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NEET-UG 2026 : Bombay High Court Orders NTA To Produce Original Answer Sheets Of 3 Candidates Who Alleged Discrepancies In Results
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (July 23) issued notices to the Central Government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) in petitions filed by three NEET-UG aspirants, who have pointed out discrepancy in the results declared on July 16, wherein they were given lesser marks from what they had calculated from their OMR sheets and official answer keys.Sitting at the Aurangabad seat, a...
Supreme Court Sets Aside 2016 Uttarakhand HC Directions On Forest Fire Control, Relegates Matter To HC For Monitoring
The Supreme Court today relegated to the Uttarakhand High Court a matter pertaining to forest fires in the State for issuance of appropriate directions and monitoring of periodic measures to control their menace.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Rajiv Datta (applicant in person), Senior Advocate K Parmeswar...
S. 311 CrPC | Material Witnesses Can Be Summoned Even If Their Examination-In-Chief Hasn't Been Conducted: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no legal bar to summoning material witnesses under Section 311 CrPC merely because their examination-in-chief has not yet been conducted. The bench observed that if the trial court reaches the conclusion that the examination of a witness is necessary, such a witness can be summoned at any stage, prior to the pronouncement of...
Promotion Does Not Cease To Be Promotion Just Because Employee's Grade Pay Doesn't Change : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that promotions earned by Railway Guards within the Guard cadre must be counted while determining entitlement under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS), ruling that employees who have reached the post of Mail/Express Guard are not entitled to further financial upgradations to higher Grade Pays under the scheme.A Bench of Justice Sanjay...
Constitution Does Not End At The Barricade
The police action at the "Sansad Chalo" protest shows how quickly a political assembly can be transformed into a dangerous "crowd"—and how easily that transformation is made to justify collective force.Power has a peculiar affection for collective nouns. The criminal courts teach this early.A stone is thrown by an individual. A barricade is pushed by identifiable persons. A police officer is struck by somebody who can, and must, be investigated. Yet when the police acts, the individual...
Married Woman Can Claim Compassionate Appointment After Father's Death, No Presumption Of Dependence On Husband: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a married daughter cannot be denied consideration for compassionate appointment merely on the presumption that she is dependent upon her husband and not upon her deceased father. The Court observed that dependency is a question of fact to be determined on the evidence in each case and that marital status, by itself, cannot furnish a valid basis to...
Algorithmic Deactivation, Article 14 And Karnataka Gig Worker Litigation
The IssueOn 29th June 2026, IAMAI and several major platform companies, including Swiggy, Zepto, Eternal Ltd. (which operates Zomato and Blinkit) and Urban Company, filed a writ petition before the Karnataka High Court. The petition seeks to declare the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, its Rules, related notifications and enforcement notices unconstitutional and liable to be quashed[1]. Among the notices the petition asks the Court to quash is one dated...
Bank Account Cannot Be Frozen Merely Upon Communication From Another Bank: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a bank account cannot be frozen merely on the basis of a communication received from another bank alleging an erroneous transfer of funds. The Court observed that, in the absence of an order passed by a competent Magistrate or any competent investigating authority, a bank has no authority in law to freeze a customer's account, and such action...
