[ High Courts ]
A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld Para 5.5 of the State's Sub-Scheme for CBSE Affiliated Schools of Excellence, holding that creation of a dedicated CBSE Teachers Sub-Cadre and selection of in-service teachers by written test and counselling is a valid policy choice that does not violate Articles 14 or 16.
2026-05-12 · 6 min read
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A division bench dismissed the J&K Board of School Education's intra-court appeal, holding that an officer asked to perform the plenary duties of a higher post outside his cadre had to be compensated — whether the payment was labelled charge allowance or deputation allowance — and that the 2017 recovery order could not stand.
2026-05-11 · 5 min read
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A division bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and Mummineni Sudheer Kumar dismissed three writ petitions challenging the 2013 direct recruitment of 23 District Judges (Entry Level), holding that the Selection Committee's discretion was unimpeachable on the material placed and that allegations of suppressed antecedents and inadequate practice against four serving District Judges did not bear scrutiny.
2026-05-11 · 7 min read
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A division bench of the Karnataka High Court has quashed a 2025 State circular that excluded transgender candidates from applying to constabulary posts under the Reserve Police Constabulary recruitment, holding that the circular was inconsistent with NALSA and with the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
2026-05-10 · 3 min read