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LiveLaw Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 21 - September 27, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 464 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 478Nominal IndexKannamwar Co-op. Hsg. Soc. Association Ltd. vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 464Vivek Prakash Padalwar vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 465Mukesh W Siyal vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 466In Re: Noise and Environmental Pollution vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 467Rajendra...
LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: September 28, 2026
Threatening Lawyer To Withdraw Case Is 'Direct Attack' On Justice System: P&H High Court Orders FIR, SIT Probe Domestic Violence | In-Laws Can't Be Roped In Without Material Showing Shared Household With Complainant: Kerala High Court Centre Can Invoke S.100 Patents Act To Make Exorbitantly Priced Patented Drugs And Sell On Non-Commercial Basis: Kerala High CourtBombay High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Plea Challenging 14 Orders By CEC Gyanesh Kumar Allegedly Passed Despite Objections By...
Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To YouTuber Thoppi, Says No Obscene Or Sexually Coloured Remarks Directly Made By Him
The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 28) granted anticipatory bail to controversial Malayalam gamer/Youtuber Toppi, officially known as Muhammed Nihad, who is booked for allegedly live-streaming obscene remarks about a young woman on streaming platforms. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 533]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that there were no obscene words or sexually coloured remarks spoken about the complainant and allowed the bail plea:"I have viewed the video in question. In the said video,...
Adult's Choice Cannot Be Overridden By Societal Expectations: J&K&L High Court Directs Police Protection To Couple
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the police authorities to provide appropriate protection to an adult woman and the man of her choice, holding that her voluntary decision to lead her life with him cannot be overridden merely on account of parental disagreement or societal expectations.The Court was hearing a Letters Patent Appeal filed by Nusrat Jan and another against a series of orders passed by the Single Judge. The appellants had sought protection of their life and...
'Electricity An Indispensable Need To Live': Allahabad High Court Comes To Aid Of Man Denied Connection For Over A Decade
Allahabad High Court directs Railways to provide an electricity connection to a man denied power for over a decade.
Victim Must Be Heard Before Granting Bail In Rape Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a victim, who sets the criminal law in motion, is entitled to participate at every stage of criminal proceedings, including the hearing of an accused's regular bail application.Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that the prosecutrix in a rape case must be afforded an opportunity to be present and heard before bail is granted to the accused. The Court made...
Every Disagreement Between Wife And In-Laws Not Cruelty: Madras High Court Refuses Divorce To Husband
The Madras High Court has held that every disagreement that a spouse has with parents-in-law cannot be termed as cruelty committed by that spouse against the other spouse. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 466] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice MD Sumathi thus refused to grant divorce to a husband on allegations of cruelty. “The evidence further shows that the...
Can Using Celebrity's Image Violate Personality Rights When Copyright Vests With Photographer? Delhi High Court Asks
The Delhi High Court on Monday orally asked if clicking a celebrity's photograph and using it will amount to violation of personality rights, especially when copyright in the image will belong to the person clicking it. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani posed the question while hearing a suit filed by Aaradhya Bachchan seeking protection of her personality rights. “As far as copyright is...
Internal Committee's Closure Report Not Enough To Close Sexual Harassment FIR: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that an Internal Committee's report following an inquiry into a sexual harassment complaint cannot, by itself, result in the closure of a criminal case involving a cognizable offence.Justice V Srishananda observed that since the offence under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code is cognizable, the Internal Committee's proceedings and report would not...
Calcutta High Court Reserves Order In ISF's Plea Challenging Allotment Of 'Envelope' Symbol To TMC-D For Nandigram By-Poll
The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved its order on a plea filed by the Indian Secular Front (ISF) challenging the Election Commission's allotment of its 'Envelope' election symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress-Democratic (TMC-D) for the upcoming Nandigram Assembly by-poll.During the hearing, Justice Krishna Rao questioned the Election Commission's decision-making process and repeatedly asked where the reasons were for considering TMC-D's claim over the symbol.The Court...
"Serious Ramifications": J&K&L High Court Transfers Investigation In Baramulla Fake Decree Case To Crime Branch, Constitutes SIT
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has transferred the investigation into an alleged fabrication of judicial records in Baramulla from the local police to the Crime Branch, directing constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to comprehensively investigate the alleged conspiracy involving court staff, private persons and officials connected with the purported decree.This direction came while disposing a petition filed by Tabinda Nazir, an advocate, challenging an FIR ...
Mere Knowledge Of Where Stolen Articles Were Kept Can't Sustain Prosecution Without Material Linking Accused To Theft: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that mere knowledge of where valuable articles are kept, coupled with general suspicion, cannot form the basis of a criminal prosecution for theft, while quashing an FIR registered against a man under Section 305 BNS.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that when different complaints made by family members disclose materially contradictory versions...