The Tripura High Court held that senior citizens lacking technological proficiency cannot be penalised for failing to track court cases online. Setting aside a dismissal in a property dispute, the Court emphasised that digital access and technological awareness vary significantly among elderly litigants.
The Jharkhand High Court dismissed an appeal by the public service commission against Manoj Kumar Kachhap, who was wrongfully denied consideration for the assistant professor position due to a fee payment issue. The court imposed a Rs.1 lakh penalty on the commission for its unfair treatment and upheld Kachhap’s application reconsideration.
