Constitutional Law
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...
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...
Secretly Recording Spouse's Calls Without Consent Violates Right To Privacy, Inadmissible In Divorce Proceedings: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that secretly recording telephone conversations of a spouse without their consent constitutes a breach of the fundamental right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution and that such recordings cannot be admitted in evidence in matrimonial proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 103]The Court further held that documents sought to be produced as...
Jharkhand High Court Refuses To Interfere With Administrative Order Passed To Maintain Law & Order Amid Land Dispute
The Jharkhand High Court has refused to interfere with an administrative order passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer to maintain law and order amid a land dispute, holding that disputed questions relating to encroachment and identification of land cannot be adjudicated in proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution. The Court observed that such disputes require evidence and are...
'In Teeth Of Division Bench Verdict': High Court Questions UP Govt Over Appointing Gram Pradhans As Administrators Beyond 5-Yr Term
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has strongly questioned the Uttar Pradesh government over its decision to appoint Gram Pradhans as 'Administrators' of Panchayats following the expiry of their constitutional 5-year tenure. Taking serious note of the State's actions under Section 12(3-A) of the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, a bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice...
Primary Stakeholders, Functionaries Are Women: Telangana High Court Upholds Female Reservation For Anganwadi Supervisor Post
The Telangana High Court has upheld the State Government's order reserving posts of Extension Officers Grade-I and Grade-II (Anganwadi Supervisors) exclusively for women, holding that the policy is a valid exercise of the State's power under Article 15(3) of the Constitution. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 101]The Court observed that the beneficiaries of the Integrated Child Development Services...