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Supreme Court Rejects Foreign LL.B. Holder's Plea Against BCI's Additional Qualifying Exam Condition Despite Bridge Course Completion
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition challenging Bar Council of India's requirement of an additional qualifying exam for Indian nationals holding foreign law degrees, despite completion of the prescribed bridge course.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after hearing Advocates PB Sashaankh and Vipin Nair for the petitioner and...
Kerala High Court Directs Emergency Electric Fencing At Tribal School Amid Rising Human–Wildlife Conflict
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (26 November) issued directions to fortify the Aralam Model Residential School (MRS) with electric fencing, citing the escalating human–wildlife conflict in the Aralam Farm and TRDM (Tribal Rehabilitation Development Mission) areas in light of the relocation of 257 students and 47 teachers to the farm.The Court had earlier expressed concern over the...
Second Complaint After Closure Report In 1st Complaint Can't Be Maintained By Adding New Offence For Same Incident : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that simply adding a new offence in a subsequent complaint concerning the same alleged incident after a closure report has already been filed in the original complaint, does not render the later complaint maintainable. “By merely adding an offence for the same occurrence, and by the same informant, a second complaint through the invocation of Section 200 of the Code...
PC Act | Witnesses Turning Hostile In Departmental Proceedings No Ground To Seek Discharge In Criminal Trial : Supreme Court
Reiterating that a discharge in departmental proceedings does not automatically absolve a public servant in a criminal case, the Supreme Court has observed that exoneration is comparatively easier in disciplinary inquiries because witnesses often turn hostile, whereas in criminal trials witnesses depose on oath and risk prosecution for perjury if they make false statements.“when a...
Default Bail | S.187(3)(i) BNSS Prescribes 90-Day Limit For Chargesheet, State Amendment Granting 120 Days Repealed With CrPC: Orissa High Court
In a vital clarification to the new procedure under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the Orissa High Court has made it clear that the State Amendment, which increased the time-limit for filing of charge-sheet from 90 days to 120 days under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), is repealed along with the CrPC. Therefore, charge-sheet now has to be filed within 90 days as...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Stipend For Foreign Medical Graduates In Gujarat
The Supreme Court today(November 28) issued notice in a writ petition filed by the All Indian Parents Association Belarus Medical Students raising the issue of non-payment of stipend to foreign medical graduates in the State of Gujarat. The petition raises the issue of disparity in payment of stipend to Indian Medical Graduates and Foreign Medical Graduates. It is stated that despite...
Supreme Court Appreciates SCBA For Raising Menstrual Dignity Matter, Issues Notice On Plea Against 'Period Checks' At Workplaces
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the Supreme Court Bar Association's (SCBA) plea seeking formulation of binding guidelines to ensure that the privacy, dignity, bodily autonomy and health of women are not violated when they are menstruating or facing related gynaecological issues at workplaces and educational institutions.SCBA approached the Court after reports emerged that...
Tender Challenges Based On Business Rivalry, Hurt Pride Must Be Resisted; Judicial Review In Contractual Matters Narrow: Allahabad High Court
While dealing with a tender matter, the Allahabad High Court observed that imaginary grievances, wounded pride and business rivalries of those who have been unsuccessful in tenders should not form the basis of judicial interference.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla held,“A tenderer or contractor with a grievance can always seek damages in a civil court....
Validity Of Second Marriage Won't Affect Family Pension When Deceased Nominated Only Second Wife For Receiving Benefits: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently ordered the Directorate of Pension and other officials to grant family pension to the second wife of a deceased man, even though the marriage was void. Justice K Kumaresh Babu noted that even though the marriage was void, since it was solemnized during subsistence of the first marriage, the deceased employee had nominated the second wife, and not...
Even Though Evidence Act Is Not Applicable To Arbitration, Tribunal Must Follow Its Core Principles: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently observed that although arbitral tribunals are not bound by the Evidence Act, they must still follow its foundational principles when assessing evidence to avoid judicial scrutiny. A single bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh stated that “the fundamental principles of the Evidence Act which provides the basis for dealing with the case must be satisfied...
High Court Of Karnataka And NJA To Host South Zone–I Conference On Advancing Rule Of Law Through Technology
The High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru, the Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru, and the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, are jointly organizing the South Zone–I Regional Conference on “Advancing the Rule of Law Through Technology: Challenges & Opportunities” on 29th and 30th November 2025 at the Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru.This two-day regional conference aims to...