Authorities Cannot Deny Salary Citing Absence Of Their Nominee From Selection Committee: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the failure of the District Basic Education Officer to send his nominee to a selection committee under the U.P. Recognized Basic Schools (Junior High Schools) (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Ministerial Staff and Group D Employees) Rules, 1984 does not vitiate the selection held in his absence. It held that salary cannot be withheld from...

Stalking Woman, Sabotaging Marriage Prospects Despite Her Suicide Attempt Prima Facie Case Of Abetment: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that allegations of a man persistently stalking a woman, threatening to circulate photographs of her and repeatedly sabotaging her marriage prospects, despite her refusal and an earlier suicide attempt, prima facie made out a case of abetment to suicide.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna refused to quash criminal proceedings against the...

Candidate Meeting Notified Disability Criteria Cannot Be Disqualified For Having Additional Learning Disability: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a candidate who meets the notified disability criteria for the post of Officer Grade 'B' cannot be held ineligible merely because he additionally has a learning disability. A Division Bench comprising Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Aarti A. Sathe was hearing a writ petition filed challenging the Reserve Bank of India's rejection of the...

POCSO Act Doesn't Bar Cross-Examination Of Child Witness But Must Be Protected From Aggressive Questioning: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the POCSO Act does not bar the defence to cross examine a child witness but the statute protects the minor against aggressive questioning or character assassination. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 765]“...the POCSO Act has clearly provided for provisions to protect the child from aggressive questioning or character assassination and to see that the dignity of the...

'How Can We Monitor?' Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict On PIL To Include Homeless, Demolition-Displaced Persons In SIR

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved verdict in a PIL seeking directions to ensure the inclusion of homeless persons and those rendered homeless or displaced due to demolition drives in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia orally said that “everything cannot...

Inconvenient Answer Isn't Hostility; Prosecution Can't Cross-Examine Own Witness: Karnataka High Court In Renukaswamy Murder Case

Clarifying the applicable principles regarding the cross-examination of one's own witness under Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, the Karnataka High Court has on August 18 [Tuesday] dismissed a petition by the State seeking to cross-examine the mother of the deceased in the high-profile Renukaswamy murder case involving actor Darshan. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 308] The single judge...

Kerala High Court Grants Govt 6 Weeks To Fill Up Vacancies In State Waqf Board

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 19) granted 6 weeks' time to the State government to fill up the existing vacancies in the Kerala State Waqf Board.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. today recorded the submission of the Advocate General K. Jaju Babu appearing for the State that steps have already been taken to fill up the vacancies in...

Allahabad High Court Deprecates State's Failure To Pay Counsel's Fees, But Rejects ₹4.8 Crore Writ Claim As Not Maintainable

The Allahabad High Court has deprecated the State's failure to pay professional fees to counsel engaged to defend its cases, observing that such non-payment could constrain advocates to approach the courts. However, while dismissing an advocate's four writ petitions seeking recovery of about ₹4.8 crore as not maintainable, the Court held that disputed claims for professional fees arising from...

J&K&L High Court Directs Strict Implementation Of Women's Seat Reservation In Public Transport, Orders Awareness Drives

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has issued a series of directions to ensure the safety and comfort of women commuters in public transport, including the proper identification and reservation of seats for women, awareness programmes for drivers and helpers, and the establishment of a mechanism for lodging and redressing complaints by aggrieved women.These directions came...

“Child Protection Cannot Criminalise Adolescence”: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes POCSO FIR Over Relationship Between 17 & 21-Yr-Old

The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that “treating the consensual relationship between a 17 years old and 21 years old on par with sexual assault collapses meaningful distinctions and results in manifest arbitrariness under Article 14,” thus holding that “child protection does not require criminalising adolescence.” Hence, taking into consideration the victim's age, her statement...

Payment Of Property Tax Doesn't Establish Ownership To Sue On Behalf Of Temple Without Written Authority: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that a suit instituted by someone in their personal capacity, asserting rights on behalf of a community or any deity, could not be sustained in the absence of any resolution, power of attorney or other written authority from the trust of the concerned temple or the community. The bench of Justice Maneesh Sharma further opined that payment of municipal taxes or...

'No One Knows Case Numbers': Delhi High Court Questions Restricting Name-Based Search Of Judgments In IndianKanoon's Appeals

Legal database platform Indian Kanoon on Wednesday posed a question before the Delhi High Court regarding the extent to which a judicial direction can be issued to legal websites to deindex and redact name of individuals, who have been acquitted or discharged in criminal cases, from judgments which are a record of court.Senior Advocate Arvind Datar appearing for IndianKanoon put the query...