The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a Haryana government school employee suffering from bipolar affective disorder who challenged the State’s decision to withdraw the extended retirement age benefit earlier available to certain differently-abled employees.

Petitioner Madan Kumar, an employee in Haryana’s Elementary Education Department, approached the High Court after the State amended Rule 143 of the Haryana Civil Services (General) Rules, 2016 through a notification dated February 3, 2026.

The Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to an accused in a violent Meerut case linked to an earlier murder trial, observing that the Allahabad High Court failed to properly consider crucial evidence, including CCTV footage, recovery of a country-made pistol, and allegations of threats to prosecution witnesses.

The case arose from FIR No. 179/2024 registered at Partapur Police Station in Meerut. According to the prosecution, the complainant’s family members were allegedly attacked and threatened by several accused persons who wanted them to compromise in an earlier murder case involving the complainant’s brother.

The Supreme Court of India has clarified that an arbitration clause contained in an earlier redevelopment agreement can become binding in later agreements if those agreements clearly adopt all terms of the original contract.

The dispute arose after Hirani Developers entered into a redevelopment agreement with Nehru Nagar Samruddhi Co-operative Housing Society in 2011 for redevelopment of a dilapidated property. The agreement included an arbitration clause under Clause 36 for resolving disputes through a sole arbitrator.