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Magistrate Cannot Issue Warrant When Respondent Skips Appearance In DV Act Case After Summons: J&K&L High Court
Holding that coercive processes like arrest warrants have no place in proceedings under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act unless a distinct offence under the Act is alleged, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that once a respondent has been duly served with summons but fails to appear, the Magistrate is empowered only to proceed ex parte and cannot resort to...
Supreme Court To Hear Tamil Nadu's Challenge To HC Stay On University Law Amendments On December 2
The Supreme Court on Monday posted to December 2 the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the Madras High Court's order which stayed the operation of State amendments taking away the Governor's power to appoint Vice-Chancellors of State-run Universities.A matter was before a bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. The State has also filed a...
'Evidence Of Injured Witness Not At Higher Pedestal If Accused Is Also Injured': Allahabad High Court, Says Injury Guarantees Presence, Not Truth
Dismissed a complainant's appeal challenging the acquittal of three accused in a 2018 assault case, the Allahabad High Court today observed that while the testimony of an injured witness is ordinarily placed on a higher pedestal, this principle may not apply when the accused is also injured. A bench of Justice Rajeev Misra and Justice Dr. Ajay Kumar-II added that injury on a...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Communist Party's Flagpoles In Tamil Nadu Public Lands
The Supreme Court today issued notice and ordered status quo on the Communist Party of India's challenge to the Madras High Court's directions for the removal of permanent political flagpoles from public places across Tamil Nadu. The matter was heard by a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta.“Issue notice and status quo”, Justice Vikram Nath said.The CPI has approached the Court against the High Court's Full Bench order of August 13. The Full Bench had declined to adjudicate...
Law Officer Vacancy At Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University invites online application for the post of Law Officer.Name of the Post: Law Officer No. of Post: 01 (One) Pay Matrix Level: Level-10 of Pay Matrix Rs.56,100 – 1,77,500/- and other allowances as admissible. Age Limit: 35 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • Bachelor's degree in law with Master's degree in Law with 55% of the marks or grade B in the University Grant Commission seven-point scale or from recognized University. • Five years'...
Constituent Institution Employees Cannot Claim Central University Benefits: Allahabad High Court
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that in the absence of specific policy, staff of constituent institutions cannot claim the same benefits as those awarded to Central University Employees.“... only on ground that institution become constituent of Allahabad University, petitioners cannot be granted benefit of General Provident Fund Scheme since it has to be granted only on basis...
Jaipur Catholic Welfare Society Moves Supreme Court Against Rajasthan Anti-Conversion Law
The Jaipur Catholic Welfare Society has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2025, asserting that the statute violates Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 21, 25 and 300A of the Constitution.“the structure of the Rajasthan Act is only to create fear in the minds of people and dissuade people from conversions. Further, it is only a tool...
Climate Literacy: Lessons From Oman's Green Schools Initiative
As the world edges closer to COP30, the urgency of embedding climate consciousness into education has never been greater. Oman's decision to align its national Green Schools Initiative with the UNESCO Green School Quality Standard under the Greening Education Partnership (GEP) marks a critical turning point in regional climate pedagogy. This initiative transcends symbolic environmentalism; it represents a profound rethinking of how climate education can be clinical, experiential, and...
S.45 PMLA Turns Principle Of Bail Is Rule & Jail Is Exception 'On Its Head': Jharkhand HC Denies Bail In ₹750-Crore Fake GST Invoice Case
The Jharkhand High Court recently observed that Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), with its twin conditions, “turns the principle of bail is the rule and jail is the exception on its head.”Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad made this observation while denying bail to an accused allegedly involved in the creation of fake companies for passing on ineligible input tax...
NLIU-NHRC National Moot Court Competition 2026: Advancing Human Rights In Criminal Justice
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal ('NLIU'), established in 1997, is the second oldest National Law University in India and carries a distinguished legacy of nearly three decades in imparting quality legal education. The Moot Court Association ('MCA'), constituted in 2002, is among the oldest student bodies at NLIU and is entrusted with organising and overseeing all mooting and allied activities. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), a statutory body established under the...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: November 10 - November 16, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 385Nominal Index:X AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374Amit Ashok Vyas AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 375Rajashekar AND Bar Council of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 376B S Kiran Kumar & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 377RAVICHANDRAGOUDA R. PATIL...