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Electricity Ombudsman Vacancy At Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC)
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) invites application for the post of Electricity Ombudsman. Name of the Post: Electricity Ombudsman No. of Post: 02 (Two) Remuneration: Rs.90,000/- per month plus transportation facility. Essential Qualification and Experience · A retired District Judge; or · A retired Secretary to State Government; or · Any person who has held the position of Member or Chairperson of any statutory quasi-judicial body...
Chief Of Personnel & Administration Vacancy At AI Assets Holding Limited
AI Assets Holding Limited invites application for the post of Chief of Personnel & Administration. Name of the Post: Chief of Personnel & Administration No. of Post: 01 (One) Location: New Delhi Age Limit: 62 Years Essential Qualification and Experience MBA in Human Resource Management or Post Graduate Diploma from institute of repute in Human Resource Management or Master of Science in HR. In addition, the candidate having legal qualification, Bachelor of Law...
Patna High Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against State Minister Santosh Manjhi In 2017 FIR Over Road Blockade, Assault In Bodh Gaya
The Patna High Court granted relief to cabinet minister of Minor Water Resources in Bihar Government–Santosh Manjhi in connection with an FIR concerning a 2017 road blockade and protest in Bodh Gaya wherein a police official was assaulted and a woman was allegedly eve-teased. Manjhi, the son of Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and former Chief Minister Jitin Manjhi,...
Supreme Court Rejects TN Cadre IPS Officer's Claim For Rajasthan Cadre Vacancy Of 2004
The Supreme Court recently rejected a 2004 batch Tamil Nadu Cadre IPS officer's plea seeking appointment against an insider vacancy for the same year in the Rajasthan Cadre after two senior candidates declined to join.A bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar noted that appellant Rupesh Kumar Meena raised the claim six years later in 2010, and observed that interfering...
Relief Can't Be Denied Just Because Officer Didn't Approach Court: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Stigmatic Remarks
The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief of expunging adverse remarks made by the trial court not only against the petitioner police officer, but also against another officer who did not approach the court for relief.The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman held that just because the other officer did not approach the court, it could not be said that the adverse remarks made against him...
Public Prosecutor Has No Independent Authority To Seek Police Remand Without Police's Request: J&K&L High Court
Holding that a Public Prosecutor has no independent authority to seek police remand under Section 167 CrPC unless such a request emanates from the Investigating Agency, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that police custody must be rooted in investigative necessity expressed by the police and not prosecutorial discretion.Justice Sanjay Parihar, while dismissing a...
State Govt Employees Can't Claim Dearness Allowance Twice A Year Unless Rules Permit : Supreme Court
While deciding the State of West Bengal's challenge to directions on payment of Dearness Allowance under the West Bengal Services (Revision of Pay and Allowances) Rules, 2009, the Supreme Court held that state government employees are not entitled, as a matter of right, to payment of DA twice a year.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra held –“This is for...
Wrong Charge Strikes At Root Of Disciplinary Action: Rajasthan High Court Reinstates CRPF Constable
The Rajasthan High Court has held that while the form of the charge sheet overrides the substance but when its foundation itself is based on a wrong charge, the State cannot subsequently dilute or reinterpret the charge to suit the outcome of the enquiry. While setting aside the suspension of the petitioner-constable, the bench of Justice Anand Sharma observed that the disciplinary authority...
Trial Courts Must Record Offer Of Free Legal Aid To Accused Before Examination Of Witnesses : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 5) passed an important order directing the High Courts to pass on an instruction to the trial courts within their state to inform the accused of their right to legal aid in the event they cannot afford a counsel. The response of the accused to the offer of free legal aid must be recorded. “It is incumbent upon the trial Courts dealing with...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026
[CITATIONS: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 1-2026 LiveLaw (AP) 16]NOMINAL INDEXGanpati Ispat v. Union of India: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 1 M/s Amnos Evangelical v. The Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 2M/s. Sunrise & Engineering Industries vs. Hindustan Shipyard Limited & Anr. (and connected matters): 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 3P RASHIDULLA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH and Anr.:...