High Courts
Domestic Violence | In-Laws Can't Be Roped In Without Material Showing Shared Household With Complainant: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the existence of a domestic relationship is a foundational requirement for bringing a person within the ambit of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDV Act). [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 530]Justice Jobin Sebastian was considering a petition seeking to quash proceedings initiated under the PWDV Act. The petition was filed by respondents 4 and...
Threatening Lawyer To Withdraw Case Is 'Direct Attack' On Justice System: P&H High Court Orders FIR, SIT Probe
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered an FIR and the constitution of a Special Investigation Team, headed by an officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police, after the petitioner's counsel reported receiving threats from an international number demanding that he withdraw the plea seeking fair investigation involving accused lodged in jail.It was alleged that the petitioner's...
Top 20 High Court Judgments Of The Week
Defection | Tenth Schedule Disqualification Is For Being A Member, Not For Contesting Fresh Election: Allahabad High CourtBank Can Retain Jewellery Pledged Against Gold Loan To Recover Other Dues Where Party Is Co-Borrower: AP High CourtDental Masters Must Be Completed Within 6 Yrs; Mere Demand Draft Without Formal Request Letter Can't Secure Readmission: AP High CourtWidow Securing...
LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Weekly Roundup: September 21 to September 27, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX Mohd. Aftab v. Union of India and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 728 Abhishek Prakash v. State of U.P. Thru. Deptt. of Appointment and Personnel Lko. and 5 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 729 Balkrishna Sharma v. State of U.P. and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 730 Rohit Pandey vs. Union of India Thru.Secy. Ministry of Home Affairs and 3 Other 2026 LiveLaw (AB)...
Can't Use Inherent Powers U/S.528 BNSS As 'Backdoor Entry' After Revision Fails Unless Gross Injustice Shown: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a party cannot ordinarily invoke its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) as a “backdoor entry” to challenge an order after having unsuccessfully exhausted the revisional remedy, unless the case involves grave miscarriage of justice.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that although the inherent powers of the...
Forensic Evidence Positively Contradicted Prosecutrix's Version: Delhi High Court Overturns Rape Conviction After 13 Years
The Delhi High Court has set aside a 2013 rape conviction of a man, after finding material inconsistencies in the prosecutrix's testimony and contradictions between her account and the medical, forensic and documentary evidence.Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav was hearing an appeal against the conviction of a man under Sections 363, 368 (kidnapping) read with Section 366, 376 (rape) and 506...
NPPA Cannot Impose Blanket Price Ceiling Without Following DPCO Mechanism: Bombay High Court Quashes 2009 Notification
The Bombay High Court has held that the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) could not impose a blanket price ceiling on a formulation without following the mechanism prescribed under paragraphs 7 and 9 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995 (DPCO 1995). The Court held that the NPPA's notification dated January 30, 2009 was ultra vires the DPCO 1995 and quashed the same, along...
Husband Cannot Refuse To Maintain Wife's Child From Previous Marriage After Knowingly Accepting Him: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a man cannot later “disown” the responsibility of maintaining his wife's child from a previous marriage, after having 'knowingly' accepted the child as part of the matrimonial household . “Having consciously accepted the matrimonial relationship with full knowledge of the existing circumstances,” Justice Alok Mahra held, the man “cannot now...
Litigant Can't Resile From Orders Passed Based On Counsel's Submissions; Would Create 'Chaotic Situation': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a litigant cannot resile from an order passed on the basis of submissions made by its counsel, observing that permitting such a course would create a “chaotic situation”.Justice Saurabh Banerjee made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by a company- Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd., which challenged a Lok Adalat award disposing of...
Mere Involvement In Routine FIR Not Sufficient Ground To Refuse Arms Licence Unless Threat To Public Safety Established: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that mere involvement or registration of a routine FIR against an applicant cannot, by itself, constitute a ground for outright refusal of an arms licence unless there is material showing misuse of arms, violence or a direct threat to public safety.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Alok Kumar was hearing a writ petition filed by a builder and Director of...
Calcutta High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Dhrubajyoti Bose In Durga Puja Land Extortion Case
The Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Dhrubajyoti Bose in connection with a case registered at Tala Police Station, observing that the prosecution had failed to demonstrate the statutory requirements necessary for invoking Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with organised crime.The case arose from an FIR lodged on the basis of a complaint by a...
School Merger Can't Be Called Arbitrary When Students Have Easy Access To Nearby School: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld the Government's decision to merge Government Middle School, Sandyar, Bilaspur, with Government Senior Secondary School, Chhat, observing that the decision could not be termed arbitrary when the students had easy access to the nearby school. The Court noted that the students had been shifted to a school located just 1.5 kilometres away by road and...