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NewsMP High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Against Three Accused of Providing Equipment for Advertising Religious Conversion
The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the charge sheet against three persons after finding that the investigation disclosed a prima facie case of allurement under the state Freedom of Religion Act.
HC NewsMP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Alleged Journalist in Extortion Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused anticipatory bail to a man who claimed to be a journalist and was accused of extorting an Assistant Commissioner of GST through threats of defamatory social media posts.
HC NewsDepartment Of Education Cannot Impose Recruitment Restrictions On Aided Minority Schools: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the Directorate of Education's regulatory powers over aided minority educational institutions do not extend beyond prescribing qualifications and experience required for teaching and non‑teaching staff.
HC NewsBombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Co‑operative Housing Society Managing Committee Members
The Bombay High Court has affirmed the disqualification of managing committee members of a co‑operative housing society for deliberately failing to furnish documents sought by another member within the statutory period under the Maharashtra Co‑operative Societies Act, 1960.
HC NewsJ&K&L High Court Directs JMC to Survey Hotels, Coaching Centres and Commercial Establishments for Building and Fire Safety Violations
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ordered the Jammu Municipal Corporation to conduct a comprehensive survey of hotels, coaching institutes, commercial establishments and other public buildings within its jurisdiction to identify violations of sanctioned building plans, mandatory parking requirements and fire safety clearances.
HC NewsPatna High Court Dismisses PIL Against Award of Pirpainti Thermal Power Project to Adani Group
The court found the allegations vague and nebulous and held that the petition did not maintain the threshold for a public interest litigation.
HC NewsPatna High Court Upholds Independent Judgment Requirement for Disciplinary Authority
The Division Bench of the Patna High Court affirmed the setting aside of a Punjab National Bank employee’s removal from service, holding that a disciplinary authority must exercise its statutory discretion independently and not under the dictates of another authority.
HC NewsJharkhand High Court Clarifies Scope of Bhang Under NDPS Act
The Jharkhand High Court has held that possession of bhang does not constitute an offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, as it falls outside the statutory definition of cannabis (hemp) under Section 2(iii) of the Act.
HC NewsPatna High Court Holds Bihar Agricultural University Statutes Operate Prospectively and Cannot Convert 2011 Direct Recruitment Into Tenure Appointment
The Patna High Court has ruled that the Bihar Agricultural University Statutes 2010, notified in 2017, cannot be applied retrospectively to change a substantive appointment made through direct recruitment in 2011 into a tenure post.
SC NewsReliability of Dock Identification in Criminal Trials: Supreme Court Guidance
The article discusses the legal principle that dock identification made for the first time in court after a substantial lapse of time, without a prior Test Identification Parade, is treated as unreliable by the Supreme Court.
HC NewsMere Execution of Family Arrangement Does Not Amount to Admission of Suit Properties as HUF Assets: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has clarified that a family arrangement, by itself, cannot be treated as proof that the properties covered therein are Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) property.
HC NewsBombay High Court Clarifies Scope of Misrepresentation Under Section 21A of Maharashtra Co‑operative Societies Act, 1960
The Bombay High Court has set aside the de‑registration of a forty‑five‑year‑old housing society, holding that the mere submission of inaccurate or incomplete information does not constitute misrepresentation under Section 21A of the Maharashtra Co‑operative Societies Act, 1960.