High Courts
NHAI Has Expertise In Development & Maintenance Of Highways, Courts Can't Interfere In Project Unless Mala Fide Shown: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking an alternative location for the proposed Chittoor-Thatchur Highway interchange, holding that the petitioners failed to establish any ground to doubt the alignment approved by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 267]The Court declined to direct a fresh feasibility assessment, observing that highway...
Delhi High Court Takes 'Disproportionate Burden' Off Supreme Court: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday said that the Delhi High Court takes a "disproportionate burden" off the Supreme Court as compared to other High Courts. CJI said that the top court often reminds lawyers appearing before it that the Delhi High Court is "just around the corner" and that relief may be available there before their matters reach the Supreme Court.The CJI...
Video Conferencing Can Be Used To Cross-Examine Witness Unable To Travel Due To Sickness: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a witness who is unable to travel to court due to illness, undue delay or expense, can be permitted to undergo examination through video conferencing, provided the process can be conducted effectively and without compromising the fairness of the proceedings.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the observation while allowing an application seeking permission...
CCS Rules | Disciplinary Authority Cannot Circumvent Rule 15(2) By Ordering Further Inquiry Under Rule 15(1): Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court has dismissed the State Government's appeal against an order quashing its decision to initiate a further inquiry against a government employee who had been exonerated of all charges in the original departmental inquiry. The Division Bench held that the disciplinary authority could not bypass the procedure prescribed under Rule 15(2) of the Central Civil...
Fresh Writ Seeking Relief Already Covered By Unimplemented Court Direction Amounts To Multiplicity Of Proceedings: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that entertaining a fresh writ petition seeking the same relief which was already the subject matter of a direction passed by a competent court amounts to multiplicity of proceedings on the same cause of action, which is impermissible in law.The Court held that once a direction has been passed upon the official respondents to consider...
Allahabad High Court Seeks UP SEC's Response On Alleged Illegal Deletion Of 32 Names From Balrampur Panchayat Voter List
The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission over the alleged illegal deletion of 32 persons' names from the Panchayat voter list of a village in Balrampur district.A Bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Abdesh Kumar Chaudhary was hearing a writ petition filed by Santosh Kumar and 31 others, alleging that their names had been...
POCSO Victim's Deposition Must Be Recorded In-Camera Even If She Attains Majority By The Time Trial Begins: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that merely because an alleged victim turned 18-years-old at the time of commencement of POCSO trial, would not mean that provisions of POCSO Act which provide for in-camera deposition of the victim would not apply. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 300]The court was hearing a plea claiming that the victim had attained age of majority and thus the petitioner must get...
'Highly Reprehensible': Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs On UP Govt For Denying Minimum Pay To Forest Dept Daily Wagers
Court expressed "anguish" at the State for making poor daily wagers run from pillar to post for their rightful claim.
Land Acquisition Can Be For 'Public Purpose' Even If Private Entity Derives Incidental Benefit: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that land acquisition for railway connectivity to a Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal constitutes a public purpose, even if a private company operating the terminal derives incidental or consequential benefit from the project. The Court observed that Section 20-D of the Railways Act, 1989, gives landowners the right to raise objections and have...
Mini Cooper Crash: Accused Driver Suhail, Passenger Joyal Move Kerala High Court For Bail After Two Courts Denied Relief
Suhail Sajeev and Joyal S. Anto, the first and third accused in the Kochi Mini Cooper crash case that claimed the lives of 3 persons, have moved the Kerala High Court seeking regular bail.Joyal was a passenger in the Mini Cooper car, which was allegedly driven by 19-year-old Suhail in an intoxicated state. The car hit a scooter carrying three riders Eyas, Devika and Gopika. The incident...