High Courts
“No Application Of Mind”: Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court Order Halting Bail To Uday Bhanu Chib In AI Summit Protest Case
In granting interim relief to Uday Bhanu Chib, President of the Indian Youth Congress, the Delhi High Court on Monday stayed a Sessions Court order which had put on hold the bail granted to him by a Magistrate in connection with the shirtless protest at the recent India AI Impact Summit, observing that the impugned order reflected no application of mind.Justice Saurabh Banerjee said prima...
Karnataka High Court Extends Order Staying Coercive Steps Against Actor Ranveer Singh Booked Over 'Kantara' Movie Mimicry
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (March 2) extended the operation of its interim order directing no coercive steps against actor Ranveer Singh booked for hurting religious sentiments of a community due to his mimicry of a character from 'Kantara: Chapter 1' movie. The actor is stated to have mimicked a character from the movie during the 56th IFFI Festival of India organised by the...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup February 22 - March 1, 2026
Nominal Index:Mazeed Ali Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 62Joginder Singh & Anr Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 63Altaf Hussain & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 64Mumtaz Ahmad Vs Collector Land Acquisition Rajouri 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 65Shabnam Akhter vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 66The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. Vs Prem Gupta & Ors...
Kerala High Court Admits IMA, IAPMR Appeals Against Order Allowing Physiotherapists To Use 'Dr.' Prefix
The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 2) admitted the appeals preferred by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR) challenging a Single Bench decision permitting physiotherapists and doctors to use the 'Dr.' prefix. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan also issued notice...
Order XI Rule 1(5) CPC Gives Court Discretion To Accept Delayed Documents On Showing Reasonable Cause: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that there is no absolute bar on production of additional documents in commercial suits beyond the timelines prescribed under the CPC, and courts retain discretion to permit late disclosure at any stage — even when the matter has reached the argument stage — provided the party shows “reasonable cause” for earlier non-disclosure. The Court clarified...
Kerala High Court Refers St. Mary's Basilica Issue For Mediation
The Kerala High Court on Monday (02 March) referred the dispute at St. Mary's Basilica, Kochi for mediation.The Court has appointed Retired Justice T.R Ramachandran Nair as mediator in the dispute. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas passed the order. The Bench was hearing the petition filed by Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany who had approached the Court seeking immediate police intervention to...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 23 to March 1, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 84 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 95 NOMINAL INDEX Union of India and Others v. B Shankar Kumar, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 84 MIOT Hospitals Private Limited v. Dr.Balaraman Palaniappan, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 85 Chellamanickam v. The Principle Secretary and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 86 Vaiko v Union of India and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 87 B Shyam and...
Kannur Infanticide Case: Kerala High Court Calls For Sessions Court's Opinion On Reference To Govt For Remission Of Sentence
The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 2) called for the opinion of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Taliparamba (Kannur) that convicted Saranya Valsaraj and sentenced her to life imprisonment for the murder of her one-year-old infant son.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the direction while considering an appeal preferred by Saranya challenging...
Arms Licenses Scam | J&K&L High Court Directs MHA To File Fresh Affidavit On Sanction To Prosecute 8 IAS Officers
Expressing concern over the prolonged pendency of a public interest litigation relating to the infamous Arms Licenses Scam, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file a fresh affidavit indicating the progress made in taking a decision on the CBI's proposal seeking sanction to prosecute eight IAS officers.“.. We are constrained...
Can Advocates Residing In NCR Be Allotted Chambers In Delhi District Courts? High Court Refers Issue To Portfolio Committee
The Delhi High Court has asked its Portfolio Committee to decide whether advocates residing in the National Capital Region (NCR) can be allotted lawyers' chambers in Delhi District Courts.A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora disposed of a writ petition filed by an advocate challenging the residence-based eligibility condition under the rules...
'Never Bothered About Fate Of School Children': Orissa High Court Upholds Removal Of Teacher For 7 Yrs Unauthorized Absence
The Orissa High Court has recently upheld a single bench order which had confirmed the disengagement/removal order passed against a female school teacher, on the ground of her unauthorised absence from duty for more than 7 years.While expressing disinclination to interfere with the impugned order, the Division Bench of Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad and Justice Chittaranjan Dash emphasised...
'Govt Acted Fairly': Madras High Court Dismisses Villagers' Plea Against Eviction For Madurai Airport Expansion
The Madras High Court has dismissed pleas by more than 300 families challenging the eviction proceedings initiated by the State government as part of upgrading the Madurai airport to an international airport. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the government had acted fairly and reasonably and had even granted additional compensation to the...