MSC Elsa 3 Wreckage Has Hazardous Materials, May Have To Be Removed From Seabed: Centre Tells Kerala High Court

The Central government on Tuesday (August 11) informed the Kerala High Court that the MSC Elsa 3 wreckage lying on the seabed has hazardous materials and therefore, may have to be removed.The submission was made before the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, which was hearing a batch of public interest litigations raising questions regarding...

Delhi High Court Fines Litigant ₹25K For Seeking Transfer Of Case Following Judge's Oral Remarks

The Delhi High Court has recently fined a litigant seeking transfer of a commercial dispute, observing that allegations against a Judicial Officer cannot be made lightly, merely on the basis of oral observations or remarks made during court proceedings.Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar deprecated the manner in which the allegations were made in the transfer petition and dismissed the same...

SLSA Cannot Adopt 'Big Brother' Approach; Adult Victims Can Freely Spend Compensation Amount: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that an adult victim receiving compensation under the West Bengal Victim Compensation Scheme has the right to decide how to utilise the amount and that the State Legal Services Authority cannot arbitrarily impose restrictions on its use. The Court accordingly dismissed appeals challenging a Single Judge's order which had set aside directions requiring victims...

Acceptance Of Final Report Doesn't Bar Further Investigation: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that acceptance of a final report by a Judicial Magistrate does not bar the investigating agency from carrying out further investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC.A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh made the observation while dismissing an application challenging an order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mainpuri, which had permitted further investigation in...

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Provide Additional Personal Security Officer To MP Pappu Yadav Pending Decision On Enhanced Cover

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to provide one additional personal security officer (PSO) to MP Pappu Yadav without any further delay. Justice Manoj Jain said that the temporary measure will be in place till the time Centre decides Yadav's representation for enhanced security cover. For context, Yadav, Lok Sabha MP representing Purnia constituency in Bihar,...

NEET-UG 2026: Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere With NTA's Final Answer Key For Biology Question

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the final answer key of NEET-UG examination, 2026, observing that courts cannot substitute their own assessment over that of subject experts, unless the answer is demonstrably and manifestly incorrect.Justice Jasmeet Singh noted that the National Testing Agency (NTA), in its response, stated that the challenges to answers contained in...

UP Tenancy Act | Court Fee On Appeal Must Be Valued On Subject Matter In Dispute, Not Fee Paid Before Rent Authority: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an appeal preferred to the Rent Tribunal under Section 35 of the U.P. Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 must be valued on the subject matter in dispute in appeal, and not on the court fee paid on the application originally instituted before the Rent Authority.Where a composite decree of eviction, arrears of rent and mesne profits is assailed...

'Affects Communal Harmony, Can't Quash On Compromise': MP High Court Upholds FIR Against Constable For Posts On Hindu Deities

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to quash the FIR against a Police Constable who uploaded and circulated a video on Facebook about Hindu Deities, observing that the alleged offences have a direct bearing on societal interest and communal harmony and therefore cannot be quashed solely on the compromise reached between the parties. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 321]Noting that the alleged...

Land Acquisition Act 1894 | Award As Per Court's Direction Can't Be Agitated For Not Computing Market Value Under 2013 Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an award made under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in compliance with a judicial direction to frame it in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Delhi Airtech Services Private Limited and another vs. State of U.P and another cannot be assailed on the ground that the market value ought to have been computed as on 01.01.2014, the date on which the Right...

"No Dishonest Intention": Madras High Court Quashes Case Against YouTuber Karthik Gopinath For Collecting Money For Temple Restoration

The Madras High Court recently quashed a case registered against YouTuber Karthik Gopinath, who collected money using a crowdfunding app for a temple's renovation. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 379] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that although the money was collected without prior approval from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, he did not have any criminal intention...

What Rules Govern Font, Spacing, Margins In Petitions? Allahabad High Court Seeks Registrar General's Report

The Allahabad High Court has sought details of the rules or directives, if any, governing the use of typing font, spacing, signs, and margins while drafting the petition to be presented before the Court.A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prashad sought the details after initially objecting to a petition whose relief clause had been drafted using italicised fonts. The Court...

Fair Compensation Act | State Can't Stay DM's Quasi-Judicial Order On Lapse Of Land Acquisition Without Statutory Power: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an order of the District Magistrate deciding a claim of lapse of acquisition under Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is quasi-judicial in character, and the State Government cannot stay or nullify it by an executive order. It held that Section 24 confers no power...