“Bihar Police's Circular On Girls' Safety In Hostels Lacks Penal Consequences For Non-Compliance; Must Be Enforced”: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has observed that the circular issued by the Bihar Police regarding safety measures for girls residing in private hostels and lodges does not provide for any penal consequences in case of non-compliance, and emphasised that the same must be strictly implemented with follow-up action.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar...

Allahabad High Court Allows Withdrawal Of 2012 Riot Case Against Sitting BJP MLA RC Yadav

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside a trial court order that rejected the State Government's application to withdraw criminal prosecution against BJP MLA (from Rudauli) Ram Chander Yadav in connection with the 2012 Idol Immersion Riot Case.Allowing the State's plea for withdrawal from prosecution, a bench of Justice Rajeev Singh categorically observed that the Public...

'Permissions Obtained By Misrepresentation Are Void': Bombay High Court Upholds Revocation Of Building Approval

The Bombay High Court has held that permissions obtained from a Municipal Corporation by misrepresentation or submission of incorrect material are void and cannot be sustained in law. The Court observed that fraud vitiates all actions, and a party cannot take advantage of permissions secured by misleading the authority.A Division Bench of Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata was hearing a...

Illegal Bangladeshi Hawkers Will Be Removed, Need Time To Verify Identity: BMC Tells Bombay High Court

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that the Bangladeshi nationals, who have entered India illegally, have no business here and cannot be permitted to indulge into hawking activites and would be removed soon. The BMC through senior advocate Anil Singh along with Advocate Chaitanya Chavan told a division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Regulation Of E-Rickshaws, Restriction On Their Plying On Highways

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation raising concerns regarding the unregulated operation of e-rickshaws in the State.The division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra Yadav, after recording preliminary arguments on admission, directed; "Issue notice to the respondents on payment of process fee within seven working days, returnable...

Call Logs Alone Cannot Prove Criminal Conspiracy Under NDPS Act In Absence Of Voice Recording Or Transcripts: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that mere call detail records showing contact between an accused and a co-accused are not sufficient to establish a nexus with drug trafficking, especially in the absence of voice recordings or transcripts of the conversation, and that call logs alone cannot prove a criminal conspiracy for sale or transportation of drugs.The Court was...

Complete Exclusion Of Mother From Child's Life Needs Compelling Circumstances: Karnataka High Court Quashes Blanket Denial Of Visitation

In a matter relating to the custody of a minor girl, the Karnataka High Court quashed a Family Court's ex parte interim injunction order which completely barred the mother from having access to the daughter till the completion of the child's year-end exams in June.A single-judge bench of Justice Dr. K. Manmadha Rao allowed the writ petitions filed by the mother and vacated the interim...

Delhi High Court Permits 100% Visually Impaired Woman To Live With Partner Despite Father's Objection, Says Adult Free To Decide Residence

The Delhi High Court has permitted a 100% visually impaired adult woman to reside with her partner of choice, reiterating that a major is free to decide her residence, irrespective of parental objections.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the woman's partner, who alleged that she was being confined by her parents against...

Anticipatory Bail Not Maintainable After Grant Of Regular Bail, Even If Graver Offence Added: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an accused already granted regular bail cannot seek anticipatory bail merely because a graver offence has been added later, reiterating that such an accused is deemed to be in “constructive custody of law.”Justice Manisha Batra noted that the previous petition filed by the petitioner had been dismissed by the Court only on 06.04.2026...

'Prima Facie Adopted Delay Tactics': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Suspend Narayan Sai's Life Sentence In Rape Case

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (May 4) dismissed Narayan Sai's plea seeking suspension of life sentence in a rape case, in which he was convicted by a Surat sessions court in 2019, prima facie noting that he was not interested in expeditious hearing of his appeal challenging conviction and had adopted delay tactics. On the applicant's contention that he had undergone 11 years of...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27 - May 03, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 134 - 139]XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 134Nirmal Singh Dhanoa and others v. Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Finance, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 135XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 136SXXXXX v. RXXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 137Amrit Pal Singh v. Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board and others 2026 LiveLaw...

Even If Inquiry Is Vitated, Punishment Can Stand If Misconduct Is Independently Established: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the disciplinary authority's order of compulsory retirement of a Branch Manager working in MP Gramin Bank, despite acknowledging procedural flaws in the disciplinary inquiry conducted against him.The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed that the procedural lapses vitiated the inquiry, but the independent evidence of financial misconduct was...