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...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Bar Council of Kerala And Its Chairman In Plea Challenging Bar Council Committee Formation

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (26 September) issued notice to the Bar Council of Kerala in a plea challenging formation of the council's statutory committees, alleging that no elections were held for constituting these committees. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the notice. The writ petition has been filed by advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy, an elected member of the XIII Bar Council of...

Authorities Must Establish Unfair Means Against Each Candidate, Can't Apply 'One Size Fits All' Approach: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that when authorities choose to cancel the candidature and penalise individual candidates for allegedly adopting unfair means in an examination, they must establish the allegation against each candidate individually and cannot adopt a “one size fits all” approach.The Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Vinod Kumar made the observation while...

WhatsApp Chats Showing Mental Cruelty Cannot Be Ignored Merely For Non-Compliance With Evidence Act: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Divorce

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that unchallenged WhatsApp messages produced by a wife, which disclosed conduct falling within the ambit of mental cruelty, could not be brushed aside merely because the strict evidentiary requirements were not met. [2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 134]The Court observed that though the wife had not complied with the provisions of the Evidence Act in respect of...

'Pious' Marriage Institution Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly: Allahabad High Court Protects Divorced Couple With 2 Children Who Remarried

The Allahabad High Court has protected the peaceful marital life of a divorced couple with two children who subsequently remarried each other. The Court, however, remarked that the "pious institution of marriage should not be taken lightly".A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra made the observation while dealing with a petition filed by the couple...

Husband's Visits To In-Laws' House Doesn't Prove Wife Refused To Cohabit 'Without Reasonable Cause': Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the mere fact that a husband made repeated visits to his wife's parental home or issued a legal notice expressing willingness to resume matrimonial cohabitation cannot, by itself, establish that the wife's refusal to return was without reasonable cause under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. [2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 133]The Court observed that...

Senior Citizens Act | Tribunal Can't Declare Gift Deed Void On Ground Of Forgery; Remedy Lies Before Civil Court: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a senior citizen who alleges that a gift deed of his property is a forgery cannot have it declared void by the Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. It held that Section 23(1) of the Act presupposes a valid transfer made on the condition that the transferee will provide the senior citizen basic amenities...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice To SEBI On Plea Seeking Probe Into Kitex Garments' Financial Transactions

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (26 September) issued notice to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a writ petition seeking directions to SEBI to consider a complaint alleging irregularities in the financial reporting, related party transactions and cross-border dealings of Kitex Garments Ltd. (KGL) and its group entities. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the notice. The...