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Tata Memorial Centre Seeks Legal Administrative Officer In Varanasi

Tata Memorial Centre Seeks Legal Administrative Officer In Varanasi

Tata Memorial Centre invites online applications under advertisement TMC/AD/119/2026. Apply by 5:30 p.m. IST on 28 October 2026 through its non-medical recruitment portal. Selection involves a written examination and interview. The application fee is ₹300, with stated exemptions. Appointees may rotate between TMC units; transfer requests require five years at the location. TMC reserves the … Read more

Bombay High Court Upholds Bhendi Bazaar Cluster Acquisition

Bombay High Court Upholds Bhendi Bazaar Cluster Acquisition

The Bombay High Court on 23 October 2026 dismissed two Bhendi Bazaar acquisition challenges: MRTP public-purpose land need not be formally reserved under the development plan. Judge / Bench — Manish Pitale and Shreeram V. Shirsat, JJ. It treated cluster renewal as public purpose and preserved the landowners’ statutory compensation remedy. Advocates appearing — Both … Read more

JK High Court Quashes PSA Detention Over Cattle Theft Allegations

JK High Court Quashes PSA Detention Over Cattle Theft Allegations

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed Tariq Ahmad Dar’s preventive detention, finding that the alleged cattle thefts could be addressed through ordinary criminal law. Judge / Bench — Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati, Chief Justice, and Mohd Yousuf Wani, Judge. The 21 October 2026 order in LPA 254/2026 distinguished breaches of law and … Read more

JK High Court Quashes Costs Against Senior Advocate Without Hearing

JK High Court Quashes Costs Against Senior Advocate Without Hearing

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed a tribunal order imposing ₹10,000 costs on Senior Advocate Jahangir Iqbal Ganai without giving him an opportunity to be heard. Judge / Bench — Sanjeev Kumar and MA Chowdhary, Judges. The 21 October 2026 order allowed WP(C) 3283/2026 against Mohd. Amin Dar and other respondents. The … Read more

Bombay High Court Limits Mumbai University Regularisation To Ten-Year Employees

Bombay High Court Limits Mumbai University Regularisation To Ten-Year Employees

The Bombay High Court on 21 October 2026 limited regularisation of Mumbai University’s temporary employees to those completing ten years’ service by 30 August 2022. Judge / Bench — Sandeep V. Marne, J. In University of Mumbai v. Sunil Tanga Pagare, the Court partly set aside an Industrial Court order covering 108 employees. It rejected … Read more

Allahabad High Court Imposes Costs For Petition Filed With Forged Documents

Allahabad High Court Imposes Costs For Petition Filed With Forged Documents

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a writ petition with ₹25,000 costs after the petitioner did not contest the State’s allegation that forged documents accompanied it. Judge / Bench — Justices Shekhar B. Saraf and Amitabh Kumar Rai. The 7 October 2026 order refused withdrawal intended to escape the consequences of the proceedings. It declined contempt … Read more

Delhi High Court Rejects Review Of Cash-Instead-Of-Uniforms Policy

Delhi High Court Rejects Review Of Cash-Instead-Of-Uniforms Policy

The Delhi High Court rejected a review challenge to its acceptance of Delhi’s policy providing cash for school uniforms instead of uniforms in kind. Judge / Bench — Justices Subramonium Prasad and Renu Bhatnagar. The 12 October 2026 judgment held that the applicant was rearguing matters already considered. It found no apparent error or overlooked … Read more

Delhi High Court Quashes Airport Cartridge Prosecution For Lack Of Conscious Possession

Delhi High Court Quashes Airport Cartridge Prosecution For Lack Of Conscious Possession

The Delhi High Court quashed an Arms Act charge-sheet over a single live cartridge found in an air passenger’s baggage, finding no conscious possession. Judge / Bench — Justice Ravinder Dudeja. The 16 October 2026 judgment distinguished physical custody from possession with awareness. No firearm accompanied the cartridge, and the FIR identified no suspicious circumstances … Read more

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Former Legal Head’s PIL With Costs

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Former Legal Head’s PIL With Costs

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a former company legal head’s petition seeking records and action over alleged rehabilitation-payment irregularities, imposing ₹20,000 costs. Judge / Bench — Chief Justice Alpesh Y. Kogje and Justice Vivek Rusia; order by Justice Vivek Rusia. In its 18 September 2026 order, the bench rejected the petitioner’s claim of disinterested … Read more

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Phased Tree Cutting For Indore Metro

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Phased Tree Cutting For Indore Metro

The Madhya Pradesh High Court declined to relocate Indore’s Rani Sarai metro station, but ordered phased tree cutting under at least two bird experts. Judge / Bench — Justices Subodh Abhyankar and Jai Kumar Pillai; order by Justice Subodh Abhyankar. The 22 October 2026 order held that an earlier binding decision prevented alteration of the … Read more