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Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Probe Against Journalists Over Posts On Punjab CM's Helicopter
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed till next date, further investigation against law student, journalists and media professionals for publishing a news story relating to helicopter movements allegedly linked to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj also issued notice on the petition filed by the accused, seeking to quash the FIR. The bench said,"Right...
While Declining To Quash FIR, HC Should Not Direct Police To Follow S.41A CrPC Procedure : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that High Courts cannot, while rejecting a plea to quash FIR, direct the police to ensure compliance with Section 41A of the Cr.P.C. The Court explained that once an accused regularly appears in response to a notice under Section 41A, arrest is barred, and such a protection, being in the nature of interim relief, cannot be granted at the stage of...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Wrestler's Plea Against Exclusion From Arjuna Award, Questioning Discretionary Component In Selection Scheme
The Delhi High Court last week issued notice on a petition moved by gold-winning Indian freestyle wrestler Naveen Malik, challenging his exclusion from the Arjuna Award, 2025.Arjuna Award is a national honour conferred in recognition of outstanding performance in sports.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav noted that Malik is an international wrestler who has secured several national...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Denies Bail To Jeweller Roddam & Former Devaswom Board Officials
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 21) denied bail to Jeweller Roddam Govardhan and former Travancore Devaswom Board officials A. Padmakumar and Murari Babu, who are accused of misappropriating gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and door frames of the Sreekovil in Sabarimala.Justice A. Badharudeen pronounced the order today in open court after reserving the verdict. They are accused of...
SIR| Verification Of Citizenship Only For Electoral Purposes; The Method Is 'Liberal, Soft-Touch': ECI Tells Supreme Court
In the ongoing challenge to the SIR across states, the ECI told the Supreme Court that the verification of the citizenship of the voters was being done only for electoral purposes and not with the intent to deport non-citizens. The ECI also argued that the process of verification was a 'liberal, soft-touch' approach and did not involve a rigorous investigation per se. The bench comprising...
'Do Some Constructive Work': Delhi High Court Raps Law Student Seeking To Ban Bangladesh From Cricket Citing Violence Against Hindus
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a public interest litigation seeking to ban Bangladesh from participating in all cricket tournaments and competitions, citing violence against Hindus there. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia rapped the petitioner, a law student, for filing such a PIL while also repeatedly cautioning pursuing the matter...
'Malice In Law, Vendetta': CAT Quashes Charge Memo Against Sameer Wankhede, Faults CBIC For Proceeding Despite Interim Order
In a significant and strongly worded order, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, on Monday quashed and set aside the charge memorandum issued to IRS officer Sameer Wankhede, holding that the departmental action was vitiated by grave procedural impropriety, malice in law and abuse of process. It added that the action was not a bona fide exercise of power but...
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Stale Pension Claim, Raps State For Losing Service Records
The Rajasthan High Court has held that even though loss or misplacement of service records by the State is a serious administrative failure, the same cannot by itself create a substantive right for an employee to get pension. At the same time, the bench of Justice Anand Sharma expressed strong disapproval of the State's plea in the matter that the service records of the petitioner were lost....
Recruitment Rules Can't Defeat Object Of Compassionate Appointment: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that compassionate appointment is an exception to the general process of recruitment and undue reliance cannot be placed on the recruitment rules to defeat the object of compassionate appointment. The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Indrajeet Shukla held,“Suffice to note that the Recruitment Rules are in furtherance of the requirements...
Deputy chief Legal Aid Defence Counsel And Assistant Legal Aid Defence Counsel Vacancy At District Legal Service Authority, Baghpat
Uttar Pradesh Legal Service Authority, Lucknow invites application for the post of Deputy chief Legal Aid Defence Counsel and Assistant Legal Aid Defence Counsel At District Legal Service Authority, Baghpat. Name of the Post: Deputy chief Legal Aid Defence Counsel and Assistant Legal Aid Defence Counsel No. of Post: 01 (One) each Essential Qualification and Experience Deputy chief Legal Aid Defence Counsel · Practice in Criminal law for at least 7 years. · ...
Senior Deputy Secretary Vacancy At Mumbai Port Authority
`Mumbai Port Authority invites online application for the post of Senior Deputy Secretary by absorption through Composite Method in Mumbai Port Authority. Name of the Post: Senior Deputy Secretary No. of Post: 03 (Three) Essential Qualification and Experience · A degree from recognized University. (ii) Twelve years' experience in executive cadre in the field of General Administration, Personnel, Industrial Relations etc. in an Industrial/Commercial /Govt....