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Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Grants Last Opportunity To Arvind Kejriwal, Others To Respond To ED's Plea Against 'Adverse Remarks'
The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted last opportunity to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and various others to respond to ED's plea seeking expunging of certain adverse observations made by a Special Court while discharging them in the excise policy corruption case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma asked the respondents to file the responses within a week, failing which their right...
Employer Can Deduct Penal Rent From Gratuity Of Employees Who Refuse To Vacate Company Quarters: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that an employer is entitled to deduct penal rent and other dues from the gratuity of a retired employee who continues to occupy company accommodation unlawfully. Setting aside concurrent orders passed by the Controlling and Appellate Authorities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) observed that permitting such conduct would...
Allahabad High Court Directs UP Police To Investigate Honey-Trap Extortion Racket, Maintain Strict Vigil
The Allahabad High Court, acting on its own motion, has ordered the Inspector General of Police of the Meerut Zone to investigate a honey-trap and blackmail racket operating in the area. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena noted that the presence of such a gang, which allegedly blackmails innocent people by utilizing women to spring a honey-trap, discloses a...
Chhattisgarh High Court Virtually Inaugurates Court At Kharsiya; Foundation Stones Laid For Judicial Infrastructure Projects
The High Court of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday (April 1, 2026) virtually inaugurated the Court of District & Additional Sessions Court at Kharsiya and laid the foundation stones for judicial infrastructure projects at Kharsiya and Sarangarh in Civil District–Raigarh. The event was presided over by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha, who virtually inaugurated the Court at Kharsiya and laid...
Election Petition Must Be Decided On Materials On Record, Can't Be Remanded To Fill Evidentiary Gaps : Supreme Court
The Court set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order directing voter examination and fingerprint analysis in a double voting case, as no such plea was made before the Election Tribunal.
Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere In BCD Election Process, Says Result Shall Be Declared Only After Reconciliation Of Votes
The Delhi High Court on Thursday clarified that the results of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections 2026, shall be declared only after the reconciliation of votes and ballots is concluded. Justice Amit Bansal said so while dealing with the petition filed by 9 candidates alleging discrepancy in the votes polled and officially counted during the elections. The BCD polls were conducted from...
Departmental Inquiry Not Needed After Bribery Conviction Of Govt Employee: MP High Court Upholds Dismissal
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the plea of an ex-government employee against dismissal from service, observing that a detailed departmental inquiry is not necessary once a government employee has been convicted due to his conduct in a bribery case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat observed; "Detailed departmental enquiry is not necessary...
PIL Against Fee For Downloading FIR On 'Punjab Police Sanjh Portal', High Court Seeks Clarification On Existing Charges
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday (April 1) asked two lawyers–who have filed a PIL challenging levy of Rs. 80 service charge for downloading FIR copy, to inform that since when is Punjab government charging the existing facilitation.The court was hearing a PIL moved by two advocates–Abhishek Malhotra and Vasu Ranjan Shandilya, challenging introduction of alleged "illegal"...
Bombay HC Declines To Reject Petition Challenging Shiv Sena MLA's Election Over Non-Disclosure Of Material Facts In Poll Affidavit
The Bombay High Court has held that an election petition alleging non-disclosure of material information in the election affidavit cannot be rejected at the threshold if it discloses triable issues requiring adjudication. The Court observed that where specific averments indicate suppression of material facts affecting the validity of nomination, the petition must proceed to trial.Justice...
Justice Chandurkar Recuses From Hearing Surendra Gadling's Bail Plea In Gadchiroli Arson Case
Justice Atul Chandurkar of the Supreme Court today recused from hearing advocate Surendra Gadling's bail plea in the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case. The matter was listed today before a bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul Chandurkar. Earlier, Justice MM Sundresh had recused from the case. Subsequently, the case was being heard by a bench led by Justice JK Maheshwari. Today,...
