TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Wife Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Permission To Travel Abroad

Rujira Banerjee Narula, wife of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to travel abroad after a prior order restrained her from leaving the country without approval.The matter was mentioned before a vacation bench of Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, who permitted the petition to be taken on record.Reports indicate that Narula has...

Freezing Entire Salary Account Over Suspicious Transactions Violates Right To Livelihood: MP High Court Grants Relief To Armed Force Personnel

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a serving Special Armed Force Personnel cannot be denied access to his legitimate salary merely because certain transactions in his bank account are under inquiry. Therefore, the bench directed the Bank to permit operation of the petitioner's salary account, except to the extent of the suspicious/disputed transactions, which may continue to remain...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Expresses Disinclination To Cancel Thantri Kandararu Rajeevaru's Bail

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (26 May) orally remarked that it is not inclined to cancel the bail granted to Thanthri Kandararu Rajeevaru, who is arrayed as an accused in the Sabarimala Gold Theft case. Justice A. Badharudeen made the oral observation while considering the State's plea seeking to cancel the bail granted to Kandararu Rajeevaru. "I am not also inclined to cancel the bail."...

Appointment Of Commissioner Is Neither Adjudication Of Title Nor Determination Of Possession, But Mere Procedural Aid: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the appointment of a Commissioner does not amount to adjudication of title or determination of possession and is merely a procedural mechanism intended to assist the court in resolving disputed factual issues.Observing that a Commissioner acts only as an aid to the judicial process, the Court emphasised that appointment...

Terror Funding Case: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To MP Engineer Rashid To Attend Late Father's 40th Day Ceremony In Kashmir

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 26) granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh (Engineer Rashid) in a terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency, to attend the rituals and 40th day ceremony of his late father in Kashmir.Engineer Rashid is currently on interim bail till June 02, to attend his father's last rites.A division bench of...

Lawyer Running Office From Residence Can't Be Charged Electricity At Commercial Rates: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an advocate operating his office from his residential premises cannot be subjected to a commercial electricity tariff, observing that the legal profession does not amount to a 'commercial activity'. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed; "...although the office of Advocate cannot be said to be a commercial activity, provided, the same...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup:18 May - 24 May, 2026

Nominal Index:Tanveer Ahmad Mir v. Union Territory of J&K and Another 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 210Rajinder Singh v. Home Secretary to Govt. of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 211Tanveer Ahmad Mir v. UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 212Vishvendra Singh v. UT of J&K & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 213Mohammad Yousuf Allie v. High Court of J&K and Ladakh & Anr 2026 LiveLaw...

Eviction Of Delhi Gymkhana Club Will Be After Notice As Per Law : Centre To Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 26) refused interim relief against Centre's order directing the prestigious Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3 acre premises in Lutyens' Delhi by June 5.This comes after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the Court that the Club has been asked for peaceful hand over of possession and that eviction, if so to be done, will be in accordance with law,...

Allahabad HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Wipro Chairman Azim Premji Over Alleged Labour Law Violations

The Allahabad High Court last week quashed the proceedings of a 2016 criminal complaint case as well as a summoning order issued against Wipro's Chairman and Managing Director, Azim Premji. A bench of Justice Zafeer Ahmad granted relief to Premji in the alleged case of labour law violation, noting that no specific allegation had been levelled, indicating his direct involvement in...

Delhi High Court Says WhatsApp Chats Prima Facie Show 'Conspiracy' In 2020 Delhi Riots, Reserves Athar Khan's Bail Plea

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 26) reserved its verdict in the bail plea filed by Athar Khan, who has been booked in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case.During the hearing, a division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain orally observed that Khan's WhatsApp chats prima facie prove conspiracy.The remarks came in response to Khan's...

DHCBA Moves Delhi High Court Against Judges' Panel Examining Enhancement Of District Courts' Pecuniary Jurisdiction

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the constitution of a committee of judges formed to examine the proposal for enhancing the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi district courts from ₹2 crore to ₹20 crore.The matter was mentioned before a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, which agreed...

Delhi High Court Allows Centre's Appeal Against Order Staying Notice To Delhi Race Club Under Public Premises Act

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 26) allowed Centre's appeal against the single judge's interim order staying proceedings before the Estate Officer pursuant to a April 17 show cause notice ssued to Delhi Race Club under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Ac after the Club's lease had expired.For context, the Club was issued a show cause notice under Public Premises ...