High Courts
Summary Revenue Proceedings Require Greater Adherence To Procedure: Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Land Map Correction Orders
The Allahabad High Court has held that revenue authorities acting under Section 28 of the U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 cannot, while correcting a village map, act on a disputed measurement and take away part of one plot to make good an alleged shortfall in the plot next to it. The summary character of such proceedings, it held, calls for closer compliance with the statutory procedure, not...
Kerala High Court Judge Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas Completes Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Held In Goa
Kerala High Court judge Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas has completed the world-class Ironman 70.3 held in Goa last weekend.Ironman 70.3 Goa is the half-Ironman triathlon held annually in Goa that offers qualifying slots for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.The contestants have to cover 70.3 miles (about 113 km), including a 1.9 km swim, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km half marathon race, in a...
UPTET | Allahabad High Court Orders Exclusion Of Questions With Two Correct Options, Equal Benefit To All Candidates
The Allahabad High Court has held that where the examining authority itself accepts two options as correct in a multiple-choice question requiring the candidate to mark a single answer, the question must be excluded from evaluation. It held that the benefit cannot be confined to candidates who happened to mark one of the two accepted options.The dispute concerned Question Nos. 36 and 37 of...
AP High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Panel Advocate, Says Lawyers Can't Be Prosecuted For Giving Legal Opinion
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that advocates cannot be unnecessarily implicated in criminal cases merely for rendering a legal opinion, in the absence of tangible evidence connecting them with the alleged conspiracy. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 268]While quashing criminal proceedings against a panel advocate of Shriram Finance Limited, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Tuhin Kumar Gedela...
LiveLaw Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: October 26 - November 01, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 294 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 301Nominal IndexSBI General Insurance Company Ltd v/s Radhaben Govabhai Desai (Rabar) (Deleted) & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 294X v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 295Bhimbhai Virabhai Dhangri v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 296Dipikaben Rohitkumar Chauhan v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw...
Passenger's Accidental Fall From Train Entitles Family To Compensation: P&H High Court Awards ₹8 Lakh
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has awarded Rs. 8 lakh in compensation, with interest at 9% per annum, to the family of a man who died after falling from the Barmer Express in July 2019. The Railway Claims Tribunal had dismissed their claim.Justice Harkesh Manuja allowed the family's appeal and directed, “The claim application is allowed and the appellants are held entitled to compensation...
Madras High Court Orders Release Of Cop Arrested Without Reasons Despite Complying With BNSS Notice
When we apply Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution to grant relief to terrorists, it would be inequitable to deny the protection to Police officers who are on the wrong side of the law, Court said.
Parties Can File Application In Kannada Language Before State Administrative Tribunal: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that an application before State Administrative Tribunal can be filed in Kannada language, observing that the expression “proceedings” under Rule 3 Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules read along with Rule 9(iii) KAT Rules of Practice includes filing of an application in Kannada.Consequently, the Division Bench of Justice Ashok S. Kinagi...
MP High Court Stays Single Judge Order On Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Temple Pujari Appointment Dispute
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the operation of the Single Judge's order directing the appointment of Pujari Pratinidhi at Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, pending further hearing in an appeal filed by members of the temple's hereditary pujari family (sons of the late Dharamraj Sharma). The Division Bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai directed;"Counsel...
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Can't Decide Framed Issues In Negative Merely Because Counsel Says 'Not Pressed': Allahabad High Court
Mere recital that an issue was “not pressed” can't substitute a reasoned determination of the issue, Court said.
Orissa High Court Launches Summons Management System To Address Delays In Serving Govt Officials
Untraceability of official witnesses is a persistent obstacle in criminal trials, HC's IT & AI Committee head Justice Sashikanta Mishra said.
P&H High Court Asks Union To Consider Suggestions On LGBTQ+ Children's Safety, Directs Haryana Schools, CBSE To Enforce Anti-Bullying Guidelines
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Department of School Education to ensure that every school in the State, whatever its affiliation, complies with the student-safety guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in Sukdeb Saha v. State of Andhra Pradesh (2025). In particular, it must ensure that each school's grievance mechanism and internal committee expressly cover...