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HC NewsTelangana HC Directs Medical College to Return Original Certificates Withheld Over Unpaid Fees
The Telangana High Court held that a private medical college has no authority to retain a graduate's original academic certificates as security for unpaid tuition fees. Justice Juvvadi Sridevi directed the institution to return the documents within one week, ruling that such retention is unlawful in the absence of statutory authority.
HC NewsRajasthan High Court Upholds UAPA Charges in Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld UAPA charges against eight accused in the 2022 Udaipur murder of Kanhaiya Lal, ruling that absence of direct conspiracy evidence is not decisive at the charge-framing stage.
HC NewsGujarat High Court Justice Thaker Recuses From Ravi Nair's Anticipatory Bail Hearing In Adani-LIC Forgery FIR
Justice Sanjeev J Thaker of the Gujarat High Court recused from hearing journalist Ravi Nair's anticipatory bail application in a forgery FIR linked to a Washington Post report alleging government pressure on LIC to invest in Adani Group companies. The recusal followed the respondent's confirmation that the case involved defamation elements.
NewsBar Council of India Withdraws Upper-Age Limit for LLB Admissions, Supreme Court Disposes Plea
The Bar Council of India informed the Supreme Court that its General Council has withdrawn the upper-age restriction for admission to three-year and five-year law programmes, leading the Bench to dispose of the pending petition as infructuous.
SC NewsSomnath Temple Meat Ban: Supreme Court Declines Interim Stay and Directs Gujarat High Court for Swift Appeal Disposal
The Supreme Court has declined to stay the Gujarat High Court division bench order upholding the ban on non-vegetarian food within 500 meters of the Somnath temple, requesting the High Court to dispose of pending appeals within two months.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Transfers Case to Another Bench After Advocate Walks Out Crying 'I Cry My Beloved Justice System'
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora rejected the lawyer's apology as 'lip service' and held the conduct amounted to misconduct, transferring the domestic violence appeal to protect judicial dignity.
HC NewsKerala High Court Warns Of Bail Cancellation For Former DGP Tomin Thachankary Over Abroad Travel Plea
Justice A. Badharudeen orally observed that the former DGP, convicted in a disproportionate assets case, had not spent a single day in jail citing illness but now seeks to travel abroad for employment. The Court directed the production of medical and jail records and posted the matter for detailed hearing on November 12.
SC NewsSupreme Court Stays Criminal Contempt Against Punjab Chief Secretary; Directs DA Disbursal Plan by March 2027
A Supreme Court bench led by Justice BV Nagarathna stayed criminal contempt proceedings against the Punjab Chief Secretary and directed the state to submit a phased payment schedule for pending dearness allowance arrears by March 2027, while questioning the accountability of government employees.
HC NewsRajasthan High Court: Intervening Termination Does Not Bar Regularisation After Ten Years of Service
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a special appeal by the State, holding that abrupt termination cannot be used as a mechanism to deprive employees of regularisation once they complete ten years of continuous service, relying on the Supreme Court precedent in Jaggo versus Union of India.
SC NewsSupreme Court Asked To Grant Bail To Sharjeel Imam In Delhi Riots UAPA Case As Prosecution Fails To Examine Single Witness In Six Years
Sharjeel Imam has moved the Supreme Court seeking bail in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, arguing that the prosecution has not examined a single witness despite his incarceration for over six years. The plea highlights the trial court's deferral of the charge order pending a separate Supreme Court reference on UAPA bail jurisprudence.
NewsDraft Animal Testing Rules Dilute PCA Act Safeguards Through Self-Approval Mechanism
The 2026 Draft Animal Testing Rules proposed by CCSEA replicate EU Directive exemptions without the mandatory independent authorisation framework, enabling in-house committees to classify severity and approve experiments, thereby undermining statutory requirements under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
HC NewsKerala High Court Holds University Professor Not Subject to Quo Warranto Proceedings
The Kerala High Court has held that a professor at a statutory university does not hold a public office and therefore cannot be proceeded against by way of a quo warranto writ, clarifying the scope of the remedy in the context of academic appointments.