High Courts
Kerala High Court Expresses Satisfaction With Draft DPR For Restoration Of Heritage Kerala Varma College Main Block
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (June 15) expressed satisfaction with the draft detailed project report (DPR) submitted by INTACH, Thrissur for the repair of the main block of Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur as per its direction.The standing counsel for the Cochin Devaswom Board submitted before the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar that the...
Homeopathic Doctor Must Cancel Medical Registration Before Enrolling As Advocate: Kerala High Court Upholds Single Judge Decision
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (17 June) upheld a Single Judge's decision that held that a registered homeopathic medical practitioner cannot seek enrolment as an advocate while continuing to remain on the register of practising medical professionals.The Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K. delivered the judgment while dismissing the appeal...
Tenure 'D' Lands Granted In Perpetuity Are Freely Transferable; State Cannot Demand Transfer Premium Or Prior Permission: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that lands classified as Tenure “D” under Rule 43 of the Bombay Land Revenue Rules, 1921, i.e., lands granted in perpetuity, are freely transferable and fall within the category of Class-I occupancies under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. Consequently, the State cannot levy a transfer premium or insist upon prior permission for its...
Karnataka High Court Says Compensation Mechanism For Sexual Assault Survivors In Place, Seeks Suggestions On Additional Safeguards
The Karnataka High Court was informed on Wednesday [June 17] that State government has released Rs.45 crore including the recent additional amount of Rs. 15 crore to Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) for giving compensation to sexual assault survivors, with no pending requests for funds. The court was hearing a PIL seeking a comprehensive framework for enforcing the rights...
Kerala High Court Asks MSC Elsa 3 Foreign Crew Accused In Crime To Approach Magistrate For Relief In Plea To Return Home
The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 15) directed the four foreign crew members of capsized MSC Elsa 3 ship booked in criminal case to approach the Magistrate court having cognizance for appropriate reliefs.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was told by the government pleader that the final report in the crime has been resubmitted after curing defects and the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court -...
ChatGPT, AI Tools Can't Teach Legal Profession: Madras High Court Sets Aside Relief To Law Students With Attendance Shortage
While setting aside an order of a single judge directing Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to permit a group of students to continue their course and to attend the examinations despite a shortage of attendance, the Madras High Court stressed on the need for physical education in classrooms. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice N Senthilkumar observed that online...
No Right To Retrospective Promotion Merely Due To Delayed Assessment By Department Committee: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that an employee cannot claim retrospective promotion merely because the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) was constituted at a later point in time. The Court observed that in the absence of any provision or guideline providing for promotion from a deemed date, no employee can claim retrospective promotion.Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari was hearing a...
MP High Court Halts Coercive Action Against Lounge Serving Herbal Hookah, Says Apprehension Of Misuse Doesn't Justify Blanket Ban
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted relief to 'The High Tribe' lounge by restraining authorities from taking any coercive action against it for serving herbal, tobacco and nicotine-free hookah. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 213] The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi observed that the applicable legal provisions are aimed at prohibiting the smoking of tobacco and related substances and are not...
Does Daughter Have Coparcenary Rights In Grandfather's Self-Acquired Property Allotted To Father In Partition? Karnataka High Court Answers
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 16) ruled that properties inherited by daughter's father from her grandfather–which he had acquired on his own, become individual/ separate properties of her father. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 210]Such properties would not assume the character of ancestral property at the hands of the father merely because they were received through a family partition,...
Can Family Court Decide Marital Status After Alleged Husband's Death? Kerala High Court Answers
The Kerala High Court has held that Family Courts do not have jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes concerning the validity of a marriage or matrimonial status when one of the alleged spouses had died before the proceedings were instituted. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 328]It further held that such disputes are ordinary civil disputes to be decided by civil courts.A Division Bench...
Muslim Personal Law Applies Only To Marriage And Inheritance, Not To Claims Of Pre-Emption: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that Muslim Personal Law in India is confined to matters relating to marriage and inheritance and cannot be invoked to assert a right of prior purchase or pre-emption in relation to immovable property transactions.The Court observed that a claim for pre-emption cannot be sustained on the basis of Muslim Personal Law as such a right...