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HC NewsCompassionate Appointment Cannot Be Denied on Financial Grounds Absent Express Mention in Original Order: Calcutta High Court
The Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court has held that an authority may not rely on financial stringency to reject a claim for compassionate appointment unless that ground was expressly stated in the original rejection order or the enquiry committee report.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Clarifies Scope of Income for MACT Compensation
The Delhi High Court has held that allowances received by a deceased employee that accrue to the benefit of the family must be included while computing income for the purpose of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Clarifies Principle on Higher Pay Without Formal Appointment
The Division Bench held that mere performance of duties of a higher post does not confer a right to the salary of that post absent a formal appointment order.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Directs DDA to Resolve Pending Leasehold‑to‑Freehold Conversion Applications
The Court ordered the authority’s vice chairman to appear and file a status report, and directed consultations with the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Delhi government.
HC NewsDelhi Sessions Court Denies Bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in UAPA Conspiracy Case
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts dismissed the regular bail applications of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, holding that the matter is governed by a prior Supreme Court order which bars renewal of bail prayers until protected witnesses are examined or one year elapses, whichever occurs earlier.
HC NewsAllahabad High Court Rules Association Cannot Override Individual Consent for Additional FAR
The Allahabad High Court has held that objections raised by an apartment owners’ association cannot invalidate the consent given by individual flat owners for the grant of additional floor area ratio to a developer.
HC NewsAllahabad High Court Clarifies Scope of Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
The Allahabad High Court has held that Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot be invoked to decide title disputes which fall beyond the scope of the provision. It held that unless the conditions provided in Section 23 are met, title disputes cannot be decided by the Tribunal under the Act. For context, Section 23 allows senior citizens to void the transfer of a property, if the property was transferred on the explicit condition that the transferee would provide basic amenities and physical needs, and the transferee subsequently fails or refuses to do so. The bench of Justice J.J. Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla held, “with respect to the protection of the property of a senior citizen, only the limited jurisdiction conferred under Section 23 of the Act of 2007 is available. Accordingly, no property dispute falling beyond the scope of Section 23 of the Act of 2007 can be permitted to be adjudicated by the statutory authorities under.
HC NewsAllahabad High Court Holds Section 362 CrPC Does Not Bar Alteration of Bail Conditions, Sets Aside Rs 64 Lakh Deposit Requirement After Twelve Years
The court clarified that an order granting bail is interlocutory and therefore outside the scope of Section 362 CrPC, allowing modification of onerous bail terms.
HC NewsAllahabad High Court Declines to Stay Uttar Pradesh ATS Inquiry into Funding of Unaided Madrasas
The bench of Justice Neeraj Tiwari and Justice Vivek Saran dismissed a petition challenging the state‑government ordered probe conducted by the Anti Terrorist Squad into the financial sources of over four thousand unaided religious seminaries.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Constable Over Public Drinking and Violent Altercation
The Delhi High Court has affirmed the termination of a Central Industrial Security Force constable after finding that his conduct during sanctioned leave amounted to gross misconduct justifying dismissal, despite his subsequent acquittal in the related criminal prosecution.
HC NewsKarnataka High Court Grants Interim Relief to Platform Aggregators Subject to Welfare Deposit
The Karnataka High Court has refused to stay the operation of the State’s gig workers welfare legislation while granting interim protection to platform aggregators on condition that they deposit the welfare contribution due under the Act.
NewsSupreme Court Maintains Status Quo on CAG‑Appointed Audit of Delhi Discoms
The Supreme Court has directed that the audit of Delhi’s electricity distribution companies by a chartered accountant nominated by the Comptroller and Auditor General remain in abeyance pending consideration of its earlier ruling on regulatory assets.