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Munambam Waqf Land Dispute: Kerala High Court Allows State's Appeal Against Quashing Of Inquiry Commission
The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 10) allowed two appeals filed by the State Government challenging a March 17 order cancelling the appointment of an Inquiry Commission set up by the State to resolve the land dispute between residents of Munambam and the Waqf Board.A division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar VM while pronouncing the order said,...
KMC Is Secured Creditor U/S 232 Of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act: NCLAT New Delhi
The NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi, comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Barun Mitra (Member-Technical), has held that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is a secured creditor by virtue of section 232 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980. Background of the Case An asset of the corporate debtor was assessed for property tax by the...
Telangana PSC Group-1 Exam 2025 : Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Fresh Test & Re-Evaluation Of Answer Sheets
The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the suspension of a Telangana High Court order which directed re-evaluation of answer sheets of Group-I mains examination conducted by the Public Service Commission or conduct of a fresh exam as an alternative.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with the challenge to the order of a Division Bench of the High...
Delhi Govt Can Regulate Private School Fees Only To Prevent Profiteering, Not To Control Fee Structure: High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the Delhi Government's Directorate of Education (DoE) has the power to regulate fee structure of unaided private schools only to the extent necessary to curb profiteering, commercialization of education, and collection of capitation fees.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela clarified that the government...
Juvenile Justice Act 2000 Applies Retrospectively : Supreme Court Orders Release Of Convict Who Was Juvenile When Crime Was Committed In 1981
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 9) ordered the release of the murder convict under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, after finding he was a juvenile at the time of the commission of the offence in 1981. The Court held that the JJ Act is retrospective in operation, and applies to offences pre-dated the enforcement of the JJ Act, 2000.The Court rejected the State's argument that since...
Allahabad High Court Directs Meta To Take Down 'Defamatory' Content Against Swami Ram Bhadracharya
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Wednesday directed 'Meta Platforms Inc.' (which operates Facebook and Instagram) to take down within 48 hours the objectionable content allegedly defaming Padma Vibhushan awardee and Jagadguru Swami Ram Bhadracharya Ji Maharaj, once the URL links of such content are provided to it. A Bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant...
Legitimacy In Limbo: Judicial Endorsement And Legislative Silence On CBI
While police investigations in politically sensitive cases are shrouded in skepticism, in such cases, a clarion call for a CBI investigation emerges from all the relevant stakeholders in unison. Considering the confidence that the Central Bureau of Investigation commands amongst the people of this country, despite certain aberrations, it is extremely troubling that the premiere investigation agency of the country with the powers of broad amplitude and overarching jurisdiction is dependent on a...
Social Media Posts Crossing Line Into Insult Or Humiliation Affect Person's Right To Dignity: Delhi High Court
“When the speech crosses the line into insult, humiliation or incitement, it collides with the right to dignity…The freedom of 'speech' and 'expression' granted by the Constitution under Article 19 must be exercised within the bounds of the reasonable restrictions it places,” the judge said.
“Experience Gives Wisdom, But Structured Training Refines And Channels That Wisdom Into Effective Leadership ” - Justice Ramesh Sinha
The inaugural session of two weeks Orientation Course for the newly promoted District Judge (Entry Level) 2025, from 06th October 2025 to 17th October 2025 was held today at Vivekananda Auditorium of Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy, Bilaspur, under the esteemed presence of Justice Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice High Court of Chhattisgarh & Patron-In-Chief Chhattisgarh State Judicial...
Karnataka Becomes First State to Introduce Menstrual Leave Policy for Women in Govt & Private Sectors
Karnataka has become the first state in India to grant 12 paid menstrual leaves annually for women employees across Government and Private sectorsThe Karnataka State Cabinet on Thursday approved the “Menstrual Leave Policy, 2025”, allowing women employees across all sectors one day of paid leave every month.The policy will be applicable to women working in government departments,...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Interim Custody Of Minor To Wife After Drunk Husband Hit Her Lawyer In Court, Directs Security Cover
In an unusual turn of events, a drunk man hit his wife's lawyer in court. Taking serious note of the incident, the Court granted interim custody of the couple's minor children to the mother and directed the Union Territory Administration to ensure her safety.The man had also failed to comply with Court's previous direction to bring the minor children at mother's residence for visiting...