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RTE Reimbursement Delays: Bombay High Court Directs Maharashtra Govt To Review Mechanism, Prescribe Timelines
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing reimbursement mechanism under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court suggested examination of the issues of prescription of definite timelines at every stage of processing reimbursement proposals and the adequacy of a monitoring mechanism...
Voter List Entry Showing Spouse's Name Not Proof Of Valid Hindu Marriage: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that a person's name appearing as a spouse in the voter list does not, by itself, prove a valid Hindu marriage. Where the marriage itself is disputed, the party asserting it must prove that the marriage was solemnised through the rites and ceremonies required under Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A Division Bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri and Justice...
GREF Personnel Can Face Disciplinary Action Under Army Act Or CCS (CCA) Rules, Choice Lies With Authority: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that members of the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF)/Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are subject to a dual disciplinary framework, under which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated either under the Army Act and the Rules framed thereunder or under the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, with...
Digital Coercion: Why Use Of Automated Surveillance In Bail Conditions Violates Article 21
Bail under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the corresponding provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, exists for one statutory purpose, to secure the presence of an accused person at trial. It was never meant to function as an administrative tool through which the state keeps continuous watch over a citizen who stands unconvicted. Yet bail orders across trial courts increasingly require accused persons to share their real time location, submit...
'Wrong Message' To Society Can't Justify Denial Of Premature Release: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Two Life Convicts
The Delhi High Court has held that the possibility of a premature release sending a “wrong” or “negative” message to society against the justice system, as well as baseless or unsubstantiated apprehensions expressed by victims or witnesses, cannot be treated as relevant factors while deciding a convict's plea for premature release.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani held that any assessment...
DNA Report Confirmed Biological Parents, Yet CWC Declared Child 'Abandoned': Calcutta High Court Quashes Adoption
The Calcutta High Court has set aside a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) order declaring the biological parents of a child “incapacitated” to take custody and directing that the child be declared legally free for adoption, holding that the Committee had failed to conduct the mandatory inquiry under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.Justice Krishna Rao directed...
Parliament Passes Bill To Change Kerala's Name As 'Keralam'
The Parliament has passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, which proposes to change the name of the State of Kerala as 'Keralam'. Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill today, which was passed by the Lok Sabha yesterday.The bill was introduced by Union Minister of State for Home Nityananda Rai.In February, the Union had approved the proposal to change the name of the State. Later, the ...
Interest Accumulated In Suspense Account After NPA Classification Remains Recoverable As Part Of "Debt" : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) held that an interest accumulated in a separate suspense account, pursuant to the declaration of the debtor's account as a Non-Performing Asset, can be recovered by the banks as the same continues to form part of the “debt” due from the borrower and cannot be ignored while calculating outstanding dues. “PNB is entitled to claim the interest...
