Police Can't Decide Candidate's Employment Suitability While Verifying Criminal Antecedents: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that the police cannot decide whether or not a person is suitable for appointment while issuing a verification report containing criminal antecedents under Section 53 of Kerala Police Act, 2011.2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 325Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas remarked:“In a report verifying the antecedents of an applicant for employment, it is not open for a...

Bombay High Court Upholds Interim Order Restraining New Indian Express' Use Of 'Indian Express' Mark Beyond Southern States

The Bombay High Court has upheld an interim order restraining Express Publications (Madurai) Pvt. Ltd. from using the title "The New Indian Express" outside the southern states for which it was granted rights.A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande said there was no "perversity" in the order passed by the single-judge holding that prima facie the...

LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 8 - June 14, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 199 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 205Nominal IndexJagrutha Karnataka, Jagrutha Bharatha v. State of Karnataka & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 199Girish M Anchan & Ors. v. State of Karnataka, 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 200Padmavathi T B v. State of Karnataka,2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 201PSBB Learning Leadership Academy v. Mrs. Barnali Rout & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 202Sri...

Bombay High Court Upholds De-Affiliation Of Sharad Pawar-Led State Wrestling Association From WFI

The Bombay High Court on Monday (June 15) upheld the de-affiliation of the NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar led Maharashtra State Wrestling Association (MSWA) from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The WFI had on January 1, 2023 decided to de-affiliate the MSWA and replaced it with the Maharashtra Rajya Kustigir Sangh (MRKS). The MSWA had therefore petitioned a division bench of Justice...

'Jamabandi Entry' Alone Doesn't Create Ownership Rights In Property Without Supporting Title Deed: Gauhati High Court Reiterates

The Gauhati High Court has reiterated that a mere entry in jamabandi or chitha, unsupported by a title deed, does not confer any right, title or interest over land.Justice Kalyan Rai Surana observed, “... though entries in the jamabandi would have some relevance under Regulation 40 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. However, when the plaintiffs claim a legal right to the land,...

Madras High Court Dismisses Creditors' Appeal Against Release Of "Dhruva Natchathiram" Movie

The Madras High Court has dismissed appeals filed by creditors of actor-director Gautam Vasudev Menon, challenging an order of a single judge paving the way for the release of the much-anticipated Tamil movie "Dhruva Natchathiram".The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice K Govindarajan Thilakavadi has dismissed the appeals filed by K Prem Kumar and K Punniyamoorthy. A detailed order...

LiveLaw Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 8 - June 14, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 245 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 253 NOMINAL INDEX Sun TV Network Limited v R Sukanya and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 245 XXXX v State and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 246 P Chockalingam v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 247 Sarkar Syed Habibullah Sha Kahdari Arif Rabbani Hazarat Dargha v Tamil Nadu Waqf Board...

LiveLaw Kerala High Court Weekly Roundup: June 08 to June 14, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 316 - 2026 Livelaw (Ker) 324Nominal IndexSreethu v State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 316Jomon Jaison and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Anr. and connected case, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 317State of Kerala v. Kandararu Rajeevaru @ Rajeev T and connected case, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 318M.C. Kunhunni Raja and Anr. v. The Commissioner, Malabar Devaswom Board and Ors. and...

Before Issuing NBW Against Accused On Bail, Court Should Consider Notice To Bailors Or Bailable Warrant: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) should not ordinarily be issued against an accused who is on bail, without first resorting to issuance of notice to his bailors and issuing bailable warrant, if needed.While setting aside an order directing issuance of NBW, the Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy observed–“Liberty of a person cannot be taken away...

Custody Of Child Cannot Continue Without Court Order, Even If Child Went Willingly: MP High Court Restores Custody To Mother

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restored the custody of a 7-year-old girl to her mother, after observing that the father cannot keep the child in his custody, even if the child went willingly, in the absence of a court order. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 208]2026 LiveLaw (MP) 208A habeas corpus writ petition was filed by a mother seeking production of his 7-year-old daughter and her husband...

S. 173(8) CrPC | Magistrate Can Direct Further Investigation Even Without Prayer From Investigating Agency/ Complainant: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a Magistrate or a Special Judge is empowered to direct further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), even without any formal prayer from investigating agency or complainant, in a case where the investigating agency has submitted a final form due to lack of evidence.Clarifying the position of law vis-à-vis power of...

Trial Court Can't Summon Doctor In Medical Negligence Case Without Awaiting Expert Opinion It Sought: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a summoning order issued against a doctor in a criminal complaint alleging medical negligence, holding that the trial court acted perversely in proceeding without awaiting an expert opinion which it had itself directed to be obtained.Justice Surya Pratap Singh noted, "it abundantly clear that there was a direction by the learned trial Court to...