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TET CTET qualification mandatory for teachers

Teachers who qualified TET/ CTET exam between 31-3-2019 and 1-9-2025 can continue service and be entitled to promotion: Bombay HC

The Supreme Court in its judgment on mandatory TET/ CTET qualification for the teachers, had given various guidelines regarding the fate of the candidates who did not qualify the said exam before the statutory cut-off date of 31-3-2019.

restricting foreign travel over pending tax case

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Pending case not sufficient ground to restrict foreign travel: Bombay HC refuses to grant stay in Rs. 30 crores tax evasion case

The Court stated that it must balance the right of the investigating agency, and the right of the person facing prosecution to travel in India and abroad.

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Delhi High Court | Petition for extension of Arbitral Tribunal’s mandate non-maintainable once Award is delivered and challenged; Tribunal becomes ‘functus officio’

The petitioner sought to be a fence sitter and waited for the Award to be passed and thereafter filed the present petition after a lapse of more than 9 months. In the meantime, the respondent already filed a petition under Section 34, and the Award has already been stayed on this aspect.

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Madhya Pradesh HC temporarily stops livestreaming of Court Proceedings amid alleged misuse in making reels, memes

The petitioner contended that the live streams of court proceedings were being misused by several private entities in creating reels, clips, and memes, which were derogatory and wrongfully portrayed the legal fraternity.

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Read why Delhi HC quashed SFIO probe against Moser Baer’s former Director Nita Puri

“Exercise of power under Section 212(1)(c) in a casual or perfunctory manner, seriously undermines the statutory provision itself and the safeguards implicit thereunder. The use of boilerplate language or extrapolations from third party documents, without consideration of all the ‘relevant circumstances’, reflects a disregard for procedural propriety.”

former Haryana MLA arrest in money laundering case

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‘Remained non-cooperative throughout’: Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses former Haryana MLA’s plea challenging his arrest in money laundering case

In the case at hand, Dharam Singh Chhoker, the former Haryana MLA was accused of siphoning off home buyer’s money and on ED’s application, six non-bailable warrants were issued against him, but he could not be arrested.

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Occasional absence on court hearing dates not enough to justify dismissal & acquittal for non-prosecution under S. 256 CrPC: Bombay HC

“Considering the reasons mentioned by the appellant for his absence, that he was under impression that the Court clerk would give him the date for which he had requested, is a sufficient explanation to interfere in the order of dismissal for non-prosecution.”

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Rajasthan High Court defines “public temple”; cancels licenses of meat shop within 50 meters radius

The Court held that the meat shops are situated within a radius of 50 meters of the temple in question for which legally the license to run meat shops cannot be granted to them.

timely implementation of court orders in service matters

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Punjab and Haryana HC flags non-regularisation of ad-hoc workers, administrative delays; Lays down parameters for timely implementation of court decisions

“The delivery of judgments alone does not guarantee the credibility of the justice system. True justice is realized only when the administration acts promptly and effectively to enforce the decisions of the courts.”

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Allahabad HC seeks Union’s response on claim of failure of education system due to poor network in Indo-Nepal bordering areas

“The petitioner’s contention that the entire educational system is failing due to the slow network appears to have merit.”

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Karnataka High Court directs robust implementation of Cyber Command Centre to tackle burgeoning menace of cybercrime

“This CCC should not be a mere edifice of bureaucracy, but a paradigm shift, a beacon heralding a new dawn in the fight against cybercrime.”

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Cases Reported in GSTR| Latest Cases on Goods & Service Tax Reports

Explore the latest cases reported in HCC’s Goods & Service Tax Reports (GSTR) Volume on Appeal, Seized goods, Recovery of duty, Assessment, Anti-dumping, Budgetary support scheme, Jurisdiction and much more.

securities fraud case against Karvy's former CEO

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Bombay HC upholds Special Judge’s order rejecting discharge application of Karvy Stock Broking’s former CEO in securities fraud case

Karvy Stock Broking, a registered stockbroker and Depository Participant, and its CEO faced allegations of pledging and misusing securities and funds of its clients and had allegedly acted in violation of various circulars issued by Securities Exchange Board of India.

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Rs 20 crore Fashion Gold Scam | Read why Kerala HC granted bail to former MLA M.C. Kamarudheen and his business associate

“A business failure could not lead to an assumption of commission of the offence of cheating, as the primary ingredient for such an offence was a dishonest or fraudulent intention from the very beginning.”

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Madras High Court dismisses PIL over Rahul Gandhi’s voter list fraud allegations; Petitioner fined Rs 1 Lakh

“Having regard to the nature of sweeping directions which are sought, this public interest litigation, if we may say so, is completely misconceived.”

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Inside Karnataka HC’s order rejecting bail of a married man accused of sexually assaulting Scheduled Caste minor

“It is high time to send a strong signal to the society at large to be more vigilant on women and children belonging to weaker sections of the society.”

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Allahabad HC directs Department of Religious Affairs to propose a scheme of administration of Lucknow’s Ancient Buddheshwar Mahadev Temple

The Court stated that since the temple was ancient the Department may look into its affairs and propose a scheme of administration.

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Delhi HC grants interim injunction protecting Aishwarya Rai’s Personality Rights; Directs blocking of all infringing websites, platforms and YouTube channels

“When the identity of a famous personality is used without their consent or authorization, it may not only lead to commercial detriment to the concerned individual but also impact their right to live with dignity.”

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Bombay High Court dismisses MP Rajan Vichare’s plea challenging Naresh Mhaske’s 2024 Lok Sabha victory

Bombay High Court concluded that Naresh Ganpat Mhaske was not legally obligated to disclose a conviction for a criminal offence, especially when such conviction had not resulted in imprisonment for one year or more. Consequently, the Court found that the election petition did not disclose a valid cause of action.

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Delhi High Court grants interim injunction in favour of Abhishek Bachchan to protect his Personality Rights

This order is in line with the 9-9-2025 order favoring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who had filed a similar petition seeking identical reliefs.