Disability percentage recorded in UDID card cannot be altered; Delhi HC restores PwBD status of 2 NEET-UG candidates

IANS | September 25, 2026 1:39 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has held that Medical Assessment Boards assessing candidates for admission to the MBBS course cannot interfere with or reduce the percentage of disability recorded in a valid Unique Disability Identity (UDID) card, and must confine themselves to assessing the candidate’s functional competency.

SC lays down safeguards to prevent misuse of POCSO Act in matrimonial, custody disputes

IANS | September 24, 2026 8:11 PM

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court has laid down a set of safeguards to prevent the misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) in matrimonial and child custody disputes, cautioning that false allegations can cause irreparable harm to an accused parent while also adversely affecting custody proceedings.

Chinese officials, state-run enterprise executives seek legal advice as govt expands anti-corruption campaign: Report

IANS | September 24, 2026 3:08 PM

Colombo, Sep 24 (IANS) As the Chinese government broadens its anti-corruption campaign, government officials, state-run enterprise executives, and businesspeople have been seeking advice from criminal lawyers on how to respond when they receive warnings of an investigation or calls from disciplinary authorities, a report has detailed.

SC issues show-cause notices to states, UTs over failure to file replies in sanitary napkin PIL

IANS | September 23, 2026 5:47 PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued show-cause notices to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories, seeking an explanation as to why costs of Rs 25,000 should not be imposed on each of them for failing to file reply affidavits or compliance reports in a PIL seeking wider access to affordable menstrual hygiene products.

'Some offending observations': SC takes suo moto cognisance of Patna HC acquittal in attempted rape case

IANS | September 23, 2026 3:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a Patna High Court judgment that acquitted a man convicted of attempted rape, after observing that the allegations -- including an attempt to remove the victim’s salwar, undressing himself and physically molesting her -- constituted an offence of outraging a woman’s modesty under Section 354 of the IPC rather than an attempt to commit rape.

‘Broad daylight dacoity’: SC flags 10-fold gap in cancer medicine pricing

IANS | September 22, 2026 11:47 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the huge disparity between the price at which medicines are sold by manufacturers to retailers and the maximum retail price (MRP) printed on them, observing that allowing a cancer medicine bought for Rs 2,700 to be sold at an MRP of Rs 27,000 amounted to “broad daylight dacoity”.

Jamui cops arrest one individual in minor student's molestation case; FIRs filed against 120 social-media profiles

IANS | September 22, 2026 12:31 PM

Patna, Sep 22 (IANS) Jamui Police arrested Ramashish Chaudhary in connection with the alleged molestation and harassment of two minor students in the Madwa Pahar area along the Jamui-Lakhisarai route. A video of the shocking incident in Bihar was recorded and subsequently circulated on social media, prompting police action against the molesters and also the people who shared the video online, thus compromising the minor victim's identity.

Allahabad HC orders independent probe into alleged caste-based humiliation of students at NLU Prayagraj

IANS | September 21, 2026 5:01 PM

Prayagraj, Sep 21 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has directed the constitution of two committees to independently re-evaluate answer sheets and inquire into allegations of caste-based humiliation and discrimination against students at Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj.

Calcutta HC affirms right of Trinamool's Mamata Banerjee faction to keep using 3 bank accounts

IANS | September 21, 2026 2:43 PM

Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed the Trinamool Congress's 'original but minority faction' led by the former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee to continue the "partial" and "conditional" use of the reserves in the three bank accounts in the name of the party, despite its name and electoral symbol being frozen by the Election Commission.

Two arrested after viral video of molestation of minor female student emerges in Bihar's Jamui

IANS | September 21, 2026 1:32 PM

Patna, Sep 21 (IANS) A case of harassment and molestation involving a young boy and a girl allegedly studying in Class 10 riding a scooter after their coaching class, has surfaced in Jamui district, with a video purportedly showing the terrifying incident circulating widely on social media.

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Disability percentage recorded in UDID card cannot be altered; Delhi HC restores PwBD status of 2 NEET-UG candidates

SC lays down safeguards to prevent misuse of POCSO Act in matrimonial, custody disputes

Chinese officials, state-run enterprise executives seek legal advice as govt expands anti-corruption campaign: Report

SC issues show-cause notices to states, UTs over failure to file replies in sanitary napkin PIL

'Some offending observations': SC takes suo moto cognisance of Patna HC acquittal in attempted rape case

‘Broad daylight dacoity’: SC flags 10-fold gap in cancer medicine pricing

Jamui cops arrest one individual in minor student's molestation case; FIRs filed against 120 social-media profiles

Allahabad HC orders independent probe into alleged caste-based humiliation of students at NLU Prayagraj

Calcutta HC affirms right of Trinamool's Mamata Banerjee faction to keep using 3 bank accounts

Two arrested after viral video of molestation of minor female student emerges in Bihar's Jamui

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