'No Material To Show Foul Play': Madras High Court Orally Remarks In Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into AIADMK MLAs' Switch To TVK

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on a plea seeking CBI probe into alleged irregularities and corruption in the manner in which four MLAs from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party resigned from their posts after winning State assembly elections and joined Chief Minister Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party on the same day.The division bench of Chief...

Mere Pendency Of Criminal Case Can't Justify Indefinite Withholding Of MBBS Pass Certificate After Course Completion: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that mere pendency of a criminal proceeding, without any adjudication of guilt, cannot be a valid basis for indefinitely withholding the original Final MBBS Pass Certificate of a candidate who has successfully completed the MBBS course, statutory internship, and has already been granted registration by the competent authority.Justice Budi Habung observed,...

FIR Number Allegedly Prepared Before FIR Registration Raises Material Doubt About Recovery: Uttarakhand HC Grants Bail In NDPS Case

The Uttarakhand High Court has granted bail to two accused booked under Sections 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, holding that the appearance of the FIR number on the inventory report and arrest memo, which according to the prosecution had been prepared before registration of the FIR, constituted a material procedural infirmity that prima facie cast doubt on...

KSBC Polls: Karnataka High Court Directs State Bar Council To Place Remaining Malpractice Complaints Before Election Panel

Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 15) directed the Karnataka State Bar Council and the Returning Officer to forthwith place the remaining complainants alleging malpractices in elections to the Council, before the High-Powered Election Committee (HPEC). The court was hearing two writ petitions filed by contesting candidates, Smt. Sandhya U and Smt. Hema Kariyappa Gowda, appearing in...

Outsourced Workers Have No Right To Promotion; Designation Upgrade Without Authority Can Be Corrected: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that “outsourced or contract employees do not automatically acquire the status enjoyed by regular State Employees”. Thus, holding the above, the High Court iterated that “continuance of an outsourced employee in service for long periods of time does not Ipso facto establish a direct employee-employer relationship with a State Government”. The Court...

Allowing Officer To Oversee Department Handling Disciplinary Proceedings Against Him Is Impermissible: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that permitting a delinquent officer to hold charge of the very department responsible for initiating disciplinary proceedings against him is legally impermissible and contrary to principles of natural justice. 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 211The bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh strongly criticised the State, remarking that the decision "shocks the conscience" of...

Is Sole Surviving Widow Entitled To Full Family Pension Despite Being 'Second Wife'? P&H High Court Answers

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that where a deceased government employee is survived by only one widow and there are no eligible claimants from a pre-deceased spouse, the surviving widow is entitled to full (100%) family pension.The Court clarified that the State cannot retain any portion of the pension by misapplying provisions meant for cases involving multiple...

Accused Must Rebut Presumption Under NI Act, Mere Claim Of 'Blank Security Cheque' Not Enough: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that once the execution of a cheque is admitted, the statutory presumption under the Negotiable Instruments Act operates in favour of the complainant, and a mere plea that the cheque was issued as a blank security instrument is insufficient to rebut such presumption.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "accused has miserably failed to raise any...

Jammu And Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up June 08 - June 14, 2026

Nominal Index:Mohd. Sultan Dar & Ors. v. UT of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 255Harsh Dev Singh v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 256Principal, Woodland House School & Ors. v. Shakeel Ahmad Malik 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 257Khalid Fayaz Ahanger & Ors. v. Union Territory of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 258Union Territory of J&K Through Police Station...

Can Cop's Life-Threatening Rescue Operation Be Dismissed As Routine Police Duty? MP High Court Explains

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that a rescue by a police officer in a life-threatening operation cannot be dismissed as a standard discharge of his everyday obligations to deny out-of-turn promotion. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 210]The bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh elucidated that the said police officer went beyond the call of duty to save two people stuck in an overload truck at...

Banks Can't Freeze Entire Account Anticipating Future Directions From Probe Agencies: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a bank cannot freeze an "entire bank account" merely on the apprehension that directions for freezing additional amounts may be received from the investigating agencies in the future. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 207] “A possibility or apprehension of a future event cannot be equated with a lawful order. The powers exercised by a bank must be traceable to...

Cashew Corp Scam: Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal By Industries Department Secretary, Asks Him To Appear Before Single Judge

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 15) dismissed an appeal filed by Mohammed Hanish, the Principal Secretary of the Industries Department (Cashew) of the State government challenging an order of the Single Bench directing his personal appearance in a contempt case initiated for refusing sanction to the CBI to prosecute allegedly corrupt ex-officials of the State Cashew Development...