Recruitment Advertised For Tribal Areas Creates Legitimate Expectation; State Can't Post Candidate Elsewhere Sans Reasons: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the State cannot extend an attractive promise at the stage of recruitment and later altogether depart from it without any rational justification.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that a legitimate expectation could undoubtedly arise in the candidates' mind at the time of entering service that their posting would be in or around the regions for which...

Haryana RERA Directs Ocean Seven Buildtech To Refund Homebuyer's Payment After Deducting ₹25,000 Under Affordable Housing Policy

Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) bench comprising of Phool Singh Saini (Member) clarified that when a homebuyer fails to comply with a payment demand in an Affordable Housing project, the builder may cancel the allotment only in accordance with clause 5(iii)(i) of the Affordable Group Housing Policy 2013. In such cases, the builder must refund the amount paid...

Union Files Curative Petition Against 9-Judge Bench Judgment Upholding States' Power To Levy Tax On Minerals

The Union Government has filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court against the 9-judge bench judgment which upheld the power of the States to levy tax on mining rights and mineral-bearing lands.In July 2024, a 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court, by 8:1 majority, in Mineral Area Development Authority v. M/S Steel Authority Of India, held that Royalty is not within the nature of a tax and...

Promotion After Retirement Can't Extend Service, But Notional Monetary Benefits Allowed Till Superannuation: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that extension of service on the basis of a promotion recommended after superannuation is not permissible in law and that such recommendation cannot be given effect to once the employee has already retired. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, said, “Thus, giving the appellant an extension of his service...

Madras High Court Quashes Order Allowing Pfizer To Seek Documents From Indian Drug Manufacturer For US Suit

The Madras High Court has overturned a Single Judge's order that had permitted pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to enforce Letters Rogatory issued by a United States court to obtain documents and testimony from Chennai-based Softgel Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Letters Rogatory are formal requests sent by a court in one country to a court in another country seeking assistance in gathering evidence for a...

KIIT School Of Law Commemorates 76 Years Of Indian Constitution

KIIT School of Law, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, commemorated 76 years of the Indian Constitution on 26 November 2025 with a special ceremony themed “The Constitution Beyond 75: Reflect. Reform. Reaffirm.” The event, organised by the KIIT Centre for Constitutional Law Studies & Research (CCLSR), brought together students, faculty, and dignitaries to celebrate the Constitution's enduring relevance.The programme began with a Welcome Address by Prof. Raju K.D., Pro...

'Time To Reinforce Predictability In Judicial Approach' : CJI Suggests National Judicial Policy To Avoid Divergence Across Benches

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday said predictability in judicial approach must be reinforced across courts in the country, and avoidable divergence that may arise because there are twenty-five High Courts and multiple benches of the Supreme Court, must be avoided.“It is high time we minimise unpredictability and avoidable divergence that may arise simply because there...

Standard Of Family's Indigence For Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Interpreted As 'Beggary': Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the technical definition of “indigent” under Order XXXIII, Rule 1 of CPC, could not be transposed mechanically into the domain of compassionate appointment as that would reduce the scheme illusory,by imposing a threshold that no eligible family could practically meet.“Indigent Person” under CPC meant that a person who did not possess sufficient...

President Meets Supreme Court Judges On Constitution Day

President Droupadi Murmu graced the Constitution Day Celebrations, organised by the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi yesterday. The President said that the Constitution is the source of peaceful social, economic, and political revolution in the world's largest democracy. It is also the source of ensuring individual dignity and our national unity. She highlighted the need to make legal...

'If True, A Shocking Testimony Of Society': Allahabad High Court Flags 51-Yr Delay In Allotting Land Due To 1971 War Martyr's Widow

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday expressed strong concern over the plight of a widow of a 1971 war martyr who moved the HC claiming that she had been allotted only 2.5 bighas of land against her entitlement of 5 bighas and has been struggling since 1974 to receive what is due to her. A Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta remarked that if the claims...

Chhattisgarh High Court Celebrates Constitution Day, Reaffirms Commitment To Democratic Ideals

The High Court of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday commemorated Constitution Day (Samvidhan Diwas) with a solemn ceremony at Unity Hall, reiterating the judiciary's unwavering commitment to constitutional values, justice and democratic governance. The event was held under the theme “Constitution Day 2025: Reaffirming Our Democratic Ideals.”The programme began with the National Anthem, followed...

Differently Abled Child Entitled To Care Of Both Parents: Gauhati High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Army Major's Joint Posting Request

In a matter where an Indian Army officer sought reconsideration of his transfer on account of his minor son having autism, the Gauhati High Court held that a differently abled child is entitled, as a matter of legal right, to have caregiving parents near him, and directed the authorities to reconsider the request for joint posting of the parents.The ruling was delivered by Justice Kardak Ete,...