Allahabad High Court Defines Wilful Neglect Under SC/ST Act
Dissatisfaction with an investigation does not itself prove wilful neglect by a public servant under the SC/ST Act.
Editorial Team
Supreme Court Rejects Grant-In-Aid Absorption, Awards ₹10 Lakh
No-grant college service created no right to absorption, though the Supreme Court awarded ₹10 lakh under Article 142.
Supreme Court Orders University to Issue Withheld Degree Records
A student could not bear the consequences of university clerical failures after completing her course, the Supreme Court held.
Madras High Court Awards Priest’s Post-Vow Assets to Religious Society
Assets acquired through a priest’s vocation after perpetual vows belonged beneficially to his religious society, the court held.
Karnataka High Court Imposes Cost After Counsel’s ‘God’ Argument
The court dismissed a temple-property challenge and imposed exemplary costs over counsel’s courtroom submission.
Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Rape Trial After Consensual Relationship Ends
The court found that a failed consensual relationship between educated adults could not sustain the rape prosecution.
Supreme Court Rejects Automatic Backward Class Status After Conversion
Conversion alone does not establish membership of a notified Backward Class Muslim community, the Supreme Court held.
Allahabad High Court Lets Adult Corpus Return to Husband
The court relied on the statutory evidence hierarchy and an ossification test while protecting the pending POCSO trial.
Supreme Court Questions Criminal-Civil Split in Article 226 Appeals
A larger bench will reconsider whether Article 226 cases can be classified as civil or criminal for intra-court appeals.
Supreme Court Restores Sand Mining Bids Rejected Without Current Valuation
The authority lacked current material showing the winning sand-mining bids were inadequate, the Supreme Court held.