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Counsellor Vacancy At Family Court, District Churu, Rajasthan
The Family Court of Churu invites application for the post of Counsellor. Name of the Post: Counsellor No. of Post: 02 (Two) Essential Qualification and Experience Applicant must possess following qualification as required under Rule 8(1) of Family Courts (Rajasthan) Rules, 1991: (i) Degree in Social Science such as social welfare, sociology, clinical psychiatry psychology/philosophy, preferably with a Degree in Law; and (ii) At least five years' experience in field work/...
'Weakens Public Trust In Healthcare': Bombay High Court Cancels Bail Of Accused For Supplying Fake Medicines To Govt Hospitals
The Bombay High Court has held that the circulation of spurious drugs poses a serious threat to public health and weakens public trust in healthcare systems. The Court observed that offences involving the supply of fake medicines to government hospitals are grave in nature and cannot be treated lightly at the stage of grant of bail.Justice M.M. Nerlikar was hearing an application filed by...
Legal Consultant Vacancy At Central Council For Research In Ayurvedic Sciences
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences invites application for the post of Legal Consultant. Name of the Post Legal Consultant No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 64 Years Remuneration: Rs. 50,000/- month Essential Qualification and Experience Minimum Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) from the recognized Institute/ university. 05 years post qualification experience. Candidates should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of Computer...
Calcutta High Court Upholds KMC's Power To Revise Property Valuation For Levying Property Tax In ₹11.24 Crore Dispute
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 3 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, which expanded and retrospectively validated the Corporation's power to revise annual property valuation. Justice Gaurang Kanth held that the amendment—introduced to cure defects noticed in earlier litigation—falls squarely within the State...
Halting The Pendulum: Imperative Of Finality In Judicial Eligibility
The seat of a Civil Judge (Junior Division) is not merely a bureaucratic rung on the administrative ladder; it is the foundational bedrock of the Indian adjudicatory machinery. It is within the austere, often overburdened walls of the mofussil courts that the common citizen first encounters the formidable apparatus of the State. Consequently, the criteria for occupying such a profound constitutional office must be rooted in unshakeable clarity. Yet, for over three decades, the...
Objection To Territorial Jurisdiction Waived If Not Raised Before Framing Of Issues: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Return Of Plaint
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an objection to territorial jurisdiction is deemed to be waived if it is not raised at the earliest stage, particularly before the framing of issues, setting aside a trial court order that had returned the plaint on such grounds.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri thus allowed an appeal filed by the Plaintiff challenging an order passed under Order VII Rule...
NCLT Approval To Settlement Scheme Does Not Dilute Criminal Charges: Bombay High Court Clarifies In NSEL Scam
The Bombay High Court earlier this month made it clear to Jignesh Shah and 63 Moons Technologies Limited, the alleged accused in the multicore National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) Scam, that just because the National Companies Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved the One Time Settlement (OTS) for 5,682 traders, it will not exonerate them from the pending criminal cases.A division bench of Justice...
'Consent Immaterial In Legal Marriage': MP High Court Quashes S.377 IPC Charge Against Husband
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has partly allowed a husband's petition seeking quashment of the FIR filed for sexual abuse and dowry harassment, observing that in light of exceptions provided under rape provisions, any sexual intercourse or sexual acts committed by a husband upon his adult wife do not constitute rape and therefore the aspect of consent within a marriage is legally immaterial....
'No Baby Should Die': Bombay High Court Slams Maharashtra Govt Over Continued Malnutrition Deaths In Tribal Areas
The Bombay High Court on Thursday observed that when the Maharashtra Government is able to spend crores on schemes like 'Ladki Bahin', but malnutrition continues to cause deaths among children, pregnant women and others in tribal regions like Melghat, the State must explain its conduct.A division bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Abhay Mantri noted that despite orders being passed...
When Biography Ends But Biology Remains: Constitutional Right To Let Go
The cold, clinical hum of the ventilator and the rhythmic drip of the feeding tube have become the modern world's most ambivalent totems. In our age of advanced medicalization, technology has achieved the miraculous—the preservation of biological function long after the light of consciousness has been extinguished. Yet, this triumph carries a dark corollary: the "technological trap," where the machinery of healing becomes an apparatus of incarceration. On March 11, 2026, the Supreme Court of...