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Delay in issuance of advertisement will not create any right/legitimate expectation to seek relaxation in upper age limit for an examination: Patna HC reiterates
“It is a policy decision and the criteria prescribed by the advertisement, whether it is relating to age and/or the essential qualification, cannot be interfered with.”
Delhi High Court grants bail to a Spanish National under the NDPS Act as he was denied the opportunity of a translator/interpreter
The Delhi High Court upheld the judgment passed by the Special Judge granting bail to a Spanish National as he was not given the opportunity of a translator or an interpreter and his refusal to get a search conducted before a Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate was vitiated on account of his part understanding or misunderstanding of the questions put to him.
The Castaways – Resolution Applicants under the IBC
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Use of loudspeaker in mosque is not a fundamental right: All HC
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Vivek Kumar Birla and Vikas Budhwar, JJ., held that the law has been settled, that use
Whether there should be any “Cooling off Period” for civil servants to contest elections post resignation/retirement? Best left to the Legislature concerned, says Supreme Court
“The allegations of bureaucrats deviating from strict norms of political neutrality with a view to obtaining party tickets to contest elections, is vague, devoid of particulars and unsupported by any materials which could justify intervention of this Court.”
Bom HC | Lawyer-client relationship is a fiduciary one; any act which is detrimental to legal rights of clients’ needs to be punished
Bombay High Court: Stating that it is the duty of every Advocate to uphold professional integrity so that citizens can legally secure
What is more significant: Competing rights of guardianship or Welfare of minor? All HC decides
Allahabad High Court: Dr Y.K. Srivastava, J., expressed that, in a matter of custody of a minor child, the paramount consideration is
Custody of minor child, can it be determined on basis of work commitment of one parent and availability of ample time with another? Bom HC decides while determining question of custody, visitation rights and more
Love and affection of both parents is considered to be the basic human right of a child.
IDIA Stories | IDIA Scholar Sheetal Kumari fought all odds to pursue legal education
Bask into the Glory of this IDIA Scholar — Sheetal Kumari Early Years My name is Sheetal Kumari. I come from a
Bom HC | Mother has an indefeasible legal right to natural guardianship vis-à-vis an illegitimate child
Bombay High Court: While deciding the instant custody matter, S.C. Gupte, J., held that as per the provisions of Section 6 of
Jurisdiction of CIC is restricted to ruling on issues pertaining to right to information
Central Information Commission (CIC): A Single-member Bench comprising of Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner, disposed of an appeal directing the appellant to approach