Whether Marital Discord Can Be Dragged Into POSH Proceedings? Allahabad High Court To Examine; Grants Relief To Husband

The Allahabad High Court is set to examine whether proceedings arising essentially from a dispute between a married couple working in the same office can be brought within the ambit of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), observing that the legislation is "intended for a different purpose".A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia...

RTE Reimbursement Delays: Bombay High Court Directs Maharashtra Govt To Review Mechanism, Prescribe Timelines

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing reimbursement mechanism under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court suggested examination of the issues of prescription of definite timelines at every stage of processing reimbursement proposals and the adequacy of a monitoring mechanism...

Voter List Entry Showing Spouse's Name Not Proof Of Valid Hindu Marriage: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that a person's name appearing as a spouse in the voter list does not, by itself, prove a valid Hindu marriage. Where the marriage itself is disputed, the party asserting it must prove that the marriage was solemnised through the rites and ceremonies required under Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A Division Bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri and Justice...

GREF Personnel Can Face Disciplinary Action Under Army Act Or CCS (CCA) Rules, Choice Lies With Authority: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that members of the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF)/Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are subject to a dual disciplinary framework, under which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated either under the Army Act and the Rules framed thereunder or under the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, with...

'Wrong Message' To Society Can't Justify Denial Of Premature Release: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Two Life Convicts

The Delhi High Court has held that the possibility of a premature release sending a “wrong” or “negative” message to society against the justice system, as well as baseless or unsubstantiated apprehensions expressed by victims or witnesses, cannot be treated as relevant factors while deciding a convict's plea for premature release.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani held that any assessment...

DNA Report Confirmed Biological Parents, Yet CWC Declared Child 'Abandoned': Calcutta High Court Quashes Adoption

The Calcutta High Court has set aside a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) order declaring the biological parents of a child “incapacitated” to take custody and directing that the child be declared legally free for adoption, holding that the Committee had failed to conduct the mandatory inquiry under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.Justice Krishna Rao directed...

Patna High Court Upholds 3-Year Blacklisting Of DDU-GKY Agency Over Fabricated Placement Records

The Patna High Court has upheld the three-year blacklisting of an agency engaged to implement a placement-linked skill development programme under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), after verification found fabricated bank statements, discrepancies in employment records and beneficiaries denying that they had been placed.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice...

Telangana High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Patanjali Foods' Palm Oil Factory Zone Over Failure To Set Up Processing Unit

The Telangana High Court has upheld the State Government's decision to cancel the Suryapet oil palm factory zone allotted to Patanjali Foods Limited, finding that the company failed to establish a processing unit within the stipulated period despite repeated opportunities. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 128]The Court also noted its unsatisfactory performance in achieving the agreed plantation...

"Move On" And End Such Commercial Disputes: Bombay High Court In Vijay Mallya's 2020 Plea Against SBI Over Asset Seizure

The Bombay High Court while issuing notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (August 12) orally opined that the commercial disputes pending between former liquor baron Vijay Mallya and the consortium of banks must be put to an end, and that the parties involved must 'move on' as otherwise it will affect the country's economy. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav was hearing...

'Judicial Member Freshly Appointed': ED Defends PMLA Adjudicating Authority's Composition Before Karnataka High Court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday defended the composition of the PMLA Adjudicating Authority before the Karnataka High Court, submitting that a fresh judicial member has now been appointed pursuant to the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the JSW case.The submission was made by Additional Solicitor General Arvind Kamath before Justice M. Nagaprasanna, who was hearing...

West Bengal Medical Education Service Members Cannot Claim Voluntary Retirement: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that members of the West Bengal Medical Education Services are not entitled to seek voluntary retirement under the West Bengal Service Rules (WBSR), as Rule 75(aaaa) expressly bars such a facility.A Division Bench of Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas dismissed a writ petition filed by Dr. Sanjoy Bhattacharya, who had challenged the rejection...

NGO Funding Peaceful Protests Can't Be Ground To Deny Its FCRA Renewal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently came to the aid of two NGOs, whose FCRA renewal applications were rejected by the Centre relying on a report of the Central Security Agency (Intelligence Bureau) alleging that they 'funded' the protests at Vizhinjam Port. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 439]It was alleged that one of the NGOs [Save A Family Plan India] transferred funds to another NGO named Trivandrum...