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verdictum.in > allahabad-high-court > manish-kumar-and-25-others-v-state-of-up-through-principal-secretary-cooperative-lucknow-2026ahc-lko60489-1621421

Appointing Authority Can’t Terminate Employees Solely On State Government’s Direction Without Applying Its Mind: Allahabad High Court

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (694+ words) The Allahabad High Court has set aside the termination of Assistant Managers appointed to the Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Bank, holding that the appointing authority acted solely on the directions of the Principal Secretary without independently applying its mind. The Court…...

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verdictum.in > supreme-court > the-authorised-representative-v-ms-new-okhla-industrial-development-authority-2026-insc-952-1621395

NOIDA Though Involved In Commercial Venture Can’t Be Divorced From Essential Purpose Of Welfare Measures Without Mere Profit Motive: Supreme Court

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (216+ words) Justice J. B. Pardiwala, Justice K. Vinod Chandran, Supreme Court While observing that the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) involved in a commercial venture, cannot be divorced from the essential purpose of welfare measures without a mere profit motive, the Supreme Court…...

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verdictum.in > bombay-high-court > in-vogue-creations-v-state-bank-of-india-2026bhc-as36037-db-security-documents-bank-loan-1621392

Borrower’s Delay In Seeking Title Documents Deposited As Security Does Not Absolve Bank Of Duty To Preserve Them: Bombay High Court

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1183+ words) The Bombay High Court has held that a borrower who has fully repaid a loan may legitimately expect the bank to preserve and return the original title documents deposited as security and that his delay in demanding their return does…...

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verdictum.in > amp > bombay-high-court > namdeo-tukaram-dhonnar-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-2026bhc-as36184-db-appointments-are-irregular-but-not-illegal-1621391

Appointments Are Irregular But Not Illegal: Bombay High Court Orders Regularization Of Tribal School Teachers

8+ hour, 28+ min ago   (387+ words) Justice G. S. Kulkarni, Justice Aarti Sathe, Bombay High Court A Division Bench comprising Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Aarti Sathe observed, “…where appointments are not illegal but possibly irregular, and where employees had served continuously against the backdrop of sanctioned functions for…...

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verdictum.in > kerala-high-court > roopa-p-joy-v-union-of-india-2026ker66329-date-of-embryo-freezing-1621388

Eligibility Certificate U/S 4 Surrogacy Act Must Precede Surrogacy Procedure; Age On Certification Date Is Crucial: Kerala High Court

23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (391+ words) The Court distinguished the Supreme Court's judgment in Vijaya Kumari S. v. Union of India 2025 KHC 6856, which held that the age bar under the Surrogacy Act could not operate retrospectively against couples who had already crystallised their intention to undergo surrogacy through…...

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verdictum.in > amp > jammu-ladakh-high-court > kewal-krishan-v-ut-of-jammu-and-kashmir-anr-bail-application-sarpanch-1621389

Alleged Attack By Absconding Co-Accused Relevant To Witness-Interference Apprehension: J&K And Ladakh High Court Denies Bail To Former Sarpanch

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (723+ words) Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court The Court was hearing a successive application for regular bail after the Principal Sessions Judge, Rajouri, had declined bail in a case involving offences under Sections 109, 126(2) and 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya…...

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verdictum.in > jammu-ladakh-high-court > shafat-maqbool-wani-v-ut-of-jk-possession-books-preventive-detention-1621386

Mere Possession Of Alleged Anti-National Literature Doesn’t Warrant Preventive Detention: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

1+ day, 8+ min ago   (300+ words) Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court While quashing a detention order, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that mere possession of books with dispiriting titles does not ipso facto make the detenue a criminal…...

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verdictum.in > calcutta-high-court > state-of-west-bengal-and-ors-v-lala-mir-posh-act-complaint-limitation-3-months-1621382

POSH Act Complaint Barred by Limitation In Absence Of Any Incident Of Sexual Harassment Within 3 Months: Calcutta High Court

1+ day, 58+ min ago   (336+ words) The High Court was considering a writ petition filed against an order passed by the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) setting aside the report of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), under the Sexual Harassment of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And…...

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verdictum.in > karnataka-high-court > ravi-basavaraj-v-state-of-karnataka-2026khc-d14628-advocate-who-threatened-sessions-court-1621380

Karnataka High Court Recalls Criminal Contempt Proceedings Accepting Apology Of Advocate Who “Threatened" Sessions Court

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (151+ words) The Court clarified that while the punitive machinery set in motion by its earlier order stood withdrawn, its substantive findings on the advocate's conduct, recorded after reviewing the Sessions Judge's order sheet, would remain undisturbed, underscoring that leniency in sentencing…...

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verdictum.in > court-updates > high-courts > chief-justice-of-chhattisgarh-high-court-appointment-1621350

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Acting Chief Justice Of Chhattisgarh High Court

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (85+ words) Centre Notifies Appointment Of Chief Justice Of Chhattisgarh High Court Verdictum The Ministry of Law and Justice on September 04, 2026, has notified the appointment of Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal, Judge Of the Chhattisgarh High Court, to perform the duties Of the…...