No-detention Policy

Prolonged pre-trial detention cannot become punishment without trial: SC

The Supreme Court granted bail to two accused in an alleged Rajasthan Jal Jeevan Mission tender scam, saying the gravity of charges alone cannot justify indefinite pre-trial detention

Delhi protests: SC says no illegal detention, orders Metro, internet back

The Supreme Court on Sunday directed that people gathering peacefully should not be illegally detained, as it issued a notice to the Centre on a plea seeking contempt proceedings for alleged violation of the court's direction to ensure that there is no "complete prohibition" on metro and train services in Delhi due to the CJP protest. In a special sitting, a bench of justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to ensure that Delhi Metro functions as per its normal schedule, and that there is no disruption to internet services, subject to law and order conditions. "In view of the urgent applications alleging violation of our earlier order dt. October 9, 2026, and also alleging illegal detention of large number of individuals at Delhi on October 10, 2026 this court had assembled for an urgent hearing. "Senior counsels submitted there was a flagrant violation of the directions -- metro railway was not functioning, New Delhi and Nizamuddin railway stations

CBDT removes arrest, detention provisions from tax recovery rules

The tax department has also given valuers and authorised income-tax practitioners six more months, until March 31, 2027, to complete their registration

Over 100k students fail Class 9; 50k fail Class 11 in Delhi govt schools

Some 46,622 students in Class 8 and 51,914 in Class 11 did not pass in academic year 2023-24. These students may have the chance to improve their grades within the next two months

Laws on preventive detention are harsh, procedure needs to be adhered: SC

Laws on preventive detention are necessarily harsh, curtail the personal liberty of an individual who is kept behind bars without trial and so the procedure prescribed should be strictly adhered to, the Supreme Court has said while ordering the release of a man whose detention was extended twice without the authorities considering his representation. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhulia set aside an order of the Jharkhand High Court upholding the detention of Prakash Chandra Yadav alias Mungeri Yadav, who was declared an 'anti-social element' under the Jharkhand Control of Crimes Act, 2002. The bench, in its order dated July 10, held the procedure of law was not followed, and ordered Yadav's release from Rajmahal prison in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district. "All laws on preventive detention are necessarily harsh. They curtail personal liberty of an individual, who is kept behind bars without any trial. In such cases, procedure is all a detenue has. Laws of preventiv

LS passes bill to scrap 'no detention' rule for students of classes 5, 8

According to the HRD Minister, it is necessary to rebuild the education system of the country

Govt to bring bill to end no-detention policy for class 5 to 8

Under the current 'no-detention' policy, all students are promoted to the next grade up to class 8