In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court has upheld the Jaipur Development Authority’s (JDA) decision to terminate several Assistant Advocates, rejecting a batch of writ petitions that challenged their removal. The Court examined whether such contractual engagements could be ended without notice.

Their engagement stemmed from policy orders issued by the JDA in 2009, later modified in 2014 and 2022. These orders clearly stated that Assistant Advocates could be removed if their performance was found unsatisfactory.

In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has held that a government school head who died after contracting COVID-19 while supervising relief work was entitled to ex-gratia compensation. The Court rejected the government’s stand that he was merely performing “routine duty.”

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the school was designated as a Hunger Relief Centre where food and rations were distributed. Dr. Singh was tasked with supervising these operations alongside his regular administrative duties.

At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.

The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).