Delhi High Court Records Police Assurance on Connaught Place Protest
The Delhi High Court on 15 October recorded the Union government’s assurance that authorities had taken steps to regulate and control a proposed Connaught Place...
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Allahabad High Court Orders Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Elections Within Three Months
The Allahabad High Court on 14 October ordered Uttar Pradesh to complete village-panchayat elections within three months under the existing reservation system, including 27% OBC...
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 Rejects Automatic Backward Class Status After Conversion
Conversion alone does not establish membership of a notified Backward Class Muslim community, the Supreme Court held.
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.
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Unreasoned Police Probe Order
The Special Judge failed to apply mandatory BNSS safeguards before ordering an investigation against police personnel.
Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR Over Recording Police
The court found video evidence contradicted allegations that a lawyer obstructed and assaulted police personnel.
Election Commission Challenge Moves Toward Constitution Bench
A divided Supreme Court bench has sent challenges to the 2023 law governing appointments to the Election Commission to the Chief Justice of India for...