Delhi High Court Dismisses UoI Plea Against CAT Order Quashing Penalty Imposed On DRDO Scientist

The High Court of Delhi has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Union of India and others, upholding the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which had set aside the penalty imposed on Dr. Anil Kumar Tyagi, a scientist previously serving in the Defence Institute of Advance Technology (DIAT).The Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Saurabh Banerjee found no reason to disagree with the Tribunal's finding, noting that the Disciplinary Authority's order imposing the...

Private Unaided Veterinary College Cannot Charge Tuition Fee During Internship Period: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a private unaided veterinary college cannot charge tuition fee from students during the mandatory internship period of the B.V.Sc. & A.H. course, as doing so would be exploitative and contrary to the scheme and intent of the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) Regulations.The Court partly allowed a batch of writ petitions filed by...

Academic Stress & Productivity Loss: The Unspoken Reality Of National Law Universities

After securing admission through one of India's toughest examinations (CLAT), students arrive at National Law Universities with the hope of entering an environment that matches the effort it took to get there. Their expectations typically revolve around a supportive and intellectually stimulating academic environment with a balanced workload.Students look forward to participating in classroom discussions with professors who mentor them and classmates who challenge them, and a curriculum that...

Parliament Passes Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill, Allows 100% FDI In Insurance Sector

The Parliament on Wednesday passed The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, ushering in wide-ranging reforms in the insurance sector, including permitting 100% foreign direct investment in Indian insurance companies and strengthening the regulatory powers of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).The Bill, which was introduced in the...

Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Actress Ranya Rao's COFEPOSA Detention In Gold Smuggling Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by the mother of arrested Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao, seeking to declare that her detention under COFEPOSA, as illegal and void-ab initio.A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil dismissed the petition. The court had on December 1, reserved its judgment on the petition after hearing...

Will Hold Vacation Sitting On December 22 To Hear Urgent Matters : CJI Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday said that a special vacation sitting of the Supreme Court will be held on December 22 to hear urgent matters. He will take a call on how many benches should sit after seeing the number of matters.The CJI made this observation when some lawyers orally mentioned some matters for urgent listing today itself, since the Court is closing for winter...

J&K&L High Court Questions Govt, Sports Bodies Over Failure To Respond To PIL Alleging Sports Code Violations; Grants 'Last Opportunity'

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has expressed strong displeasure over the continued failure of key government authorities and sports bodies to file their responses in a Public Interest Litigation alleging large-scale non-compliance with the National Development Sports Code of India, 2011 in sports associations across the Union Territory.A Division Bench comprising...

Legal Expert Vacancy At Ludhiana Urban Water & Wastewater Management Limited [Apply Now]

Municipal Corporation Ludhiana invites application for the post of Legal Expert. Name of the Post: Legal Expert No. of Post: 01 (One) Remuneration: Rs. 1.25 Lac per month Essential Qualification and Experience · Candidate should have a degree in LLM and / or LL.B. · Candidate with LL.B. should have 10 years (Post qualification experience); Or · Candidate with LLM should have 6 years (Post qualification experience) (*with 70% marks in LL.B.) ...

Madras High Court Directs State To Form Standard Operating Procedure For Political Meetings By January 5

The Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to take a call on the Standard Operating Procedures, which would be made applicable to all political parties for public meetings, by January 5, 2026.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that a lot of suggestions and objections were placed before it. Having gone through the affidavits...

New Criminal Laws Mark Constitutional Transformation, Made Process Victim-Centric, Citizen-Responsive & Justice-Oriented: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that the new criminal laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, transformed the criminal process and made it more victim-centric, citizen-responsive and justice-oriented. “The advent of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and...

2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1225 | Radhika T v. Cochin University of Science and Technology

CUSAT Act | When Selected Candidate Resigns, Vacancy To Be Filled By Communal Rotation & Not From Rank List : Supreme Court...

Cash For Query Row: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Lokpal's Order Granting Sanction For CBI Chargesheet Against Mahua Moitra

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted relief to Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra and set aside an order passed by the Lokpal of India granting sanction to the CBI to file chargesheet against her in relation to the cash for query row.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar passed the order. The Court ruled that the Lokpal of India erred...