High Courts
'Instagram Chat With Student Cannot Be Sole Material To Deny Bail': Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Tuition Teacher In POCSO Case
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a senior citizen running private tuition classes, who was booked under Sections 4, 8, 10 and 18 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, observing that an Instagram chat relied upon by the prosecution could not be the sole material for denying bail. The Court noted that the chat did not explicitly describe the alleged offence or...
Father's Maintenance Obligation Continues For Severely Disabled Son Even After He Attains Majority: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a father's obligation to maintain a major child who is unable to maintain himself due to physical or mental abnormality does not automatically cease upon the child attaining majority.Justice Uday Kumar made the observation while dismissing a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging orders of a Magistrate permitting continuation of...
MP High Court Rejects Husband's Bid For Wife's Medical Examination In Divorce Case, Says Roving Inquiry Not Permitted
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the order directing a woman to undergo medical examination at the instance of her husband in divorce proceedings, holding that such power cannot be exercised to permit a roving or fishing inquiry, particularly at the stage of final arguments. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 385]Observing that medical examination at the stage of final arguments could not be...
Participating In Tender “Under Protest” Cannot Justify Challenge To Conditions After Unsuccessful Bid: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that merely participating in a tender process “under protest” does not justify a subsequent challenge to the tender conditions after the bidder's bid has been rejected.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma was hearing a writ petition filed by Adyaraj Developers Pvt. Ltd. challenging an eligibility...
Nandigram By-Poll: Congress Moves Calcutta High Court Against Alleged Age Discrepancy In BJP Candidate Hasirani Rath's Affidavit
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday permitted the West Bengal Pradesh Congress to file a petition challenging the election affidavit of Bharatiya Janata Party's Nandigram candidate Hasirani Rath, alleging discrepancies in the particulars relating to her age and educational qualification.Congress leader and advocate Ritzu Ghosal raised the issue before Justice Krishna Rao.Ghosal submitted...
Inter-Religion Marriage Also Entitles Couple To Benefits Under Inter-Caste Marriage Reservation: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has observed that an inter-religion marriage must also be taken into consideration for Inter-Caste Marriage reservation benefits.[2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 522]Justice Harisankar V. Menon made the observation while considering a writ petition filed by a person who sought appointment to the post of farm employee under the 'Inter-Caste Marriage' reservation category.The...
Appeal Filed In Karnataka High Court Against Exclusion Of Urdu Teachers From 2026 Recruitment Notification
An appeal has been filed before the Karnataka High Court against an order which dismissed a plea challenging State Government's recruitment notification for 15,000 school teachers over allegedly excluding Urdu-medium and other linguistic-minority teaching posts.For context, the single judge had while refusing to entertain the plea granted liberty to the petitioners therein to approach...
Sikkim High Court Forms Bar Members' Panel To Probe Dilapidated Infrastructure At Government Law College
The Sikkim High Court has constituted a committee of 5 bar members to examine the dilapidated infrastructure of the Government Law College in Burtuk, in a suo motu public interest litigation.The said PIL was initiated by the High Court after students and members of the Representative Council made a representation before the Chief Justice on September 11, 2026. It was claimed that the...
Vadakara MDMA Case: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Two Teachers Booked Under NDPS Act
The Kerala High Court granted bail to two teachers, Kavya K. and Keerthana K.C., who were arrested in the Vadakara MDMA case. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 523]The case relates to the drug trafficking case, involving school teachers and special educators as financial intermediaries.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath today granted bail to third accused Kavya, who was arrested on July 25. The judge had,...
Ensure Entire Fleet Of DTC Buses Ply On Roads: High Court Tells Delhi Govt, Closes PIL Against Drivers' Strike
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi Government and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to ensure that entire fleet of DTC buses ply on roads in the city providing the services to all.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia closed a PIL seeking urgent directions on the authorities for restoration and reasonable continuity of DTC and public...
Scheduled Castes Commission Cannot Adjudicate Criminal Charges Or Declare Offences Proved: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the State Scheduled Castes Commission exceeded its jurisdiction by recording that a charge under Section 3(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 was proved and recommending registration of an FIR against the petitioner. The Court observed that such a determination rests with the criminal Court. [2026...
Calcutta High Court Lifts Gag Order On Influencer's Video Flagging Alleged Excess Lead, Mercury In Zandu Ashwagandha Gold Plus
The Calcutta High Court has set aside an ex parte injunction restraining social media influencer Arpit Mangal and his company from publishing or displaying a video concerning Emami Limited's “Zandu Ashwagandha Gold Plus”, holding that the defence of truth was prima facie available to them.A Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Sandip Kumar De held that the...