LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 08 to June 14, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX [Citations: 224 - 243]State of Rajasthan & Ors. v Nava & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 224Vikram Singh v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 225Puran Singh v State of Rajasthan, and other connected petition; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 226United India Insurance Co. v Shanti Devi & Ors., and other connected petition; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 227Pramila v State of Rajasthan; 2026...

Manamadurai Custodial Death: Madras High Court Asks State To Ensure Dignified Disposal Of Mortal Remains After Family Refuses To Receive Body

The Madras High Court has asked the District Collector of Madurai, the Commissioner of Madurai City Municipal Corporation, the Dean of Government Rajaji Hospital and other authorities to take immediate steps to ensure that the mortal remains of Akash, a 26-year-old who was allegedly killed in custodial violence, are disposed of in a dignified manner. Justice Victoria Gowri noted that...

Plea In Madras High Court Challenges Election Win Of CM Vijay From Trichy East Constituency

An election petition has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the victory of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay from the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) East Constituency.The petition has been filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate who contested in the Trichy East Constituency, Dr Inigo S Irudayaraj, who lost to Vijay by 27,416 votes.It may be noted that the elections...

'Reformative Approach Over Retribution': Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release Of 1993 Bowbazar Blast Life Convict

The Delhi High Court has ordered the premature release of Md. Rashid Khan, a life convict in the 1993 Bowbazar blast case, citing reformative approach to punishment.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that Indian criminal jurisprudence has moved away from retributive theory of punishment and has embraced a reformative approach."Essentially, the present case pertains to the premature release...

Wife Cannot Continue To Occupy Sister-In-Law's Property After Husband Vacates: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a woman cannot continue to occupy a property owned by her sister-in-law after her husband, who was residing there as a permissive occupant, vacates the premises.While dealing with one such case, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“...it is her husband MK who had been permitted to occupy the Suit premises and after marriage she had merely joined him...

Can Live-In Couples Seek Police Protection Without Fulfilling Legal Pre-Conditions?: P&H High Court Answers

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a couple seeking protection from alleged harassment by their relatives over their live-in relationship, holding that such protection cannot be granted in the absence of fulfillment of legally recognized conditions for live-in relationship. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 196]Justice Sandeep Moudgil noted that the petitioners were living...

Madras High Court Rejects Flipkart Founders' Review Plea Against ED Show-Cause Notice In FEMA Case

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the owners of Flipkart – Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, seeking to review an earlier order of the High Court dismissing their plea against a show-cause notice issued by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a FEMA Case. Justice S Sounthar dismissed the review application filed by the duo. A detailed order copy is...

Kerala High Court Asks Centre, DGS About Timeline For Independent Study On Long-Term Environmental Impact Of MSC Elsa 3 Wreck

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 16) sought the response of the Union of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Director General of Shipping (DGS) as to the timeframe and manner of conducting an independent, long-term impact study on the wreckage caused due to the capsizing of Liberian-flagged MSC Elsa 3.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V....

Sudden Change In Political Loyalty Not Offence Sans Evidence: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea For CBI Probe Into AIADMK MLAs Joining TVK

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (June 16), dismissed a PIL seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and corruption in the manner in which four MLAs from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party resigned from their posts after winning State assembly elections and joined Chief Minister Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party on the same day. [2026 LiveLaw...

Does A Recruitment Freeze Apply To Compassionate Appointments? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment held that a ban on regular appointments would not automatically act as a bar for compassionate appointments. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 330]Justice Viju Abraham referred to two decisions rendered by the Bombay High Court that took a similar view and reasoned that the compassionate employment scheme is an exemption to help a family to survive sudden...

Karnataka High Court Declares ED Arrest Of Gameskraft Founders Illegal, Orders Release From Jail Forthwith

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 16) declared the arrest of three GamesKraft Founders–Vikas Taneja, Deepak Singh and Prithviraj Singh, by the Enforcement Directorate(ED ) as illegal and directed the prison authorities to release the petitioners from jail expeditiously. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 209]The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna in his order said:“..The writ...

Karnataka High Court Closes Pleas Alleging Malpractices In State Bar Council Elections, Asks Candidates To Approach Supervisory Committee

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [June 16] disposed of two pleas moved by contesting candidates challenging alleged malpractices in the elections to the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) held on March 11, asking them to approach the High-Powered Supervisory Committee as per the appellate mechanism. The court took note of substantial compliance of Returning Officer, High Powered...