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Calcutta High Court Rejects TMC Leader Sujit Bose's Bail Plea In Alleged Municipal Recruitment Scam
The Calcutta High Court has rejected the bail plea of former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in municipal recruitments, marking the third time the High Court has declined to grant him bail in the case.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh rejected Bose's bail application on October 13, 2026, after hearing arguments from both sides. Bose was...
III Nyayavimarsha National Essay Writing Competition 2026 On “Law, Sovereignty And Society”; Registration Open
Nyayavimarsha, a peer-reviewed, open-access, half-yearly law journal (e-ISSN: 3048-5134), published under Ever Green Trust, invites entries for the III Nyayavimarsha National Essay Writing Competition 2026.The competition seeks to encourage independent research, critical thinking and scholarly engagement with contemporary legal, constitutional and socio-political issues.Eligibility: Undergraduate and postgraduate students of all disciplines, faculty members, researchers, scholars and...
Mother's Non-Appearance In Guardianship Case No Ground To Modify Interim Custody Order: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand HC has held that the alleged non-appearance of a party in a pending guardianship proceeding cannot be made a ground for seeking clarification or modification of an earlier order under Section 151 CPC, as it is for the concerned trial court to deal with the non-appearance in accordance with law.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad was hearing...
Asaduddin Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking Review Of Bihar SIR Verdict, Says New Material Raises Questions On ECI's Decision-Making
Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has approached the Supreme Court seeking review of the Bihar SIR judgment which upheld the legality of Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Though not party to the original Bihar SIR case, Owaisi has filed the review in the capacity of an elector, an elected representative and the leader of AIMIM whose Bihar...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, FSSAI's Response On PIL Against 'Analogue Paneer'
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking effective enforcement of food safety standards against dairy analogues and non-dairy products allegedly being represented or passed off as “paneer” in the national capital.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma sought response of the...
NEET-UG 2026: Supreme Court Allows Urgent Listing Of OMR Sheet Challenge Ahead Of NTA's Deadline To Destroy Exam Records
The Supreme Court allowed urgent listing of a plea challenging an OMR Answer Sheet in the NEET-UG Exam 2026, after it was submitted that the National Testing Agency is likely to destroy the records tomorrow. On a mentioning, a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi agreed for listing of the matter tomorrow. The matter will be heard by Justice PS Narasimha's bench. The...
Teachers Can't Face Criminal Action For Trivial Corrective Measures To Maintain Classroom Discipline: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal case initiated against a teacher, who was accused of offences under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Indian Penal Code for pulling the hand of her student and causing injury to her. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 577]Justice Jobin Sebastian noted that the teacher did not have any mala fide intention and only wanted to maintain discipline in the...
S. 4 SC/ST Act | Dissatisfaction With Police Probe Alone No Ground To Prosecute Cops For Wilful Neglect: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the dissatisfaction of a complainant with a police investigation or the failure of policeto invoke particular provisions of the SC-ST Act 1989, does not by itself constitute "wilful neglect of duty" by public servants under Section 4 of the Act.A bench of Justice Santosh Rai observed that prosecution under Section 4 (Punishment for neglect of...
Bar On Application Of Hindu Marriage Act To Scheduled Tribes Doesn't Apply If Couple Follows Hindu Customs: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has held that persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes following Hindu traditions and customs will be governed by Hindu Marriage Act and thus cannot be relegated to customary courts when the parties themselves admit that they are following Hindu rites.In doing so the court granted divorce to a couple belonging to Meena Community under the Hindu Marriage Act after noting that...
Para Legal Volunteer Vacancy At District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Sangrur, Punjab
District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Sangrur, Punjab invites online application for the post of Para Legal Volunteer. Name of the Post: Para Legal Volunteer Essential Qualification and Experience The Candidate should be from following group: (a) Teachers (including retired teachers), (b) Retired Government servants and senior citizens, (c) M.S.W. students and teachers, (d) Anganwadi Workers, (e) Doctors/Physicians, (f) Students & Law Students (till they enroll as...
State Cannot Be Spectator To Human Suffering: Patna High Court Says COVID Ex-Gratia Claim Cannot Be Rejected Over Hospital Record Error
The Patna HC has held that a genuine claim for ex-gratia compensation following a COVID-19 death cannot be rejected merely because of a discrepancy in the date recorded in a hospital laboratory report, particularly when the hospital itself has confirmed that the deceased tested positive for COVID-19.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Alok Kumar was hearing a writ petition filed by Shanti...