"Children, Grandchildren All Have To Move Out Of State": Calcutta High Court On Plea Alleging Irregularities In B. Ed. Colleges

The Calcutta High Court expressed exasperation over the numerous allegations of irregularities in public appointments and college admissions in West Bengal. The court was dealing with a public interest litigation alleging irregularities in the admission process to B.Ed. colleges in the state.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay...

Karnataka HC Quashes Case Against ED Officers Accused Of Coercing Witness To Make Statements Against CM Siddaramaiah In Valmiki Corp Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (November 8) quashed the prosecution initiated against two Enforcement Directorate officers who are investigating Valmiki Corporation case and were alleged of coercing a witness to make statements against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed a petition filed by Deputy Director and Assistant Director of ED,...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Yasin Malik's Plea For Urgent Medical Treatment After Hunger Strike In Tihar Jail

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice in the petition filed by convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik seeking permission for his urgent medical treatment in AIIMS or any super speciality hospital after he went on hunger strike in Tihar jail since November 01. Malik was awarded life sentence in a terror funding case by the trial court in May 2022. He had pleaded guilty in the...

[Rajasthan Service Rules] Strong Reason Needed To Deny Extra-Ordinary Leave Of Employee Who Secured Admission In B. Ed. Course, Deposited Fees: HC

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to the petitioner serving as a clerk in the office of the District and Sessions Judge whose application for extra-ordinary leave of two years for pursuing B.Ed. was rejected.Proviso to Rule 96 of the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 provides for provision of extra-ordinary leave for higher study for two years for such temporary/ permanent government servant...

Impossible To Impart Quality Education Without Filling Sanctioned Posts: Madras HC Forms Expert Committee To Monitor Recruitment In Govt Law Colleges

The Madras High Court has constituted an expert committee headed by retired High Court Judge V Bharathidasan to monitor the selection of Assistant Professors, Assistant Professors (pre-law) and Associate Professors in Government Law Colleges in Tamil Nadu. Justice Battu Devanand remarked that it was impossible to impart quality legal education without filling up the sanctioned...

Affected Persons Were Not Heard: Kerala HC Quashes Notification Restricting Operation Of Private Stage Carriages Upto A Distance Of 140 Km

Quashing a notification of the State government which restricted the length of routes of private stage carriage operators to a maximum distance of up to 140 kilometres, the Kerala High Court said that the final notification was issued without hearing and duly considering the objections of the affected parties as required under the relevant rules. For context, Rule 246 of the Kerala Motor...

"Some Students Not In The Habit Of Respecting Teachers": Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Teacher For Hitting Student

The Kerala High Court quashed a case against a school teacher for allegedly beating a student in her class. The teacher was booked under Section 75 (cruelty to child) of Juvenile Justice Act and Section 324 (voluntary causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Indian Penal Code. Justice A. Badharudeen allowed the petition noting that the teacher beat the student only after he...

Madras High Court Directs Pondicherry Institute Of Medical Sciences To Surrender 26 Seats For Failure To Comply With MCI Guidelines

The Madras high court recently directed the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences to forfeit 26 seats – 13 during the 2025-26 academic year and 13 during the 2026-27 academic year for failing to comply with the directions issued by the Medical Council of India during admissions in the year 2017-18. Justice M. Dhandapani also directed the institute to pay Rs. 10 Lakh to the...

Long-Term Contract Employment Cannot Override Regular Recruitment Process; Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar directed the regularization of staff nurses employed on contract basis in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu. The court overturned the Central Administrative Tribunal's dismissal, ruling that the nurses, who were recruited through proper selection processes in accordance with...

Telangana High Court Reiterates Limited Scope For Interference With Arbitral Awards U/S 34 Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996

The Telangana High Court bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao has held that an interim order passed by an arbitral tribunal under section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, restraining the encashment of a bank guarantee does not warrant interference under section 34 of the Act. The court also held that section 34 does not permit the...

Media Trial Shapes Perceptions, Leads To Distrust In Judicial Outcomes When Verdict Differs From Prevailing Public Beliefs: Kerala High Court

A five judge bench of the Kerala High Court while deciding a reference on whether any guidelines on reporting of court proceedings be formulated has observed that media trial can create a distrust in judicial outcomes especially when verdicts differ from prevailing public beliefs.The bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, Justice Kauser Edappagath, Justice Mohammed Nias C. P., Justice C....

Decree Doesn't Become Nullity Only Due To Death Of Some Defendants During Suit If Right To Sue Survives Against Remaining Defendants: Patna HC

The Patna High Court dismissed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging the Sub Judge's order that denied an application to dismiss an execution case. The court held that a decree does not become null for all defendants if the right to sue persists against the remaining defendants.Justice Arun Kumar Jha, presiding over the case observed, “In the present case, even...