'Officers Blaming Each Other For Chottanikkara Temple's Plight': Kerala High Court Warns Of Action If Hygiene Not Improved

The Kerala High Court on Monday (May 25) warned that it would take action against officers concerned if the unhygienic conditions at Chottanikkara Temple is not rectified.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar today interacted with the Nodal Officer, the Assistant Engineer, the Assistant Commissioner, and the Devaswom Manager of Chottanikkara. After...

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

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 270 - 285]All India LPG Distributors Federation (Kerala Circle) and Ors. v Union of India and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 270Rajan Babu @ Murari Thantri v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 271Rahiman v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 272T.M. Manju v Bar Council of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 273Kannan v. M/s. Adisiva Enterprises and...

Kerala High Court Refuses CBI Probe Against ED Officer In Alleged Bribery Case, Calls Plea 'Premature'

The Kerala High Court on Monday (25 May) declined to transfer an ongoing criminal investigation alleged against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Shekhar Kumar to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), holding that the matter is still under active probe by the Vigilance authorities and that it would be premature to order a central agency investigation at this stage.Justice A....

“Even A Single Vote May Swing The Contest”: Gujarat High Court Permits Detenue To Cast Vote In Panchayat Poll

The Gujarat High Court in an interim order on Monday (May 25) permitted a detained man to cast his vote in the election to the post of Chairman and Vice Chairman of Junagadh Taluka Panchayat, observing that the positions were important wherein even a single vote may swing the contest one way or the other. The court was hearing the man's habeas corpus plea wherein he contended that an FIR...

Lucknow Mayor Administers Oath To SP Corporator Following Allahabad HC Order Suspending Her Powers

Three days after the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) suspended her administrative and financial powers over non-compliance of its order, Lucknow Municipal Corporation Mayor Sushma Kharkwal on Sunday administered the oath to SP leader Lalit Kishore Tiwari as a corporator. Tiwari, who also happens to be the General Secretary of the Oudh Bar Association, had approached the High...

“If There Is An Order, It Should Be Respected”: Kerala High Court Grants State 2 Weeks To Carry Out Malayodamthuruthu Eviction

The Kerala High Court on Monday (May 25) granted 2 weeks' time to the State to carry out the eviction of the families residing in the contentious Malayodamthuruthu in Ernakulam district.The issue dates back to 1984 when suits were instituted before the Munsiff Court, Perumbavoor by late Sankaran Nair seeking declaration of title of Pariyathukavu colony in Malayidomthuruthu. The Munsiff Court...

Madhu Lynching Case: Kerala High Court Sentences 12 Convicts To Life Imprisonment

The Kerala High Court on Monday (May 25) awarded life imprisonment to the 12 persons convicted of the murder of Madhu, a mentally challenged tribal youth, who was brutally lynched to death for stealing rice from a grocery shop in Attappady, Palakkad in February 2018.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar heard the convicts regarding sentencing and...

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: MP High Court To Hear Mother-In-Law Giribala Singh In Pleas Challenging Her Anticipatory Bail

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (May 25) sought response of Twisha Sharma's mother-in-law Giribala Singh in pleas challenging grant of anticipatory bail to her in an alleged dowry death case. A single-judge Bench of Justice Devnarayan Mishra heard Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra appearing along with Advocate Anurag Shrivastav for the victim's parents, seeking urgent consideration of...

Delhi High Court Adjourns CBI's Plea Against Discharge Of Arvind Kejriwal, Others In Excise Policy Case To July 16

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 25) adjourned till July hearing of CBI's plea challenging discharge of the accused in the excise policy case.The court has also listed ED's plea seeking expunging of certain adverse observations made by the trial court while discharging all in the excise policy case, along with CBI's plea. Last week the court had said that fresh notice be issued to AAP...

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

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 157 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 162Nominal IndexAnilKumar Chimanlal Dixit & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 157Himanshu Parsottambhai Parmar v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 158Upendra Kumar Jaypalsinh v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 159Kunal Rameshbhai Kalyani v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 160Ajay Jagdishbhai...

Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Cancel Bail Granted To Woman SHO Accused Of Diluting NDPS Case For ₹10 Lakh Bribe

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed the bail cancellation application filed by the State against a woman SHO, accused under NDPS, opining that once the bail was granted, it could not be cancelled in a mechanical manner or merely because the offence was serious.For context, the accused was working as an SHO at the time of the alleged incident. It was alleged that when a car was intercepted...

S.9 Foreigners Act | Burden Of Proving Indian Citizenship Always Lies On Proceedee And Never Shifts: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that in proceedings before a Foreigners Tribunal, the burden to prove citizenship lies entirely upon the proceedee and such burden cannot be discharged through vague pleadings, inconsistent voter lists and unproved certificates unsupported by contemporaneous documentary evidence.The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by one Dabir Rahman challenging a...