Delhi High Court Rejects Former DRT Presiding Officer's Review Plea Against Suspension, Says No Apparent Error In Earlier Ruling

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a review petition filed by a former Presiding Officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Chandigarh, challenging an earlier judgment that had rejected his plea against suspension and the extension of his suspension.The Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Tejas Karia held that no error apparent on the face of the record had been established...

DMs Cannot Act Like 'Plenipotentiary' In District: Allahabad High Court Suspends Bijnor DM's Order On 'Gogaji Naumi' Fair

Time and again, the court has cautioned DMs not to exercise powers as if they were plenipotentiaries in the district, said HC.

Tripura High Court Upholds Husband's Life Term For Wife's Murder, Cites Cruelty Over Money Demands And Failure To Explain Death

The Tripura High Court has upheld the life sentence imposed on a husband for murdering his wife by manual strangulation, observing that the prosecution had established an unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence proving his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The Court observed that the deceased had been repeatedly subjected to cruelty over demands for money and that the husband failed to...

'Advisory Board Not A Mere Post Office To Facilitate Confirmation Of Detention Orders': J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that an Advisory Board constituted under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, is required to act as a vigilant watchdog to ensure strict compliance with procedural safeguards governing preventive detention and cannot function as a mere “Post-Office” issuing favourable opinions to facilitate confirmation of...

Failure To Seek Clubbing Of Matters Not Ground To Dismiss Application Or Impose ₹25 Lakh Cost: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has set aside an order dismissing a chamber summons and imposing costs of ₹25 lakh, holding that the applicant's failure to seek clubbing of the matter with pending civil revision applications was not a ground to dismiss the application or impose such costs. The Court directed the Registry to move the Chief Justice for appropriate orders to have the matters tagged...

Levy Of Water Usage Charges On Hydropower Projects Is Tax On Generation Of Electricity, Beyond State Legislature's Competence: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has held that the levy of water usage charges upon hydropower projects under the Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act, 2010 is, in substance and effect, a tax on the generation of electricity, and that the State Legislature did not have the competence to impose such a tax.The Court struck down the...

“Possession Of Intermediate Quantity Of Drugs Rule Out Chances Of Being Peddler”: HP High Court Grants Bail To NDPS Accused

The Himachal Pradesh High Court observed that an accused facing multiple NDPS cases involving intermediate quantities of contraband could be granted bail, considering that he was not a drug peddler, and the likelihood of delay in trial. The Court held that, in the peculiar facts of the case, the petitioner deserved an opportunity to reform himself, subject to strict bail conditions.Justice...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response To PIL Seeking Specialised Mechanism To Tackle Cyberbullying, Online Harassment

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking directions to establish a specialised State-level mechanism to prevent, investigate and respond to serious cases of cyberbullying, online harassment and other forms of technology-facilitated abuse, particularly those allegedly linked to suicide or serious self-harm.When the matter was taken up on Wednesday...

Investigation Can Be Transferred Even After Filing Of Final Report If It Was Not Conducted Properly: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that an investigation can be transferred even after filing of the final report if it is found that the investigation was not conducted properly. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 519] “As already stated, the Hon'ble Supreme Court and this Court have held that, even after the filing of the final report, in order to complete justice and in exceptional...

Distance Between Student's Residence And College Is Relevant Factor In Inter-College Migration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has directed a College affiliated with Delhi University (DU) to issue No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) to four students seeking inter-college migration, holding that the distance between a student's residence and college is a relevant consideration while deciding such requests.Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that although students do not have an absolute right to migrate...

J&K&L High Court Grants Interim Bail To Former Cop Accused Of Killing Wife, Considers His Ailing Father & Minor Son

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has granted interim bail to a former Inspector of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, who is an undertrial in custody, pending the final adjudication of his main bail petition.The Court granted the relief considering that the petitioner's custody was having adverse effects on two lives, namely his 82-year-old ailing father and his...

Patna High Court Upholds ₹5 Lakh Compensation To L-1 Bidder Disqualified Over Condition Absent From Notice Inviting Tender

The Patna HC has upheld an award of Rs.5 lakh as compensation to an L-1 bidder who was arbitrarily excluded from a tender process for failing to comply with a condition that was not prescribed in the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT). The Court clarified that the compensation did not constitute contractual damages, as the relief was granted for arbitrary exclusion from the tender process.A...