High Courts
LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up: August 3 - August 9, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 275 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 286Nominal IndexGoutham Raj S.M. v. State of Karnataka & Anr.2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 275Sidul Mandal v. State of Karnataka & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 276Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. v. Addl. Labour Commissioner & Anr.., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 277X v. State of Karnataka & Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru.,...
Denial Of Maintenance Forcing Wife Into Destitution Violates Her Right To Live With Dignity Under Article 21: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court last week observed that denial of maintenance, forcing the wife into destitution, violates the constitutional guarantee under Article 21, which includes the right to live with dignity.The Court added that the maintenance ensures that the wife is not compelled to lead a life of destitution for such deprivation would offend the dignity guaranteed under Article 21. A...
Calcutta High Court Permits Jamiat-E-Ulama Rally Against Removal Of Loudspeakers From Mosques, Caps Attendance At 750
The Calcutta High Court on Monday permitted Jamiat-e-Ulama to hold a protest rally in Kolkata against the removal of loudspeakers from mosques.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya allowed the rally to be held from Rajabazar to Moulali on August 11, between 11:30 AM and 1 PM. The Court, however, capped the number of participants at 750.Jamiat-e-Ulama had approached the Court after the Kolkata...
Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs On Couple For Securing Interim Protection By Concealing Man's Existing Marriage
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week imposed ₹1 lakh costs on a couple after finding that they had concealed the fact that the man was already married to secure interim protection from police harassment and coercive action.Dismissing their petition, a bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Babita Rani noted that the couple had moved the Court with a false affidavit and...
LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 03 To August 09, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 737NOMINAL INDEXNaresh Balyan v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 717 Bilal Mir v. NIA & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 718 KULDEEP KUMAR v. STATE & other connected matters...
HP High Court Quashes FIR Against Liquor Bottling Unit Over Failure To Affix Holograms, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Penalty Under Excise Act
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the mere failure to affix holograms on liquor bottles does not constitute a criminal offence under Sections 39(1) and 39(2) of the Himachal Pradesh Excise Act, 2011. The Court observed that such omission is specifically covered under Section 43 of the Act, which provides for imposition of a monetary penalty and is compoundable. Accordingly, the...
'Not Acceptable': Delhi High Court On Jail Doctor Signing Medical Report As 'Senior Medical Officer' Despite Not Holding Rank
The Delhi High Court has pulled up jail authorities after it emerged that a doctor who signed a medical status report describing himself as the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) did not hold that rank, observing that such a practice was “certainly not acceptable.”Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observation while dismissing an interim bail application filed by a rape accused in a POCSO case,...
Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Notice Of Structural Defects In Own Building After IIT Bombay Warns Central Dome May Collapse Any Time
The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the serious structural defects in its Principal Seat building at Jodhpur, including the Central Dome, after an ongoing structural audit by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay indicated that the Dome is at risk of imminent collapse.A Division Bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Praveer Bhatnagar noted...
'Negligence By Trial Court': MP High Court Quashes 2009 Murder Conviction After Noting FSL Report Pertained To Unrelated Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court acquitted two men convicted of murder in 2009, observing that the FSL report relied on by the trial court pertained to another case expressing its surprise at trial court's negligence in relying upon the document. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 320]Examining the evidence on merits, the division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh further...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Entertain NEET Student's Plea Alleging Marks Mismatch After NTA Says Screenshot Of Website Is Forged
The Karnataka High Court on Monday [August 10] refused to entertain a NEET aspirant's plea who had alleged a "massive discrepancy" between her online marks and her official scorecard, after the National Testing Agency (NTA) contended that the document in question [screenshot allegedly taken from the website] was forged and did not originate from its website.The Division Bench of Justices...
LiveLaw Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 3 to August 9, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 361 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 370Nominal Index:Kannamwar Co-Op. Hsg. Soc. Association Ltd. vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 361Kiran Vasantrao Rajwade vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 362Nitin Jairam Gadkari vs Meta Platforms, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 363Prasad Kashiram Bade vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 364MOIL Janshakti Mazdoor Sangh vs Union...