Child Can't Be Forced Into Boarding School Amid Custody Battle Between Parents, Psychologically Evaluation Necessary: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that before issuing a direction to send a child to boarding school amid custody battle between parents, psychologically evaluation of the child is necessary to ascertain whether such child can handle the separation from the parent he/ she has been living with.In a battle for custody and visitation of a minor son between warring parents, the bench of Chief...

'Lawmaker Must Be Circumspect In Speech': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Congress Leader For Abusing Woman Official

Refusing to quash an FIR against Congress leader Rajeev Gowda BV accused of abusing a woman municipal commissioner over removal of "unauthorized" banners, observing that lawmakers while making speeches are expected to be circumspect specially while addressing a woman, that too a public servant. For context, a film promotion programme for 'Cult' movie was to be conducted on 13-01-2026 at...

Day After Bombay High Court Raps Maharashtra Govt, Minister's Son Surrenders In Mahad Rioting Case

A day after Bombay High Court came down heavily on the Maharashtra Government for its failure to arrest Cabinet Minister Bharat Gogawale's son Vikas, booked in a rioting case during civic polls in Mahad, Raigad, today the court was informed that Vikas and other accused in the case have surrendered before the local police.Justice Madhav Jamdar had yesterday made scathing remarks against...

Kerala High Court Advocates' Association Election Disputes Not Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that disputes relating to elections of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) cannot be entertained under Article 226 of the Constitution, holding that the Association is neither a public authority nor a body discharging public functions.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas delivered the judgement while dismissing a writ petition filed by a member of the...

'We Will Stop Interacting': Delhi High Court Slams Media For Sensationalizing Its Oral Comments On Newslaundry Journalist

The Delhi High Court today expressed displeasure with certain media platforms for sensationalizing its oral remarks about Newslaundry journalist Manisha Pande, stating that its comments were taken out of context to make headlines.The Court said it never intended to proceed against Pande yet, some of its comments were made into a separate poster, which were circulated in social media,...

Karnataka High Court Revokes Bike Taxi Ban, But Says State Can Impose Necessary Conditions

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 23) allowed a batch of appeals preferred by aggregators OLA, Uber, Rapido as well as others challenging the Bike Taxi ban in the State.The parties had challenged a single judge order which held that bike taxis cannot operate in the state unless the State government issues relevant guidelines and rules under the Motor Vehicles Act.A division bench...

Karnataka High Court To Hear Next Month Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Plea To Quash FIR Over Alleged Land Encroachment

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 23) said it will hear next month spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's plea challenging an FIR over alleged encroachment of public lands in Bengaluru.On January 13 the court had stayed the investigation against the petitioner. Earlier this week Special Public Prosecutor had submitted that though the petitioner is an accused, the affidavit to...

'No Effective Hearing Taking Place': Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt To Fill Waqf Tribunal Vacancy

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has requested the Uttar Pradesh Government to expeditiously fill vacancy in the Waqf Tribunal, as it noted that no effective hearings are taking place due to the existing vacancies. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the order on Monday while disposing of a writ petition filed by one Faisal Khan. The...

Kerala High Court Directs District Collector To Grant Permission To Conduct Pamba Boat Race On February 01

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (22 January) directed the District Collector, Pathanamthitta to grant permission to the Pamba Boat Race Club, Neerattupuram, to conduct its boat race on 1 February, 2026. Justice N Nagaresh, gave the direction while considering a writ petition filed by the club and its office-bearers challenging the refusal of the district administration to grant permission for...

Wife Can't Claim Maintenance If Her Own Acts Rendered Husband Incapable Of Earning: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that if a wife, by her own acts or omissions, causes or contributes to the incapacity of her husband to earn, she cannot be permitted to take advantage of such a situation and claim maintenance. A bench of Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla ruled that granting maintenance in such a scenario would result in “grave injustice”, particularly when the...

Chhattisgarh High Court Grants ₹1 Lakh Compensation To Law Student Arrested Illegally & 'Mechanically' Remanded To Judicial Custody

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Wednesday (January 21) ordered the State to pay Rs. 1 Lakh compensation to a law student who was illegally arrested by the police without registration of any FIR and mechanically remanded to judicial custody bereft of any cognizable offence.Emphasizing the value of personal liberty and dignity, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice...

'Violation Of Privacy': Madras High Court Slams State For Collecting 'Sensitive' Information Of School Students

The Madras High Court recently criticised the State for collecting sensitive data of students who had stigmatic background. Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan set aside an order passed by the Member Secretary of the Model School, calling for certain information of students. The court noted that the information was sensitive and there was no explanation on how this...