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'Complete Absurdity': MP High Court Questions Sparse Wildlife Passage Under Proposed NH-46 Tiger Corridor, Summons Officials
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (March 23), summoned the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the National Board for Wildlife to explain the integrated landscape management plan proposed for the NH-46 Highway widening project, which crosses a critical wildlife corridor connecting Satpura and Melghat Tiger Reserves. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay...
Allahabad HC Orders Action Against 'Illegal' Advocate Chambers In Lucknow, Says Prior Notice Isn't A Must For Public Land Encroachment
Taking a serious view of massive illegal encroachments by advocates near the District and Sessions Court premises (Old High Court) in Lucknow, the Allahabad High Court has directed authorities to take appropriate action for the removal of the same. Though the Lucknow Nagar Nigam submitted that it would have to serve notices on the concerned persons to remove the encroachments, the High...
Exclusion In Section 2(2) HMA Not A License For Tribals To Practice Or Justify Polygamy Without Proven Tradition: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that the statotory exclusions provided to Scheduled Tribes under Section 2(2) of the Hindu Marraige Act, 1955 cannot be used to justify polygamy in absence of proven customary practices. The bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed;"The purpose of Section 2(2) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1956 is to protect the tribal traditions and beliefs. However, it cannot...
Predetermined Show-Cause Notice Vitiates Disciplinary Proceedings: Gauhati High Court Orders Reinstatement Of Police Personnel
The Gauhati High Court has held that a departmental proceeding cannot be sustained where the disciplinary authority shows a pre-determined mind at the very stage of issuing the first show cause notice, and where the enquiry is conducted in a manner contrary to law, rendering the process unfairJustice Rajesh Mazumdar observed, “…the words used in the first show cause notice like...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Probe Against 32nd Avenue CEO Dhruv Dutt Sharma In Multiple FIRs Barring One Cheating Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week stayed probe in multiple FIRs registered against Gurgaon's 32nd Avenue CEO Dhruv Dutt Sharma who has been accused of selling the same unit to several buyers. The high court however made clear that investigation in one FIR (FIR No.262 of 2025) lodged under IPC Sections 409(Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent,...
Reserved Category Candidates Can Claim General Seats On Merit Despite Availing Relaxation If Rules Permit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 23) observed that reserved category candidates who avail relaxation in a qualifying examination can still be considered for general category posts if they secure higher merit in the final selection stage, if the relevant rules permit it.Providing relief to the TET candidates, a bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe has set aside the Bombay High...
J&K Bank Liable For Disbursing Loan To Third Party Without Borrower's Consent: Kupwara Consumer Commission
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kupwara, comprising Peerzada Qousar Hussain (President) and Ms. Nyla Yaseen (Member), held J&K Bank liable for deficiency in ser-vice for disbursing the loan amount to a third party without the complainant's consent. The Com-mission partly allowed the complaint and held that the initiation of recovery proceedings and charging of EMIs on...
Universities Must Foster Free Thought And Expression, Not Suppress Dissent: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a University cannot restrict speech and peaceful expression of ideas merely because the views expressed by a group of students do not align with the ideology of the management. Justice Jasmeet Singh said that the role of a university is not to suppress every form of dissent, but to ensure that such expression is answered and catered to. “A university...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 23, 2026
Links to the reports of March 23 :AI Doesn't Have Qualities Of A Judge: CJI Surya KantPlacing National Emblem On Supreme Court's Dome To Be Considered On Administrative Side By SC'Shocking' : Supreme Court Slams Haryana Police For Insensitive Probe Into Rape Of 4-Year-Old Girl'Obstinate Attitude' : Supreme Court Raps West Bengal For Stalling Kolkata's Orange Line Metro Project'Nothing Left...
