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A Janmashtami display describing the Shudras role as serving higher classes has reignited the fight over the Supreme Courts stay on UGCs 2026 equity regulations.
In quashing the NSA order against student activist Akriti Chaudhary and censuring the officials responsible, the Allahabad High Court reaffirmed that civil servants owe their allegiance to the Constitution, not to political masters, echoing the founding vision of Sardar Patel and Ambedkar on the character of Indias civil services.
A Division Bench found the grounds for detaining student activist Akriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act to be speculative and evidence-free, noting the arrest date itself appeared fabricated, and directed the compensation be recovered from the salaries of the District Magistrate and other officers involved.
In Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom Ltd., the Supreme Court held that a company can selectively extinguish minority shareholders capital under Section 66 of the Companies Act, provided the valuation is fair. It settled, for the first time, the legality of using Section 66 as a squeeze-out mechanism.
As the Supreme Courts Sabarimala Reference judgment remains reserved, the Solicitor Generals argument that constitutional morality is merely a sentiment threatens to unravel what grounded queer and transgender rights in Navtej Singh Johar, decided eight years ago today.
The appointments, made on Collegium recommendations, include Justice Sanjay K. Agarwal as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court amid the ongoing controversy over Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, and bring the number of High Courts headed by judges from the Allahabad High Court to five.