High Courts
Compassionate Appointment | 'Feel Sentiment Of Sufferer': Allahabad High Court Invokes Art 51A (g); Quashes PNB's Non-Speaking Order
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently quashed a one-line order passed by the Punjab National Bank (PNB) rejecting the compassionate appointment claim of a deceased employee's son. While allowing the petition filed by one Abhishek Jaiswal, a bench of Justice Shree Prakash Singh observed that the word 'compassion' cannot be considered in a vacuum, as it denotes...
Kerala High Court Expunges Caution Against Doctor For Being Unaware Of Mental Healthcare Act Mandates, Notes He Acted Professionally
The Kerala High Court recently expunged a caution given to a doctor by the Statutory Mental Health Review Board for being unaware of the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was considering an appeal that challenged the order of the Review Board.The appellant in this case was a doctor having a career...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, DMRC's Response On Adding Hindi Inscription 'Sarvochaya Nyayalaya' At Supreme Court Metro Station
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Central Government as well as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as to why the name of Supreme Court metro station cannot be inscribed as “Sarvochaya Nyayalaya” in devnagri script, in addition to its translation in english. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought stand of...
Allahabad High Court Mulls Guidelines For Senior Citizens' Safety In State; Seeks 'Action Plan' Status From UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its intent to lay down certain guidelines to give more effect to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. While hearing a plea by an 80-year-old woman, a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan directed the Principal Secretary (Home), Uttar Pradesh, to file a personal affidavit clarifying whether...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Congress Leader For Giving 'Malicious Speech' Against Hindus Over 2022 Hijab Row
The Karnataka High Court (Kalaburagi bench) refused to quash an FIR against Congress leader Mukram Khan accused of making a speech, which had outraged the religious feelings of Hindu community, by allegedly stating that "he will cut them into pieces" in respect of the 2022 Hijab incident.The court was hearing a plea by Khan and his son Dr. Soyab Khan seeking quashing of an FIR under IPC...
Municipal Secretary Can Cut Down Dangerous Trees Without Notice To Owner: Kerala High Court Grants Relief To 92-Year-Old Man
The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment clarifying that as per Section 412(2) of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, the secretary of a municipal corporation can cut down dangerous trees, without notice to their owner.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan granted relief to a 92-year-old man, who had been fighting for the past 9 years to get the trees in his neighbouring property cut down because...
Delhi High Court Cautions Against Casual Appearances By Proxy Counsel, Urges Young Lawyers To Read Briefs
The Delhi High Court has recently cautioned against casual appearances by proxy counsel and urged the young lawyers to read case briefs. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan said that a Counsel who enters appearance is expected to be aware, at the very least, of the prima facie case and the stage of the proceedings.The Bench was dealing with an appeal...
Industrial Disputes Act | Workman Not Entitled To Section 17(B) Wages After Attaining Age Of Superannuation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a workman is not entitled to wages under Section 17(B) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, after attaining the age of superannuation, as the provision operates only during the period when the employer–employee relationship subsists.For context, Section 17(B) mandates employers to pay full last-drawn wages to a workman during the pendency of appeal against...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Life Sentence Of Four; Rejects Claim That Eye Witness Had Seen Accused's Photo Prior To TIP
Upholding the murder conviction and life sentence of 4 men, the Karnataka High Court rejected their contention that the deceased's wife–an eye witness to the incident, had already seen the photographs of the accused persons purportedly published in newspapers prior to Test Identification Parade. In doing so the court said that there was no specific question put to the wife during the...
Ensure IOs Brief Prosecutors Before Bail Hearings, Be Present With Complete File: Delhi High Court To Police Commissioner
The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Delhi Police to take corrective measures to ensure that investigating officers brief the prosecutors before hearing in bail matters commences. Justice Girish Kathpalia also urged that the investigating officers should remain present with complete investigation file in the course of hearings. The Court made the observations while granting bail...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 02 To February 08, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 169NOMINAL INDEXKUSUM SEHGAL v. HERITAGE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE & ORS & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125NA Sebastian & Anr v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 126BHASKAR YADAV v. ED & Other Connected Matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 127MRS. AJIT INDER SINGH v. MR. SIMRANJIT SINGH GREWAL & Ors 2026 LiveLaw...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Close Suraj Lama Case Despite Identification Of Body, Orders SIT To Probe Sequence Of Events
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (11 February) declined to close the habeas corpus petition filed to trace Suraj Lama, an Indian citizen who was deported from Kuwait but went missing after arriving at Kochi, even after identification of his dead body recovered from Kochi's Kalamaserry area.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha has directed...