High Courts
Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On ED's Plea Against Arvind Kejriwal's Acquittal In Cases Over Skipping Summons
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) against the acquittal of former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in cases concerning non compliance of its summons in relation to the alleged liquor policy scam.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of Kejriwal and listed the matter for hearing on April...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Anita Advani's Plea To Recognise Her Relationship With Rajesh Khanna As 'Marriage'
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by actor Anita Advani, who sought recognition of her 'relationship' with late Bollywood Superstar Rajesh Khanna as a 'marriage.'Single-judge Justice Sharmila Deshmukh dismissed the First Appeal filed by Advani challenging a 2017 order of a Civil Court in Dindoshi, Mumbai. The Civil Court had rejected her suit on...
Liquor Consumption Is Personal Choice, But Shops Causing Nuisance Must Be Checked: Madras High Court
Setting aside a recreational club's alcohol license, the Madras High Court observed that while consuming alcohol is the personal choice of a person, no nuisance should be caused to the persons living in a locality by granting license to operate liquor shop. “It is to be noted that the consumption of liquor is an individual choice of a person. However, such liquor shops causing...
Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026
[NOMINAL INDEX PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM] 'No Respect For Law': Allahabad High Court Slams UP Cops Over SC Arrest Guideline Violations & 20+ Hour Delay In Releasing Accused Case title - Sachin Arya @ Sachin Bhartiya And Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 97 Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 97 The Allahabad High Court slammed the UP...
UP Govt Servant (Medical Attendance) Rules | Legal Heirs Can Claim Medical Expenses If Beneficiary Dies: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently, read down Rule 16 of the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Medical Attendance) Rules, 2011 to include legal heirs of the beneficiary for raising claims for medical compensation in case the beneficiary is incapacitated from submitting the same. The bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai held,“…applying the principles of 'reading...
Co-Owner Cannot Be Denied Enhanced Compensation Granted To Other Co-Owners Under Same Acquisition: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a co-owner whose land has been acquired is entitled to the same compensation as another co-owner, even if the former did not independently seek a reference under the Land Acquisition Act. The Court observed that once fair compensation is judicially determined for land acquired under the same notification, denying the same to similarly placed...
No Law Bars Conducting Prayer Meeting Inside One's Home, Permission From Authority Not Required: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently observed that there is no law restraining any one from organizing prayer meeting in their dwelling house and thus no prior permission is needed from any authority for conducting such a prayer meeting if it is organized without violating any law. In doing so the court granted relief to two persons who had moved the high court challenging notices issued by...
Rajasthan High Court Directs Admission Of NEET-PG Candidate Denied For Want Of Permanent Registration Certificate
The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a doctor who was denied admission in the college allotted through NEET-PG 2025, on the ground of not possessing the original Permanent Registration Certificate issued by the Chhattisgarh Medical Council, in light of Clause 4.6 of the NEET-PG 2025 Information Bulletin. While making a reference to Regulation 8(3) of the Post Graduate Medical...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Dismiss Election Petition Against Union Minister Suresh Gopi
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (April 01) dismissed an interim application filed by Union Minister and actor Suresh Gopi seeking a declaration that the election petition filed against him over alleged corrupt practices was not maintainable.The Court, however, struck off the allegation in the election petition over distribution of umbrellas by Gopi in the vegetable market and public places...
'Digital Vigilantism': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Media, Actress Richa Chadha For Defamatory Posts Against Man Over Indigo Flight Incident
The Delhi High Court recently pulled up various media platforms including a journalist and actress Richa Chadha for their social media posts labelling a man a “molester” over allegations of sexual harassment arising out of an in-flight incident.Justice Vikas Mahajan said that the narratives set by the media houses and digital platforms clearly breached the contours of the FIR, and that...
Authorities Cannot Evict Tenants By Declaring Building 'Unsafe' In Order To Bypass Due Process: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court held that authorities cannot adopt indirect methods, such as declaring a building unsafe, to evict tenants, emphasizing that lawful procedures like filing a civil suit for ejectment cannot be bypassed through administrative manoeuvres.A bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal held that a “different mechanism” cannot be adopted to achieve a “nefarious...
'Kerala High Court Has Formidable Women Lawyers, Gave First Woman Supreme Court Judge': Justice N Nagaresh In Farewell Address
Speaking at his farewell reference organized at the Kerala High Court on Tuesday (March 31), Justice N Nagaresh–who demitted office upon superannuation, gave special commendation to formidable force of high court's women lawyers who he said were rated to be best in the country. The farewell reference was attended by the members of the Bar, senior law officers, and colleagues from the Bench,...