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...

Kerala High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Negumangad Toddler's Death Allegedly Due To Stepfather's Torture, Seeks Probe Report

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (June 17) directed the State to inform it about the steps taken in the investigation into the Negumangad Child Murder case.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. while considering a suo motu public interest litigation directed:"The Government Pleader is directed to file a report in the form of an affidavit indicating the...

Can A Divorced Wife Claim Maintenance Or Seek Its Enhancement From Ex-Husband's Estate After His Death? Bombay High Court Answers

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court held that a divorced woman though can continue to seek maintenance based on a decree, from the husband's estate or properties even after his death, however, she cannot seek enhancement of the same maintenance from the said estate after his death. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 284]A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice...

Mamata Banerjee Files Election Petition In Calcutta HC Challenging Suvendu Adhikari's Win From Bhabanipur Constituency

Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the election of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The election petition was filed before the High Court on Tuesday, with Banerjee personally visiting the court premises for the filing.The challenge arises from the 2026...

DGCA Cannot Suspend Pilot's License Without Show-Cause Notice; Merely Based On FIR: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) cannot suspend a pilot's licence without issuing a show-cause notice and affording an opportunity of hearing merely because an FIR has been registered or allegations of forged documents have surfaced. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 281]The Court clarified that the exception under Rule 19 of the Aircraft Rules,...

Telegram Moves Delhi High Court Against Centre's Temporary Ban On Platform Over NEET Exam Leak Concerns

Messaging platform Telegram has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the Central Government to temporarily restrict access to Telegram in India till June 22, to prevent paper-leak ahead of NEET 2026 Re-Examination which is scheduled on June 21. The matter was mentioned before a vacation bench comprising Justice Tejas Karia, who allowed urgent listing for today.The...

Kerala High Court Upholds Madrassa Teacher's POCSO Conviction For Sexually Assaulting Minor Boy

The Kerala High Court recently upheld the conviction and sentence imposed on a madrassa teacher, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor student.[2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 331]Justice A. Badharudeen was considering an appeal preferred assailing the conviction for the offences under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 4(2) r/w. 3(d), 6(1) r/w. 5(f), 5(m), 8 r/w. 7, 10 r/w. 9(o)...

Plea In Calcutta High Court Challenges 7-Day Closure Of Kolkata's Red Road For International Yoga Day Event

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday heard the mentioning of a plea challenging the complete closure of Kolkata's Red Road and adjoining roads for seven days in connection with celebrations for International Yoga Day on June 21.Appearing before the Court, counsel submitted that an Advocates' Association had moved the petition questioning a traffic notification that allegedly provided for...

Can A Fresh Cheque Bounce Complaint Be Filed After Withdrawal Of A Premature Complaint? Rajasthan High Court Answers

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of proceedings under Section 138 NI Act on the ground that the complaint filed in 2016 was time barred and filed without any application for condonation of delay under the Limitation Act. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 244]The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that if an earlier complaint that was found to be premature,...

Claiming Influence Over Judges To Extract Money Erodes Public Faith In Justice System: P&H High Court Denies Bail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused regular bail to a man accused of participating in a fraud scheme wherein large sums of money were allegedly extracted from a litigant on the false pretext of securing favourable court orders through influence with High Court judges.[2026 LiveLaw (PH) 197]Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "This Court is also unable to ignore the specific...

Nava Kerala Sadas Assault: State Moves Kerala High Court To Cancel Pre-Arrest Bail Granted To Ex-CM's Security Team Members

The Kerala government has moved a plea before the High Court seeking to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to five members of the security team of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the crime registered during the violence committed during the Nava Kerala Sadas programme in 2023.Last week, the Sessions Judge, Alappuzha had allowed the bail pleas of the accused, who were booked by...

Removing Employee From Service In Private Unaided School Void If Passed Without Prior Approval Of Director Of Education : Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that the dismissal order is void for violating Section 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973, which requires prior approval of the Director of Education before imposing penalty of removal from service on an employee of a private unaided school. Background Facts...