Two-Finger Test Violates Rape Survivors' Privacy, Dignity And Physical & Mental Integrity: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has upheld the conviction and 20-year sentence imposed on a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for repeatedly raping his adopted daughter, while expressing surprise that a doctor conducted a two-finger test on the survivor despite Supreme Court decisions on the issue.A Division Bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice...

State's Affidavit 'Misleading': Rajasthan High Court Gives Govt 7 Days To Explain JVVNL Employees' Absorption Into Govt Service

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State government to file a fresh affidavit in response to a petition alleging corruption in the absorption of employees who were working in private JVVNL corporations, into government service, while opining that the earlier affidavit was 'misleading'.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Bhuwan Goyal took...

'Employees Can't Be Left On Inferior Terms For Decades': Delhi High Court Directs Jamia, UGC To Examine Pay Parity Claims

The Delhi High Court has directed Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Central government to jointly examine the longstanding demands for regularisation and pay parity raised by teaching and non-teaching employees of Syed Abid Husain Senior Secondary School, a self-financing institution administered by the varsity. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 727]Justice...

Trial Court Cannot Examine Witness At Pre-Cognizance Stage To Generate Fresh Evidentiary Material: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a trial court cannot examine a witness at the pre-cognizance stage to generate fresh evidentiary material, as such a course is "wholly" outside the scheme of Section 190 CrPC.A Bench of Justice Santosh Rai observed that a court which has not yet taken cognizance does not possess a "free-standing power" to collect additional or corroborative evidence, as...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Collections From 'Illegal' Toll Plaza Be Used For Tree Plantation

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Project Director of the Rajasthan State Highways Authority to expeditiously decide, within three months, an application seeking implementation of the District Collector's order directing relocation of an allegedly illegal toll plaza. The Court also directed that details of the toll collections be retained and placed before the Project Director, who...

LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 266 to 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 313NOMINAL INDEXVinod Kumar v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 266M/s Shyam and Shyam Oil Mills Private Limited v Gnet Impex Private Limited & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 267Conflict with law Juvenile X v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 268Jeet Singh v State of Rajasthan, and other connected petitions; 2026...

Telangana High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Election Of BRS MLA KT Rama Rao

The Telangana High Court has rejected an election petition challenging the victory of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party's KT Rama Rao during the 2023 Telangana Assembly Elections. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 125] Justice N Rajeshwar Rao allowed a plea by Rao seeking to reject the election petition filed by Kondam Karuna Mahender Reddy. Reddy had filed the election petition seeking to declare...

Tree Officer Can't Permit Tree Felling Merely Because They Obstruct Building Entrance: Delhi High Court Holds Two Officials Guilty Of Contempt

The Delhi High Court has held two government officials guilty of contempt for violating its earlier directions requiring Tree Officers to record reasons and apply their mind before granting permission for felling or transplantation of trees. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 726]Justice Jasmeet Singh held that a Tree Officer cannot permit felling or transplantation of trees merely because they obstruct...

Proof Of Saptapadi Ceremony Not Required At Cognizance Stage In Bigamy Complaint: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings for the offence of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, holding that whether the essential ceremonies of the alleged second marriage, including Saptapadi, were performed is a matter of trial and “cannot be gone into at the primary stage of taking cognizance”.Relying on the Supreme Court's decision in...

'Nobody Is Prohibiting Practice Of Religion': Bombay High Court Says PoP Idol Immersion Case Is Limited To Environmental Issue

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (August 5) clarified that the litigation concerning immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesh idols are confined to the environmental impact of immersing such idols in natural water bodies and do not seek to interfere with the religious practices of the Hindu community. Emphasising that "nobody is prohibiting the practise of religion," division bench of...

Kerala High Court Orders Vigilance Probe Into Alleged Irregularities In Milma Ghee Procurement For Sabarimala

The Kerala High Court has directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to conduct a comprehensive criminal investigation into alleged irregularities and possible misappropriation in the procurement and supply of Milma ghee to Sabarimala during the 2025–26 Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season.A Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, hearing...

Loan Amount Not 'Entrusted Property'; Mere Failure To Repay Doesn't Constitute Criminal Breach Of Trust: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that money advanced as a loan cannot be treated as property “entrusted” to the borrower for the purpose of constituting criminal breach of trust under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court observed that a borrower is free to use the loan amount, unlike a person who receives property through entrustment and must deal with it subject to the...