The Bombay High Court upheld termination of a probationary assistant teacher over inappropriate messages with a student. Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan held such conduct unbecoming, allowing school management to end probation under MEPS Act Section 5(3) without full departmental enquiry.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the validity of the 2025 New Delhi Bar Association elections, observing that it was not maintainable, and held that election disputes must pursued through a civil suit or election petition.
The Delhi High Court upheld a single judge’s decision rejecting two JEE aspirants’ plea against the NTA over alleged discrepancies in response sheets. The court replaced the monetary penalty with one month of community service and said the debarment would not harm their future academic prospects.
The Chhattisgarh High Court held that courts cannot direct the State to create new posts or modify service rules to provide promotional avenues as it falls under government policy. The plea of long-serving Laboratory Technicians was dismissed as legally unsustainable.
