Karnataka High Court Halts Sharawathi Hydropower Project Over Wildlife Habitat Concerns

In a public interest litigation challenging the proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project (Sharavathi PSP) and Kalkatte Bridge Construction, the Karnataka High Court has expressed preliminary concerns about possible habitat destruction inside the Sharawathi Wildlife Sanctuary.The Principal Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakru and Justice C M Poonacha observed in the interim order that...

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against AIIMS Recruitment Advertisement, Says Remedy Lies Before CAT

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that a writ petition against recruitment advertisement by All India Institute of Medical Science, Raebareli is not maintainable. While dismissing the writ petition, Justice Shree Prakash Singh relied on the decisions of the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar V. Union Of India to hold that,“...the tribunals created under Article 323A and 323B of...

State Can't Deny Snakebite Death Compensation On Technicalities Like Inconclusive Postmortem Report: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that death by snake bite entitles dependents for ex-gratia relief from the State Disaster Relief Fund. The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held,“it is evident that the government notification dated 02.08.2018 clearly recognizes death due to snake bite as a circumstance entitling the dependents of the deceased to ex gratia relief....

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up : March 02 - March 08, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 70 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 78Nominal IndexBabubhai Ishwarbhai Patel v. State of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 70State of Gujarat v. Shabbirhusein Shekhadam Khandvawala & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 71Suleiman Ahmed Minty v. State of Gujarat & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 72Advance Greenfield Pvt Ltd Through Its Director Surendrakumar Netaram Sharma v. State...

Private Agreement Cannot Dissolve Marriage But Can Be Relied On To Prove Mutual Separation, Act As Bar To Maintenance: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that even though a private agreement cannot dissolve a statutory marriage, such agreement can be relied upon to determine whether the spouses were living separately by mutual consent, in which case the bar under Section 488(5) Cr.P.C. (Pari Materia with Sec 125 CrPC) would operate to deny maintenance.Conversely, the court clarified, if...

'Condemned Without Hearing': ED Tells Delhi High Court Over Adverse Remarks In Excise Policy Case, Notice Issued

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (March 10) issued notice on Directorate of Enforcement's petition (ED) seeking expunging of certain adverse observations made by a Special Court while discharging all accused persons, including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in the excise policy corruption case.After hearing the parties, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice on the...

2017 Actress Assault Case: Kerala High Court Condones 17 Days Delay In State's Appeal

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (10 March) condoned the 17 days delay in the appeal filed by the State challenging a sessions court order acquitting actor Dileep of all charges in the 2017 Actress Assault case and seeking enhancement of the punishment for the convicted persons. The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian condoned the delay...

Govt Using Employee Data To Communicate Benefits Not Privacy Violation: Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging CMO's Bulk Messages

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (March 10) dismissed a plea alleging violation of privacy of government employees and judges by the State by sending bulk messages to their phone numbers, which was illegally accessed from SPARK [Service Pay Roll Administrative Repository for Kerala].Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas pronounced in open court: "Thus, if used for legitimate purposes, including for...

Family Court Can Admit CCTV Footage Showing Husband Assaulting Wife Without Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a Family Court decree dissolving a marriage on the ground of cruelty, holding that the Family Court was justified in relying on CCTV footage of an incident involving the husband's assault on the wife at a railway station, despite the lack of a Section 65B certificate. Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act requires that any electronic record (computer...

Bail In POCSO Case Can Be Set Aside If Victim Not Heard : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that bail granted to an accused in offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act can be set aside if the victim or guardian is not given an opportunity to be heard before the bail order is passed.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar was considering a criminal miscellaneous case seeking to set aside the bail order granted by the Sessions...

Freezing Bank Account Without Prima Facie Link To Offence Violates Right To Life, Trade: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that freezing of a citizen's account without any cogent reason or establishing even a prima facie nexus of such account with the offence, amounted to grave and unwarranted intrusion that violated fundamental rights under Article 21 and 19 (1) (g). The bench of observed that the statutory power of investigating agencies to request the bank to freeze the account, could...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 02 - March 08, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89 - 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 99Nominal CitationNaveen R & Anr. v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89Geetha R v/s State of Karnataka & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 90Manjappa v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 91State v/s Ashraf @ Ballary Ashraf & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 92Mohammed Haris Nalapad v/s State By SGWF Post P.S. (RPF) 2026...