Absence From Duty, Proxy Teaching At Most Service Misconduct; Not Cheating: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a cheating FIR lodged against a government teacher for substituting another person to perform his teaching duties, observing that the said allegations at most constitute service misconduct. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 377]Observing that the FIR did not disclose any essential ingredients of cheating, the bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi held,"Even otherwise, a...

Section 233 BNSS Applies Only When Cases Concern Same Offence, Not Merely Same Transaction: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the statutory requirement under Section 233 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, requiring a complaint case to be stayed when a police investigation is pending, applies only when both proceedings concern the same offence. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 516]Justice C.S Dias made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by Roji Augustine, in...

Delhi High Court Highlights Poor Pay, Neglect Of Labourers; Says Society Has Failed To Value Their Work

The Delhi High Court has observed that the society has failed to value and respect physical labour as labourers in the country are “least paid, least cared and least bothered.” [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 883]Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav made the observations while dealing with an appeal arising from a 2002 assault on a labourer who was sleeping at a shop in city's Lajpat Rai Market.The Court...

Dowry Demand For Setting Up Business Still 'Dowry' Under S. 304B IPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a demand for money connected with the marital relationship does not cease to be a dowry demand merely because the money is sought for setting up a business rather than for personal use. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 882]Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by two, challenging their conviction under Sections 304B and 498A of...

Ukraine MBBS Student Moves MP High Court, Says NMC Rules Requiring 12-Month Internship There Impossible Amid War

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought the Union Government's response on a plea filed by an MBBS student studying in Ukraine, challenging the applicability of the National Medical Commission's (NMC) Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations 2021, particularly the requirement of completing a 12-month internship in the same foreign medical institution.The petitioner has...

'Surprising': Patna High Court Grants Bail To Juveniles Who Drove From Assam To Patna While Carrying 65-Kg 'Ganja', Orders Inquiry

The Patna High Court has granted bail to two juveniles apprehended with over 65 kg of ganja, while directing an inquiry into how they allegedly travelled from Guwahati, Assam to Patna carrying commercial quantity of contraband without identification or vehicle documents. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Jha was hearing two criminal revision petitions arising from a DRI case...

Amalgamation-Based Employee Continuity Benefits Apply Only To Transferor-Company Employees On Amalgamation Date: Sikkim High Court

The Sikkim High Court has held that the benefit of an employee-continuity clause under a scheme of amalgamation is available only to those who remained employees of the transferor company on the date the scheme became effective. The Court observed that employees who had ceased to be on the rolls of the transferor company before the amalgamation could not invoke the scheme to...

Deemed Approval Cannot Validate Teacher's Appointment Made In Disregard Of Mandatory Reservation Conditions: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that deeming provision under Rule 10(5)(iii) of the Uttar Pradesh Recognized Basic Schools (Junior High Schools) (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Teachers) Rules, 1978 cannot be used to validate the appointment of a teacher which was made without following the mandatory reservation conditions attached to the post. Justice Manju...

'No Responsibility Fixed': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Agencies Over Mahipalpur Waterlogging, Traffic Congestion

The Delhi High Court has pulled up the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) and other agencies over the continuing waterlogging and traffic congestion in city's Mahipalpur area. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 881]A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that despite several meetings and “enormous...

Telangana High Court Designates 22 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

The Telangana High Court has designated 22 lawyers as Senior Advocates after a full court meeting was conducted on September 16. A notification issued by the high court states:"In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16 (2) of Advocates Act, 1961 read with Guideline Nos.5 (viii), 5(x) and 8 - Guidelines for Designation of Advocates as Senior Advocates, High Court for the State...

NDPS Act | Supreme Court's Law On Release Of Seized Vehicles Not A Rigid Formula, Trial Court Must Consider Facts: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that there is no rigid formula for deciding applications seeking interim release of vehicles seized under the NDPS Act, and that Trial Courts must consider the facts and circumstances of each case while deciding such applications. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 375]Justice Pushpendra Yadav made the observation while setting aside the Trial Court's order which...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Injunction In ITC's 'Gold Flake' Dispute, Says Word 'Gold' Has Acquired Secondary Meaning

The Calcutta High Court has held that an action for passing off and trade mark infringement remains maintainable even against a registered permitted user of a deceptively similar mark when the validity of that registration is disputed by the plaintiff. Addressing the primary point of dispute concerning ITC Limited's flagship cigarette brand "Gold Flake", a Division Bench comprising...