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The Jharkhand High Court held that a law graduate's enrolment application had already cleared all requirements before she joined the High Court as a Law Researcher, and directed immediate issuance of her enrolment certificate effective 15 October 2024, with the licence kept under suspension during her ongoing engagement.
2026-05-21 · 5 min read
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The Patna High Court, invoking Articles 14 and 21, pressed Bihar's Agriculture Department to reach farmers who missed the DBT portal deadline for Kharif 2025 crop damage relief.
2026-05-21 · 6 min read
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Justice Ritesh Kumar held that the State's Pay Verification Cell could not slash a retired university employee's pay scale without notice, and directed refund of Rs 22,08,744 adjusted from his post-retirement dues.
2026-05-21 · 7 min read
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Pabindra Kumar Das served Paschim Bonbhag High School since 1991 against leave and retired vacancies, received no salary after 2005, and later worked as a cook for the school’s mid-day meal programme.
2026-05-20 · 5 min read
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An 85-year-old retiree's Rs 7.42 lakh cardiac bill was denied because Intravascular Lithotripsy was not listed in Haryana's package schedule. The High Court found that medically necessary treatment cannot be refused on that ground.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
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A Division Bench found that seven vacant Type-IV quarters exceeded eligible officers on the relevant date, making the petitioner ineligible for HRA under applicable Railway circulars.
2026-05-20 · 6 min read
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Gauhati High Court holds that disputed ESI contribution liability and coverage questions are for the Employees' Insurance Court, not writ jurisdiction, even where jurisdiction is challenged.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
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Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy quashed CDI Case No.12/1998 after 28 years of unexplained departmental inaction, directing release of all retiral benefits to a 90-year-old retired employee within three months, with 6% interest on any delayed payment.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
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The Gujarat High Court dismissed a party-in-person petition challenging a Gujarat Information Commission order, holding that RTI forums cannot adjudicate disputes about the correctness of information supplied.
2026-05-20 · 6 min read
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A registered Homoeopath who cancelled her clinic licence but retained her medical registration was lawfully denied enrolment as an Advocate by the Bar Council of Kerala, the High Court held.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
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A transman with intact reproductive organs was denied oocyte cryopreservation by an ART clinic citing the ART Act; the Kerala High Court ordered an ART bank to proceed, grounding the right in Article 21.
2026-05-19 · 9 min read
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The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench held that a bank has no authority to freeze a customer's account on self-declared suspicion, directing de-freezing and imposing costs on Indian Overseas Bank for acting without any complaint, FIR, or order from a competent authority.
2026-05-19 · 9 min read