In a significant ruling, the Meghalaya High Court has held that Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students cannot be compelled to produce an Aadhaar card as a prerequisite to receiving post-matric scholarships and other financial assistance. The court emphasised that the right to identity verification cannot override the constitutional guarantee of equality and…
The Madras High Court has reaffirmed that marriage does not grant a man unquestioned authority over his wife, ruling that a woman’s endurance of cruelty cannot be mistaken for silent acceptance. The judgment came in a case involving an elderly couple, where the wife had accused her husband of long-standing emotional and mental abuse, including…
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Karnataka High Court’s order asking multiplexes to maintain a comprehensive and auditable record for every movie ticket sold. The high court’s division bench had passed the direction on September 30 while hearing a plea against an order of its single judge that had granted an interim stay on…
The Supreme Court on Monday said it needs to deal with digital arrest cases with an iron hand as it expressed shock over the scale of such cybercrime cases in the country, with over Rs 3000 crore allegedly extorted from victims, including senior citizens. Digital arrest is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters…
The Supreme Court of India has sought a detailed report from the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) regarding the functioning of air quality monitoring systems in Delhi, following reports that most of the city’s stations were non-operational during the Diwali period. The direction came after the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation that challenged the actions of several Gram Sabhas in Kanker district which had installed signboards restricting the entry of Christian pastors and individuals who had converted to Christianity. The Court held that such actions, when viewed in context, were not unconstitutional and did not amount…
The Delhi High Court has held that law students cannot be prevented from appearing in examinations or promoted to the next semester solely because of a shortage of attendance. The Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Amit Sharma stated that attendance norms for legal education must strictly adhere to the regulations laid down…
The National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL) in Gandhinagar has told the Supreme Court of India that the audio recordings submitted as alleged evidence against former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh were tampered with and are therefore unsuitable for reliable forensic analysis. The revelation came during a hearing in which the apex court is reviewing…
By Sujit Bhar When the Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta recently refused to entertain the centre’s plea against the Calcutta High Court’s June 18 order, it did more than uphold a legal position—it restored a semblance of dignity and survival for millions of impoverished rural citizens of West Bengal. The…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Kerala High Court has ruled that it is legally untenable to demand the appointment of santhis (temple priests) from only a particular caste or lineage, holding that the appointment of priests is a secular activity, not an Essential Religious Practice (ERP) protected under the Constitution. The verdict, delivered in Akhila…