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High Courts Work Even On Holidays, Denial Of Compensatory Leave To Its Officers Illegal, Violates Article 229: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 28) held that denial of compensatory leave to the Gazetted Officers of the High Court is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 229 of the Constitution.Justice N. Nagaresh observed: “In High Court, the functional realities are materially different from other Government Departments. Administrative and judicial work continues even during...
After WhatsApp Hacking Of Advocates, SCBA Issues Alert, Asks Members Not To Transfer Money
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has issued an urgent alert after several advocates reported that their WhatsApp accounts and mobile numbers were hacked and used by fraudsters to seek money from other members.In a circular dated January 28, 2026, the Supreme Court Bar Association said it has received information about at least four members whose accounts have been compromised, with...
Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Alleging Targeted Attacks On Opposition Leaders, Police Complicity
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday (January 29) moved an application before the Calcutta High Court, alleging targeted and recurring acts of violence on opposition leaders. The application has been moved in a writ petition originally filed in October 2025, claiming that despite prior notification to the Police and adherence to prescribed protocols, violent...
30 Years On, Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Police ASI For Accepting ₹5,000 Bribe
The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in a corruption case dating back nearly three decades.A bench of Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha held that minor inconsistencies in witness testimony cannot eclipse clear proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification."A whole reading of the entire materials on record would only show...
Convoy Attack Case | 'No Coercive Steps' Against LoP Suvendu Adhikari Till Feb 19: State Gives Assurance In Calcutta High Court
In a reprieve for West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, the State Government today assured the Calcutta High Court that no coercive action will be taken against the BJP leader until the next scheduled hearing on his plea on February 19, 2026.Adhikari approached the HC last week seeking protection against alleged coercive actions by the police in connection with...
Oral Evidence Can't Prove Citizenship Without Documentary Linkage: Gauhati High Court Dismisses Challenge To Foreigners' Tribunal Opinion
The Gauhati High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a Foreigners' Tribunal opinion, holding that the petitioner had “miserably failed” to prove that he is a citizen of India and born out of bona fide citizens, and finding no perversity or error on the face of the record in the Tribunal's decision declaring him a foreigner A division bench comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana...
Marriage Can't Be Dissolved By Way Of Affidavit Made Before Notary: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that a marriage cannot be dissolved by way of an affidavit made before a Notary, and that in the absence of any material showing invocation of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, a claim of divorce based merely on a notarised affidavit cannot be accepted. Setting aside the Family Court's maintenance order, the Court found that the Respondent's...
Trade Unions Largely Responsible For Stopping Country's Industrial Growth; Many Units Closed Due To Them : CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday remarked that trade unionism was largely responsible for stopping the industrial growth in the country."How many industrial units in the country have been closed thanks to trade unions? Let us know the realities. All traditional industries in the country, all because of these jhanda unions have been closed, all throughout the country. They don't...
'Unfortunate That Victim Was Tutored By Own Mother To Depose Falsely': Madras High Court Overturns Father's POCSO Conviction
The Madras High Court recently overturned the conviction of a father under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter. Justice Sunder Mohan noted that the statement of the witnesses including the victim and the mother, was exaggerated, with malafide and was made only to wreak vengeance against the father...
Delhi High Court Issues Summons In Rani Kapur's Suit Against Priya Kapur, Karisma Kapoor's Children Over 'Fraudulent' Family Trust
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued summons in a suit moved by late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother, Rani Kapur against her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and actress Karisma Kapoor's children alleging that they orchestrated a “fraudulent family trust” to unlawfully strip her of her entire estate.Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the defendants to file written statements in the suit...