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Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18 – August 24, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 276 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 285Nominal Index: Archana Patil AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 276Karnataka State Pollution Control Board AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 277Munisanjeevamma & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 278Mohammed Shoiab AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025...
Kerala High Court Impleads Bar Council Of India In Plea For Transgender Reservation In Govt Law Colleges
The Kerala High Court today impleaded the Bar Council of India in a writ petition seeking reservation under the transgender category for admissions to integrated Five year LL.B courses in Government Law Colleges.This comes after the State informed that its proposal to create two additional seats for the transgender category is pending approval of the BCI.The Petitioner, a law...
Legal Officer Vacancy At Indian Institute Of Management, Bodh Gaya
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya invites online application for the post Legal Officer on contractual basis.Name of the Post: Legal Officer No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 65 Years Pay Scale: Rs. 50,000-60,000 (Consolidated) Essential Qualification and Experience • A professional Law Graduate with extensive experience in dealing with legal matters of any Govt. organization/Government undertaking etc., service laws, Labour Laws, Land Laws and Liaisoning with PSUs/Central/State...
Supreme Court Stops Magistrate From Taking Cognizance Of Haryana Police Chargesheet Against Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad
The Haryana Police informed the Supreme Court today that it has filed closure report in one FIR against Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who teaches political science at the Ashok University, and has filed chargesheet in another FIR against him over his social media posts on 'Operation Sindoor'.Taking note of this development, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi quashed the FIR...
Supreme Court Stays FIRs Against Prof Sanjay Kumar Of CSDS Over Erroneous Analysis Of Maharashtra Elections
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 25) stayed the proceedings in the FIRs registered by the Maharashtra police against Professor Sanjay Kumar, psephologist and the Co-Director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) over a tweet carrying a mistaken analysis of the Maharashtra assembly elections of 2024.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice NV...
Cows Hold Unique Status In India, Slaughter Can Have Severe Repercussions On Public Peace: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the cow holds a unique and special status in India, noting that its slaughter can have grave repercussions on public peace when it offends the deeply held beliefs of a significant population group.It was alleged that the petitioner, Aasif, was transporting two cows to Rajasthan for slaughtering, in violation of the Haryana Gauvansh...
Kerala High Court Invokes S.58 Advocates Act, Orders BCI Appointed Committee To Conduct Enrolments
The Kerala High Court, exercising its powers under Section 58(1) of the Advocates Act, 1961 has stepped in to protect the interests of law graduates awaiting enrollment.Justice N. Nagaresh passed the interim order while hearing a writ petition praying for a direction to conduct the enrolment of law graduates to the Bar Council of Kerala. In his plea, the petitioner has stated that he...
Supreme Court Asks Samay Raina & 4 Other Comedians To Post Apologies On Social Media For Making Fun Of Disabled
The Supreme Court today asked 5 comedians, including Samay Raina, to publish apologies on their YouTube channels and other social media handles for making insensitive jokes about persons with disabilities (PwDs).A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition filed by M/s SMA Cure Foundation (represented by Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh) flagging the jokes made...
No UAPA Offence Over Attending Meetings Of Organisation Which Isn't Banned : Supreme Court Affirms Bail
The Supreme Court recently rejected the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency challenging the bail granted by the Karnataka High Court to one Saleem Khan under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act over alleged links with 'Al-Hind' organisation.The Court, noting that 'Al-Hind' was not an organisation banned as per the UAPA, observed that no prima facie offence under the UAPA...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar To Vote On Proposal To Shift HC Building Amid Space Crunch
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association today announced that it will vote on whether the High Court building should be shifted to a new place or not.The development comes after the High Court in a PIL considering the increasing footfall and space constraints, had asked the Chandigarh UT Administration to explore alternative locations for the construction of a new High Court...
Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Toddler's Death In Anganwadi Centre Due To 'Unlawfully' Dumped DJ Equipment
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news report published in a Hindi Daily revealing the tragic death of a three-year old girl, who sustained a grievous head injury from an iron pipe unlawfully dumped within the Anganwadi premises at Talapara.Against this backdrop, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru stated,“… the...