Gauhati High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 02 - 08, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 20-24] Anil Narzary v Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 20Bhupendra Choudhury & Anr. v Arun Choudhury 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 21Abu Ansar Azad & Ors. v. State of Assam & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 22Burhan Ali v State of Assam & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 23Md. Shah Alam v. State of Assam & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 24Judgments/...

Interim Maintenance Prevents Hardship, Doesn't Decide Entitlement: Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Enhance ₹40K Interim Maintenance

While rejecting the revision petition filed by the wife seeking enhancement of the interim maintenance, Rajasthan High Court held that such relief was discretionary and temporary, to prevent destitution of the aggrieved during the proceedings, which was granted by the court without undertaking a detailed adjudication. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that grant of interim maintenance was...

Consumer Protection Act | Delhi HC Issues Notice In Challenge To NCDRC Order Dismissing Execution Proceedings Against RWA

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a petition challenging an order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which dismissed execution proceedings against a Residents Welfare Association (RWA) and its office bearers on the ground that they were not parties to the original consumer complaint.Justice Girish Kathpalia noted the challenge to the NCDRC's order...

S.138 NI Act | Initial Defect In Authorisation To File Cheque Bounce Case Is Curable Defect: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has reiterated that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be invalidated merely because there was a defect in authorisation at the time of its institution, as such a defect is curable and can be rectified even during trial or at the appellate stage. Justice Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, presiding over the case, reiterated, “any initial defect...

Accused Cannot Suffer For Lawyer's Deficient Cross-Examination: Calcutta High Court Allows Recall Of Witnesses In POCSO Case

Observing that an accused cannot be made to suffer because of a “deficient, casual and cryptic” cross-examination conducted by his previous counsel, the Calcutta High Court (Circuit Bench at Port Blair) has set aside a trial court order refusing to recall prosecution witnesses in a POCSO case and permitted limited re-cross-examination to ensure a fair defence.Justice Apurba Sinha Ray...

'Jurisdictional Transgression': Rajasthan High Court Quashes Lok Adalat Order On Title Dispute

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) cannot decide dispute on issuance of pattas (title deed) since it involves determination of land title, ownership and proprietary rights which are matters of serious civil consequences requiring full-fledged adjudication under the procedure of law. While setting aside an order by a Permanent Lok Adalat, the bench of...

'Although We Celebrate Our Daughters Winning Cricket World Cup, Equality Still Distant': Calcutta High Court Restores Dowry Death Trial

“Although we are happy and indeed, rejoicing that our daughters have won the World Cup in Cricket recently… the passing away of Rudrika at the age of one and half years reminds us that still we have to go a long way to achieve complete equality for our girl children,” the Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench at Port Blair observed while setting aside the discharge of a woman's in-laws in...

Family Pension Can't Be Deducted While Calculating Motor Accident Compensation: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that family pension received by the widow of a deceased cannot be deducted while computing loss of dependency under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Justice Sudeepti Sharma referring to Mrs. Helen C. Rebello & Ors. v. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corpn. & Anr.[ AIR, 1998 SC 3191], the Court reiterated that, "family pension is also earned by...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 02 - February 08, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 63 - 81]Kamal Kumar Mandal v. State of Kerala and Anr, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 63Suo Motu v Union Government and Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 64 Lunar Rubbers v Kerala Head Load And Timber Workers And Factory Workers Union(KTUC and ors and connected matter, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 65M R Ajayan v Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 66Susan K. John v. National Board...

'Age Gap Between Boy & Girl Significant Factor Which Law Didn't Address': P&H High Court Suspends Sentence Of Minor Convicted Under POCSO

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of a convict sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment under Section 4(2) of the POCSO Act, noting that both the accused and the victim were minors at the time of the incident, the age gap between them was minimal, and the appeal is not likely to be heard in the near future.A division bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 2 To February 8, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX Mohammad Shahzad vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 50 Arju @ Vimal vs. Umakant Parasar 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 51 Irfan Solanki vs. State of U.P. and another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 52 Gaurav Goswami vs. Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar (Rtd.) and 12 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 53 Moti Lal Yadav vs. Chief Election Commissioner Election Commisn.of India and...

Negative DNA Report Only Disproves Paternity, Not Rape Charges: Tripura High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction Despite Mismatch

The Tripura High Court has observed that merely because a DNA test has a negative result, the same can't lead to an automatic conclusion that the victim was not raped by the accused. A bench of Justice T Amarnath Goud and Justice S Datta Purkayastha clarified that a negative DNA test result can only exonerate the accused from the accusations regarding the paternity of the child, but...