Insurer Cannot Demand Proof Of Source Of Income Beyond ITR In Accident Claim: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court held that once the income of a deceased victim is duly proved through Income Tax Returns (ITR), the Insurance Company cannot insist on separate proof of the source of such income in motor accident compensation proceedings.A bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar Shukla, Justice Sanjay Parihar observed that neither the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) nor...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Hyderabad-Based Dairy Company Over Reports Linking It To Tirupati Laddu Row

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to a Hyderabad-based dairy company in a defamation suit filed against a media house, television channel and digital platforms over reports allegedly linking it to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) ghee/laddus adulteration.The suit has been instituted by Heritage Foods Limited alleging that a series of newspaper reports, television...

Right To Effective Representation Cannot Be Time-Barred Under National Security Act: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court set aside a preventive detention order under the National Security Act, 1980, on the ground that laying down a three-week time limit for filing a representation to the Central Government is in violation of Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India.The Court further remarked that the right to make an effective representation remains till the time detention subsists...

Mere Possibility Of Meter Tampering Not Enough To Prove Electricity Theft By Consumer: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that an electricity company cannot raise theft bills or recover such charges from a consumer merely on an assumption of meter tampering.The court was hearing an appeal filed by the Executive Engineer of Gujarat Electricity Board (now Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd.) against a trial court order which had rejected its claim of electricity theft while relying on...

J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Woman Under UAPA, Says Mere Custody Of Husband's Cash Without Knowledge Or Intent Can't Imply Terror Link

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court granted bail to a woman accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), holding that mere custody of cash at the instance of her husband, without material showing intention or knowledge to further terrorist activities, is insufficient to attract offences under Sections 38 and 40 of the Act.A Division Bench comprising Justice...

Unmarried Woman Can't Be Denied Public Employment Over Fear That She May Relocate After Marriage: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that denying public employment to an unmarried woman on the ground that she may marry and relocate is arbitrary and unconstitutional, observing that such reasoning reflects clear favouritism and violates equality principles.Coming down heavily on the appointing authority, Justice Maulik J. Shelat observed, “This is a classic example of outright favouritism by...

Fair Compensation To Land Losers Is Matter Of Justice, Award Must Reflect Road Access & Locational Advantages: J&K&L High Court

Emphasising that land acquisition compensation cannot be determined in a mechanical manner divorced from realities on the ground, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that it is ultimately in the interest of justice that land losers are awarded fair compensation, taking into account accessibility to roads, locational advantages and surrounding development.Underscoring...

Progressive State Like Andhra Pradesh Can't Provide Bone-Marrow Transplant? High Court Flags Lack Of Govt Hospital Facilities

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has expressed concern over the absence of provisions for Bone-Marrow Transplantation (BMT) in government hospitals and medical colleges across the State.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan was dealing with a Public Interest Litigation filed by one Guntha Venkata Sai Kumar, highlighting the alarming absence...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: February 16 - February 22, 2026

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Kerala High Court Bars New Construction In Kottooli Wetlands Pending 'Ramsar' Designation

The Kerala High Court has recently directed authorities to ensure that no new construction takes place in the ecologically sensitive Kottooli wetlands in Kozhikode, as the process to designate the area as a Ramsar Site gathers momentum.It has also directed the concerned authorities to expedite the process of designation and complete it within a period of three months.For context, Ramsar site is...

'We Can't Legislate, Let Govt Decide': Kerala High Court On Use Of 'Dr.' Prefix By Physiotherapists

The Indian Medical Association and the Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR) have moved an appeal before the Kerala High Court challenging a Single Bench decision permitting physiotherapists and doctors to use the 'Dr.' prefix.The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan on Monday (February 23) orally remarked that it is...

Jealousy Led To 'Mental Depravity': MP High Court Refuses To Suspend Sentence For Sibling's Murder, Calls For Mental Health Policy

In a case involving the alleged murder of a woman by her sister, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the incident appeared to be one of mental depravity arising out of sibling jealousy. Thus, the division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen underscored the urgent need for a comprehensive mental health policy with special focus on youth and the...