Retired IPS Officers' Forum Moves Supreme Court Against Pension Rule Creating Pay Disparity For Pre-2006 Retirees

The Supreme Court recently issued notice in a writ petition filed by the Forum of Retired IPS Officers (FORIPSO) for declaring the "Validation of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules and Principles for Expenditure on Pension Liabilities from the Consolidated Fund of India” under Part IV of the Finance Act, 2025 as ultra vires and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India....

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17, 2025 To November 23, 2025

JudgmentsSupreme Court Directs Uttarakhand To Restore Ecological Damage In Corbett Tiger Reserve, Demolish Illegal ConstructionsCase Details: In Re: CorbettCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1112The Supreme Court has issued a detailed set of directions to restore the Corbett Tiger Reserve following large-scale illegal constructions, roadworks and tree felling that took place during the establishment...

Employee Can't Decide Location Of Anganwari Centre, Must Abide By Directions: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld the termination of an angwari worker who repeatedly disobeyed the departmental orders to shift the Anganwari Centre from her home to the local Mahila Mandal Bhawan.The Court held it was not her decision to decide the location, she was merely supposed to abide by the directions. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua remarked that:“It was not for the petitioner...

Department of Financial Services Urges PSB Chiefs to Personally Monitor Top Insolvency Cases Amid Delays

Public sector bank chiefs were on Tuesday advised by Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary M Nagaraju to personally monitor the top twenty cases pending for admission and the top ten accounts awaiting resolution before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), as part of a wider review of delays in insolvency matters. In a press release, DFS said Nagaraju chaired a meeting with...

GST Act | S.130 Cannot Be Invoked For Excess Stock Found During Survey; Action Must Proceed U/S 73/74: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court held that Section 130 of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 could not be invoked where excess stock was found at the time of survey While dealing with a case regarding a search conducted under the GST Act, where upon finding discrepancies, proceedings had been initiated against the petitioner under S. 130 of the Act, Justice Piyush Agarwal held “A...

Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Strengthen RBI Ombudsman Complaint System, Calls For Safeguards To Avoid Misuse

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued directions to strengthen the system to deal with customer complaints by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Ombudsman.Justice Prathiba M Singh said that the intent of all financial regulatory mechanisms, including banks, financial institutions and regulators, must be to put in place adequate safeguards to avoid misuse, take stringent actions against...

Delhi High Court Quashes Patent Office Order, Sends Trident's 'Air Rich Yarn' Patent Plea Back For Review

The Delhi High Court has overturned a Patent Office decision that refused Trident Limited a patent for its “air rich” yarn and fabric technology. The court said the Patent Office failed to properly examine the key feature of the invention, which is the “homogeneous distribution of pores across the radial cross-section of yarn”, and had not correctly assessed obviousness under...

'Rely Only On Authenticated Legal Precedents': Punjab & Haryana High Court Calls For Training Trial Judges On Use Of Online Tools

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has called for training of Judicial Officers on responsible and judicious use of the online information and technology.The development ensued after an Additional Sessions Judge in Kurukshetra, while rejecting an anticipatory bail plea, relied on a headline from an online pop-up notification of a legal portal without reading the complete order.The High Court...

Criminal Revision Before HC Is Maintainable, But Sessions Court Should Ordinarily Be Approached First: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court recently held that the revisional jurisdiction of the Sessions Judge and the inherent powers of the High Court operate concurrently, and invoking one does not bar recourse to the other. However, as a matter of judicial discipline, the High Court will ordinarily refrain from exercising its inherent powers when an equally efficacious remedy before the Sessions Judge...

Marketing For Foreign University Prima Facie Constitutes 'Export Of Services'; Entitled To GST Refund: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently said that a private consultancy providing marketing services to a foreign university is prima facie covered by its decision in Delhi Goods and Service Tax DGST v. Global Opportunities Private Limited (2025).Vide the said decision, the division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain had held that foreign education consultancy services to students...

Romanticising Caste System-Institutional Complicities

It appeared in news reports from last few weeks that the Government of Madhya Pradesh in an affidavit to the Supreme Court has endorsed a statement that “India's caste system was originally founded on social harmony, equality, and fraternity during the Vedic period, but was gradually altered due to contact with foreign powers”. As per reports, the claim has been submitted as part of the state's plea to raise Other Backward Class (OBC) reservations from 14% to 27%.The statement and a detailed...

Project Associate (Legal) Vacancy At Intelligent Communication Systems India Limited [Walk-In-Interview; Apply Now]

Intelligent Communication Systems India Limited (ICSIL) invites application for the post of Project Associate (Legal). Name of the Post: Project Associate (Legal) No. of Post: 02 (Two) Remuneration: Rs.55,000/- month Essential Qualification and Experience · Law Graduate from a recognized University with 0-3 years' experience. How to apply? · Interested candidates are required to appear for Walk-In-Interview at office of the Deputy Conservator of...