Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To CRPF Constable In Govt Job Scam Case, Orders ₹15 Lakh Deposit

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a constable of the CRPF and a private individual accused of cheating candidates and collecting substantial amounts on false promises of getting the candidates government jobs, directing the constable to deposit ₹15 Lakhs before the Trial Court. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 228]The bench of Justice Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar observed; "there appears to be no possibility of fleeing from justice. In absence of any criminal antecedent, considering the socio-...

Kerala High Court Rejects Election Petition Filed By CPI(M)'s AM Ariff Against Congress MP KC Venugopal's Lok Sabha Win From Alappuzha

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (June 24) rejected the election petition filed challenging the win of Congress MP K.C. Venugopal from Alappuzha constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.Justice G. Girsh pronounced:"Petition rejected as per Order VII Rule 11(a) CPC."Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) deals with rejection of plaint. Rule 11(a) states that a plaint can be rejected when it does not disclose a cause of action.The election petition was filed by A.M....

Renukaswamy Murder Case: Karnataka High Court To Decide Whether Prosecution Can Cross-Examine Own Witness Without Declaring Her Hostile

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (June 24) orally remarked that it will consider whether clarificatory questions which are leading in nature can be asked to a prosecution witness in Renuka Swamy murder case, without declaring the witness hostile. The court was hearing State's petition challenging a trial court order that rejected its request to cross-examine a prosecution witness [mother of Renuka Swamy] without declaring her hostile under Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act. Actors...

Can Remarriage During Pendency Of A Delay-Condoned Divorce Appeal Be Treated As Void? Kerala High Court Explains

The Kerala High Court has recently considered a question as to whether the remarriage of a party during the pendency of divorce appeal under the Hindu Marriage Act, in which delay was condoned, would be void. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 343]The Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K. was considering an appeal filed by a husband/appellant challenging a decree...

Presence Of Multiple Accused Can Make Private Place 'Within Public View' Under SC/ST Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that caste-based abuse uttered in the presence of multiple persons in a private place can satisfy the requirement of occurring “within public view” under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 341]Justice A. Badharudeen was considering an appeal challenging the rejection of anticipatory bail by the Special Court for SC/ST (PoA) Act cases, Thrissur.“It is well settled that a place within...

Karnataka High Court Orders Status Quo On Civic Amenity Site Allotted To Educational Trust Purportedly Linked To MLA

Granting interim relief to Padma Vijaya Foundation, the Karnataka High Court last week ordered status quo on the allotment of a prime civic amenity (CA) site to 'Parishrama Educational Trust', which is purportedly founded by the sitting Congress MLA of Chikkaballapur- Pradeep Eshwar.The single judge bench of Justice B.M Shyama Prasad heard the plea filed by the not-for-profit petitioner,...

'Minor Boys Not Safe': Karnataka High Court Says It Will Cancel Vachanananda Swami's Anticipatory Bail In POCSO Case

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 23) orally remarked that it will cancel anticipatory bail granted to Vachanananda Swami booked in a POCSO case over allegations of sodomy and permit him to seek regular bail. The court was hearing the complainant's plea challenging Sessions Court's May 2 order granting anticipatory bail to Vachanananda Swamiji who has been booked for offences under Sections 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 of POCSO Act. In the interim, the plea seeks a stay on the May 2...

Disha Salian Death: Bombay High Court's Justice Ashish Chavan Recuses From Hearing Father's Plea For 'Murder' FIR

Bombay High Court judge Justice Ashish Chavan on Wednesday recused from hearing a plea filed by Satish Salian, father of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. In his plea, the father has alleged that his daughter was "murdered" and did not commit suicide. He has thus sought registration of an FIR under the relevant provisions of IPC. Disha died on June 08, 2020, five days before Rajput's death. She had fallen off the 14th floor of her building. The Police had then...

Interim Orders Shouldn't Inflict Disproportionate Hardship: Rajasthan High Court Allows Relocated Liquor Vend To Operate Pending Dispute

The Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that interim orders are meant to preserve equities between parties and should not inflict disproportionate hardship pending adjudication of a dispute. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 257]Making the observation, a Division Bench of Justice Farjand Ali and Justice Sunil Beniwal permitted a liquor shop licensee to continue operating from a relocated site approved by the Excise Department, noting that the relocation was within the same excise cluster and that the...

'Being Advocate No Ground For Anticipatory Bail': Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Relief To Lawyer Accused Of Forging Bail Order

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by an Advocate accused of cheating, forging a bail order to defraud complainants of over ₹10 lakh. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 207]Justice Deepak Gupta said, “Merely because the petitioner is a practicing advocate cannot constitute a ground for grant of anticipatory bail. The status of a profession neither places a...

Kerala High Court Invalidates Thiruvananthapuram Councillors' Oaths Taken In Name Of Deities, Martyrs And Political Movements

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (24 June) allowed a writ petition challenging the oath taken by the Councillors of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in the name of various deities, martyrs and political movements.Justice P.V Kunhikrishnan directed the State Election Commission to make necessary arrangements to facilitate respondent no.4 to 23 (councillors) to take the oath once again, within four weeks.“Writ Petition is Allowed. Oath taken by respondent 4 to 23 in WP(C) 1502/ 2026 is...

Calcutta High Court Declines Urgent Relief To Abhishek Banerjee Seeking To Travel Abroad For Medical Treatment

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to grant urgent relief to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who had sought the Court's permission to travel abroad for medical treatment on his eye, which had been operated earlier.Mentioning the matter before Justice Saugata Bhattacharya, Banerjee's counsel submitted that the plea required urgent consideration as the Court had earlier...