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No Disability Pension Where Condition Not Attributable To Military Service: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a writ petition challenging the order of the Armed Forces Tribunal that rejected an ex-serviceman's application against non-grant of disability pension for Generalised Anxiety Disorder.The Division Bench of Justice K. Natarajan and Justice Johnson John held that the presumptions under the Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards, 1982 regarding...
Advocate Forced To Litigate For Fees, Paid After 15-Year Delay By State
A woman advocate practicing for almost 32 years at the Rajasthan High Court, received her professional fees for acting as advocate for the National Rural Health Mission (“NRHM”) in 84 petitions, only after 15 years, upon filing a legal case against the State. The petitioner was engaged by NRHM in 2010 as its advocate for appearing in a bunch of 84 petitions which were decided by the Court...
Assistant Professor (IP Law) Vacancy At National Law University, Delhi
National Law University, Delhi invites online application for the post of Assistant Professor (IP Law). Name of the Post: Assistant Professor (IP Law) No. of Post: 01 (One) Remuneration: Rs. 90,000/- per month (subject to TDS deduction @10% under the Income Tax Act) Essential Qualification and Experience LL.M. with 55% marks (or equivalent) in Intellectual Property Rights with a good academic record from a recognized university.UGC-NET/SLAT (Law) OR Ph.D. in a relevant...
'No Mechanical FIRs For Harsh Political Posts' : Supreme Court Upholds Telangana HC Guidelines For Cases Over Social Media Posts
The Supreme Court recently upheld the guidelines framed by the Telangana High Court regulating registration of FIRs in cases arising out of social media posts and directing the police not to mechanically register FIRs over "harsh, offensive, or critical political speeches".The High Court had held that in case of social media posts FIR for promotion of enmity, threat to public order, or...
Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand In Plea Challenging Appointment Of Ex-CM VS Achuthanandan's Son As IHRD Director
A plea has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging the appointment of Dr. V.A. Arun Kumar as the Director In-Charge of the Institute of Human Resources Development. Dr. Arun Kumar is the son of the late former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthananthan.This is the second such plea challenging his appointment. The petition is filed by Dr. Vinu Thomas, Dean (Academic) and Controller...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Tamil Nadu Resident Accused Of Unlawful Conversion Of Over 60 People In Mirzapur
The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to a Tamil Nadu resident (Dev Sahayam Deniyal Raj) in a case involving alleged unlawful religious conversion in Mirzapur. UP Police has claimed that Deniyal was the gang leader who lured people into converting, and his gang has so far converted 70 people and was planning to convert 500 more when he was arrested in September last...
Whose Streets Are They? Supreme Court's Suo Motu And The Question Of Urban Safety
The Supreme Court's decision to take suo motu cognizance of the growing concerns surrounding stray dogs in public spaces must be understood not as a reactionary move, but as a constitutional response to an everyday reality that has long remained administratively unaddressed. The Court's intervention comes at a time when public safety, animal welfare and urban governance intersect in ways that demand nuance rather than slogans. In examining this issue, it becomes necessary to move beyond...
Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 31NOMINAL INDEXMilacron India Private Limited v/s The Assessment Unit, Income Tax Department & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 1Shree Ukai Pradesh Sahakari Khand Udyog Mandali Ltd. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 2Swagat Infrastructure Private Limited v/s The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Central Circle 1(4), Ahmedabad 2026...
Missed Entrance Exam Due To Train Delay: Basti Consumer Commission Holds Railways Liable, Awards ₹9 Lakh Compensation
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Basti, comprising Mr. Amar Jeet Verma (President) and Mr. Ajay Prakash Singh (Member), has held the Indian Railways guilty of deficiency in service, observing that the inordinate delay of an Intercity Superfast Train, which caused a student to miss a crucial entrance examination, amounted to negligence and warranted compensation for...
Supreme Court Orders Inquiry Against 6 Gujarat Ayurved Colleges For Admitting Students Who Didn't Qualify NEET
The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the Gujarat High Court's judgment, which denied relief to students who were granted conditional admissions to the courses of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery(BAMS) and the Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery(BHMS) courses by colleges in Gujarat.The students, who appeared in NEET-UG 2019-20, did not qualify the minimum...
'Manifestly Unreasonable, Arbitrary': Delhi High Court Strikes Down Blanket Ban On Migration Of MBBS Students
The Delhi High Court has quashed Regulation 18 of the Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023, which imposed a complete prohibition on migration of MBBS students from one medical college to another.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that Regulation 18 did not pass the constitutional muster as per Article 14 of the Constitution...