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 ...

Kerala High Court Rejects Expelled Palakkad Councillor's Appeal Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Assault Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (26 May) dismissed a criminal appeal filed by Prasobh M, former Congress councillor of the Palakkad Municipality, challenging denial of Anticipatory Bail by a Special SC/ST Court in a sexual assault case. Justice A Badharudeen dismissed the appeal. The allegations against Prasobh is that he has sexually exploited a Dalit woman by promising her employment...

Superior Police Officer Can Order Further Investigation Before Filing Of Charge-Sheet: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has made it clear that a superior Police officer has the authority to direct further investigation and permission for conducting further investigation is not required to be obtained from the Court, if the original charge-sheet is not submitted.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand however clarified that after submission of the charge-sheet, such order of...

Kerala High Court Dismisses CMRL's Plea To Quash ED Case Alleging Misappropriation Of Public Money

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (May 26) dismissed the petition filed by the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) seeking to quash the proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate in view of the bribery and money laundering allegation against the company.The petition was filed by CMRL and its officials seeking to quash the proceedings initiated by the ED arising out of...

Insurance Benefits Under CM's Advocates Welfare Scheme Can't Be Claimed Without Voter ID Verification Despite Registration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere registration under the Chief Minister's Advocates Welfare Scheme does not entitle an advocate to insurance benefits unless the advocate's Voter ID (EPIC) details are duly verified. The Court observed that insurance benefits under the scheme could not be claimed where EPIC verification remained incomplete, despite the advocate having been issued an...

Advocate KC Vincent Appointed As Additional Advocate General Of Kerala

The newly-elected UDF government has appointed Advocate K.C. Vincent as the Additional Advocate General of Kerala.He is to assume charge today at 10:30 a.m.Advocate Mohammed Shah is also appointed an Additional AG. Last week, Senior Advocate Jaju Babu assumed office of the Advocate General and Advocate T. Asaf Ali took charge of the Director General of...

"Can't Sail In Two Boats": Rajasthan High Court Rejects Parallel Challenge To Cognizance And Framing Of Charges

The Rajasthan High Court has held that even though multiple remedies might exist with a litigant, once selection was made regarding the remedy to be pursued, that operated as a bar on simultaneous initiation of a parallel remedy.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand opined that the aggrieved party could not be allowed to “sail in two boats” by availing parallel remedies for common...

Private Schools Don't Need Prior Approval To Increase Fees At Start Of Academic Session: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that private unaided schools are not required to obtain prior approval from the Directorate of Education (DoE) for increasing fees at the commencement of an academic session, provided they have filed their statement of fees with the DoE in terms of Section 17(3) of the Delhi School Education Act. In its 120-page judgment, the Court said that prior approval would...

Appeal U/S 37 Advocates Act Maintainable Only Against Orders Of Disciplinary Committee, Not State Bar Council Resolutions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an appeal under Section 37 of the Advocates Act, 1961 is maintainable only against orders passed by the Disciplinary Committee of a State Bar Council under Section 35 of the Act, and not against resolutions or orders passed by the State Bar Council itself. The Court clarified that where no statutory appeal lies, the appropriate remedy would be to invoke the...

No Unrestricted 'Right To Information' Merely Because Legislature May Seek It; DPDP Act Strengthens Privacy Framework: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that there is no unrestricted right under the proviso to Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act to seek every information that would have been supplied to the legislature.According to Section 8(1)(j), there is no obligation to disclose information relating to personal information that has no relation to public activity or interest or would invade...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 18 – May 24, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 186- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 189Nominal CitationsShri Sheenappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 186Irfan Pasha v. National Investigation Agency, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 187Mr. Riyaz Ahmed v. Karnataka State By North Traffic P.S., Mangalore, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 188M.B. Nagaraj v. State of Karnataka & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw(Kar)...