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1. Can’t deny employee security clearance based on kin’s antecedents: J&K high court

Can’t deny employee security clearance based on kin’s antecedents: J&K high court The committee said CID’s denial of security clearance was not based on any adverse material concerning his conduct

Can’t deny employee security clearance based on kin’s antecedents: J&K high court

Can’t deny employee security clearance based on kin’s antecedents: J&K high court The committee said CID’s denial of security clearance was not based on any adverse material concerning his conduct, integrity, character or antecedents but stemmed exclusively from 'the alleged antecedents of his brother and the perceived possibility of a security risk arising therefrom' SRINAGAR: A Jammu and Kashmir high court (HC) panel Tuesday rejected a CID report against an HC staffer, observing that an employee cannot be denied security clearance solely because of his brother’s alleged antecedents.HC engaged Pampore resident Firdous Ahmad Sheikh as a daily-rated worker on April 1, 2010, and posted him at its Srinagar wing. On July 4, 2024, HC regularised his services as an orderly under the Regularization of Services of Daily Wagers in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Regulations, 2022.Like other appointments, Firdous’s regularisation was subject to CID verification, as is required for govt employment in J&K. On Jan 1, 2026, CID denied him security clearance, citing the “heightened adversity of his brother, Abdul Qayoom Sheikh”.The matter was placed before the Chief Justice, who referred it to the Committee for Appointment and Promotion of Officials, Officers of the High Court Staff, for consideration. The committee verified Firdous’s testimonials and found them genuine. It said CID’s denial of security clearance was not based on any adverse material concerning his conduct, integrity, character or antecedents but stemmed exclusively from “the alleged antecedents of his brother and the perceived possibility of a security risk arising therefrom”. The panel said Firdous had served the HC since 2010, and nothing adverse had been reported about his conduct, integrity or performance. “On the contrary, the record reflects that his work and conduct have…

2. Muthanga verdict: whose death counts?

On July 31, the Principal Sessions Court in Wayanad delivered its verdict in the Muthanga case. The Muthanga agitation was a land occupation from early January to February 19 in 2003 at the Muthanga W

Muthanga verdict: whose death counts?

On July 31, the Principal Sessions Court in Wayanad delivered its verdict in the Muthanga case. The Muthanga agitation was a land occupation from early January to February 19 in 2003 at the Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary, led by the Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha (AGMS) under C.K. Geethanandan, demanding the government to fulfil its 2001 promise to distribute land to landless Adivasi families. On February 19, the government evacuated the protesters through police action, in which one Adivasi and one policeman died. The court found only one man, Ashokan, who has since died, responsible for constable Vinod’s death; the other 56 who were accused were held not guilty. Geethanandan, were convicted on a conspiracy charge related to the assault on a surviving officer and sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. On August 21, the Kerala High Court suspended their sentences and granted them bail pending appeal. However, this case has effectively buried the death of Jogi, an Adivasi man killed on the same morning, in what officials termed as a ‘death in police operation’.

3. Rajasthan HC cancels FIR against Independent MLA arrested during local body polls

Rajasthan HC cancels FIR against Independent MLA arrested during local body polls The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday cancelled two first information reports registered against Independent MLA from Ha

Rajasthan HC cancels FIR against Independent MLA arrested during local body polls

Rajasthan HC cancels FIR against Independent MLA arrested during local body polls The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday cancelled two first information reports registered against Independent MLA from Hanumangarh, Ganesh Raj Bansal, and others in connection with a 23-year-old case involving the issuance of land title leases allegedly based on forged documents. Bansal was arrested by CID-CB of Rajasthan police on September 20 ahead of the election for chairperson in the Hanumangarh Municipal Council. Bansal’s group were elected in the urban local body polls and held a comfortable majority in the House. Bansal’s supporters and local traders protested against his arrest, while alleging that the police action against the MLA was an attempt to influence the Municipal Council chairperson election. Bansal’s daughter, Sonu Bansal, deputy chairperson of the urban body. A Judicial Magistrate’s court in Sangaria remanded Mr. Bansal in police custody till September 25, but he was later released on bail by the sessions court. Bansal, his wife Santosh Bansal and their daughter Vandana Jain moved the High Court seeking cancellation of the two FIRs in the case.

4. Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To MLA’s Daughter Accused Of Slapping Woman Sub-Inspector

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To MLA’s Daughter Accused Of Slapping Woman Sub-Inspector The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an MLA’s daughter accused of abusing a

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To MLA’s Daughter Accused Of Slapping Woman Sub-Inspector

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To MLA’s Daughter Accused Of Slapping Woman Sub-Inspector The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an MLA’s daughter accused of abusing and slapping a woman Sub-Inspector on temple bandobast duty in Mandya district, noting the maximum sentence of two years, her public apology, her lack of criminal antecedents and her undertaking to cooperate with the investigation. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Aishwarya alias Ishwarya, the daughter of an MLA, in a case registered after she allegedly abused and slapped a woman Police Sub-Inspector who was on bandobast duty at a temple in Mandya district [Smt. Vishwajith Shetty passed the order on September 22, 2026 in Criminal Petition No. 13991 of 2026, filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The allegations are untested, and the order is only on anticipatory bail. The case Crime No. 127/2026 was registered by the Kyathanahalli Police Station, Mandya district, under Sections 132, 115(2), 352 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), on information given on August 12, 2026 by a Police Sub-Inspector of the Women Police Station, Mandya. According to the first information, she was on bandobast duty at the Marramma Temple at Arathi Ukkada at about 4.30 pm when the petitioner and two others came for darshan. When one of them tried to enter the Garbagudi, the sanctum, and the officer tried to stop him, the petitioner allegedly abused her and slapped her on the cheek. The Sessions Court rejected the petitioner’s plea for anticipatory bail in Crl.

5. Disability Alone Cannot Justify Removal Of Reproductive Organ: Delhi High Court Orders Medical Board

Disability Alone Cannot Justify Removal Of Reproductive Organ: Delhi High Court Orders Medical Board The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to constitute an independent multidisciplina

Disability Alone Cannot Justify Removal Of Reproductive Organ: Delhi High Court Orders Medical Board

Disability Alone Cannot Justify Removal Of Reproductive Organ: Delhi High Court Orders Medical Board The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to constitute an independent multidisciplinary Medical Board to decide, within four weeks, on parents’ request for a hysterectomy for their adult daughter with cerebral palsy, holding that disability alone can never be the only ground to deny reproductive autonomy and that its order is not an approval of the surgery. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Government of NCT of Delhi and the other respondents to constitute an independent multidisciplinary Medical Board to decide on a proposed hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus, for a young woman with cerebral palsy, while making clear that disability in itself can never be the only ground to deny reproductive autonomy or to approve the removal of a reproductive organ. Justice Amit Mahajan passed the order on September 22, 2026 in W.P.(C) 4854/2024, a petition filed on the woman’s behalf by her parents. is not naming her, in view of the medical and personal nature of the matter. The petition The petitioner, born in 2005, is stated to have cerebral palsy with moderate intellectual disability and a permanent, non-progressive disability. The parents’ case was that she is not in a fit state of mind to consent to surgery, and that the surgery is needed because she cannot manage herself or maintain menstrual hygiene during her menstrual cycles. They sought a direction to the respondents to consider performing a hysterectomy. Counsel for the Delhi government submitted that the petitioner is being treated at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, Ashok Vihar, and that any such surgery can take place only after approval by a board of doctors.

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