Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Extend Benefit Of CM Advocates Welfare Scheme To Lawyers' Parents

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 14) refused to entertain a PIL seeking extension of benefits of the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme to the eligible lawyers' parents.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that a mandamus cannot be issued in the matter, while citing autonomy to contract between two parties, one of them being the Delhi Government. The Court disposed of a plea moved by First Generation Lawyers Association, raising the...

Institutional Coalitions and Constitutional Consequences

A Theory of 'Eidocracy'For centuries, political philosophy has grappled with the fragility of freedom—how power, even when born of the people, tends to turn inward and preserve itself. Much has been written about the tyranny of rulers, the indifference of citizens, and the illusions that sustain authority. Yet what has remained less examined is the silent transformation that takes place within lawful systems themselves: when obedience endures without conviction, and legitimacy survives without...

Calcutta High Court Disposes Of TMC Plea After ED Says It Hasn't Seized Anything From I-PAC Office

After the Enforcement Directorate(ED) told the Calcutta High Court that it has not seized anything from the office of the I-PAC and Prateek Jain on January 8, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday disposed of Trinamool Congress's plea seeking preservation of confidential political data which has been allegedly seized by the central agency. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju submitted before Justice Suvra Ghosh that nothing has been seized by the ED, and that it was...

PIL In Kerala High Court Challenges State's 'Nava Kerala Citizens Response Programme' Alleging Misuse Of Public Funds

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging the State government's proposed 'Nava Kerala Citizens Response Programme', alleging that the survey is a politically motivated exercise intended to benefit the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections and amounts to a misuse of public funds and government machinery.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M, on Tuesday (14 January)...

ED Plea In Calcutta High Court Against Mamata Banerjee : Live Updates

The Calcutta HighCourt is heading the plea by the ED alleging interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during raids at the offices of the I-PAC pertaining to a 2020 coal scam.The agency alleges that the CM took away important documents while the raid was ongoing.The Trinamool Congress has also filed a plea stating that the ED took away election-related documents from the offices of the poll consultants who are advising the state's ruling party on strategy for the upcoming...

Rajasthan High Court Orders Reinstatement Of Constables Dismissed Without Regular Enquiry Over Accused's Escape From Custody

Rajasthan High Court directed reinstatement of three constables, dismissed from service without conduct of regular enquiry under State Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, after two accused absconded from their custody charged with looting. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma opined that merely the nature of offence committed by the absconded accused could not be a determining factor for exercising powers under Rule 19 of the Rules. The Court observed that it was a...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Case Against Director Who Resigned Before Cheques Were Issued, Cites MCA Records

The Karnataka High Court quashed a cheque dishonour complaint lodged against a man who was the Director of an infrastructure company, after referring to records of Ministry of Corporate Affairs and noting that when the cheques were issued to the complainant the petitioner was not a director. Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Sujith Sudhakaran, Director of M/S Dreamz Infra India Pvt. Ltd, and quashed the complaint registered against him by Lalu Jacob Mammen,...

MV Act | Minor With Permanent Functional Disability Entitled To Compensation As 'Skilled Workman': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an unemployed minor having 100% permanent functional disability after accident, is entitled to compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act as a "skilled workman". While dealing with an appeal for enhancement of compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Justice Sandeep Jain held:“even if, it is assumed that the claimant was only 16 years old and was not in any gainful employment at the time of the accident even then, he is entitled to...

Can Persons With Pending Criminal Cases Be Enrolled As Advocates? Madras High Court Larger Bench To Decide

The Madras High Court has referred to its larger bench the question whether a person who has criminal cases pending against him, can be enrolled as an Advocate with the State Bar Council. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Kalaimathi decided to refer the issue to a larger bench after noting that Advocates Act did not empower the High Courts to impose conditions for enrolment. The court also noted that though full bench of the High Court had agreed with a single judge...

Plea In Jharkhand High Court Seeks FIR Over Alleged HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion To Minor Thalassemia Patients

A writ petition has been moved before the Jharkhand High Court seeking registration of an FIR over allegations that HIV-infected blood was transfused to minor Thalassemia patients at the Blood Bank of Chaibasa Sadar Hospital, West Singhbhum, in October 2025.Advocate Md Shadab Ansari, appearing for the Petitioners, has stated in the plea that the Petitioners are minor children suffering from Thalassemia, a lifelong genetic blood disorder which requires regular blood transfusions. The petition...

High Court To Hear Pleas Seeking SIT Probe Into 2020 Delhi Riots, 2019 Jamia Violence On January 23

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 14) listed for hearing on January 23 a batch of petition seeking SIT or independent investigation into the 2020 North East Delhi riots and 2019 violence which broke out in Jamia Milia Islamia University. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja noted that the matter was “part heard” before a coordinate bench. The Court, before which the petitions were listed for the first time, took note of an order passed by the...

'Passing Of Order In Delhi Not Enough To Invoke Writ Jurisdiction': Delhi High Court Refuses To Hear Challenge Against Preventive Detention

The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a writ petition challenging preventive detention order under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS), holding that although it possessed territorial jurisdiction, it was not the appropriate forum to adjudicate the dispute.A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain observed that though the impugned preventive detention order was passed in Delhi, the criminal cases forming the...