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17/08/2026, 3 weeks ago

Continuity of Service Does Not Automatically Entitle Employees to Count Past Service for DACP Benefits: Karnataka High Court

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has held that continuity of service by itself does not confer a right upon a government or institutional employee to have service rendered in one cadre counted for promotional or financial benefits available in another cadre. The Division Bench comprising Justice S.G. Pandit and Justice K. Manmadha Rao made this […]

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17/08/2026, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Orders Immediate Discharge of LPG Cargo From Arrested Vessel Amidst Risk of Fire and Explosion

Introduction: The Bombay High Court has issued urgent and preventive directions for the safe and immediate discharge of LPG cargo from the vessel LPG Amir Gas, observing that continued detention of the highly hazardous cargo could create a serious risk of fire, explosion and potentially catastrophic consequences. Justice Abhay Ahuja passed the directions while considering […]

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17/08/2026, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Protects Right to Celebrate Independence Day, Quashes Refusal of Permission for Mysuru Torchlight March

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has held that citizens cannot ordinarily be prevented from celebrating Independence Day merely on the basis of apprehensions regarding communal tension or possible disturbance of public order. In Hindu Jagarana Vedike v. State of Karnataka, Writ Petition No. 25036 of 2026, Justice Suraj Govindaraj quashed the police endorsement refusing permission […]

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17/08/2026, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Arms Licence Suspension, Holds Mere Criminal Cases Cannot Justify Restrictions Without Reasoned Satisfaction

Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reaffirmed that the power to suspend or revoke an arms licence cannot be exercised on the basis of mere apprehension, the registration of criminal cases, or a general suspicion that a licensed firearm might be misused. In Jandel Singh Ravat v. State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 33062 […]

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17/08/2026, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Quashes Secretary’s Removal, Finds Fraudulent Manipulation In Bar Council Records

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has strongly criticised the manner in which the Bar Council of Kerala and the committees then managing its affairs attempted to bring about the removal of its Secretary by manipulating records and creating an impression that her resignation had already been accepted before she withdrew it. In Simy S. v. […]

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17/08/2026, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Calls for Aggressive Sterilisation to Curb Maharashtra’s Stray Dog Population

Introduction: The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to take effective and aggressive steps to implement the sterilisation programme prescribed under the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, observing that the continuing growth in the population of stray dogs is at the heart of the difficulties faced by citizens, including incidents of dog bites […]

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17/08/2026, 3 weeks ago

Family Relationship Alone Cannot Justify Terror-Proceeds Attachment: Jharkhand High Court Protects Wife’s Property

Introduction: The Jharkhand High Court has delivered an important ruling on the limits of property attachment proceedings under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, holding that the mere marital relationship between an accused person and the owner of a property cannot, by itself, establish that the property was acquired from the proceeds of terrorism. In Sushila […]

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17/08/2026, 4 weeks ago

Government Employees in National Sports: High Court Clarifies Limits on Federations’ Right to Seek Deputation

Introduction: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, in Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 326, has held that a National Sports Federation cannot claim an enforceable legal right to requisition the services of a Government employee merely because the employee has been […]

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17/08/2026, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Clarifies When an Agreement to Sell Can End a Subsisting Tenancy

Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in Nazim Shaikh Hasan v. Nasir Mushtaq Shaikh & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 803, has clarified an important question concerning the relationship between a subsisting tenancy and a subsequent agreement to sell executed between the landlord and tenant. A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice N.V. Anjaria […]

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