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Rajasthan High Court Denies Relief To Candidate Unable To Clear MBBS In 14 Years, Says Can't Ignore Fate Of Patients
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a medical student who sought permission to appear in the remaining papers of the MBBS Final Professional Part-II examination, observing that the Court cannot ignore the interests of patients who may eventually be treated by a candidate who has failed to clear the course despite repeated attempts over fourteen years.A division bench...
Registrar Cannot Decide Title Disputes Using Supervisory Powers Under Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act: High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the powers conferred upon the Registrar under Section 79 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 are supervisory in nature and cannot be exercised to adjudicate disputes relating to title or ownership of property. The Court observed that where performance of an act requires an adjudicatory order by the competent authority, the Deputy...
Appointment Of Mizoram State Human Rights Commission Chairperson, Members Under Process: State Tells Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court's Aizawl Bench was recently informed that the appointment of the Chairperson and members of the Mizoram State Human Rights Commission is under process and that the requisite notification would be issued after obtaining the Governor's approval.A division bench of Justice Nelson Sailo and Justice Shamima Jahan was hearing a PIL seeking directions to the State of Mizoram...
Linda Sema Ruling: Closing One POCSO Reporting Loophole, Opening Another?
An appeal was raised in front of the Supreme Court of India by the mother of a 7-year-old girl who was assaulted at school against the discharge of the headmistress. The said headmistress had firsthand knowledge about the offence but conducted a private investigation along with the school staff, amounting to nothing, and allegedly decided to suppress the information. The Supreme Court of India, in its judgment dated July 9, 2026 (AAA v. Linda Sema & Ors., SLP (Criminal) No. 4772 of 2024),...
1.5 Kg Of Khoya, 28 Years Of Litigation: P&H High Court Reduces Jail Term To Period Already Undergone In Food Adulteration Case
In a case that began with the seizure of 1.5 kilograms of khoya from a shop in Hoshiarpur in 1998, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has reduced the substantive jail sentence of a now-elderly convict to the period he had already undergone, invoking the speedy trial under Article 21 to a conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 237].Justice...
Notice To Existing Co-Owner Mandatory Before Mutation Of Land Purchased Through Sale Deed: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that a mutation granted without issuing notice to an existing co-owner of the land is contrary to Section 52 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. The Court declined to interfere with the Assam Board of Revenue's order setting aside such mutation, while clarifying that the purchaser remains at liberty to seek mutation afresh in accordance with...
Electrocution Inside Consumer's Home While Using Water Pump Not Covered Under Compensation Scheme: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that compensation under the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited's Circular is not payable where an electrocution accident occurs within a consumer's domestic premises while operating an internal electrical appliance such as a Tullu Pump. The Court expressed concern over the Electricity Department's failure to communicate the rejection of...
Sexual Violence Against A Minor Shatters Victim's Future "Into Pieces": P&H High Court Denies Bail To POCSO Accused
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied regular bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor child, holding that courts must be especially mindful while dealing with bail applications in cases of sexual violence against children, given the lasting and irreversible impact of such offences. Justice Sumeet Goel said, "...while considering matters involving sexual offences, a Court...
Advocates Must Approach Civil Court For Recovery Of Fees From Clients, Can't Invoke Writ Jurisdiction: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that disputes relating to repayment of pending professional fees are not public in nature and assume the character of private civil disputes. The court thus held that an advocate cannot file writ petitions for recovering such pending professional fee from client. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 331] The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes CBI FIR Registered Pursuant To Judicial Order Later Set Aside By Division Bench
The Rajasthan High Court has quashed an FIR against two men, observing that the very origin and basis of the criminal proceedings no longer existed, since the Single Judge's order directing investigation against them had already been set aside and the underlying writ petition itself stood dismissed.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held:"The origin and genesis of the impugned FIR is no...