Rajasthan High Court Rejects Husband's Plea Seeking Wife's Narco, Polygraph & DNA Tests To Rebut Impotency Allegations

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the rejection of a husband's application seeking joint medical examination of himself and his wife, to refute the allegations of physical incapacity and impotency levelled by the wife in her divorce petition. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 248]The bench of Justice Sanjeet Purohit observed that firstly, the application was filed at a belated stage of the proceedings,...

NDPS Act | Separate Contraband Recoveries Can't Be Treated As Commercial Quantity Absent Proof Of Joint Possession: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that separate recoveries of contraband cannot be treated as a single commercial quantity, in the absence of evidence showing that the accused were acting together or were in joint possession of the contraband. [2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 82]On that basis, the Court modified the conviction of three appellants under the NDPS Act and reduced their sentence from 15...

Payment Of 'Pagri' Doesn't Make Tenancy Non-Terminable, Landlord Can Still Seek Eviction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that payment of pagri (one-time upfront amount to secure long-term tenancy rights) by a tenant does not make a tenancy non-terminable and does not alter the fundamental landlord-tenant relationship. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna was dealing with the dispute concerning a shop which had been let out to the Appellant under a rent agreement dated January 1,...

Legal Heirs Can't Continue Suit Filed By Deceased Trustee In Representative Capacity, Right Vests In Surviving Trustee: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased trustee cannot be impleaded to continue a suit filed by the trustee in a representative capacity, reiterating that the right to pursue such litigation vests only in surviving or duly appointed trustees. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 200].Justice Vikas Bahl dismissed a revision petition challenging the trial court's refusal...

Does Receiving Gratuity as a High Court Judge Prevent a Separate Gratuity for Service as Lokayukta? Madhya Pradesh High Court Answers

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Lokayukts and UpLokayukts are entitled to receive Gratuity for their services, which is independent from the benefits received from High Court Judgeship. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 218]The division bench of then Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Dwarka Dhish Bansal observed,"...petitioners are entitled for the benefit of Death-Cum-Retirement...

Fractional Figure Cannot Be Ignored While Calculating 2/3rd Majority For No-Confidence Motion Against Co-Op Society Officer: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that while computing the two-thirds majority required for passing a no-confidence motion against an officer of a co-operative housing society, the fractional figure cannot be ignored. The Court observed that since removal through a no-confidence motion carries serious consequences and stigma, the provisions governing such removal must be strictly construed....

Ambassador Hotel Moves Delhi High Court Against Centre's Eviction Notice Under Public Premises Act

The owner of Ambassador Hotel has moved the Delhi High Court against an eviction notice under the Public Premises Act, passed shortly after an appellate court order in a decades old suit ruled in favour of Centre— holding that the owner had violated a government grant by constructing and running a public hotel at the property in question. The owner of the hotel, Sir Sobha Singh and Sons...

MP High Court Upholds Digital Evaluation Of Answer Sheets By Medical University But Suggests Improvements To Enhance Transparency

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed two writ petitions challenging the digital evaluation of answer scripts by the MP Medical Science University of Jabalpur, noting that there was no significant change in the marks obtained through physical independent evaluations. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 217]The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal further...

Can Electro-Homeopathy Be Practised Without Registration Under Medical Laws? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment clarified that the practice of Electro-Homeopathy is not unregulated. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 335]The Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K. observed that the practice of alternative medicine is, in fact, regulated by the provisions of the the Kerala State Medical Practitioners Act, 2021 and before that,...

Article 300A Doesn't Protect Property Values From Policy-Induced Fluctuations: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the State's Premium Floor Area Ratio scheme (Premium FAR) while observing that the impugned scheme is not in contravention of Article 300A of the Constitution. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 210]The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M Poonacha observed that variations in property value due to change...

Considering Teenage Hormonal Changes, Madras High Court Reduces Life Sentence In POCSO Case To 10 Years

The Madras High Court has observed that the impact of hormonal changes during teenage years can be a relevant factor while deciding the sentence in cases arising out of romantic relationships, even though consent or a romantic relationship is no defence under the POCSO Act.The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan reduced the life sentence imposed on the convict, who...

Victim Must Be Heard Even Before Rejection Of Closure Report: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a victim or complainant must be afforded an effective opportunity of hearing before a court decides a closure report, even where the court ultimately rejects the report. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 216]Holding that procedural fairness cannot be dispensed with merely because the outcome favours the victim, the Court set aside a Special Judge's order rejecting...