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High Court Orders Panjab University To Regularise Contractual Assistant Professors Working Since 2012
In a significant relief to long-serving contractual teachers, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed Panjab University, Chandigarh, to regularize the services of two Assistant Professors who have been working continuously since 2012 on sanctioned posts. The Court held that the petitioners were not “backdoor entrants” and had been appointed after a proper selection process...
'Ridge Acts As Delhi's Green Lungs In Present Pollution' : Supreme Court Directs Giving Statutory Status To Ridge Management Board
Amid worsening air pollution in the National Capital, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 11) delivered a crucial verdict aimed at protecting the 'Delhi Ridge', a vital ecological zone in Delhi. Observing that little progress had been made over the past three decades to restore the ridge's natural integrity, the Court directed the Union Government(MoEF & CC) to confer statutory status...
RP Act Accepts Aadhaar Card As Identity Proof For Electoral Roll Inclusion; UIDAI's Notification Can't Stop It, Says Supreme Court During Hearing
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 11) orally remarked that a notification issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) cannot be the basis to stop the use of the Aadhaar card as a proof of identity for the purpose of inclusion in the electoral roll, since the Representation of the Peoples Act 1951 specifically allows such use.The Court remarked that an...
Kerala University Faculty Approaches High Court Alleging Harassment Over Sanskrit PhD Row
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (11 November) directed the standing counsel for Kerala University to get instructions in a writ petition moved by DR. C N Vijayakumari, Dean of Faculty of Oriental Studies at the varsity, alleging harassment over Sanskrit Ph.D row.When the matter was taken up for admission, Justice V G Arun directed the standing counsel to get instruction while observing that...
Can SC/ST Community Status Of Govt Employee Be Verified After Retirement? Madras High Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Madras High Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether the community certificate of an employee can be verified after retirement from service. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan thought it fit to refer the issue to a larger bench after noting the conflicting views taken by the co ordinate benches of the court. Thus,...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused Booked For 2021 Murder Of CPI(M) Leader Sandeep Kumar
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 11) granted bail to two persons, who are accused of the murder of the CPI(M) leader Sandeep Kumar in Pathanamthitta district, alleged to have been committed on December 2, 2021.They are accused of the offences under Sections 120B, 143, 147, 148, 302, 307, 452, 506(ii), 294(b), 149 and 212 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 20 r/w Section 27...
J&K&L High Court Closes PIL On Spurious Medicine Sales In UT, Says Detailed Mechanism Already In Place
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court closed a Public Interest Litigation seeking action against the alleged circulation of spurious, fake and misbranded medicines, after recording that a detailed regulatory framework is already operating in the Union Territory.The Court was hearing a public interest petition filed by an Advocate raising concerns regarding the sale of misbranded...
Disbursal Of Funds Under Funding Agreement With Guaranteed Return Amounts To Financial Debt U/S 5(8) IBC: NCLT
The NCLT, Mumbai Bench, has held that a disbursal of funds under a funding agreement with guaranteed return amounts to financial debt under section 5(8) of the IBC, 2016. The bench of Judicial Member Nilesh Sharma and Technical Member Sameer Kakkar observed, “It can be said that the Applicants have invested funds under the Funding Agreement, and as per the terms of the agreement,...
Typographical Error In Title Of Arbitral Award Can Be Corrected Beyond 30 Days If Caused By Tribunal's Mistake: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court held that a clerical or typographical error in the title of an arbitral award can be corrected even after 30 day limitation period provided under section 33 of the Arbitration Act if the mistake originated from the tribunal itself and not from the parties. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela...
Bombay High Court Restrains Surat Company From Using German Entity's 'PETROFER' Mark
The Bombay High Court has granted an interim injunction in favour of German lubricant manufacturer Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GmbH & Co. and its Indian licensee Hardcastle Petrofer Private Limited, restraining United Petrofer Limited, a Surat-based company, from using the mark 'PETROFER'. A single bench of Justice Arif S Doctor passed the order on November 6, 2025, while deciding...
Call For Application: NLUD Justice For Children Litigation Fellowship
National Law University, Delhi invites online application for the post of Call for Application – NLUD Justice for Children Litigation Fellowship.Name of the Post: Fellowship Time period: Nine months, starting Dec 15, 2025 Location: UT of Jammu and Kashmir Stipend: INR 30,000/- monthly Essential Qualification and Experience • Law Graduate (LL.B. or B.A.LL.B.) • Updated knowledge of substantive and procedural child rights law, including POCSO and JJ Act; • Experience of 3+ years in child...