Articles by Hydar Choudhury
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SC NewsSupreme Court Intermittently Restrains Teacher Appointments Without Statutory Qualifications
The Supreme Court has issued an interim order restraining the appointment and continuation of teachers in schools and colleges unless they possess the qualifications mandated under the Right to Education Act, the National Council for Teacher Education Act, and the University Grants Commission Act, pending adjudication of a Public Interest Litigation challenging provincialisation schemes that allow absorption into government service without competitive recruitment.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Dismisses Challenge to Arrest in NEET-UG Paper Leak Case with Costs
The Delhi High Court rejected an accused’s plea contesting his arrest in the NEET-UG paper leak case, terming it an abuse of process and awarding costs of Rs 25,000.
CriminalGuwahati Woman Murdered in Flat: Husband Surrenders to Police
A 25-year-old woman was murdered in a Guwahati flat, where her severed head was found hidden inside a refrigerator. Her husband has surrendered to police.
HC NewsCalcutta High Court Directs State to Expedite Investigation into Disability Allowance Fraud in Murshidabad
The Calcutta High Court has directed the State authorities to complete the investigation into alleged fraud in the Government Disability Allowance Scheme in Samserganj, Murshidabad, after a police report found 13 out of 15 disability certificates to be fake.
HC NewsKarnataka High Court: Unemployment Does Not Convert Woman's Property Into Joint Family Asset
The Karnataka High Court held that the mere fact that a Hindu woman is unemployed does not justify treating her property as a joint family asset, reversing a 2009 trial court decree that had awarded shares to the husband’s sons and wife.
SC NewsSupreme Court Questions UP Police on Digital Footprints in Road Rage FIR Against Journalist
The Supreme Court directed the Ghaziabad Police Commissioner to file an affidavit explaining the necessity of seeking digital footprint data from X (formerly Twitter) in relation to FIRs against journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, cautioning against overreach in investigative measures.
SC NewsSupreme Court Urges States To Establish Exclusive NDPS Courts Within Six Weeks
The Supreme Court directed the Centre and states to create necessary infrastructure and appoint staff for exclusive NDPS courts, citing an alarming rise in narcotics cases.
SC NewsSupreme Court Grants One Month to Vivo Executive to Obtain Consular Guarantee for Travel to China
The Supreme Court has allowed Guangwen Kuang, a Vivo executive facing prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, one month to secure a guarantee from the Chinese Consulate for his return to India if permitted to visit his ailing father in China.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Agrees to Urgent Hearing on Habeas Corpus Plea Against Arrest of Swatantra Bhardwaj
Swatantra Bhardwaj has approached the Delhi High Court seeking release from custody after his arrest by Delhi Police in connection with an alleged assault at Jantar Mantar, with the court agreeing to hear the matter on an urgent basis.
HC NewsBombay High Court Directs Maharashtra Government to Pay Rs 2 Lakh Compensation for Illegal Detention Without Grounds of Arrest
Nagpur Bench orders compensation after finding violation of petitioner’s fundamental rights due to failure to inform grounds of arrest or issue notice under CrPC provisions.
HC NewsKarnataka High Court Grants Bail to Customer in POCSO Case, Observes Lack of Knowledge of Victim's Age and Caste
The Karnataka High Court granted bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor in a brothel, holding that a customer cannot be expected to know the age or caste of a victim.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Upholds Authentication Requirement for Foreign Medical Degrees in FMGE Eligibility
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the requirement for authentication of foreign medical degrees for candidates seeking to appear in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), affirming that such verification is necessary to prevent the use of fake or false qualifications.