Yash Paul Bourney Sworn In As Judge Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

Senior Judicial Officer Yash Paul Bourney was sworn in as a Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at a ceremony held in the Chief Justice's Court at the Srinagar Wing of the High Court on Tuesday.The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati. The Warrant of Appointment was read out by M.K. Sharma, Registrar General of the High Court of J&K...

Need 'Civilised' Celebrations: Bombay High Court Bans Firecrackers, Laser Lights In Religious Processions; Directs ₹1 Lakh Deposit, Prosecution

Festivals in Maharashtra would henceforth be celebrated in a more 'civilised' manner, as the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday (September 22) while imposing a total ban on use of firecrackers, laser light, loud music, any musical instrument causing noise pollution, during religious processions irrespective of religion and festivals across the State.Notably, a suo motu cognisance of the...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Roundup: September 14 - September 20, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 327 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 337]Vijay Sharma vs. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 327Davinder Singh Nirwal @ Dev v. Directorate of Enforcement 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 328ROBIN SINGH ALIAS ROBIN v. STATE OF HARYANA 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 329M/s Super Cardio Devices Private Limited and others v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 330 Akbar Khan and another v. State...

Vehicle Seized In NDPS Case Can't Be Released To Financier Over Owner's Loan Default: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a vehicle seized in connection with an offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) cannot be released to a financier merely because the registered owner defaulted on repayment of the loan. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 384]Observing that the financier cannot claim custody merely on the basis of contractual rights arising...

Kerala High Court Upholds Navy Rule Allowing Investigating Officer To Act As Prosecutor In Court-Martial

The Kerala High Court has held that an Investigating Officer can also be appointed as the Prosecutor in a court-martial proceeding under the Navy Act, 1957, observing that such an appointment does not, by itself, violate the right to a fair trial guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 520]A Division Bench comprising Justice K. Natarajan and Justice Johnson...

MLAs Who Stay Silent During Assembly Vote Can't Challenge It Later: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that MLAs who remain silent when an amendment is proposed and put to vote in the Assembly cannot later approach the court to challenge the procedure adopted for passing it, particularly when they had an opportunity to object at the relevant stage.A bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan made the observation while dismissing a plea...

Adani Defamation Case: Gujarat High Court Reserves Verdict On Ravi Nair's Plea Against NBW, Refuses Interim Release

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (September 23) reserved its verdict on journalist Ravi Nair's plea challenging his arrest after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him by a sessions court for non-appearance in a defamation case filed by Adani Enterprise. Adani Enterprises Ltd filed the criminal defamation case alleging that Ravi Nair published and disseminated a series of...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Alleging Gender-Discriminatory Vacancy Allocation In Territorial Army Recruitment

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court alleging that “disproportionately higher vacancies” are reserved for male candidates while restricting female candidates to a single vacancy in the Territorial Army officer recruitment.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the Union Government to file its response to...

Drinking Water Supply Cannot Be Subject To Technicalities: Karnataka High Court Tells Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 23) observed that drinking water supply cannot be made subject to “technicalities” and directed the State to address the issue of supply of potable water to villages covered by the Madalur Interlinking Feeder Channel project in Sira Taluk, Tumakuru district.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice T.P. Vivekananda...

Court Cannot Direct Electricity Supply To Building Which Has Been Declared Unsafe: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has refused to direct CESC Limited to provide an electricity connection to a printing press operating from a building declared unsafe and liable to demolition, holding that no mandatory direction for electricity supply could be issued where there was a serious risk to life and property. Justice Om Narayan Rai was hearing a writ petition filed by M/s. S.A. Printers...

Calcutta High Court Declines Relief To Tulu Mandal After He Left India Before FIR, Notes Recovery Of ₹28 Crore Cash, 15 Kg Gold

The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with a non-bailable warrant and subsequent proclamation issued against an accused in a criminal case, holding that the fact that the accused had left India before registration of the FIR rendered the contention that he was not given reasonable time to evade arrest insignificant.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was hearing a criminal revision...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against 3-Year Practice Requirement For Assistant Public Prosecutor Posts

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL challenging the requirement of three years' prior practice at the Bar for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) in Delhi's Directorate of Prosecution.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of Union Government, Delhi Government and Delhi's DoP. The...