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1. PIL in Kerala HC challenges free travel scheme for women on KSTRC buses

PIL in Kerala HC challenges free travel scheme for women on KSTRC buses A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Kerala High Court, challenging the ‘Priyadarshini' free travel sche

2. Khan Sir got my brother murdered: Rival tutor Raushan Anand after bail from court in vandalism case

Khan Sir got my brother murdered: Rival tutor Raushan Anand after bail from court in vandalism case Raushan Anand, the director of a coaching centre in Patna, has accused social media influencer and e

3. Banks cannot freeze entire account when probe agencies seek freezing of only specified amount: Karnataka High Court

Banks cannot freeze entire account when probe agencies seek freezing of only specified amount: Karnataka High Court

Banks cannot freeze entire account when probe agencies seek freezing of only specified amount: Karnataka High Court The High Court of Karnataka has held that banks cannot freeze an account completely, when investigating agencies have directed only a partial freeze limited to a specified amount. Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order while allowing a petition filed by one Madhu of Bengaluru, whose account was frozen completely by IndusInd Bank despite the freeze directions from investigating agencies covering only an aggregate sum of ₹25,000. The petitioner’s account had attracted two separate freeze communications — one from the Cyber Crime Police Station, Gujarat, for ₹15,000, and another from the Barrackpore Police Station, West Bengal, for ₹10,000. However, IndusInd Bank froze the entire account, preventing the petitioner from accessing funds beyond the stipulated amount. “The power to freeze exercised by the bank is not an independent power. The bank acts merely as a custodian of the account and is required to implement directions lawfully issued by competent investigating authorities. Its authority is circumscribed by the terms of the directions received,” the court observed. The bank had contended that its action of complete freeze was on the apprehension that further freezing directions from other agencies. The court firmly rejected this reasoning, holding that “a possibility or apprehension of a future event cannot be equated with a lawful order” and that “administrative convenience or anticipatory action cannot substitute a valid legal mandate.” However, the Court said that the “banks are expected to act with due care and circumspection so that the interests of investigation are adequately protected while at the same time ensuring that account holders are not subjected to restrictions beyond those authorised by law”.

4. Karnataka High Court stays government’s circular extending RTE quota admission to SC/ST students even for classes 9 and 10

Karnataka High Court stays government’s circular extending RTE quota admission to SC/ST students even for classes 9 and 10

Karnataka High Court stays government’s circular extending RTE quota admission to SC/ST students even for classes 9 and 10 The High Court of Karnataka has stayed the operation of a contentious circular from the State government that extended the Right to Education (RTE) quota benefits to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students pursuing classes 9 and 10. Kinagi passed the interim order on a petition filed by the Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka (KAMS) and other private school associations. The circular, issued by the Commissioner for Public Instruction on May 21, 2026, had directed all private schools across the State to allow SC/ST students who completed class 8 during the academic year 2025-26 to continue studying in classes 9 and 10 in the same school under Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. It further mandated that any fees collected from such students be reimbursed and that the issuance of transfer certificates would not hinder readmission in the same school under RTE quota. The petitioner associations, representing over 5,000 private unaided English-medium schools, have contended that the RTE Act, rooted in Article 21A of the Constitution, expressly limits the guarantee of free and compulsory education to children aged 6 to 14, covering only elementary education from class 1 to 8, not beyond. The State government, by way of a mere administrative circular and without any provision in the law, cannot extend the benefit of the RTE Act to the students beyond class 8, it has been claimed in the petition. The petitioners further alleged that the circular was issued at the instance of the Chief Minister’s Office and the Social Welfare Department without independent application of mind by the statutory authority. It has also been argued in the petition that extending the benefit…

5. Former DMK Minister Geetha Jeevan’s acquittal from 2002 disproportionate assets case challenged in Madras High Court

Former DMK Minister Geetha Jeevan’s acquittal from 2002 disproportionate assets case challenged in Madras High Court The Madras High Court on Monday (June 15, 2026) deferred its orders on a plea to co

1. Meenakshi Natarajan vs. Election Commission of India and Ors. (12.06.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0634/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat by the Returning Officer due to non-disclosure of a pending criminal case. Natarajan argue

2. Reena Kumari and Ors. vs. Praveer Kumar and Ors. (27.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0633/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of non-compliance with High Court directions regarding the regular appointment of Auxiliary Nurse and Midwives (ANMs) as Basic Health Workers (Female) in

3. Makardhwaj Ram vs. Jagdish Rai (Dead) th. Lrs. and Ors. (11.06.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0632/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed a property dispute involving Makardhwaj Ram and the legal representatives of Jagdish Rai, focusing on whether the suit was barred by constructive res judicata. The

4. Gaurav Mehla and Ors. vs. State of Haryana and Ors. (11.06.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0630/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether procedural defects in the recruitment process of Gaurav Mehla and others by the Thanesar Cooperative Marketing-cum-Processing Society Ltd., Kurukshetra, re

5. Ramesh vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors. (11.06.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0629/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Ramesh against the State of Maharashtra, challenging the Bombay High Court's decision upholding the trial court's cognizance of offences under the Pr

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