'Exceptional Circumstances': Kerala High Court Permits 3 CBSE Students To Upload Revalued Marks On KEAM Portal

Their candidature for admission on basis of fresh ranks will be considered only from next allotment, Court clarified.

Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Dismissal Of Teacher On Allegations Of Objectionable Whatsapp Message To Girl Student

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an authority cannot dispense with the inquiry contemplated under Article 311(2) of the Constitution by merely recording its satisfaction. The Court held that where recourse is taken to Article 311(2)(b), the authority must record reasons in writing for dispensing with the inquiry, and in the absence of such reasons, the order of dismissal cannot...

J&K Reservation Act Is Complete Code; Statutory Appeal & Revision Must Be Exhausted Before Invoking Article 226: High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004, read with the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Rules, 2005, constitutes a complete statutory code providing remedies of appeal and revision against orders relating to the issuance, rejection or cancellation of category certificates.Holding that such statutory remedies must ordinarily...

AP High Court Questions 50-Year Delay In Releasing Land Acquisition Compensation, Says State's Role Not Limited To Passing Award

Purchasing power of money decreases over time; what petitioner could have bought with the compensation in 1976 can't be done now, Court said.

UP Apartment Act | Writ Petitions Not Maintainable For RWA Disputes: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Frame Grievance Mechanism

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has ruled that writ petitions are not maintainable for general Resident Welfare Association (RWA) disputes regarding day-to-day society management. Noting a legislative vacuum in the Uttar Pradesh Apartment (Promotion of Construction, Ownership and Maintenance) Act, 2010, the Court also directed the UP Government to frame a formal...

Party Can't Invoke Article 226 Jurisdiction After Withdrawing Previous Writ Without Seeking Liberty To File Afresh: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a party which withdraws a writ petition without obtaining liberty to file a fresh petition cannot subsequently invoke the High Court's writ jurisdiction again on the same cause of action, observing that the remedy under Article 226 is deemed to have been abandoned. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 124]A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sumathi Jagadam disposed of...

Family Court's Custody Order Based On Child Interaction That Never Took Place 'Unsustainable': Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has set aside an interim custody order passed by a Family Court after finding that it was based on observations purportedly made during a personal interaction with the minor child, even though no such interaction had actually taken place. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 105]Holding that findings regarding a child's wishes, preference and demeanour cannot be founded on an event...

Police Entering Woman's Bedroom Without Lady Constable Violates Privacy : Bombay High Court Declares Mobile Seizure Illegal

The Court also awarded the woman compenastion of Rs 10,000.

Writ Jurisdiction Can't Be Invoked In Contractual Disputes Involving Disputed Facts Where Arbitration Clause Exists: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution is not maintainable in a contractual dispute where the controversy involves disputed questions of fact and remedy of arbitration is available to the aggrieved party under the agreement.The Court declined to entertain a challenge to the termination of a fisheries lease and the forfeiture of...

Multiple Sclerosis Qualifies As 'Specified Disability' Under RPWD Act, Delhi High Court Upholds PwD Reservation In SSC Recruitment

The Delhi High Court has upheld the grant of reservation benefits under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act) to a candidate suffering from multiple sclerosis and low vision, holding that multiple sclerosis is a “specified disability” under the statute. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 647]A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Vinod Kumar dismissed a plea by the...

Allahabad High Court Restores Tata Projects' ₹940-Crore Highway Contract, Says NHAI Termination Was 'Pre-Determined'

While granting relief to Tata Projects Limited, the Allahabad High Court has held that the National Highways Authority of India, being “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution, cannot arbitrarily terminate a highway construction contract mid-term and fasten the contractor with liability for delay when the delay was caused by the Authority's own failure to hand over encumbrance-free...

State Can't Compel Minority School To Provide Free Education To Journalists' Children Under RTE Act: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that minority educational institutions cannot be compelled to provide free education to the children of journalists by invoking the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act). [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 104]The Court held that the RTE Act is inapplicable to minority educational institutions in view of the Supreme Court's Constitution...