Handwriting Expert Report Can't Be Introduced At Evidence Stage To Support Forgery Plea Not Taken In Written Statement: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a handwriting expert's report cannot be introduced at the evidence stage to support a forgery plea that was never raised in the written statement, observing that evidence cannot be used to introduce a new factual foundation or defence beyond the pleadings.A bench of Justice Farjand Ali observed that pleadings constitute the foundation of evidence and...

After Karnataka High Court Remarks On Illegal Arrests, DGP Orders Strict Section 35 BNSS Compliance; Warns Police Of Personal Liability

The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka, has issued two comprehensive circulars directing strict compliance with Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the law declared by the Supreme Court on arrest and personal liberty, in compliance with directions issued by the High Court earlier.The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasanna had on...

Tender Eligibility Dispute Can't Be Treated As Fraud To Blacklist Contractor: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that a company participating in a tender cannot be debarred or backlisted for a genuine misconception about the tender conditions. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 464] Justice Mohammed Shaffiq held that a misconception about the tender conditions cannot be inferred as a fraudulent practice, necessitating debarring or blacklisting. The court observed that...

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: September 25, 2026

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Sultanpur Bar Election | Allahabad High Court Orders Inquiry To Identify 'Black Sheep' Advocates After Ballot Boxes 'Looted'

The Allahabad High Court has directed the District Judge, Sultanpur, to conduct an inquiry to identify the advocates allegedly involved in looting ballot boxes during the counting of the Sultanpur Bar Association election, an act that disrupted the election process. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla directed the District Judge to examine the CCTV footage, along with...

Section 216 CrPC Cannot Be Used To Add Charges Without Prima Facie Material: J&K High Court Rejects ED Plea In Farooq Abdullah-JKCA Case

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that while a party may bring to the notice of a criminal court an alleged omission in the charges, the power to alter or add charges under Section 216 CrPC ultimately rests with the Court and can be exercised only where the material on record prima facie discloses the ingredients of the proposed offence.Justice Sanjay Parihar made...

'Deeply Regrettable': Allahabad High Court Flags Repeated Litigation Over PwBD Eligibility For MBBS, Says Boards Can't Re-Assess Disability

The Allahabad High Court has held that the Medical Assessment Board constituted under the National Medical Commission's guidelines for admission of persons with benchmark disabilities to the MBBS course cannot re-determine the percentage of disability already certified under Section 57 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. It held that the Board's mandate is confined to...

'No Mens Rea', Act Appears Rash & Negligent: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Father Accused Of Applying Burning Wicks On 'Possessed' Daughter

The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a father booked for causing death of his daughter by applying burning cotton wicks on her body on her instructions, as she believed she was possessed. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 258]The applicant had moved the high court seeking regular bail in an FIR for offences under Sections 105(culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 212(Furnishing...

Kerala High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To CPI(M)'s KS Arunkumar In Case Over Post On Home Minister's Foreign Trip

The Kerala High Court on Friday (September 25) ordered that no coercive proceedings shall be taken against CPI(M) leader K.S. Arunkumar in the crime registered accusing him of criminal defamation and provoking riots by making a facebook post criticising Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala's foreign trip to the US.While considering Arunkumar's plea to quash the criminal proceedings, Justice C.S...

Intervenor With Prima Facie Interest In Disputed Property Can Be Added As Party To Avoid Multiplicity Of Proceedings: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a person claiming a prima facie interest in disputed property can be impleaded as an intervenor in a title suit where such intervention is necessary to avoid multiplicity of proceedings.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi was hearing a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging an order dated 24.02.2014 passed by...

Toll Plaza Within 5 Km Of Municipal Limits Valid If Highway Serves Locals; P&H High Court Says Halting Project Not In Interest Of Justice

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to interfere with the siting of a toll plaza on National Highway-07, about 4.75 km from the municipal limits of Fazilka. It held that halting a highway project that is almost complete, and undertaken for the nation's development, would not serve the interest of justice.A Division Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri and Justice Pravindra...

5 Officers Suspended Over Satya Niketan PG Collapse, Enquiry Initiated To Fix Responsibility: MCD Tells Delhi High Court

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) told the Delhi High Court on Friday that five officials of the civic body have been suspended over the incident of collapse of Satya Niketan PG building, which resulted in deaths of seven people. The submission was made by SGI Tushar Mehta before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, while referring to the...