Rajasthan High Court: HRA, CCA, HDA and other Allowances Must Count in Income for Motor Accident Compensation
The High Court enhanced the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal by Rs 5,79,300.
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Tenancy Disputes | Property’s attachment & Receiver’s appointment not to be resorted routinely: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The case exemplified a disquieting and steadily growing tendency amongst litigants to invoke the criminal jurisdiction, not as a bona fide recourse for redressal of legitimate grievances, but as a convenient instrument to settle personal scores and wreak private vengeance.
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Freezing Educational Institution’s bank account over receiving fees from a parent allegedly involved in cybercrime arbitrary & disproportionate: Karnataka HC
“The facts of the present case disclose a peculiar and rather disturbing situation, wherein an educational institution has been drawn into the ambit of a criminal investigation solely Banker’s lien on the ground that it received a fee payment through an online transaction from a parent who is allegedly involved in a cyber offence.”
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Rajasthan HC Stresses Need for Reliance on Non-controversial Sources by RPSC in AI Age, but Denies Relief Citing Potential Repercussions on All Candidates
“It is expected from the RPSC to ensure that the subject experts are persons having good academic record with excellent academic expertise. We strongly deprecate the practice of the experts relying upon newspaper articles like “Washington Post” or “Hindustan Times” in arriving at a conclusion of a question. We also deprecate the practice of the expert to answer and reject the objections in one line and that too without assigning a convincing reason.”
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Menstrual leave is assertion of dignity, not plea for privilege: Karnataka High Court orders faithful implementation of Menstrual Leave Policy across sectors
“While the organised sectors may be regulated through government orders and legislative intervention, the unorganised sector requires a more facilitative mechanism. However, beyond regulatory frameworks, what remains imperative is, a sustained and pervasive effort to sensitise all segments of society, reaching every corner of the State to foster awareness, empathy and compliance.”
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Shareholding does not confer ownership over company data: Karnataka High Court refuses to quash FIR in digital asset misappropriation case
“In the case at hand, the issue is not purely civil in nature, it has all the hues and forms of cyber crime and not a run on the mill allegation. It is the allegation of downloading, copying, deletion of source code, proprietary data, and confidential digital assets. All these are hues and forms of cyber crime and cyber crime investigations are highly technical and complex involving forensic reconstitution of data.”
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“Cybercrime in our nation operates akin to a silent virus”: Punjab & Haryana High Court denies bail in digital arrest case
“While adjudicating the bail pleas, particularly in cases concerning cybercrimes and online fraud, necessitates a meticulous evaluation of several pivotal factors. Paramount among these is the inherent gravity and seriousness of the offence, coupled with its potential societal ramifications.”
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Right to be considered for promotion is a fundamental right: Punjab and Haryana High Court mandates quarterly Departmental Promotion Committee meetings
“Delay in convening the Departmental Promotion Committee not only causes financial loss to the concerned officers on account of delayed promotion to the next higher grade, but also adversely impacts their future career progression, as it correspondingly postpones their eligibility for further advancement.”
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Uttaranchal High Court stays proceedings against minor boy accused of kidnapping minor girl in consensual relationship case
The minor victim admitted in her statement that she was engaged in physical relations with the minor boy, which was consensual.
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Allahabad High Court directs IGP to investigate honey-trap gang operating through women to extort innocent people
“If offences like these are permitted to continue, it would become difficult to live in a decent world.”
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Trial Court should consider earning capacity of both parents while determining maintenance: Allahabad High Court
“While deciding the main application under Section 144, Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the Family Court should take into consideration the income and financial capacity of both parents and determine the amount of maintenance in a just and reasonable manner keeping in view the principle of shared parental responsibility and the welfare of the minor child.”
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No liability of maintenance upon daughter-in-law towards parents-in-law: Allahabad High Court
“The concept of moral obligation, howsoever compelling it may appear, cannot be enforced as a legal obligation in the absence of a statutory mandate.”
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Missed GST deadlines not fatal where intent to comply exists; Rajasthan HC condones 160-day delay
“Cancellation of GST registration or missed appellate deadlines should not permanently debar a taxpayer from the GST framework, especially where the taxpayer intends to comply by filing returns, paying taxes, interest, and penalties, and rectifying defaults. In such cases, denial of opportunity to an assessee undermines the inclusive and facilitative objective of the GST regime.”
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“Preservation of fairness and justice necessitates re-examination”; Rajasthan HC directs Independent Medical Board to re-examine Victim’s Injuries
Re-examination of the victims by a qualified Medical Board is not merely a procedural formality, but a substantive measure to safeguard the accused from being unfairly prosecuted based on misleading or fabricated evidence.
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Punjab and Haryana High Court stays proceedings against Guru Randhawa over alleged outraging of religious feelings
In the case at hand, without recording the preliminary evidence, the notice has been issued to Guru Randhawa.
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Rajasthan HC stays CBSE’s affiliation withdrawal order; Jaipur’s Neerja Modi School gets 1 month to cure deficiencies
CBSE had withdrawn the school’s Senior Secondary affiliation citing violations of affiliation byelaws and deficiencies flagged after the November 2025 incident involving the death of a 9 yearold student.
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Where should child custody matters be filed? Rajasthan HC’s answer pauses a father’s plea
“Section 9, Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 in no uncertain terms envisages that the petition should be filed where the minor ordinarily resides.”
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Inside Punjab and Haryana High Court order denying bail to YouTuber accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan
“There had been an effort on the part of the petitioner to delete information with regard to conversations and transmission of information to the operatives of Pakistan Intelligence Agency.”
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Top NDPS Judgments of 2025: Bail, Detention, Evidence & Procedural Safeguards
A consolidated look at how Supreme Court and High Courts interpreted the NDPS Act in 2025 — from bail and procedural safeguards to detention, evidence standards and evolving issues around possession, quantity, FSL reports, and foreign nationals.
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Namaz at private property | Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 protection for man threatened with bulldozer action at his home
From allegations of being stopped from Namaz at private property to threats of bulldozer run at home, read how the Allahabad High Court ordered protection for the man.
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