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Supreme Court grants interim stay on UGC Equity Regulations, 2026: Flags constitutional concerns

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The Supreme Court has granted an interim stay on the implementation of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, framed to promote equity in higher education institutions. Taking note of prima facie ambiguities in the Regulations, the Division Bench headed by the Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi … Read more

No Legal Bar on Acting as Surety in More Than One Case: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has clarified that there is no legal prohibition on a person acting as a surety in more than one case, provided that the value of his property exceeds the total surety amount and the Court is satisfied about his sufficiency and fitness. Referring to Sections 485 and 486 of the Bharatiya … Read more

Depreciation on Goodwill arising on Slump Sale of Going Concern

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Depreciation on Goodwill arising on Slump Sale of Going Concern Core Issue: Whether goodwill arising from the acquisition of a manufacturing unit as a going concern through a slump sale being the excess of the consideration paid over the net assets acquired constitutes an intangible asset eligible for depreciation under section 32(1)(ii) of the Income-tax … Read more

Teachers of Derecognised Schools Have No Right to claim Adjustment: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has clarified that teachers and staff working in educational institutions whose recognition has been cancelled do not have any statutory right to seek adjustment or absorption in other recognised schools. The Court held that once the recognition of an institution is withdrawn, its teachers and employees cannot claim adjustment or absorption … Read more

High Court Cracks Down on Non-Payment of Human Rights Compensation, Directs State to Deposit ₹3.5 Crore: Bombay High Court

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Taking serious note of the long-standing non-implementation of the recommendations of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC), the Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the State Government and directed the Principal Secretary of the Home Department to deposit ₹3.5 crore with the High Court registry within seven days. The amount pertains to 136 … Read more

A Failed Marriage Beyond Revival, Irretrievable Breakdown Is Justified: Supreme Court

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Recently, the Supreme Court has granted a decree of divorce under Article 142 of the Constitution, holding that the marriage between a couple living separately for the past 13 years had completely broken down. The Court noted that the parties had separated merely 65 days after their marriage and, thereafter, instituted more than 40 civil … Read more

Upholding Pharmacist Recruitment Rules in Bihar: Pharmacist Diploma Constitutionally Valid Diploma

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In the case of Md. Firoz Mansuri and Others vs. State of Bihar and others (2026 INSC 68), the Supreme Court of India in its judgment of 16 January 2026 again reiterated the legal provision that State Governments had the legal capacity to fix certain educational qualifications to the appointment in the public posts. The … Read more

Upfront Deposit Conditions Cannot Obstruct Regular Bail: Supreme Court

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In a significant ruling on bail jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has held that the mere failure to deposit money or to comply with a condition cannot be a valid ground to keep a regular bail application pending or to cancel interim bail. The Bench categorically observed that Courts are duty-bound to decide bail applications on … Read more

Live-in Relationships, an outcome of Western ideas, Detrimental to Indian Social Values: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court, while making significant observations on the increasing trend of live-in relationships, has remarked that under the influence of western ideas, the tendency among youth to live together without marriage is on the rise, posing a serious threat to Indian social values. The Court noted that when such relationships fail, legal proceedings … Read more