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Directs State to Make Human Rights Commission Fully Functional Within Three Months: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has directed the State Government to fill all vacant posts of Chairperson and Members of the Jharkhand State Human Rights Commission (JSHRC) within three months. The order was passed in two Public Interest Litigations, W.P (PIL) No. 1252 of 2020 and W.P (PIL) No. 460 of 2022, by Chief Justice…
‘Electricity Is an Indispensable Need for Life’, Allahabad High Court Comes to the Aid of Man Denied Connection for Over a Decade: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the General Manager of North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur, to provide an electricity connection to Fanindra Das within 30 days, unless there is a statutory impediment. The order was delivered on 28.09.2026 in Writ-C No. 51747 of 2012 by a Bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice…
Technical Objection Cannot Defeat Section 125 Maintenance, Husband’s Revision Dismissed and ₹3,000 Award Upheld: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has dismissed a criminal revision filed by Mahesh Ahirwar, who challenged a Family Court order directing him to pay Rs.3,000 per month as maintenance to his wife, Smt. Urmila Ahirwar. The Family Court, Mandla, had passed the order on 03.01.2020 in MJCR No.78/2018 on an…
Collegium Recommends Three High Court Chief Justices for Elevation to Supreme Cour
The Supreme Court Collegium, at a meeting held on 28th September, 2026, recommended the elevation of three High Court Chief Justices as Judges of the Supreme Court. The recommendation names Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court; Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi…
Mere Relationship With Husband’s Family Insufficient for Domestic Violence Proceedings Without Proof of Shared Household: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has quashed proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 against two persons who were arrayed as the fourth and fifth respondents in a domestic violence case before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-IV, Kozhikode. The petitioners, who were the brother-in-law…
NTA Directed to Issue Duplicate NEET-UG Scorecards to Foreign Medical Graduates Who Lost Originals: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to issue duplicate NEET-UG scorecards to a batch of medical graduates who had lost or misplaced their earlier scorecards and needed them to apply for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE). The petitions were heard together before Justice…
Five Relatives Accused of Instigating Husband to Pronounce Talaq Granted Anticipatory Bail: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad has granted anticipatory bail to Rahimaben Abdulkarim Manasiya and four other applicants in connection with an FIR registered at Palanpur Taluka Police Station, Banaskantha. The order was passed by Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker on September 21, 2026, in R/Criminal Misc. Application No.…
Flag Insult Case Against Lakshadweep Man Quashed, Accidental Display of 'Saffron Down' Without Intent Not an Offence: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Mohammed Kasim H.K., who was accused of insulting the Indian National Flag by sharing a photograph in which the saffron band appeared at the bottom. Justice A. Badharudeen held that the prosecution material did not indicate that the flag had been displayed…
Acquitted in ₹3 Lakh Cheque Bounce Case Over Alleged Loan: Bengaluru Court
The LII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Bengaluru has acquitted Girish P @ Prakash D.P. in a cheque bounce case filed by K.T. Govind over an alleged loan of ₹3 lakh. The judgment was delivered by Smt. Lavanya H.N. on September 26, 2026, in C.C. No. 25954/2023. Govind alleged that Girish had borrowed ₹3…
Life Sentence in POCSO Case Not Suspended, Judge’s Message Directed to Be Conveyed to Child Survivor: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to suspend the sentence of Sumit Shakya, who was convicted in a case involving aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a child. The appeal, CRL.A. 849/2026, challenges the judgment dated 20 May 2026 and the sentencing order dated 11 July 2026 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-01…
