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Junior Can't Draw Higher Pay Than Senior Under 2022 Civil Service Rules; Recovery Barred If Excess Due To Departmental Error: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that, as per the Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2022, a government employee's pay can't exceed that of their immediate senior.However, the Court quashed the recovery of excess salary paid to the petitioner, as the excess payment made occurred due to a departmental error.Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua remarked that: “Admittedly, a...
'Umar Khalid And Others Playing Victim Card; No Ground For Bail,' Delhi Police Tells Supreme Court In Riots Conspiracy Case
The Delhi Police has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing the grant of bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shifa Ur Rehman in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The police said that the petitioners were trying to play "victim card" on the ground of long incarceration when they themselves are responsible for delaying the trial.In the...
RSS Route March: Karnataka High Court Directs Second Meeting Between RSS Kalaburagi Convenor & District Authorities On Nov 5
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (October 30) asked the Convenor of RSS Kalaburagi Ashok Patil to meet with district authorities on November 5 at the Advocate General's office with respect to holding a proposed march (Pathasanchalana) in Chittapur Town.The court also asked the senior counsel appearing for the petitioner senior advocate Aruna Shyam as well as Advocate General Shashi...
Second FIR On Same Background Not Barred When Allegations Are Distinct In Scope, Subject & Period: Allahabad High Court
In an order clarifying the scope of the 'second FIR' bar, the Allahabad High Court today held that the registration of a subsequent FIR on same background is not legally prohibited if it discloses new and distinct offences based on fresh fact. A Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla observed that while Supreme Court's ruling in the case of TT Antony...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Patanjali Ayurved's Appeal Against Order To Pay ₹48.5 Lakh To Supplier
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Patanjali Ayurved Limited against a lower court order that directed the company to pay nearly Rs 48.5 lakh to Ujala Goel, proprietor of Ru Overseas, for goods supplied to it.A bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar while dismissing the appeal however reduced the interest payable on the amount from 15% to 9%. “The appeal...
Karnataka High Court Quashes State Law University's Circular Enhancing Student Registration Fee Citing Lack Of Statutory Backing
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a circular issued by Karnataka State Law University enhancing the fee structure for registration of students for the 5-year and 3-year courses. Justice R Devdas passed the order while allowing a batch of petitions filed by Pranava KN and others, all law students. Prior to the circular dated 02-07-2025, the respondent-University was levying and...
Illegal Delegation By Interview Committee Renders Entire Recruitment Void; No Selective Relief In Tainted Selection Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that when the entire selection process for a recruitment is tainted, there cannot be a policy of pick and choose of certain candidates, as delegation of powers by the Interview Committee to subordinate officers is impermissible in law, and renders the entire selection process invalid. The Court observed that where a Government Resolution prescribes that an...
2018 Amendment To Specific Relief Act Is Not Retrospective, Clarifies Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963, which made the grant of specific performance of contracts a mandatory relief, has no retrospective effect and does not apply to suits or transactions that arose before its enforcement on October 1, 2018.The Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, while addressing the issue in a...
High Court Restrains Karnataka University From Announcing Results Of Interviews Held For PhD In Law
The Karnataka High Court has, by way of an interim order, restrained the Vice Chancellor of Karnataka University and other respondents from announcing the results of the interview held for the Ph.D programme in Law.A Single judge, Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde passed the order on October 28, while hearing the petition filed by Deepak Rajashekhar Tongli. The court while issuing notice to...
Minority Educational Institutions Like Madarsa Not Immune From Reasonable Regulations Of State Ensuring Academic Standards: Allahabad HC
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that right of minorities under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India must be exercised within reasonable regulations and frameworks of the State Government for ensuring academic excellence and maintaining standards of education.Quashing the advertisement issued by Nazime of Ala/Manager of Madarsa Arabiya Shamshul Uloom Sikariganj (Ehata...