Vice Chancellor

The Supreme Court today(September 8) refused to interfere with the appointment of Professor Naima Khatoon as the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. A bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Professor Muzaffar Uruj Rabbani and Professor Faizan Mustafa against the Allahabad High Court's order,...

Bureaucrats Must Realise That Benefits Received By Them Are Possible Due To Freedom Fighters: HP High Court On Denial Of Pension To Widow

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed appeals filed by the Union of India and the State of Himachal Pradesh against the widow of a freedom fighter seeking pension.The Court held that despite repeated reminders by the Supreme Court regarding the purpose of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme the state authorities continued to deny pension on untenable grounds. The Court further...

Supreme Court Asks UPSC To Send Recommendations For Tamil Nadu DGP Appointment Soon

The Supreme Court today (September 8) asked the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) to expeditiously consider sending recommendations for the appointment of the Director General of Police of Tamil Nadu.On receipt of recommendations from the UPSC, the State should immediately process the appointment of a regular DGP, the Court added.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran...

[CGST Act] Absence Of Document Identification Number Doesn't Render Assessment Orders Void: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that absence of document identification number doesn't render assessment orders void.The bench consists of Justices R Raghunandan Rao and Sumathi Jagadam were addressing the issue where the assessee/petitioner has challenged the assessment orders passed against him. The main ground for challenge is the lack of a Document Identification Number on the...

Delhi Bar Associations Withdraw Strike After Police Says Its Officials Shall Physically Appear Before Courts For Evidence

The district court bar associations of Delhi have decided to withdraw their strike after a clarification was issued today (September 8) by the Delhi Police that its officials shall appear physically in the Courts before the national capital for deposition or recording of their evidence.A circular issued today by the Coordination Committee of all district court bar associations of...

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petitions In High Courts Challenging Online Gaming Act 2025

The Supreme Court today (September 8) allowed transfer petitions by the Union Government, seeking the consolidation and transfer of three writ petitions pending before Delhi High Court, Karnataka High Court and Madhya Pradesh High Court filed by online skill-gaming companies, challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 ("Online Gaming Act"), which seeks to prohibit...

Young Professional (Legal) Vacancy At National Highways Authority Of India (NHAI)

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) invites online application for the post of Young Professional (Legal) on contractual basis.Name of the Post: Young Professional (Legal) No. of Post: 44 (Forty Four) Age limit: 32 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • Degree in Law from a recognized University/ National Law school/ Institute. • CLAT (Post-Graduate) Score – 2022 onward. • Experience in the field of law related to contractual matters / arbitration / legislative matters /...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 01 To September 07, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 143 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 149NOMINAL INDEX:Adil V/s State of H.P.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 143Manish Dharmaik V/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 144Nathu v/s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) & others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 145Raj Kumar & another V/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 146Zydus Wellness Products Ltd. v/s Karnal Foods...

Supreme Court Directs ECI To Accept Aadhaar Card As '12th Document' In Bihar SIR As Proof Of Identity

In the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) matter, the Supreme Court on Monday (September 8) directed the Election Commission of India to treat Aadhaar card as a "12th document" which can be produced as proof of identity for the purpose of inclusion in the revised voters list of Bihar.This means that Aadhaar card can be submitted as a stand-alone document for inclusion in the voters list,...

PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Stricter Framework Against Institutions Imparting Legal Education Sans BCI Approval

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) seeking a direction to the State of Uttar Pradesh and other authorities to frame and enforce stricter mechanisms to ensure that no law college or university within the State of Uttar Pradesh is allowed to admit students without valid recognition by the Bar Council of India. The...

Delhi High Court Denies Relief To Man Convicted For Life For Abducting Foreign Nationals To Pressurise Govt To Release Jailed Militants

The Delhi High Court has denied relief to a man convicted for life in 2002 for being part of a “terrorist conspiracy” of abducting four foreign nationals with the objective of pressuring the Indian Government to release jailed militants.Justice Sanjeev Narula rejected the plea filed by Nasir Mohd Sodozey alias Aftaab Ahmed against an order dated 30th June, 2023 passed by the Sentence...