Constitutional Law
Senior Citizens Act | Asking Daughter To Shift To Second Floor So Elderly Parents Can Occupy Ground Floor Not Eviction: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court upheld an order directing a daughter and her husband to shift from the ground floor of their house to the second floor, enabling the elderly parents to occupy the ground floor on account of their advanced age. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 355]Justice M. Dhandapani held that the order by the appellate authority did not evict the petitioners, but merely...
No Limitation Period For Filing Writ Petition U/Article 226, But Inordinate Delay Can Be Fatal: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday reiterated that although no limitation period is prescribed for filing a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, an inordinate delay in approaching the Court can be fatal. Observing that the extraordinary writ jurisdiction must be invoked within a reasonable time, the Court dismissed a petition challenging a 2023 order passed by...
Madras High Court Recognizes Tamirabarani River As Juristic Person, Says It Can't Be Polluted In Name Of Religion
Court however permitted immersion of ashes in the river.
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Sentences Of Imprisonment For Remainder Of Natural Life Without Remission
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of sentences directing imprisonment for the remainder of a convict's natural life, dismissing a batch of writ petitions that challenged such punishments as unconstitutional and contrary to the statutory remission framework.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih rejected petitions filed by four sets of...
Right To Enjoy Property Doesn't Include Right To Access Land Through Any Particular State Road Or Highway Route: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the right to enjoy property under Article 300A of Constitution of India does not include any vested right to choose access through land of road belong to the State or a route forming part of a highway. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 707]“The right to hold and enjoy property under Article 300A of the Constitution does not carry with it an inherent or vested right...
Police Have No Business Being 'Nosy Parkers': Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR, Slams Probe Into Consenting Adults' Marriage
The Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed an FIR lodged against a man accused of abducting a major woman who had voluntarily married him, observing that the police had no business being "nosy parkers" and investigating the marriage between two consenting adults."We have repeatedly reminded the Police that it is no business of theirs to investigate marriages. They ought investigate crimes....
Chhattisgarh High Court Grants 4 Months' Protection To Durg Stadium Shopkeepers Facing Eviction Ahead Of Proposed Redevelopment
The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed that no coercive action be taken for four months against shopkeepers facing eviction from shops situated in the Ravishankar Stadium complex at Durg, observing that while the State is entitled to evict occupants from a structurally unsafe building in public interest, such action must be fair, reasonable and consistent with constitutional values. The...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside SC Commission's Recommendations Against Delhi Police In Caste Discrimination Complaint
The Delhi High Court set aside the recommendations issued by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) against the Delhi Police in a complaint alleging caste discrimination, after the complainant informed the Court that she would pursue her challenge before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 701]Justice Sanjeev Narula was hearing a writ petition filed by...
National Scheduled Castes Commission Has No Adjudicatory Role; Only Advisory : Supreme Court Quashes Order In Service Dispute
The NCSC has only been given a limited role, which is recommendatory and not adjudicatory, the Court stated.
Right To Livelihood Must Coexist With Residents' Right To Peaceful Living: Delhi High Court Orders Relocation Of Shalimar Bagh Weekly Market
The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to relocate the Monday weekly market operating at BH Block, Shalimar Bagh, holding that while street vendors have a right to livelihood, it must coexist with the residents' right to lead a peaceful life free from severe congestion and inconvenience. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 700]A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh...
'Fundamental Breakdown Of Civic Governance': Delhi High Court Orders Compensation For Parents Of Boy Who Died In Sewer Pit 12 Years Ago
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Jal Board to jointly compensate parents of a 10-year-old boy who died after falling into an unsecured sewer pit in northeast Delhi in 2014. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 699]Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that the tragedy reflected a "fundamental breakdown of civic governance" and a blatant failure of public authorities to ensure...