'Mahant Cannot Seek Declaration of Temple Lands in His Personal Name': MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the Trial Court's order dismissing the appeal of the Mahant of Janrai Toriya Temple seeking a declaration of proprietary rights in his personal name, observing that the Mahant cannot seek declaration of temple lands in his personal name. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 316]Remarking that the Trial Court had rightly denied the Mahant's suit, the bench of Justice...

Habeas Corpus Plea Can't Be Used To Enforce Ex-Parte Custody Order Obtained Without Notice To Mother: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a writ of habeas corpus cannot be used to enforce an ex parte custody order, after noting that the custody decree had been obtained without notice to the mother after the father furnished his own address as the mother's address instead of disclosing her actual address. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 179]The Court further held that where a statutory remedy...

Using Teachers for Years Without Fair Pay Amounts to 'Begaar': Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the State cannot exploit the services of teachers engaged in government schools for years without extending the benefits due to them, observing that such conduct amounts to "begaar" prohibited by the Constitution. While directing the release of Grant-in-Aid to a Drawing Master who had been serving since 2011, the Court remarked that the Government...

Regularisation Of Compassionate Appointee Must Be From Date Of Acquiring Qualification, Not Initial Appointment: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the revision of the date of regularisation of a Junior Assistant appointed on compassionate grounds, holding that an employee who did not possess the prescribed educational qualification on the date of appointment cannot claim regularisation from the date of initial appointment. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 178]In doing so, the Court...

LiveLaw Telangana High Court Monthly Digest: July, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 96 - 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 122Nominal IndexSyed Qutubuddin Masood v/s The Election Commission of India 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 96Anumula Revanth Reddy v/s The State of Telangana and batch 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 97M Divya And Three Others v/s M/s. Pavani Estates Private Limited 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 98Bandi Sai Bageerath @ Bhageeratg v The State of Telangana and Others 2026...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹6.7 Lakh Costs On Man For Misusing RTI Act, Disturbing Court Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court recently imposed costs of ₹6.70 lakh on a party-in-person after finding that he had misused the Right to Information Act, 2005, by repeatedly filing vague RTI applications concerning the Court's internal functioning and also disturbed the judicial proceedings. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery dismissed the writ petition challenging an order of the...

Lucknow Fire Tragedy | Allahabad High Court Seeks Comprehensive Reply From UP Govt As State Says Fire Safety SOP 'Almost Ready'

The Allahabad High Court has sought a comprehensive response from the UP Government in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerning the Lucknow coaching centre devastating fire tragedy that claimed 15 lives in June this year, after the State informed the Court that the proposed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on fire safety is "almost ready". Recording the submission made by...

No Beef Found, No Evidence Of Transport For Slaughter: Allahabad High Court Orders ₹4.75 Lakh Compensation Over Illegal Vehicle Confiscation

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the confiscation order of an illegally confiscated vehicle under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, as it noted that the authorities proceeded entirely on assumptions that the bovine animals were being transported outside Uttar Pradesh for slaughter.A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain noted that neither any beef nor remains...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Advocate Accused Of Seeking ₹50 Lakh To Bribe Judge For Bail

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against an advocate accused of demanding ₹50 lakh from the mother of a murder accused by allegedly claiming that the money would be paid to a High Court judge to secure bail. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 286]Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that allegations involving demands for money in the name of a judge transcend an ordinary...

Police Constable Can't Be Dismissed Solely On Conviction, Disciplinary Authority Must Consider Conduct Which Led To It: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a police officer cannot be dismissed from service under Rule 8(2)(a) of the U.P. Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991 merely because he stands convicted on a criminal charge, unless the disciplinary authority has first considered the conduct which led to that conviction. It held that such consideration is a...

PC Act | Strong Suspicion, Not Proof Of Guilt, Is Required At Stage Of Framing Charges: Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To Ex-GST Officer

Refusing relief to a former GST Official in a Corruption case, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday observed that at the stage of framing charges, the court is only concerned with a "strong suspicion" that the accused has committed an offence and the final test of proof of guilt is not to be applied."…at the stage of consideration of question of discharge of the accused/ revisionist a...

PC Act | No Prior Sanction Needed If Cognizance Was Taken Against Former Public Servants Before 2018 Amendment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the 2018 amendment to Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which extended the requirement of prior sanction to prosecute former public servants, operates prospectively and does not reopen cases in which cognizance had already been taken before July 26, 2018. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 732]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice...