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'How Can You Enter A Plot Without Completing Formalities?' Gujarat HC Asks Cricketer Yusuf Pathan Over 'Encroachment' In Vadodara
Pathan challenged the single judge's order upholding State's decision rejecting a proposal to allot a plot to him without auction & directing Vadodara Municipality to remove encroachment
HP High Court Bars MLAs From Voting In Municipal President, Vice-President Elections; Says They Have No Such Right Under Law
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that ex-officio members, including Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), do not possess a right to vote in elections for the offices of President and Vice-President of Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats. Passing an interim order, the Court observed that the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994 and the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Election...
CPIM Leader Dipsita Dhar Moves Calcutta High Court Alleging Circulation Of AI-Edited Videos Of Speech To Malign Her
CPM youth leader and former State assembly election candidate Dipsita Dhar has approached the Calcutta High Court alleging that manipulated and doctored videos of her speeches and public appearances are being circulated on social media with the intent to malign her reputation and spread misinformation.According to the plea, Dhar has sought judicial intervention against the circulation of...
CBSE Class XII OSM Row: 'Education Can't Be Politicised', CBSE Opposes NSUI's Plea For Inquiry; Delhi High Court Issues Notice
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea filed by National Students' Union of India (NSUI) alleging “large scale irregularities and deficiencies” under the newly introduced On- Screen Marking (OSM) system by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).A division bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain sought response of Union Government...
Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Social Media Posts Calling Sitting Judge 'Murderer' Over Saket Building Collapse Deaths
The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered removal and take down of social media videos and posts containing “contemptuous” allegations against a sitting High Court judge by a man who blamed the judge over a recent incident wherein a building collapsed in Saket area claiming 6 lives.A division bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain directed social media...
'Can't Be Left Remediless': P&H High Court Orders Temporary Power Supply To 500+ Families In Abandoned Housing Project
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued interim directions to provide temporary electricity connections to residents of Sushma Valencia Apartments, an allegedly abandoned housing project in Zirakpur, while calling upon authorities to evolve a comprehensive solution to the crisis.Justice Sanjay Vashisth said, "The citizen of this country are residing in a welfare state and they cannot be...
Centre Notifies Permanent Appointments For 6 Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court
The Central Government on Saturday (June 6) notified permanent appointments of six additional judges of Bombay High Court. "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices (i) Ms. Nivedita Prakash Mehta, (ii) Prafulla Surendrakumar Khubalkar, (iii) Ashwin Damodar Bhobe, (iv) Rohit Wasudeo Joshi,...
Granting Bail In Rape Cases At Very Inception Of Trial Has 'Chilling Effect' On Safety Of Women: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that granting bail in rape cases at the very inception of trial has a chilling effect on the safety of women and that courts must remain mindful of the gravity and societal impact of such offences while considering bail applications.Setting aside a bail order passed by a trial court in a rape case, the Court observed that the trial...
Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Ex-TMC Minister Aroop Biswas' Plea To Quash FIR By Messi Tour Organiser Satadru Datta
The Calcutta High Court on Monday declined to grant urgent listing of a petition filed by former West Bengal Minister Aroop Biswas seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him by Messi GOAT Tour organiser Satadru Datta, alleging criminal intimidation.The matter was mentioned before a Bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya by Senior Advocate Kishore Datta, who pressed for urgent listing on...
Consensual Premarital Physical Relationship Cannot By Itself Reflect Poor Character : Supreme Court Allows Police Appointment
The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board to appoint a candidate whose selection as a police constable was cancelled due to his involvement in a criminal case arising from a failed romantic relationship, holding that a consensual premarital relationship between two unmarried adults cannot, by itself, be treated as a reflection of poor moral...
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup: May 2026
JudgmentsSupreme Court Quashes Bail Condition Requiring Accused To Vacate Home Solely To Prevent Alleged Offence Against ComplainantCause Title: SACHIN YADAV VERSUS STATE (NCT of DELHI) & ANR.Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 451The Supreme Court has quashed a bail condition imposed by the Delhi High Court that required the accused to vacate his residence solely to prevent any potential...