Justice Ajay Digpaul noted that while dowry-related offences must be dealt with utmost seriousness, the attempt to curb such social evils "must be balanced with the rights of those innocents who may be roped into the dispute purely by distant association with the accused through blood."
A division bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, along with Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, pronounced its verdict, holding that the August 11 notification was arbitrary and beyond the intended purpose of CLAT-PG.
India's march toward 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025 is no longer constrained by fears of feedstock scarcity, according to a report by Incred Research.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set aside the appointment of an Assistant Professor in Agricultural Biotechnology at Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, holding that the selection committee had no authority to alter the essential qualifications prescribed in
The Delhi High Court ruled on Monday that educational qualifications, including degrees and marks, fall within the ambit of "personal information" under Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act (RTI) and cannot be disclosed merely to satisfy public curiosity.
The Allahabad High Court has overturned Mau MLA Abbas Ansari's conviction, son of gangster-turned politician, Mukhtar Ansari, in a 2022 hate speech case and restored his Assembly membership.
"Both FIRs... represent a version and counter-version of the dispute. The disagreement escalated during a routine dog-walk... Truly, a case that redefines 'for the love of dogs!!'," the High Court remarked in a lighter vein.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has come to the rescue of a government school teacher whose maternity leave was curtailed midway after her regularisation, ruling that the state could not deny her the full benefit of leave already sanctioned.