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Can past contractual service count towards pension once an employee is regularised? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court directed that the Union of India should notify the appellants about the mode and manner in which they could exercise this option and provide information regarding the amounts that the appellants will need to remit if they choose to opt for pension under the Rules.

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MP High Court quashes improper implementation of Reservation Rules in Selection Process; directs reconsideration of OBC female candidate’s candidature

“This Court is inclined to dispose of this petition with a direction to the respondents No.2/3 to follow the proper procedure as prescribed under Rule 11.2 and 11.3 of the Rules of 2013.”

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Delhi High Court grants injunction to Wipro; restrains ‘Macklean’ from using deceptively similar mark to ‘Maxkleen’

In the last week of March 2025, the plaintiff came across the listing of defendants’ products on e-commerce platforms such as Meesho and TradeRaise for identical products i.e., for cleaners and disinfectants, which was deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s “MAXKITEEN” marks.

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‘Remand warranted only if original authority failed to consider material evidence’; Bombay High Court quashes SDO’s order, directs fresh adjudication

“Once the panchnama was found to be of doubtful evidentiary worth, the correct course would have been to proceed with adjudication on available legal grounds, and not to relegate the parties to a fresh round of proceedings without justification.”

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Karnataka High Court issues directions to minimize the risk of elephants succumbing to death by electrocution

The directions also emphasised on the use of advanced technical inventions including e-surveillance system, artificial intelligence software and CCTV cameras etc.

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‘MNREGA worker not workmen/employee under Workmen Compensation Act’; Himachal Pradesh HC denies compensation to deceased MNREGA worker’s heirs

“Since a MNREGA worker is not covered under the definition of Workmen Compensation Act, there is no right to claim compensation under WC Act for death of a person employed under MNREGA/Scheme under MNREGA even if the said death has occurred during the course of employment.”

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Unnatural sexual intercourse by husband without wife’s consent punishable under Section 377 IPC: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court held that carnal sex, other than penile-vaginal intercourse is not a natural orientation of sex for the majority of women, therefore the same cannot be done by the husband, even with his wife without her consent

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‘Culture of copy pasting statements is dangerous’; Bombay HC directs State to make guidelines for investigating officers on how to record the statements

The copy pasting of statements may unnecessarily give advantage to the accused persons, because of which the seriousness of the genuine case may vanish.

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Kerala High Court grants bail to YouTuber Santhosh Varkey for objectionable Facebook post on female actors

The Court directed thatImmediately on release he shall delete all the offensive messages and refrain from making any vituperative or disparaging comments against women in any of the social media platform.

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Bombay HC Judge alleges ploy by Advocates to frame him; Directs police inquiry

Noting the chain of events, the Court stated that there was a very clear attempt to frame the Court by Mr. Partho Sarkar because negative orders were passed by Justice Jamdar against Mr. Kurle and Mr. Nedumpara, close associates of Mr. Sarkar.

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‘Right to property occupies sacrosanct position’: Delhi HC orders Centre to pay Rs. 1.76 crore for illegal occupation of private property for two decades

“The State, being a constitutional authority and repository of public trust, is duty-bound to protect, rather than transgress, the civil rights of its citizens, including the right to property. The powers of the State are not plenary or absolute but are circumscribed by constitutional and statutory limitations.”

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SCBA Elections | Post of Secretary of SCBA and 1/3rd seats in Executive Committee & Senior Executive Members to be reserved for women: SC

The Court directed that SCBA Elections shall be held on 20-05-2025 and the result shall be declared preferably on the same date or on 21-05-2025.

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Chhattisgarh High Court upholds victim’s right to privacy; Denies accused permission to examine her social media in Court

“If permission is granted to examine the Facebook or Instagram account of the prosecutrix and play the audio recording concerning the prosecutrix, then privacy of the prosecutrix may be compromised.”

Reasonable accommodation fundamental right

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“Reasonable accommodation is not a matter of charity but a fundamental right flowing from our Constitution”; SC directs admission of MBBS aspirant in PwBD quota at AIIMS

“The constitutional promise of equality is not merely formal but substantive, requiring the State to take affirmative measures to ensure that PwD and PwBD can meaningfully participate in all spheres of life, including professional education.”

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Swaran Rekha River Revival | M.P. High Court issues directions to invoke ‘Social Audit’ for Civic Accountability and Urban Governance

“Social Auditors ought to be the men of integrity, intelligence, common sense and must be passionate about the work they are assigned to. They must work without fear and favour and without ill-will”.

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Delhi HC grants Rs 8 lakhs compensation to a man whose leg was amputated in a 10-year-old railways accident case

“This Court has no hesitation in holding that the reasons given by the Railways Claim Tribunal in rejecting the claim are absolutely perverse. The plea that the injuries were suffered by the appellant/claimant due to his own criminal negligence is also not fathomable in law.”

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Bombay HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of Former MP Harinarayan Rajbhar for allegedly misusing Government’s emblem to issue appointment letters

The present case is not a case where only one person has been cheated as there are many more victims, who are cheated by the applicant and in every crime, the applicant used a different team.

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Supreme Court directs all High Courts to submit reports on pending cases with reserved judgments as of 31-01-2025

“We request the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority to take immediate necessary steps to provide legal assistance in terms of the decision taken by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and ensure that the convicts like the petitioners are not left remediless.”

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Right to Education | Rajasthan High Court grants permission for minor rape survivor’s admission to school under Article 21-A

“No child shall be liable to pay fees and charges that prevents him/her for pursuing elementary education. The Government and Local Authorities should ensure that every child completes his/her elementary education.”

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“Impugned order suffers from judicial caprice and arbitrariness”; Supreme Court sets aside Karnataka HC order quashing 498A IPC case against Husband

“Inconsistent decisions coming out from different benches shake public trust and reduce litigation to a punter’s game. It gives rise to various insidious sharp practices like forum shopping spoiling the clear stream of justice.”