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Exclusion of Army Personnel’s Wards from Nagaland’s Central Pool MBBS Quota Upheld: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court recently refused relief to Vatsala Panghal, a medical aspirant, who sought admission to an MBBS seat allocated to Nagaland under the Central Pool quota, despite qualifying the cut-off marks. The petition challenged the Nagaland government’s 2021 notification, which excluded her from one of the…
Three Police Officers Directed to Pay ₹10 Lakh Compensation to Man Falsely Implicated in Drugs Case: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed three police officers to jointly pay Rs.10 Lakh as compensation to a man who was wrongfully convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan passed the order after finding that the officers, identified in the judgment as P.W.2,…
Order Modified to Trace Missing Kuwaiti Man; State Police Chief Directed to Constitute SIT: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday, October 27, 2025, modified its earlier interim order in the case concerning the disappearance of Suraj Lama, who went missing on October 5, 2025, after arriving in Kochi from Kuwait. The modification was made by a Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B.…
Cheques Issued Solely for Security Purpose Not Enforceable for Any Existing Debt: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that cheques issued only as security and not meant for actual deposit in the bank cannot be considered as instruments for payment of any existing debt or liability. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that such cheques, given for a specific purpose, cannot be used for encashment towards…
Relationship Born of Mutual Volition Cannot Be Criminalised”; Relief Granted to Man Accused of Rape by Woman He Met on Bumble: Karnataka High Court “
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR filed against a 23-year-old man accused of rape after meeting a woman on the dating application Bumble. Justice M. Nagaprasanna delivered the judgment, stating that when two adults voluntarily enter into a relationship, even if it later leads to disappointment, it cannot…
Section 452 Companies Act | Employee Bears ‘Strict Liability’ to Return Company Property Upon Termination of Employment: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that employees and officers of a company are strictly liable under Section 452 of the Companies Act, 2013 to return all company property immediately after the cessation of employment. The Court emphasized that the provision does not require proof of entrustment and operates as a strict…
Bharat Mata Portrait Row | Kerala University to Deliberate on Registrar’s Suspension in Upcoming Syndicate Meeting, Court Informed: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court was informed by the University of Kerala that the issue concerning the suspension of the Registrar will be included as an agenda item in the next Syndicate meeting. The assurance came during the hearing of a writ petition filed by University Syndicate members, seeking direction to convene the…
GST | Assessee Entitled to Obtain Copy of Seized Electronic Data Unless It Prejudices Investigation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain, delivered an oral judgment on 6th October, 2025, in W.P.(C) 15237/2025, filed by M/s Balaji Enterprises, through its proprietor Mr. Sandeep Singhal, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner sought the return of…
CCS Rules | Disciplinary Authority Not Required to Hear Officer While Disagreeing with Enquiry Report That Exonerated Him: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has clarified that Rule 11A(2) of State Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules (CCA Rules) does not require giving an opportunity to the delinquent officer at the stage of recording the point of disagreement by the Disciplinary Authority on the findings of the Enquiry…
Anticipatory Bail Denied to Two Accused in Alleged Murder of Assistant Forest Conservator Soumya Mohapatra: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail petitions filed by the then District Forest Officer (DFO), Paralakhemundi, and his cook for their alleged involvement in the mysterious death of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra. The case, which dates back to July 12, 2021, was…
