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TopicHigh court

Topic: high court

UPSC clears Haryana plea to promote 18 HCS officers to IAS, but 9 under probe get provisional promotion

UPSC okays the promotion after rejecting state's proposal multiple times. 9 officers from 2002 batch get only provisional promotion amid allegations of recruitment irregularities.

What Madras HC said slamming practice of seeking husband’s nod for a woman to apply for passport

Ruling that a woman doesn't need her husband’s signature or permission in any form for passport application, court underlined that she doesn't lose her individuality after marriage.

TMC rebukes Opposition after HC stays relief scheme for non-teaching staff, pledges legal recourse

The scheme was initially launched to provide limited monetary support to sacked Group C and D staff, after SC quashed a 2016 West Bengal state government recruitment process.

Review petition filed on minimum 3-year practice rule for judicial service in SC

Plea urges court to implement rule only from 2027 to avoid exclusion of recent graduates.

Bengaluru stampede: RCB’s senior official Nikhil Sosale granted interim bail by Karnataka High Court

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's senior official, Nikhil Sosale, who was arrested over the June 4 stampede during the team's maiden IPL title triumph...

Karnataka HC takes suo motu cognisance of Bengaluru stampede, hearing on 10 June

Karnataka HC takes suo motu cognisance of Bengaluru stampede, hearing on 10 June

Telangana HC upholds death penalty of all 5 convicts in Dilsukhnagar bomb blast case

The death penalty was handed down by the NIA Special Court in 2016. The blast claimed 18 lives and left 131 injured.

What Madhya Pradesh HC said while urging govt to look into ‘harassment’ of lower-rank employees

Madhya Pradesh HC was dealing with a compensation-related case. It pulled up state govt for not using 2018 litigation policy to deal with such petty disputes.

SC-laid guidelines overlooked? HCs looked at mitigating factors in 19.4% of death penalty cases only

Report for 2024 by Project 39A, National Law University, says high courts confirmed death sentences for 9 prisoners in 9 cases & commuted sentences of 79 prisoners in 53 cases

In 2024, most death sentences handed out by Indian courts were for murder, not sexual offences

From 2019 to 2023, most death sentences by trial courts were for sexual offences, according to National Law University's Project 39A.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.