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Promotion Assessment Cannot Be Reduced to Averaging, Suitability Is for Expert Committee to Decide: SC
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Promotion Assessment Cannot Be Reduced to Averaging, Suitability Is for Expert Committee to Decide: SC

Supreme Court rules courts cannot alter promotion assessment methods, holding that suitability for promotion must be decided by domain experts.

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Ayodhya Ram Mandir Donation Theft: SC Seeks SIT Report and Issues Notice to Centre, State and Trust Judiciary
Ayodhya Ram Mandir Donation Theft: SC Seeks SIT Report and Issues Notice to Centre, State and Trust

Supreme Court issues notice to the Centre, UP government, and Ram Mandir Trust regarding petitions for a CBI probe into alleged donation theft and fund embezzlement.

No One Has Right to Pollute Water Body Even in Name of Religion: Madras HC Judiciary
No One Has Right to Pollute Water Body Even in Name of Religion: Madras HC

Madras HC's Madurai Bench observes no one has the right to pollute a water body in the name of religion, flags large-scale dumping of clothes during death rituals in the Thamirabarani.

Karnataka HC Relaxes Video Conferencing Rules for Widow to Depose from USA in Probate Case [Read Order] Judiciary
Karnataka HC Relaxes Video Conferencing Rules for Widow to Depose from USA in Probate Case [Read Order]

Karnataka HC relaxes Video Conferencing Rules to let a 71-year-old widow record probate evidence from the USA without routing through the Indian Embassy, citing undue hardship and Rule 18's relaxation power.

Adultery Is "No More a Crime": Jharkhand HC Quashes Constable's Dismissal, Orders Reinstatement [Read Order] Judiciary
Adultery Is "No More a Crime": Jharkhand HC Quashes Constable's Dismissal, Orders Reinstatement [Read Order]

Jharkhand High Court holds adultery is no longer a crime post Joseph Shine, quashing a constable's dismissal over an alleged affair and ordering his reinstatement with back wages.

Bangalore Development Authority to Pay Rs.1 Lakh For "Unwanted Litigation" Over Double Allotment of Site: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

Karnataka High Court directs BDA to pay Rs.1 lakh to a couple exposed to litigation after it re-allotted and sold their auctioned site to other buyers, recoverable from the erring officer's salary.

Private Schools Not 'Public Authorities' Under RTI Act but Must Display Fees: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court held private unaided schools are not 'public authorities' under the RTI Act but must display fee structures under the Tamil Nadu Private Schools Rules, 2023.

PIL Filed Without Independent Research Must Be Throttled at Threshold: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras HC dismisses a PIL seeking a probe into a college NAAC accreditation, holding a PIL filed without independent research and a mismatched prior representation must be throttled at the threshold.

Does Disagreeing with An Earlier Ruling Make a Judgment Per Incuriam? Supreme Court Answers [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds a judgment is per incuriam only in limited cases, declares Haryana remission ruling in Raj Kumar per incuriam, and restores the 2002 remission policy.

Meghalaya HC Upholds Bail to Sonam Raguvanshi in Honeymoon Murder Case [Read Order]

Meghalaya High Court upholds bail to Sonam Raguvanshi in the honeymoon murder case, holding that vague and formulaic grounds of arrest violated Article 22(1) of the Constitution.

Does the Judge’s Breakfast Decide Your Bail? How Hunger and Fatigue Shape Court Rulings in India

Article applies neurolaw and the 'hungry judge effect' to Indian courts, arguing that fatigue and hunger measurably influence bail rulings and sentencing outcomes

Gauhati HC Dismisses Petition After 11 Adjournments for Filing Evidence [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court refused to allow plaintiffs to file evidence affidavits after 11 adjournments, holding that courts must exercise discretion strictly in cases of repeated delays and cannot permi...

Madras HC: Convert to Islam Is ‘Only a Muslim’, Cannot Claim BC Muslim Reservation [Read Order]

Madras HC struck down Tamil Nadu’s G.O. allowing BC Muslim reservation for converts to Islam, holding converts cannot claim Backward Class Muslim status.

Motherhood Cannot Bar Women From Completing LLM: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras HC rules motherhood cannot hinder education, directs acceptance of delayed LLM dissertation filed after pregnancy and childbirth.

SC Issues Notice On Bihar Minister Deepak Prakash’s Re-Appointment Without Election

Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging Bihar Minister Deepak Prakash’s re-appointment without election, citing Article 164(4) limits.


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