Right Of Appeal Under Karnataka Police Act Can't Be Defeated By Immediate Enforcement Of Externment Order: High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [May 26] stayed an externment order passed under the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, against a person allegedly involved in illegal cricket betting, holding that the order cannot be implemented on the same day it is issued, as the statute provides a 30-day window to file an appeal under Section 59 of the Act.The single-judge bench of Justice Lalitha...

'ED Cannot Ignore CBI's Exoneration In Predicate Offence': Calcutta High Court Quashes PMLA Proceedings

The Calcutta High Court has quashed money laundering proceedings against Louis Dreyfus Company India Private Limited, holding that the Enforcement Directorate cannot prosecute an entity for laundering “proceeds of crime” when the CBI, after a full-fledged investigation into the predicate offence, found no material showing its involvement in the alleged criminal activity.Justice Suvra...

'Fair Trial Requires Mental Fitness': Rajasthan High Court Upholds Release Of Murder Accused Arrested After Absconding For 30 Yrs

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a trial court order releasing a murder accused, who was arrested by the police after 30 years of absconding. The release was ordered based on the medical report that certified that the accused was suffering from dementia, and thus was not having cognitive ability to understand or participate in the court proceedings.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 18 To May 24, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 530NOMINAL INDEXABDUL RASHID SHEIKH v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498 AMAN BANSAL v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 499 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS. DEEPAK SINGH, ADVOCATE AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 500 JAGDEEP SINGH @ JAGGA & ORS v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 501 M/S R. C....

Reservation Can't Justify “Complete Abandonment Of Merit”: Rajasthan HC Quashes Selection Of 1200+ Class-IV Candidates With Near-Zero Marks

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed the selection list to the extent of around 1200 candidates of Class IV government employees, mostly within the reserved category, who were selected despite having achieved zero or virtually zero marks in the written examination. State has been directed to undertake fresh exercise of preparation of merit list to this extent.The bench of Justice Anand...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Asaram's Life Sentence In 2013 Rape Case, Acquits Two Co-Accused

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of self-styled godman Asaram under Section 376 IPC for committing rape of a woman at his ashram in 2013.For context, a Special POCSO Court at Jodhpur had in April 2018 sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment for the remainder of natural life under Sections 376(2)(f) (rape committed by someone in a position of trust), 376D...

Article 21 Protections Extend To Foreign Nationals: Rajasthan High Court Orders Release Of Thai Woman's Passport In Gold Smuggling Case

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the release of a Thai national's passport, accused of being a habitual gold-smuggler, holding that denial of such permission would violate her fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand further observed that there were sufficient statutory safeguards to address the apprehension of the accused...

Ill-Treatment In Matrimonial Home Justifies Separate Residence Of Wife, Even If Husband Not Personally Guilty: Bombay HC Grants Maintenance

Torture or ill-treatment of the wife in her husband's house, or even when a wife cannot reasonably hope that she can live with dignity at her husband's house are some sufficient grounds for a wife to refuse to live with her husband and seek maintenance under section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the Bombay High Court held recently.Sitting at the Nagpur seat, single-judge...

Litigant Cannot Reopen Concluded Proceedings After Years Of Delay By Blaming Counsel: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to recall an order dismissing a criminal revision petition as withdrawn, holding that a litigant cannot be permitted to reopen long-pending proceedings merely by attributing lapses to counsel after repeated opportunities have already been exhausted.Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "The conduct reflected from the record is not confined to a...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 18 to May 24, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 262 - 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 269Nominal IndexKBC vs BSC, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 262HRBK vs LRRK, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 263Mayur Sakharam Sawant vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 264Vinodkumar Chellappan Pillai vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 265Shekhar Kakasaheb Jagtap vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 266Unaided Schools Forum vs State...

Prosecuting Advocates For Professional Acts Means 'End Of The Bar': Allahabad HC Quashes Conspiracy FIR Against Lawyer

The Allahabad High Court recently pulled up the State's Commercial Taxes Department for lodging an FIR against an advocate for the act performed by him in his professional capacity. Sending a strong message, a bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena said that if advocates are prosecuted for performing a professional act, it would be the “end of the very existence of...

Selected Candidate's Removal Over Fake Certificate Won't Revive Waiting List: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to operate the waiting list for the post of Messieurs (female) after the initially selected candidate was disengaged on account of her 12th pass qualification certificate being found to have been issued by an unrecognized institution.The Court held that once a candidate is selected and appointed...