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Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Inaugurates National Seminar At NUSRL Ranchi, Highlights Challenges Faced From Technology & AI
Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan inaugurated a two-day national seminar "75 Years of the Indian Constitution: Contemporary Reflections and Future Directions” organized on the occasion of Constitution Day at the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi. The national seminar was attended by jurists, legal experts, academicians, researchers...
“Lack Of Criteria Violates Articles 14, 16”: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Frame Rules For Appointments To Courts For Land Grabbing Cases
The Karnataka High Court recently directed the State government to frame, in three months, appropriate guidelines for selection and appointment of Chairperson and Members to the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Courts.Justice Ashok S Kinagi, while allowing a petition filed by a former district judge, Devananda Puttappa Nayak said, "The impugned notice or advertisement issued by...
Jharkhand High Court Directs Inspection Of Jails To Assess Quality Of Food Given To Inmates
The Jharkhand High Court has directed various District Legal Services Authorities to conduct inspections of different jails to assess the quality of food provided to inmates and to check if it is as per the jail manual. The court further directed that DLSA or Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority shall frequently conduct such inspections on food quality supplied in prisons.The court...
Obtaining Passport Is Constitutional Right, Citizens Not Required To Prove 'Need' For Foreign Travel: J&K&L High Court
Reaffirming that the right to hold a passport flows directly from a citizen's fundamental right to personal liberty, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has held that no individual is required to demonstrate any compelling or urgent need for travelling abroad in order to obtain a passport or a No Objection Certificate (NOC).Justice Sanjay Dhar made this significant observation...
'A Futile Exercise': Madras High Court Quashes CBI Cases Against Police, Advocates Involved In 2009 Violence At Court Premises
The Madras High Court, on Thursday (27th November), quashed the cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against 28 advocates and 4 police officers in connection with the violence that broke out in the High Court campus on February 19, 2009. Justice Nirmal Kumar was inclined to quash the criminal case, noting that a decade and a half had passed, and the...
Wrong To Say Mumbai's Air Quality Worsened Due To Ethiopian Volcanic Eruption: Bombay High Court To Maharashtra Govt
The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to accept the contention of the Maharastra Government that the air quality in Mumbai has deteriorated due to the ash clouds from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia.A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad pointed out that the volcanic eruption took place only on November 23 while there has been low visibility in...
State Should Bring Separate SOP For Religious Events: Madras High Court Comments While Hearing Plea To Regulate Political Rallies
The Madras High Court, on Thursday, commented that the State should bring in a different Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for religious events. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a batch of pleas seeking the framing of SOPs to be followed while granting permission for political meetings. In the previous hearing, the State...
P&H High Court Quashes Rejection Of Compassionate Assistance; Says Employee Deemed To Have Died In Service After Dismissal Order Was Quashed
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the State's decision rejecting a man's claim for compassionate assistance, holding that once the dismissal of his deceased father (a government employee) was quashed by the Court, he must be deemed to have died while in service—bringing the family within the ambit of the Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules, 2006.Allowing the writ...
Allegations Of Fraud Can't Be Decided Under SARFAESI Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by UCO Bank, which challenged a trial court order rejecting an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code.The Court held that the issues raised in the civil suit concerned allegations of fraud and the validity of title documents, which could not be adjudicated under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act....
Plea In Delhi High Court Alleges Govt Inaction Amid 'Hazardous' AQI Levels, Seeks Urgent Pollution Control Measures
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction on the city authorities to take effective measures, both immediate and long-term, for controlling and reducing air pollution levels and Air Quality Index (AQI).The plea has been filed by Greater Kailash-II Welfare Association, through its General Secretary- Sanjay Rana, through Advocate Udian Sharma. The petition states...
Delhi High Court Declines To Return Plaint In Sun Pharma's Trademark Suit Against Artura, Says Cause Of Action Partly Arose In Delhi
The Delhi High Court has refused to return the plaint in a trademark infringement and passing off suit filed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., holding on a prima facie basis that part of the cause of action arose in Delhi through the defendant-Artura Pharmaceuticals' online presence. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia, in an order dated November 24, 2025, held that the question...
Employee Can't Decide Location Of Anganwari Centre, Must Abide By Directions: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld the termination of an angwari worker who repeatedly disobeyed the departmental orders to shift the Anganwari Centre from her home to the local Mahila Mandal Bhawan.The Court held it was not her decision to decide the location, she was merely supposed to abide by the directions. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua remarked that:“It was not for the petitioner...