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Sexual Harassment Dispute in Railway Cooperative: Enquiry to Proceed, Rules Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on February 10, 2026 delivered a detailed judgment in a workplace dispute that had continued for more than two decades. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy passed a common order in four connected writ petitions filed by The Railway Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd. and its former employee D.…
Supreme Court Directs Regularisation of Income Tax Casual Workers, Condemns Discrimination in 2006 Policy Implementation
The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a landmark judgment directing the Union of India to regularise the services of four long-serving daily wage employees of the Income Tax Department in Gwalior. The decision was delivered by a Bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar in the…
SC/ST Candidates Have No Entitlement to Relaxation in SFIO Prosecutor Appointment Criteria: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently delivered a judgment in Anant Kumar Rao v. Union Public Service Commission & Ors, clarifying that candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories do not have any enforceable right to seek relaxation of eligibility criteria in recruitment, even though the…
Teachers Shape the Future of Citizens, Merit Cannot Be Undermined by Lower Preference Indicated in Application Form: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered a significant judgment concerning recruitment to the posts of School Assistant and Secondary Grade Teacher under the AP Teacher Recruitment Rules, 2025. The case arose after the State Government issued a recruitment notification in April 2025 inviting applications for multiple…
Prolonged Pendency of Bail Matters a Serious Concern: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently expressed serious concern over the prolonged pendency of bail applications, observing that such delay causes trauma to accused persons and violates their fundamental rights. The observations were made in the case titled Amir VERSUS State NCT of Delhi, decided by Justice Girish Kathpalia.…
Motor Accident Case: Car Owner Can Present Independent Evidence on Negligence Despite Driver’s Guilty Plea: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently delivered an important judgment under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 regarding the right of a vehicle owner to produce independent evidence in motor accident claim proceedings. The decision was passed by Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. in a matter arising from proceedings before the Motor…
Ancestral Property, Right Of Birth Wholly Foreign To Muslim Law Court Rejects Woman's Plea For Share In Father's Estate: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has clarified that the concepts of joint family property, ancestral property and right by birth, which are recognized under Hindu law, cannot be applied to disputes governed by Mohammedan law. The judgment was delivered by Justice J C Doshi while deciding a batch of civil revision applications…
Is Supplying Grounds On Separate Paper Valid When Not Referenced In Arrest Memo:Allahabad High court
The Allahabad High Court recently granted relief in a writ petition of habeas corpus and ordered the release of a young man after finding serious procedural lapses in his arrest. The judgment was delivered by Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani. The Court held that supplying the grounds of arrest on a separate…
Government employee's second wife from void marriage not entitled to family pension: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court delivered an important judgment on 27 January 2026 in a case concerning the eligibility of a second wife to receive family pension. The decision was pronounced by Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan in the matter of Accountant General of Tamil Nadu v. M Radhakrishnan and another. The…
Details Sought of Rajasthan Officials Who Failed to Act Against Illegal Mining: Supreme Court
In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India on February 12, 2026 took serious note of what it described as total inaction by officials of the State of Rajasthan in a case arising out of protests against illegal mining. The matter titled Prakash vs State of Rajasthan came before a Bench of Justice…
