Creditors Approach Madras High Court Against Single Judge Order Allowing Release Of "Dhruva Natchathiram" Movie

Creditors of actor-director Gautham Vasudev Menon have approached the Madras High Court against an order of a single judge paving the way for the release of the much-anticipated Tamil movie "Dhruva Natchathiram".The vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan has adjourned the case to June 2, after noting that the makers of the movie were planning to release the...

Patna HC Quashes ₹22 Lakh Recovery From Retd University Employee, Says Pay Scale Cannot Be Reduced 12 Years After Retirement Without Notice

The Patna High Court has quashed a pay verification certificate reducing the pay scale of a retired university employee and directing recovery of over Rs. 22 lakh from his retiral dues, holding that such action could not be taken 12 years after retirement without notice or opportunity of hearing. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ritesh Kumar was hearing a writ petition filed by a retired...

Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Relief To Reliance Bio Energy In Complaint Under Air Quality Management Act

The Allahabad High Court has granted interim relief to Reliance Bio Energy in complaint case filed under Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas Act, 2021.Reliance Bio Energy is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, in the process of establishing Compressed Biogas plant across India by utilizing agricultural waste (Parali).The director had been summoned under...

Updated OBC-NCL Certificate Can Be Submitted After Cut-Off Date In Central University Recruitment: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has held that an OBC-NCL certificate is merely proof of an existing social status and not an acquired qualification, observing that candidates applying to Central Universities may submit updated OBC-NCL certificates even after the application cut-off date. The Court upheld the appointment of an Associate Professor in Tripura University, ruling that Government of...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Order On Challenge To Bengal Govt's Cattle Slaughter Restrictions Ahead Of Eid

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (May 21) reserved its order in a batch of petitions challenging the West Bengal government's recent notification regulating the slaughter of cattle ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.The petitioners, including TMC MP Mahua Moitra, contended that the restrictions would adversely impact religious practices and the rural economy. This comes after the State govt clarified...

'Infructuous': Kerala High Court Closes Challenge To Film Allegedly Inspired By Venjaramoodu Mass Murder Case After Its Release

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (May 21) dismissed the appeal challenging dismissal of a plea to stall release of the movie 'Kaalam Paranja Kadha' that is allegedly inspired by the sensational Venjaramoodu Mass Murder case.When the matter came up today before the Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K., Advocate Sajju V. appearing for the...

Calcutta High Court Restrains Police Action Against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee Over 'Objectionable Remarks' On Amit Shah

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (May 21) in an interim order directed the police not to take any coercive action against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee till July 31, booked in an FIR for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Home Minister Amit Shah during a poll rally. After hearing the parties, Justice Saugata Bhattacharya while dictating the interim order said:"Having...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 11 To May 17, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 475 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 497NOMINAL INDEXJ & Anr. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 475 Mrs. Khushnuma Khan And Others v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 476 SANJAY SHARMA AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 477 State v. MK 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 478 BHAVREEN KANDHARI v. VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 479 Kamlesh Mehta v. TTFI 2026...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On PIL Alleging Electoral Corruption During TN Polls, Use Of Children By TVK To Influence Voters

The Madras High Court has sought response on a public interest litigation alleging corrupt practices by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and the All India Anna Dravida Kazhagam (AIADMK) party during the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan orally observed that while...

"Free Country, People Can Say What They Want": Madras High Court Rejects Plea To Ban Karuppu Movie For Allegedly Showing Judiciary In Bad Light

The Madras High Court on Thursday (21st May) dismissed a plea seeking to ban or regulate the recently released Tamil movie "Karuppu" starring Suriya and Trisha and directed by RJ Balaji. The plea had alleged that the movie portrayed the Indian judiciary in bad light.The vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan orally observed that anyone could say anything in a...

“Farmer Who Feeds Entire Nation Cannot Be Left To Fend For Himself”: Patna HC Directs Steps For Crop Loss Compensation To Farmers

The Patna High Court has observed that farmers who suffer crop loss due to natural disasters cannot be denied compensation on procedural grounds, emphasising that “the farmer who feeds the entire nation cannot be left to fend for himself when natural disaster strikes his field.” A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar was hearing a writ...

'Criticism Of Political Decision Not Violation Of Personality Rights': Delhi High Court Tells BJP MP Raghav Chadha

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved order on a plea moved by BJP MP Raghav Chadha seeking take down of “defamatory” content allegedly showing that he “sold himself for money.”Justice Subramonium Prasad said that prima facie, the impugned posts were criticism of Chadha's political decision to shift to BJP and that the line between defamation and criticism is quite thin.At the...