Wait-Listed Candidate Has No Vested Right To Appointment After Expiry Of Wait List : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that in public employment, wait-listed candidates do not acquire any vested or automatic right to appointment once the statutory validity of the waiting list has expired. “…the law seems to be well-settled that when a candidate included in a select/merit list has no indefeasible right of appointment, it would be too far-fetched to think that a candidate in...

Indefinite Blacklisting Violates Articles 14 & 19(1)(g): Allahabad High Court Quashes Order Passed Without Considering Defence

Holding that an administrative order cannot be "excessively punitive nor devoid of reasoned legal justification", the Allahabad High Court recently quashed a blacklisting order passed by a District Basic Education Officer (BSA) against a service provider.The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held “Debarment has been recognized as a method of disciplining...

West Bengal SIR | Class 10 Admit Card Will Have To Be Accepted : Supreme Court Tells Election Commission

In relation to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Monday observed that the Class 10 admit card issued by the State Board must be accepted as a document for enumeration.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the petitions concerning the WB SIR.Senior Advocate...

Sovereignty on Trial: Venezuela, Maduro and the Ghosts of Regime Change

The reported capture and prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States marks a gravely destabilising moment for international law. Projected as a law-enforcement action grounded in criminal accountability, the episode reveals a far more troubling reality: the steady normalisation of regime change cloaked in the language of legality. The real stakes go far beyond one individual. They concern the integrity of sovereignty in an increasingly power-driven global...

Former Kerala High Court Judge Retd. Justice A Lekshmikutty Passes Away

Justice A. Lekshmikutty, former judge of the Kerala High Court, passed away on Monday (January 19).She was appointed as a district judge in the year 1987. She became a judge of the Kerala High Court in 2000 and retired in 2004.She has formerly served as a member of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission. She was also Chairperson of the Kerala State Fishermen Debt Relief Commission....

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: POSH Act

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Interpretation of Statutes – Use of the word 'Where' in Section 11(1) – Held, the expression "where the respondent is an employee" in Section 11(1) of the POSH Act is a procedural trigger and not a jurisdictional constraint - The word 'where' functions as...

Authorised Govt Officer's Complaint Necessary To Prosecute Notary: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that as per Section 13(i) of the Notaries Act, a complaint by an officer authorized by the government concerned is necessary for taking cognizance of offence committed by a notary public exercising functions under the Act.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar, after referring to the provision and noting non-compliance, set aside all further proceedings against...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking SOP For Access To Archival Court Recordings

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (January 19) issued notice on a petition seeking formulation of Guidelines/Standard Operating Procedure on grant or refusal of access to archival recordings of court proceedings. The plea has been moved by advocate Angad Kamath who had made an application in form III under the Karnataka Rules On Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings 2021...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Against Aaj Tak, Anjana Om Kashyap Over Video Claiming Lord Valmiki Was A Dacoit

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to Aaj Tak news channel and its journalist Anjana Om Kashyap to remove an allegedly derogatory video relating to Lord Maharishi Valmiki and to issue a public apology. The plea took exception to a broadcast in which it was allegedly stated that “Bhagwan Maharishi Valmiki Ji was earlier a...

Vidhi Tamil Nadu: 'Rule Of Law Annual Lecture' By Dr. Arvind Subramanian On Fiscal Federalism

The second edition of Vidhi Tamil Nadu Rule of Law Annual Lecture will be held on 24th January, 2026. The lecture will be delivered by Dr Arvind Subramanian, economist and former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, on the topic "Fiscal Federalism and Sub-Federalism: Who are Perpetrators and Who are Victims?"This lecture series is part of Vidhi Tamil Nadu's efforts to...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 12 - January 18, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 27 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 36 NOMINAL INDEX Kamal Haasan v Neeyevidai, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 27 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences v. India Research Watch and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 28 Aamir Khan Productions Pvt Ltd v BSNL and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 29 Vimal Chinnappan v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Another, 2026...

Registrar Vacancy At Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), New Delhi

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), New Delhi invites application for the post of Registrar on deputation basis. Name of the Post: Registrar No. of Post: 01 (One) Pay Level: Level -14 as per Pay Matrix of 7th CPC (Rs 144200- 218200) Essential Qualification and Experience · Officers in Superior/ Higher Judicial Service and holding: (a) an analogous post of District Judge or Additional District Judge on regular basis in level 14 of Pay Matrix...