Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Alleged Discrepancies In Assets Declared By Udayanidhi Stalin During Elections

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (June 17), dismissed a plea seeking income tax probe into alleged discrepancies in the assets declared by former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition Udayanidhi Stalin in his election affidavit for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 262]The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G...

Delhi High Court Lists In July Anjana Om Kashyap's Defamation Suit Against Khan Sir, Others; No Interim Relief For Now

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (June 17) refused to grant interim relief for now in Journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network's suit against allegedly defamatory remarks by exam coaching teacher Faisal Khan–also known popularly as Khan sir, as well as other educators.The court did not pass any interim order today on plaintiffs' plea for interim injunction and listed the matter...

Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : June 8 – June 14, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 78 - 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 82Nominal IndexXXXXX v. XXXXX 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 78Lakakula Ayappa v. State of Telangana & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 79Ganduri Krishna v. State of Telangana & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 80Smt. K. Kalyani & Ors. v. The Managing Director & CDO, HRD Department & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 81Sri Nandasu Laxmidas v. State of...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into BJP Leader Tamilisai Soundararajan's Asset Declaration

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (June 17) dismissed a plea seeking directions to Income Tax and election authorities to probe alleged irregularities in financial declarations made by BJP's Tamilisai Soundararajan in her election affidavits filed in 2024 and in 2026. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 261]The division bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Income Tax Probe Into CM Vijay's Election Affidavit Disclosures

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (June 17) dismissed a plea seeking income tax probe into alleged discrepancies in assets declared by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay in his election affidavit.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea, noting that the bench had previously dismissed a batch of pleas seeking similar relief. It may be noted that...

Pre-Existing Medical Condition Can't Defeat Murder Charge When Post-Mortem Attributes Death To Alleged Assault: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that when a post-mortem report states that death was caused by “Recurrent acute on chronic SDH with complications” and links it to the assault, the assault must be treated as the root cause of death at the stage of framing charges.The Court further held that the existence of a pre-existing condition or the possibility that the hematoma...

Employee Can't Claim Special Grade Benefits By Deliberately Delaying Joining Of Promotional Post : Madras High Court

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice N. Sathish Kumar and Justice M. Jothiraman held that employee who had been promoted before completing the qualifying period for grant of Special Grade could not claim such benefits by delaying the assumption of charge of the promotional post. Background Facts The employee (appellant) was initially appointed as an...

EWS Candidates Can't Claim Age Relaxation As A Matter Of Right In Absence Of Statutory Rules: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an enabling provision of the Constitution [such as Articles 15(6) or 16(6)] does not vest the right to claim age relaxation, especially where the statutory framework does not provide for the same. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 212]The division bench of Justice Pranay Verma and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai rejected an appeal, challenging the order of the Single...

'3-4 Senior Advocates In P&H HC Creating Havoc' : Supreme Court Asks HC Judges Not To Recuse From Ex-Judicial Officer's Plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over repeated recusals by judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a case concerning a former judicial officer's challenge to his dismissal from service, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant remarking that "three or four so-called senior advocates" in the State were "creating havoc."The Court requested the Acting Chief Justice of the...

Madras High Court Issues Notice To TN Assembly Speaker On AIADMK Plea Challenging Acceptance Of 4 MLAs' Resignations To Join TVK

The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea by Chief Whip of the AIADMK Agri SS Krishnamurthy, challenging the acceptance of resignation of 4 MLAs who contested the assembly elections as AIADMK member but quit after the polls and joined CM Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party on the same day.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Raps Authorities For 'Arm-Twisting' Ex-Serviceman, Orders Removal Of Land From Prohibited List

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up revenue authorities for adopting an "arm twisting method" to deny and delay relief to an 80-year-old ex-serviceman, while directing them to remove his land from the prohibited properties list and grant consequential reliefs within two months. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 104]Justice B. Krishna Mohan observed:"It is a classic case of adopting...

Outsourced Forest Dept Employees Not Bound By Official Secrets Act, But Expected Not To Divulge Sensitive Info: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that even if an outsourced employee is not bound by the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, such an employee is nevertheless expected not to divulge sensitive official information to strangers. The Court observed that this obligation applies equally to regular and outsourced employees working in a government department.Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari was...