A doctor who changed his name after completing MBBS must correct educational records before he can press for relief in a Medical Officer recruitment, the Rajasthan High Court has held, leaving him free to return once the school and college records are rectified. Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has declined to direct the authorities to […]
The Election Commission of India has told the Allahabad High Court that polling stations will be video-graphed in line with its Handbook for Returning Officers, and that was enough to end a candidate’s petition asking for continuous, uninterrupted recording. The Court closed the writ petition “in terms of the statement made on behalf of respondents.” […]
Is a Muslim mother who is not her child’s property guardian by right barred from being appointed one? The Orissa High Court says no: a court can appoint her, though personal law does not make her the guardian as of right. Cuttack: Setting aside a District Judge’s order that had refused a mother’s plea, the […]
Hygienic public toilets are part of the right to life, the Delhi High Court has said, and it now wants social work students to make surprise checks on the facilities run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. New Delhi: Saying that the right to access hygienic public toilets includes the right to life, the Delhi […]
Paying members of sports clubs are consumers under the Consumer Protection Act, the Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held, setting aside the dismissal of a lifetime member’s complaint over the termination of his membership of the Surat District Cricket Association. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that members of […]
A Mumbai magistrate court has remanded three men arrested in the Tiger Shroff firing case to the custody of the Mumbai Police Anti-Extortion Cell until October 31, as the investigation into the October 18 attack continues. Mumbai: The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Esplanade in Mumbai on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, remanded three accused in […]
An indigent legal-aid appellant was sent to jail only because he could not deposit Rs 10,000; the Rajasthan High Court has held that a convict’s inability to pay prosecution costs cannot revoke probation, and has set that order aside. Jodhpur: Probation granted to a convict has been restored by the Rajasthan High Court after a […]
