High Courts
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...
DTC Conductor's Dismissal Invalid: Charge Of Collecting Fare Without Issuing Tickets Not Established Without Cash Verification : Delhi HC
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that the failure to supply relevant documents (like the Log Book and past service record) and the absence of cash verification to prove misappropriation vitiates the disciplinary enquiry, entitling the conductor to reinstatement with continuity of...
Political Commentator Ponraj Moves Madras High Court To Quash FIR Over Remarks On TVK Women Supporters
Political commentator V Ponraj has approached the Madras High Court seeking to quash a case registered against him for allegedly defamatory statements made by him against women supporters of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan listed the matter on June 17 (Wednesday). It may be noted that a vacation bench of the High Court had granted anticipatory bail to Ponraj...
Can Speaker Suo Moto Ignore Majority Party's LoP Proposal? Calcutta High Court Questions Ritabrata Banerjee's Appointment As LoP
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned whether the West Bengal Assembly Speaker can ignore the name proposed by the majority political party as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and pass an order to appoint some other individual.Justice Krishna Rao framed the question while hearing a plea challenging the recognition of rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP by the West Bengal Assembly...
Do Section 50 NDPS Act Safeguards Apply To Search Of Bags Carried By Accused? Kerala High Court Answers
The Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that the procedural safeguards under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act applies only to the personal search of an individual and not to the search of plastic bags carried by the person. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 327]Justice A. Badharudeen, delivered the judgment in an appeal challenging the conviction and sentence...
Punjab Govt Opposes Journalist Rattandeep Dhaliwal's Plea Against Complaints By AAP MLAs, Calls It 'Premature'
In the plea filed by journalist and YouTuber Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal challenging multiple complaints lodged against him by AAP MLAs, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today was informed by the Punjab Government that the petition is premature and not maintainable.On May 21, Dhaliwal in his podcast said that about 32 sitting MLAs might not be considered as party candidates for the upcoming...
'Money In Bank Account Is Property Of Account Holder': Telangana HC Orders Defreezing Of Account Frozen Over Cyber Fraud Complaints
The Telangana High Court has held that a citizen's bank account cannot be frozen indefinitely merely on the basis of internal correspondence, portal alerts or informal electronic communications, unless such action is traceable to authority of law. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 84] A Single Judge Bench of Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka observed:“A citizen's bank account cannot be frozen indefinitely merely...
Karnataka High Court Stays Circular Extending RTE Quota Benefits To Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe Students For Classes 9 & 10
The Karnataka High Court last week stayed the operation of a state government circular that sought to extend Right to Education (RTE) quota benefits to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC & ST) students for Classes 9 and 10.The single judge bench of Justice Ashok S. Kinagi passed the interim order staying the execution and operation of the circular dated May 21, 2026, till the next...
No Use Expressing Dissent On Social Media If One Can't Stand By Truth In Court: Madras High Court To Students Turning Hostile In Murder Trial
While dealing with a criminal appeal of a murder convict, the Madras High Court expressed displeasure in the manner in which the students, who had witnessed the attack on their fellow classmate by the accused, had turned hostile during trial. 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 255 The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan remarked that it was disappointing to see...
Withdrawal Of Earlier Challenge To Defective Charge Memo Doesn't Bar Disciplinary Authority From Issuing Fresh, Valid Charge Memo: Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that the dismissal of a prior proceeding as infructuous due to a defective charge memo does not bar the disciplinary authority from issuing a fresh, proper charge memo as Order 23 Rule 1 CPC does not apply. Background Facts A departmental proceeding was initiated...