High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Report On Prosecutions Launched For Placing Hoardings In Public Spaces During Elections

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Police on the prosecutions launched in the last one year against those who violated the policy barring placing of hoardings and banners on public buildings and places during the elections.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice on a PIL filed by Jan Sewa Welfare Society. The...

No Fruitful Intervention: Kerala High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL With 'Wide Ranging Prayers' For Resolution Of Human-Wildlife Conflicts

The Kerala High Court recently refused to entertain a public interest litigation containing "wide-ranging prayers" for peaceful resolution of wildlife conflict in the State, among others. The petition contained nineteen prayers including a prayer for implementation of recommendation dated 31.03.2022 made by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) regarding preventive and mitigative measures...

Patna High Court Rejects RJD MLA's Plea For Interim Bail To Campaign In 'Danapur' During Assembly Polls

The Patna High Court last week rejected the plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Ritlal Yadav seeking interim bail to campaign for himself during the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Yadav, the sitting MLA from Danapur constituency and again contesting from the same seat, had urged the court to grant him temporary release to participate in his election campaign....

No Fundamental Right Violated By Law Disqualifying Persons With More Than Two Children From Contesting Elections: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging vires of Section 21(3) of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act 2018 restricting the eligibility of a person to contest elections to the panchayat on grounds of having more than two children.The petitioner contended that while the matter had already been dealt with by the Supreme Court in Javed v. State of Haryana (2003) (on a...

Maintenance | Judicial Estimation Of Parties' Income Necessary Where Direct Proof Is Unavailable: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that judicial estimation is must where there is no direct proof of income of the parties for the purpose of grant of maintenance in matrimonial cases.“Where income is not fully disclosed or documentary proof is incomplete, courts are not expected to adopt a purely arithmetical method but may apply reasonable inference based on the overall standard of...

AP High Court Asks State To Identify Sites For Landfills, Solid Waste Management & Disposal Facilities; Chief Sectary To Personally Monitor

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Authorities to identify sites for the setting up of landfills, solid waste management facilities and disposal facilities as prescribed in the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan noted, that the issue not only plagues the localities mentioned in the PIL but...

Expect State To Take 'Positive Decision' On Giving Reservation To Transgender Persons In Public Employment: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has said that it expects the State Government to come up with a positive decision with respect to introducing reservations for transgender persons in public employment.A Division Bench of Justice Battu Devanand and Justice A. Hari Haranadha Sarma was informed about that Karnataka government had as per the direction of the High Court of Karnataka, provided...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 27 - November 02, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 681- 700]XXX v YYY, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 681Muhammed Ashar K. v. Muhsina P.K., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 682XXX v YYY, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 683 Hirandas V.M. v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 684Ranjith Balakrishnan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 685Geofin Comtrade Limited v. Asst. CIT, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 686 P V Mathew v State, 2025 LiveLaw...

Breach Of Promise To Marry Not Equivalent To 'False Promise' Which Constitutes Rape: Delhi High Court Explains

While granting bail to a 20 year old in a rape case, the Delhi High Court has explained the difference between false promise to marry and breach of such a promise. Justice Ravinder Dudeja said that it is not appropriate to treat each breach of promise as a false promise of marriage while dealing with allegations of rape, emphasising that each case would depend upon its own facts. “There is...

Officials Seeking Brownie Points : Allahabad High Court Awards ₹50K Compensation To Man Jailed For 1.5 Months Over 'False' Anti-Conversion Law FIR

In a sharp indictment of official overreach, the Allahabad High Court recently quashed an FIR registered 5 persons under UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 and the BNS as it observed that the case represented a "glaring example of the State authorities falling and scrambling over each other in order to score brownie points". A Bench of Justice Abdul Moin...

NH-544: Kerala High Court Directs NHAI To Address Road Safety Issues Pointed By Interim Panel

The Kerala High Court on Monday (03 November) directed the National Highway Authority of India to ensure that the road safety issues, pointed out by the Interim Committee constituted by it, are addressed in a time bound manner and to report compliance to the Committee within two weeks.The division bench comprising Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V Menon gave the direction...

Law Students Can't Be Barred From Exams Over Lack Of Minimum Attendance: Delhi High Court Issues Directions

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that no student enrolled in any recognized law college university or institution in India shall be detained from taking examination or be prevented from further academic pursuits of career progression on the ground of lack of minimum attendance.“No law college university or institution shall be permitted to mandate attendance norms which are over and...