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HC NewsBombay High Court Cancels Bail of Shiv Sena Corporator in Doctors Assault Case, Urges Medical Staff to Withdraw Strike Notice
The Bombay High Court, in a special Saturday sitting, set aside the bail granted to corporator Ramesh Mhatre and four co‑accused, citing the magistrate’s failure to consider antecedents and impose monitoring conditions, and appealed to doctors in government and civic hospitals to reconsider a planned strike.
SC NewsSupreme Court Clarifies Tests for Proving a Will Genuine
The Supreme Court in Lakshmi v. Gopi & Ors explained the principles that courts must apply while determining whether a will is genuine.
HC NewsMumbai Court Grants Interim Injunction Against Influencer Over Alleged Defamatory Reels
A civil court in Mumbai has restrained social media influencer Shamita Yadav from publishing further defamatory content against actor Shilpa Shetty and businessman Raj Kundra, directing the removal of existing reels and issuing notice to unknown defendants.
HC NewsMadras High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Farmer Who Held Hunger Strike
The Madras High Court has set aside criminal cases instituted against an agriculturist for organising a hunger strike, holding that peaceful protest constitutes a protected democratic right and that the allegations lacked specificity to sustain prosecution under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
SC NewsSupreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Women's Reservation Act Implementation Plea
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union government on a public interest litigation seeking immediate operationalisation of the Women's Reservation Act without awaiting a fresh delimitation exercise.
HC NewsAllahabad High Court Bars Government Servant from Contesting Salary Denial after Voluntary Retirement Granted on Basis of Regularised Unauthorised Absence
The Court held that the petitioner could not simultaneously avail the benefit of voluntary retirement and challenge the denial of salary for the period of absence, applying the doctrine of approbate and reprobate.
HC NewsMP High Court Seeks State Response on PIL Concerning Teacher Vacancies
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the State and the Union of India on a public interest litigation highlighting stark imbalances in teacher deployment across government schools.
HC NewsKarnataka High Court Seeks Clarification on Governor’s Aid and Advice in KPSC Chairman Suspension
The court directed the State to place on record whether the Governor’s order suspending the KPSC Chairman was taken with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.
HC NewsAllahabad High Court Clarifies Inference of Penetration from Alleged Bleeding in POCSO Cases
The Allahabad High Court has held that while the absence of injury does not automatically defeat a rape allegation, reliance on alleged bleeding to infer penetration becomes untenable when a contemporaneous medical examination finds no injury and offers no explanation for the discrepancy.
HC NewsGujarat High Court Seeks Medical Report on Narayan Sai in Surat Rape Case
The division bench directed jail authorities to furnish a detailed medical report before considering the plea for temporary bail.
HC NewsKerala High Court Records Satisfaction on Sanction Order in Cashew Corp Scam, Directs Secretary to Produce Signed Copy
The court found the sanction order legally sufficient but objected to the missing signature of the issuing authority in the copy forwarded to the CBI.
HC NewsKarnataka High Court Questions State Over Delay in Transgender Reservation
The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T expressed strong displeasure at the State government's failure to implement reservation for transgender persons in educational institutions, noting that twelve years have elapsed since the Supreme Court's decision in National Legal Services Authority v Union of India (2014).