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Bhojshala Temple - Kamal Maula Mosque Dispute : Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Videography
The Supreme Court will hear the dispute relating to the Bhojshala Temple cum Kamal Maula Mosque complex on April 1.The petition has been filed by the Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society, seeking that the objections recorded in the videography of the ASI excavation be also considered. The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on March 16, observed that the objections will be considered at the time of...
Electricity Act | Regulatory Commission Can Take Into Account Govt Grant While Determining Tariff : Supreme Court
While the State Electricity Regulatory Commission shall consider policy incentives in tariff setting, they must not mechanically deduct them in a way that defeats their purpose, the court observed.
'Equity Must Guide Environmental Justice': Justice BV Nagarathna Delivers 4th S.B. Sinha Memorial Lecture
Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Saturday emphasised the need to integrate equity and fairness into environmental justice, noting that environmental harms are not evenly distributed and disproportionately impact the poor and marginalised.“Environmental harms are rarely distributed evenly. Instead, they disproportionately affect the poor and marginalised, especially in the State of...
A Constitutional Critique Of Rajasthan's Disturbed Areas Bill, 2026
Imagine you own a house and want to sell it. You have a willing buyer. You have agreed on a price. Both of you are acting freely, with full knowledge of what you are doing. And yet, a government officer can step in and say no — not because there is anything fraudulent about your transaction, not because either of you is being coerced, but because the officer has formed an opinion that your sale might affect the demographic composition of the neighbourhood. If you proceed with the transaction...
![[Disabilities Act] Disabled Employee Shifted To New Cadre Cannot Claim Seniority Based On Previous Service: Bombay High Court](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2021/03/03/500x300_390026-bombay-high-court-01.jpg "[Disabilities Act] Disabled Employee Shifted To New Cadre Cannot Claim Seniority Based On Previous Service: Bombay High Court")
[Disabilities Act] Disabled Employee Shifted To New Cadre Cannot Claim Seniority Based On Previous Service: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a disabled employee who is shifted to another post or cadre under Section 47 of the Disabilities Act cannot claim seniority in the new cadre based on past service in the previous post. The Court observed that while the statute protects continuity of pay and service benefits, it does not permit disturbance of the existing seniority of employees already...
Sikkim High Court Sets Aside Interim Compensation For Alleged Railway Work Damage; Notes No Such Relief Was Sought
The Sikkim High Court has set aside an interim relief providing compensation to a landholder whose house was allegedly damaged due to the railway works, observing that the compensation can be granted by way of interim relief in exceptional cases where there is an immediate threat to the life of a citizen and no other means are available to safeguard their life and liberty. The division bench...
“Withdrawal With Liberty To File Afresh Doesn't Permit New Reliefs": Bombay High Court Rejects Plaint
The Bombay High Court has held that where a plaintiff withdraws a suit with liberty to file a fresh suit on the same cause of action, he cannot seek additional reliefs in the subsequent suit unless specific liberty to claim such reliefs was obtained. The Court observed that omission to claim available reliefs in the earlier suit attracts the bar under Order II Rule 2 and Order XXIII Rule 1(4)...
CPC | Amendment Can't Be Used To Retract Admissions Conferring Rights On Opposite Party: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an amendment of pleadings cannot be permitted to retract clear admissions that confer valuable rights on the opposite party, thereby setting aside an order which had allowed a defendant to substantially alter his written statement after more than four years.A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar observed,“While the power of...
“Detention Based On Vague Suspicion Violates Article 21": J&K&L High Court Strikes Down Detention Order Against 19-Yr-Old Student
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution cannot be reduced to a fragile right vulnerable to executive action based on unfounded or illusory suspicion. It clarified that preventive detention cannot be invoked on hollow material and that deprivation of liberty, particularly of a young person, must be supported...