‘Avoid Orwellian dystopia’: Allahabad High Court warns UP in DU graduate order
If they (bureaucracy and the police) ignore the solemn oath people of Uttar Pradesh would view them as an oppressive vestige of the British Empire arousing angst and hatred towards them: Allahabad High Court
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In the first instalment of the Legal Minds series, Senior Advocate Amit Desai argues that 50 years of debating deterrence has diverted Indian law from an uncomfortable question: Is a punishment that guarantees dying slowly in custody more merciful than one that ends life in seconds?
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Ashish ShajiSep 7, 2026
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Express News ServiceSep 7, 2026
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Ananthakrishnan GSep 7, 2026
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Aditi RajaSep 7, 2026
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Ashish ShajiSep 7, 2026
The commission held the bank liable for deficiency in service as it failed to block the card due to which an amount of Rs 60,000 was unauthorisedly withdrawn from the complainant’s account.
Somya PanwarSep 7, 2026
The Delhi High Court was hearing appeals by two accused challenging the orders denying them bail in an NIA case alleging a larger conspiracy involving their affiliates in Jammu and Kashmir.
Somya TyagiSep 7, 2026
The Uttarakhand High Court was acting on a plea that opposed the relocation of the high court complex from Nainital owing to the resort town's space and infrastructure constraints.
Jagriti RaiSep 7, 2026
The sociology professor had challenged his transfer and relieving orders issued Just 15 months before his retirement. He was transferred 250 km from his current posting in Bhind to Sehore district.
Ashish ShajiSep 7, 2026
Refusing to follow a custom is not cruelty, but if the refusal turns into public humiliation or malicious behaviour towards the family, then the courts can look into the allegation of cruelty, the judges said.
Jagriti RaiSep 7, 2026
The court held that creating an email ID in another person’s name does not amount to using their electronic signature, password or unique identification feature, as the law does not prohibit such creation.
Richa SahaySep 7, 2026
Seeking Rs 40,000 in monthly maintenance, the wife, a college faculty member, claimed that her estranged husband is also an assistant professor at a government college and earns a monthly sum of Rs 1 lakh.
Ashish ShajiSep 7, 2026
The court passed the order on a plea filed by a district executive committee member of Hindu Munnani (social organisation), challenging an order granting permission for the reconstruction of a church building.
Jagriti RaiSep 7, 2026
The Karnataka High Court observed that the employees do not have an absolute right to leave of absence, and remaining absent without approval breaches discipline.
Vineet UpadhyaySep 7, 2026
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Apurva VishwanathSep 7, 2026
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Aditi RajaSep 6, 2026
The Gujarat High Court cited contradictory prosecution stands across courts and noted the accused's "entitlement to the presumption of innocence".
Express News ServiceSep 6, 2026
The Centre has approved the elevation of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and Justice Ravindra V Ghuge as Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
Richa SahaySep 5, 2026
The man was challenging the family court’s order directing him to pay Rs 75,000 monthly maintenance to his wife and minor son.
Richa SahaySep 5, 2026
A Delhi court extended by 14 days the judicial custody of Al-Falah University Chancellor Jawad Ahmad accused in the cases registered by the Delhi Police Crime Branch and the Enforcement Directorate.
Express News ServiceSep 5, 2026
Gururaj Joshi, an assistant teacher, was suspended for participating in an RSS event held in Karnataka’s Yadgir and Vijayapura districts on October 12 last year.
Express News ServiceSep 5, 2026
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Omkar GokhaleSep 5, 2026
FSSAI has informed the Bombay High Court that Old Monk cannot be sold as rum, arguing that its use of neutral spirits and rum flavouring does not meet the required characteristics.
Richa SahaySep 5, 2026
The man booked a Delhi-Bengaluru flight for February 3, 2019, but the airline allegedly denied him check-in after he reached the airport as per the rescheduled timing.
Richa SahaySep 5, 2026
The partnership firm was seeking a direction to SBI to compensate it for the loss of the original title deeds of two properties deposited with the bank in 1979 as security for a loan that
Richa SahaySep 5, 2026
The complainant claimed that the police, citing various cases filed by his wife against him, had been harassing him and insisting that he produce his children before them.
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