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Saturday, January 24, 2026
TopicHigh court

Topic: high court

‘Is ED a person?’ Two states move the Supreme Court

Citing a 2003 Supreme Court judgment on Centre–state disputes, Kerala & Tamil Nadu governments contest Kerala HC ruling that allowed ED to invoke Article 226. 

‘Want your name in Guinness?’ HC raps serial petitioner flagging ‘encroachments’ near mosques

Advocate Umesh Chandra Sharma also represents activist Preet Sirohi who had approached HC against 'encroachments' near Faiz-e-Illahi Mosque in Turkman Gate area.

Do the dead have privacy rights? Shah Bano-inspired film ‘Haq’ rekindles complex debate, MP HC to decide

Late Shah Bano’s daughter argues the movie distorts her public image & must not be released. Various courts have previously held that there's no right to privacy or personality after death.

J&K HC refuses interim relief against ban on 25 books seen as ‘promoting secessionism’; issues notice

Court was hearing petitions against 5 Aug notification by J&K home department that declared the 25 books as ‘forfeited’ under Section 98 of BNSS. Next hearing in Dec.

Unwelcome talk with woman annoying but doesn’t amount to outraging her modesty—Punjab & Haryana HC

High court quashes FIR against an anaesthesiologist at PGIMS Rohtak against whom a female doctor had lodged a complaint. 

J&K HC slams cops for ‘shamelessly’ building case against Anantnag man wrongfully jailed under PSA

J&K HC ordered release of Anantnag resident, noting case of mistaken identity and criticising the authorities for ‘shamelessly’ trying to build a case against him.

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.

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

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.