Second FIR Permissible If New Facts Or Larger Conspiracy Emerge From Subsequent Investigation: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has held that registration of a second FIR is permissible when it presents rival version's set of facts arising from same circumstances in relation to first FIR but pertaining to a "larger conspiracy" and when probe brings out unknown facts at a later stage. The petitioner was posted as Deputy Chief Medical and Health Office. Based on an audit of the department that...

Kerala High Court Weekly Roundup: April 27 - May 03, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 226 - 231] XXX and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 226The Manager, Majlis English Medium School and Anr. v The Deputy Labour Commissioner and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 227Danikutti Philip v. Johnykutty J. and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 228Sudheer. S and Anr. v State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 229Mini Sunny v....

Notice U/S 35(3) BNSS Can't Be Issued To Person Accused Of Offence Punishable With More Than 7 Yrs Imprisonment: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) can only be issued to persons accused of committing cognizable offences punishable with an imprisonment for less than seven years or which may extend up to seven years, and not more than that. Clarifying the position of law and highlighting the error committed by not only the...

Justice Manjusha Deshpande Sworn-In As Permanent Judge Of Bombay High Court

Justice Manjusha Deshpande was sworn-in as a permanent judge of the Bombay High Court on Monday (May 4). The oath was administered by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.On April 14, Supreme Court collegium had recommended permanent appointment for Justice Deshpande, who was an additional judge of the high court. On April 24, Central Government notified her permanent appointment. Justice...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: April 27 - May 3, 2026

Nominal Index:Deepak Singh & Ors Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 171Aqib Ahmad Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 172Mehraj Din Malik (through father Shamas Din) v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 173Mohd. Kabir v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 174Altaf Ahmad Waza v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 175Yawar Ahmad Bhagat v. UT of...

Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Against Dam Tourism Tender With ₹10K Costs, Calls It 'Proxy Litigation'

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation that challenged the results of a tender process for the purpose of conducting tourism activities in Kanjirapuzha dam.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. noted that the participants of the tender had accepted the results and the present PIL preferred by a stranger to the tender...

Demolition Without Notice Permissible Only In Urgent Cases, Natural Justice Is The Rule: Andhra Pradesh High Court

While granting relief to an individual whose shops were facing demolition for a proposed road-widening project, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that municipal authorities must follow, as a general rule, due process and principles of natural justice before demolishing private property, even in cases involving alleged encroachments.The observation was propounded by Justice...

Belated Allegations Not Raised In Earlier FIR Indicate Abuse Of Process: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that non-disclosure of a serious offence within a reasonable time or at a relevant time when an earlier crime was registered against the same accused by the same complainant, would falsify the allegations and render the subsequent complaint/FIR/allegations an abuse of law. While setting aside an FIR alleging rape against the petitioner, the bench of Justice Anoop...

WB Poll: Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere In Nomination Dispute Mid-Polls, Says Remedy Lies In Election Petition

The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with the acceptance of a candidate's nomination during the ongoing election process, holding that such disputes must be agitated through an election petition after the polls. Disposing of a writ petition filed by an independent candidate from the 117–Rajarhat Gopalpur Assembly Constituency, Justice Krishna Rao observed that “if any order...

Appeal Remedy No Bar To Writ Jurisdiction Where Penalty 'Disproportionate' To Charges: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a recent ruling, clarified that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India can be invoked to challenge orders that imposed penalty 'disproportionate' to charges even if appeal remedy available.Justice Harisankar V. Menon was considering a plea preferred by the former Head of the Department (Department of Engineering and Maintenance) of...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27 - May 03, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 184 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 196 NOMINAL INDEX MP Venkatesh v. Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) and others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 184 Keshaw Anand v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 185 MJ Sankar v Vidhya Jayanth Kulkarni and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 186 I Periyasamy v The Deputy Director, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 187 K Mani v...

Internet Is Boundless, Judges Must Be Equipped With Knowledge To Handle Evolving Cyber-Crime Landscape: Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya

Internet has boundless borders and judges must be equipped with the knowledge to handle the evolving landscape of cyber crime threats, including digital arrests, hackling, ransomware threats, said Telangana High Court judge Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya on Saturday (May 2)Justice Bhattacharya was speaking at a session which was a part of Sikkim High Court's 'National Conclave on Technology...