Supreme Court Keeps Professor’s Appointment Intact, Orders Fresh Probe Into Disputed PhD
The Supreme Court has refused to cancel the appointment of an Assistant Professor even as serious questions have emerged over the authenticity of the PhD...
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Punjab Jails Under Scanner as Drug Dependence Surges Behind Bars, High Court Raises Alarm
Punjab’s prisons are facing a troubling reality: a significant number of inmates appear to be developing drug dependence after entering jail. The Punjab and Haryana...
Justice Sanjay K Agrawal Steps In as Acting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
Justice Sanjay K Agrawal has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, following the retirement of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha....
Three Decades of Service Saved: Supreme Court Protects Retiral Benefits Despite Invalid ST Certificate
The Supreme Court has stepped in to protect the pensionary and retiral benefits of a former municipal employee whose Scheduled Tribe certificate was declared invalid...
DNA Can Establish Sexual Contact, But Not Consent: Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal
A DNA report may establish that sexual intercourse took place, but it cannot, on its own, reveal whether that relationship was consensual or forced, the...
No Evidence Beyond Confessions: Supreme Court Acquits Man in Kidnapping and Murder Case
The Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of the sole remaining accused in a kidnapping-for-ransom and murder case, finding that the investigation failed to produce...
Two Widows, One Pension: Calcutta High Court Orders Equal Division of Family Pension
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the family pension of a deceased Central government employee must be divided equally between his two surviving wives,...
Supreme Court Backs Associate Professor, Says Universities Cannot Ignore UGC Pay Rules
The Supreme Court has made it clear that universities cannot sidestep statutory regulations governing the salaries of their teaching staff, observing that educational institutions have...
Compromising Position’ Is Not Proof of Adultery, Says Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that an allegation that a spouse was found in a “compromising position” with another person cannot, by itself, establish...
Supreme Court: Section 362 CrPC Cannot Block High Court From Correcting a Grave Miscarriage of Justice
The Supreme Court has clarified that the statutory bar on altering or reviewing a signed criminal judgment cannot be used to prevent a High Court...
₹67 Dispute, 32 Years of Litigation: Delhi High Court Penalises DTC With ₹1 Lakh Costs
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of ₹1 lakh on the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for keeping a service dispute alive for more than...
Supreme Court Backs RBI’s Extended Control Over Multi-State Co-operative Banks
The Reserve Bank of India can keep the board of a multi-State co-operative bank under supersession for more than six months, the Supreme Court has...