Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Athar Khan's Bail Plea In 2020 Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 25) listed for tomorrow (Tuesday) the bail plea of Athar Khan who has been booked in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case.Last week the high court had granted bail to co-accused Saleem Malik. The court had then listed Khan's plea today. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain has now listed the matter...

Chhattisgarh High Court Issues Summer Vacation Directions, Mandates Video Conferencing Hearings & Work From Home For Staff

The High Court of Chhattisgarh has issued directions for the Summer Vacation, 2026, in view of the circulars issued by the Supreme Court regarding optimum utilization of fuel and car-pooling arrangements.As per the circular issued by the Registrar General Rajnish Shrivastava, hearings before the High Court shall be conducted through video conferencing during the vacation period....

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

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 212 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 NOMINAL INDEX P Chockalingam v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 212 Vaishnavi Jayakumar v The Election Commission of India and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 213 M v. R, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 214 S v K, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 215 Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v Inspector of Police,...

Compassionate Appointment For Kin Of Permanently Disabled Employees Applicable Even If Accident Predated Rules: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that date of accident has no relevance while considering application for compassionate appointment under Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Permanent Total Disabled Government Servants Rules, 2023, if on the date of enforcement of the Rules, the condition of permanent total disability existed. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma observed that...

Gratuity Can't Be Automatically Forfeited On Employee's Dismissal Unless Conditions Under Payment Of Gratuity Act Are Met: MP High Court

The Court further noted that the Bank's Service Regulations do not possess overriding statutory force to exclude the applicability of the Payment of Gratuity Act.

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Pension For Ex-MLAs, Dismisses PIL Challenging 1956 Law

The Rajasthan High Court has rejected a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Officers and Members Salary, Emoluments, and Pension) Act, 1956 (“Act”), insofar as it provides pensionary benefits to former Members of the Legislative Assembly (“MLAs”).The division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur...

'No Prima-Facie Evidence Of Gross Dereliction Of Duty': Karnataka High Court Quashes Suspension Of Engineer Over Hospital Wall Collapse

The Karnataka High Court quashed the suspension of an executive engineer over the collapse of Bowring Hospital's compound wall in Bengaluru which claimed 7 lives in April, observing that the falling of the wall does not create "prima facie evidence of gross dereliction of duty" in absence of specific evidence against the officer.The Division Bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj and Dr Justice...

Opportunity To Lead Pre-Summoning Evidence Must Be Given Even In Criminal Cases Appearing 'Civil': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that even where a Magistrate declines to order registration of an FIR under Section 156(3) CrPC, the complainant must ordinarily be given an opportunity to lead pre-summoning evidence before the complaint is dismissed as being “purely civil” in nature. Justice Manoj Jain observed that the “dividing line” between a civil breach of contract and criminality...

“Serious Issues On Functioning Of Roller Skating Association”: J&K&L High Court Takes Cognizance Of PIL Alleging Irregularities In Selection, Fees

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has taken cognizance of a Public Interest Litigation raising allegations regarding the functioning of the Roller Skating Association in the Union Territory and the alleged misuse of the name and identity of associations connected with the sport.The PIL was filed by Dixit Gupta, a former international-level roller skating player, along with...

Bank Can Dismiss Employee Even After Retirement If Departmental Enquiry Began During Service: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that disciplinary proceedings initiated against a bank employee during service can lawfully continue after his retirement and culminate in an order of dismissal if the governing service regulations so permit.The Court also reiterated that judicial review in disciplinary matters is confined to examining the fairness of the...

Jharkhand High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Alleged Sexual Assault Of Inmate At Birsa Munda Central Jail

The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of allegations concerning sexual assault of a female inmate at Birsa Munda Central Jail, Hotwar, Ranchi, resulting in pregnancy and alleged attempts to terminate the foetus.A Division Bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was hearing a Public Interest Litigation registered on the basis of newspaper...

UAPA Trials Cannot Linger Endlessly, Day-To-Day Hearing Mandated U/S 19 NIA Act: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed a Special Court to accord priority to a trial arising out of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, observing that Parliament, through Section 19 of the National Investigation Agency Act, has specifically mandated day-to-day trials in such cases to ensure that prosecutions involving serious offences do...