Mere Transfer Of Defrauded Amount To Accused's Account Doesn't Establish Same Transaction To Club FIRs : Supreme Court

Part of defrauded amounts transferred to petitioner's bank account does not, by itself, establish all incidents form part of same transaction, the Court said.

Married Woman Can Claim Compassionate Appointment After Father's Death, No Presumption Of Dependence On Husband: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a married daughter cannot be denied consideration for compassionate appointment merely on the presumption that she is dependent upon her husband and not upon her deceased father. The Court observed that dependency is a question of fact to be determined on the evidence in each case and that marital status, by itself, cannot furnish a valid basis to...

Municipal Corporation Employees Can Only Be Sent To Other Corporations On Deputation, Not By Transfer Order: High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that under Sections 58(5) and 58(6) of the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956, an employee of one Municipal Corporation can be sent to another Corporation only on deputation or while retaining lien, and not through a pure transfer order. The Court observed that where an order neither places the employee on deputation nor protects his lien in...

Inadequate Grounds Of Arrest Don't By Themselves Vitiate Arrest, Prejudice To Accused Must Be Shown: Supreme Court

The Court said that complete non-service of reasons vitiates arrest, but inadequate reasons require proving prejudice against accused.

Absence Of Promotional Avenues Does Not Render Service Rules Unconstitutional; No Right To Promotion: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the mere absence of promotional avenues in a service cadre does not render statutory service rules unconstitutional, reiterating that no government servant possesses a fundamental or vested right to promotion. The Court observed that while an employee has a right to be considered for promotion where the applicable service rules provide a...

HC Rule Barring Special Appeal Yields To Natural Justice; Appeal Maintainable Against Non-Speaking Single Judge Order: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a special appeal is maintainable against a non-speaking order passed by a Single Judge, notwithstanding the bar contained in the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952. It held that the requirement to record reasons is a facet of natural justice, and that the bar created by Rule 5 must yield to it.Rule 5 of Chapter VIII of the Rules, 1952 bars a special...

Kerala High Court Upholds Aadhar-Based Authentication For Online Tatkal Tickets, Asks IRCTC To Also Consider PAN As Alternative

The Kerala High Court has upheld the Aadhaar-based OTP authentication for online tatkal ticket booking in trains on IRCTC platform. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 393]The Court, however, asked the IRCTC to consider whether an option can be provided to users to choose between PAN card and Aadhar-based OTP authentication.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M....

Investors Have Right To Know Antecedents Of Real Estate Developers: Delhi High Court Rejects Masking Plea After FIR Quashed

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct masking and anonymisation of the names of a real estate firm and its promoters from judicial records pertaining to a criminal case that was quashed on the basis of a settlement, observing that prospective investors and stakeholders have a right to know the antecedents of the persons with whom they propose to engage in business. [2026 LiveLaw...

Contract Doesn't Become “Statutory” Merely Because One Party Is An Instrumentality Of State: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a contract does not become a “statutory contract” merely because one of the contracting parties is an instrumentality of the State falling within Article 12 of the Constitution of India. It held that where a party's rights arise only from a purely commercial contract, that does not bar the State entity from floating a tender for competition venture,...

Can't Interfere With Tenancy Proceedings Under Article 227 Supervisory Jurisdiction When Statutory Remedy Available: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court declined to interfere with pending tenancy proceedings under Article 227 of the Constitution, holding that its supervisory jurisdiction cannot ordinarily be invoked where an effective alternative remedy exists. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 143]It further held that questions requiring factual adjudication, such as whether the relationship between landlord and tenant...

Co-Operative Bank Performing Public Functions Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction Despite Not Being 'State' Under Article 12: J&K&L High Court

Expanding the contours of judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the maintainability of a writ petition no longer depends solely upon whether the respondent is a 'State' under Article 12.The Court Observing that the touchstone for invoking Article 226 is the presence of a public law element, not the formal status...

'Even In Terror Cases, Constitutional Safeguards And Right To Fair Trial Cannot Be Diluted': Supreme Court

'The greater the public outcry, the greater becomes the responsibility of the Court to ensure that the determination of guilt is based solely upon law and evidence' - Court