High Courts
'Encroachers On Road Outside Port Trust Hospital Cannot Claim Protection Under Public Premises Act': Calcutta High Court Upholds Eviction
In a judgment delivered on February 4, 2026, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, dismissed an intra-Court appeal filed by Chandeswhwar Shaw and others challenging the eviction order passed in WPA 15989 of 2024. The appellants had sought to overturn an order of a Single Bench dated June 20, 2024, which had granted...
Jharkhand High Court Orders Registration Of FIR In Alleged HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion Case Involving Minor Thalassemia Patients
The Jharkhand High Court has directed registration of an FIR in connection with allegations that HIV-infected blood was transfused to minor thalassemia patients at the Blood Bank of Chaibasa Sadar Hospital in West Singhbhum district.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary was hearing a writ petition seeking registration of an FIR over the alleged transfusion of HIV-infected...
Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Criminal Case Over Alleged Illegal Filling Of Ponds For University Project
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a criminal revisional application seeking quashing of criminal proceedings relating to the alleged illegal filling up of water bodies and violation of land use laws in connection with a proposed university project at the Ramkrishna Vivekananda Mission campus. Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das held that the allegations raised disputed questions of fact...
Six Members In First Meeting Fulfills Quorum To Elect President Of Village Council Under Assam Panchayat Rules: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that the presence of 6 ward members would fulfill the quorum of the first meeting to elect President to a Gaon (Village) Panchayat as required under Rule 46 (3) of Assam Panchayat (Constitution) Rules after amendment to the state panchayat law. The court said that the quorum requirement must be understood in light of amendment to Section 6 of the Assam...
'Fixing Cut-Off Date Not Per Se Illegal': Gauhati High Court Upholds Assam Govt's SOP On Compassionate Appointment Claims
The Gauhati High Court has refused to interfere with Assam Government's Executive Order (Standard Operating Procedure) for compassionate appointment cases fixing a cut off date as criteria, holding that State is entitled to prescribe a uniform mechanism for dealing with such claims and fixing a cut-off date is not per se illegal.Justice Kaushik Goswami, presiding over the case, observed,...
'Stale' Industrial Dispute Raised After 13 Years Cannot Be Revived: Calcutta High Court Dismisses Writ Against Refusal Of Reference
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the refusal of the Central Government to refer an industrial dispute for adjudication, holding that an industrial dispute raised after an inordinate and unexplained delay cannot be revived merely on the strength of a failure report under Section 12(4) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta was hearing...
Delhi High Court Rejects Challenge To Civil Services Prelims 2023, Says Judicial Review In Competitive Exams Extremely Limited
The Delhi High Court has rejected challenge to Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023, particularly Paper-II (CSAT), observing that judicial review in competitive examinations is extremely limited. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various unsuccessful Civil Services aspirants challenging questions...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Life Sentence In Double Murder-Dacoity Case
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi has dismissed three connected criminal appeals and upheld the conviction and sentence of the appellants for offences of dacoity with murder arising out of the brutal killing of two women at village Kandra, District Burdwan, on 1 October 2011. The appeals arose from a common judgment of conviction dated...
“Can't Cry Foul After Engaging Services”: AP High Court Reprimands State For Withholding Contractor's Dues Citing Financial Crunch
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reprimanded the Naidupeta Municipality authorities (Respondent 3) for withholding payments due to a contractor (petitioner) against completion of public works on account of financial constraints, observing that the Municipality cannot employ the services of third parties and then evade payment obligations on the pretext of financial hardship.The Municipality...
Magistrate Must Examine Complainant, Witnesses On Oath Before Issuing Notice To Accused U/S 223 BNSS: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that under Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), a Magistrate cannot issue notice to the accused before examining the complainant and witnesses on oath, and that doing so violates the statutory mandate. Justice Anjan Moni Kalita, presiding over the ruling, held, “issuance of notice to the accused prior to examination of...
Non-Borrowers Can Approach DRT If Affected By SARFAESI Action, Writ Not Maintainable: Rajasthan High Court
While rejecting the writ petition filed by a flat purchaser which was declared a secured asset, the Rajasthan High Court held that even if a person was not a borrower or a guarantor, s/he was entitled to approach Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) if their rights were affected by the notice issued under the SARFAESI Act, and they were “aggrieved person”.The bench of Justice Sunil Beniwal...
Frame Policy Regulating Sale & Consumption Of Non-Veg Food Within 100 Metres Of Temples, Schools, Hospitals: Telangana High Court To State
The High Court of Telangana, in a recent judgement, has directed the State and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to formulate a comprehensive policy regulating the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian and meat products within a 100 m radius of places of worship, educational institutions or hospitals within four weeks. Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy passed the directions while...