Civil Service Rules | Regularized Employee Can't Be Denied Pension Citing Artificial Breaks In Ad-Hoc Service: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the State to treat the ad-hoc service of a Physics lecturer, working in a Government College in District Sagar, as continuous service for pension purposes. The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed that the artificial break during his ad hoc service was 'fictional'. It held,"...the breaks which were given during adhoc period of the petitioner were...

Surveillance Register Entries Can't Be Based On Police Likes Or Dislikes: Rajasthan High Court Condemns Arbitrary Opening Of History Sheets

While setting aside the order of a Superintendent of Police opening history sheet against the petitioner, Rajasthan High Court held that the police does not have a license to enter the names of whosoever they like or dislike in the surveillance register.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the criteria for opening history sheet was subjective satisfaction of authority, and it...

Legal Consultant Vacancy At Head Office Of Tea Board

The Head Office of Tea Board, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India invites application for the post of Legal Consultant. Name of the Post: Legal Consultant No. of Post: 02 (Two) Age Limit: 45 Years Essential Qualification and Experience · A bachelor's degree in law of recognized University established or incorporated by or under a central Act, or a state Act, or any institution for higher education deemed to be a university by the Central...

Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 10, 2025

TAXSubway Franchisee Hiked Base Prices To Neutralise ITC Loss, Amounted To Profiteering; 18% Interest Can't Apply Retrospectively: GSTATSupplying AI-Powered IT Infra Services, Content To USA Corp By Indian Counterpart Is 'Export' Not 'Intermediary' : Gujarat High Court"₹41664 Crores ITC Fraud Via Non-Existing Entities, Fake Invoices": Centre Flags Rising GST Evasion In Rajya...

Allahabad High Court Orders Status Quo On Demolition Of SP Leader's Bareilly Marriage Hall, Directs BDA To Decide Compounding Plea

In a relief for the Samajwadi Party leader who owns "Aiwane-e-Farhat" in Bareilly, a banquet hall, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday restrained the Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) from carrying out any further demolition of the residential structure and marriage hall. A bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Kunal Ravi Singh directed the parties to maintain...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 01 To December 07, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1629 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1681NOMINAL INDEXV.THIRUNAVUKKARASU v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1629 HARINDER BASHISHTA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1630 MOHD SHAUKAT ALI @ DOLLY v. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1631 MASTER ARNAV RAJ v. DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1632 South East Asia Company...

Contempt Power Not A Personal Armour For Judges Or Sword To Silence Criticism : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has underscored that the power to punish for contempt is not a tool to silence critics or shield judges from scrutiny, declaring that contempt jurisdiction must never become a personal armour for the judiciary. Emphasising that the authority to punish necessarily carries the power to forgive, the Court said mercy must remain central to the judicial conscience when a...

Hidayatullah National Law University Organises Conference On “Justice Delivery Mechanisms And Institutional Capacity”

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, through its Centre for Criminal Law and Jurisprudence and Centre for Law and Human Rights, organised a one-day conference on “Justice Delivery Mechanisms and Institutional Capacity” in collaboration with the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) and the India Justice Report (IJR) on 8 December 2025. Envisioned as a platform for dialogue among stakeholders across Chhattisgarh, the conference centred on the four pillars of justice delivery—Police,...

School TC Not A 'DOB Certificate' U/S 94 JJ Act; Habeas Plea Against 'Mechanical' CWC Order Maintainable: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a mere School Transfer Certificate (TC) or an entry in an admission register of the school does not satisfy the requirement of a "date of birth certificate from the school" under Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. A Bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Zafeer Ahmad observed thus while...

Allahabad High Court Issues Show Cause Notice For Contempt To SP, CWC Chairperson For 'Detaining' Woman Despite Stay On Arrest

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued show cause notices for civil contempt to the Superintendent of Police (Mau), the Station House Officer (Maduban) and the Chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Mau, for taking a woman into custody despite a specific HC order staying her arrest. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar observed that any kind of action...

NCLT Delhi Admits Canara Bank's Insolvency Plea Against Equinox Over ₹372 Crore Guarantee Default

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at New Delhi has admitted Canara Bank's insolvency petition against Equinox India Developments Limited, earlier known as Indiabulls Real Estate Limited, for defaulting on Rs 372.35 crore for loans extended to Sinnar Thermal Power Limited for its coal-based thermal power project in Maharashtra. The tribunal rejected the company's claim that the case...

Missing UP Cop Dead? : Allahabad High Court Converts Habeas Plea To Criminal Writ, Flags 'Suspicion' Over Dysfunctional CCTVs

In a grim turn of events surrounding the disappearance of a suspended Uttar Pradesh Police Officer, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday observed that Aligarh Sub-Inspector Anuj Kumar "apparently has met with a gory fate". Noting that the matter involves 'serious' and 'grave' issues, the HC directed the conversion of his mother's habeas corpus petition into a Criminal Miscellaneous...