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Conditional Promotion Due to Financial Objections Serves State Interest: Chhattisgarh High Court
In a significant judgment concerning service law and administrative discretion, the Chhattisgarh High Court, on October 2, 2025, ruled that promotions granted to government employees can be made conditional, particularly when serious financial objections or inquiries are pending. The Division Bench, comprising Chief…
Kerala Co-Op Societies Rules | Person Proposing Nomination of Another Candidate Not Disqualified from Contesting Elections: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment dated September 29, 2025, ruled that there is no disqualification under the Kerala Cooperative Societies Rules, 1969, for a person contesting an election solely because they had proposed another candidate’s nomination in the same constituency. The judgment was passed by…
Matrimonial FIR Under Section 498A IPC Quashed, Citing Abuse of Legal Process and Settlement Between Parties: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court, on September 29, 2025, quashed the FIR filed against Sameerbhai Janubhai Mansuri and others under Section 498A, 323, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, registered with Mahila Police Station in C.R.No. I-3 of 2018, citing that the matrimonial dispute had already been resolved through mutual…
Personality Rights of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Protected; Deepfake and Morphed Content Injuncted: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, on October 1, 2025, granted significant protection to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of The Art of Living Foundation, against the misuse of his personality traits, such as his name, voice, image, and likeness, by unknown persons. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed an ad interim ex-parte…
Trial Court Granting Bail to Rape Accused on Ground of Upcoming Marriage Objected: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday, September 1, 2025, cancelled the bail granted to Aakash Sandhi Bindu, an accused in a gang rape case, citing serious procedural lapses and lack of legal consideration in the bail order. The bail was earlier granted by the Additional Sessions Judge at Dindoshi (Borivali Division) on…
FIR Against Man Accused of Assaulting Doctor Quashed; Community Service at Same Hospital Ordered: Delhi High Court
In a case dealing with offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act, the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR against a man accused of assaulting a doctor, after both parties settled the matter amicably.…
Centre Pulled Up for Failing to Respond to Pleas on Implementation of Rights Under Transgender Persons Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has strongly criticised the Central Government for failing to respond to three long-pending petitions seeking enforcement of statutory rights under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. The petitions were filed by Riya Sharma, Aarav Singh, and Raghav P R in the years 2017 and…
Inquiry Initiated Against Personnel for Violating Inter-State Arrest Guidelines: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently examined serious allegations of violation of inter-State arrest protocols under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, after two individuals, allegedly minors aged 15 and 17, were picked up from Delhi by Rajasthan Police without informing the local police or following due legal process.…
Death Penalty of Woman Convicted for Killing NRI Husband Commuted, Life Term of Accomplice Confirmed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of Ramandeep Kaur, a 38-year-old British national, and her co-accused Gurupreet Singh alias Mitthu for the murder of NRI Sukhjeet Singh, but commuted her death sentence to life imprisonment, citing that the case does not meet the “rarest of rare” standard necessary…
'Homemaker's Contribution Invaluable': Compensation Enhanced by ₹3.15 Lakh in Accident Case: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court, while hearing an appeal in a motor accident compensation case, has enhanced the compensation amount awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, citing the need to acknowledge the significant economic and social contribution of homemakers. The ruling was delivered by the Bench of Dr.…
