'Judicial Orders Not Being Given Importance': Orissa High Court Raps Police Over 8-Month Delay In FIR Registration Despite Magistrate's Order

The Orissa High Court has expressed disappointment over lackadaisical attitude of police resulting in eight-months delay in registration of FIR despite Magisterial order in a case concerning financial exploitation of an elderly woman from the Scheduled Caste community. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 57]Dismissing the explanation furnished by the concerned Inspector-In-Charge (IIC), the Bench of...

'Can't Linger Indefinitely': Kerala High Court Asks SIT To Specify Time Required To File Final Report In Sabarimala Gold Theft Case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (June 18) has granted a final opportunity to the Special Investigation Team, probing the alleged theft of gold from Sabarimala temple, to place before it the timeframe within which the final report is proposed to be laid before the jurisdictional court, the Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kollam.The case refers to the...

Tenant Cannot Claim Ownership On Basis Of Unexecuted Agreement To Sell: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a person who enters a property as a tenant cannot subsequently claim ownership rights on the basis of an unexecuted or unconcluded agreement to sell, particularly when the landlord-tenant relationship stands admitted on record.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“The rights and liabilities of lesser and lessee have been defined under Section 108 of...

"Rival TMC Faction Secured Greatest Numerical Strength": Calcutta HC Refuses Stay On Appointment Of Ritabrata Banerjee As LoP

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to grant interim relief to senior Trinamool Congress leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in his challenge to the appointment of a rival faction leader, Ritabrata Banerjee, as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, holding that no prima facie case had been made out for an injunction. (2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 251)Justice Krishna...

Madras High Court Declines Plea Seeking SOP To Ensure Fair Conduct Of NEET Re-Exam, Cites Pending Supreme Court Proceedings

The Madras High Court, on Thursday (June 18), dismissed a plea seeking a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure fair, uniform, transparent and uninterrupted environment for students writing the NEET UG 2026 examination. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 270] The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea after noting that the issue...

Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict In PIL Against Free Bus Travel For Women, Asks If Few Affluent Beneficiaries Can Sink Entire Policy

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (18 June) reserved its orders in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the State Government's recently launched "Priyadarshini Scheme," which provides free travel for women and transgender persons in ordinary Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen...

Court Can't Direct Third Party/ Garnishee To Deposit Money Without Admitted Or Crystallised Liability: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a court cannot direct a third party to deposit money in court in the absence of an admitted or crystallised liability, reiterating that garnishee orders can ordinarily be passed only after a decree is obtained and the debt sought to be attached is established as due and payable.Justice Tejas Karia relied on Value Advisory Services v. ZTE Corporation (2009)...

Delhi High Court Asks If Blanket Telegram Ban Is Proportionate To Prevent NEET Paper Leak, Reserves Verdict

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (June 18) reserved its verdict in a plea filed by Telegram challenging Central Government's decision to temporarily restrict access to the messaging platform in India till June 22, to prevent paper-leak ahead of NEET 2026 Re-Examination which is scheduled on June 21.During the hearing, Justice Tejas Karia orally asked the Centre if rights of 150 million...

Judge Can't Sit Like 'Sphinx' During Trial; Obliged To Engage With Bar, Question Witnesses To Clear Suspicions: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the Indian Evidence Act enables a judge to ask any question that he pleases during trial with respect to any relevant or irrelevant fact during the trial. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 269] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Poornima held that the judge is obliged to exercise the sweeping power available to him to pose questions and...

MP High Court Reserves Verdict In Congress MLA's Plea To Direct Speaker To Decide Defection Plea Against MLA Nirmala Sapre

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (June 18), reserved its order in a petition filed by Congress MLA Umang Singhar seeking disqualification of BJP MLA from Bina constituency, Nirmala Sapre, arguing that she stands disqualified on grounds of defection.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal reserved judgment after recording the arguments of...

KGBV Bunker Beds Tender: Telangana HC Directs School Education Dept To Conduct Enquiry Into Ex-MLA's Complaint On Alleged Irregularities

The Telangana High Court directed the School Education Department to conduct a detailed enquiry into a complaint alleging irregularities and loss to the State exchequer in relation to a tender for supply, commissioning and installation of bunker beds with mattresses and pillows in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs). [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 85] A Single Judge Bench of Justice Nagesh...

Internal Management Correspondence Cannot Override Terms Of Employee's Signed Salary Restructuring Letter: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that internal management correspondence cannot override the express terms of a signed salary restructuring letter, while dismissing a former employee's appeal seeking recovery of alleged deferred salary and compensation bonus from her erstwhile employer.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld dismissal of the recovery suit filed by the former employee, holding that...