Closure Report | Court Cannot Compel Investigation Agency To File Chargesheet As Per Its Opinion: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a court, while considering a closure report, cannot compel the investigating agency to file a chargesheet as per its own opinion merely because it disagrees with the agency's opinion on the outcome of the investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 381]Observing that the opinion regarding the outcome of the investigation falls within the statutory domain of...

Transfer Benefit For Haryana Employees With Spouses Posted In Delhi, Chandigarh But Not UP, Rajasthan, Punjab Not Discriminatory: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Model Online Transfer Policy dated 25.06.2026 issued by the Government of Haryana, rejecting a challenge that it discriminates against employees whose spouses are posted outside Delhi, Haryana or Chandigarh.The policy grants 10 marks under a "couple case" clause to employees whose spouses are posted in Delhi, Haryana or Chandigarh. It does...

Does Divorce On Ground Of Desertion Bar A Wife From Claiming Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC? Allahabad High Court Answers

The Allahabad High Court has held that a divorced woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC from her former husband even where the divorce was granted on the ground of her desertion, provided she has not remarried and is unable to maintain herself.A bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra made the observation while allowing a criminal revision filed by a woman whose maintenance...

Delhi High Court Finds Someone Added 'Interim Stay' Para To Its Order, Calls For Investigation

The Delhi High Court has flagged an apparent fabrication of one of its orders, observing that an unknown person seemed to have added the words “interim stay granted” in it.Justice Purushaindra Kumarav was hearing a plea filed by one Meena Devi and another individual, alleging police inaction on their complaint concerning alleged fraud and forgery in an attempt to grab their property in...

Not Liable For Every DMK Functionary's Social Media Posts Just Because I'm Party Head: MK Stalin Tells Madras High Court In Aadhav Arjuna's Defamation Suit

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party president and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin has informed the Madras High Court that he cannot be held responsible for every post published by social media handles of various wings and functionaries of the party, merely because he was its head. The argument was made by way of a counter in a defamation plea filed by Minister Aadhav...

MP High Court Quashes NSA Detention Processed In Just One Day, Finds 11 Acquittals Marked As Pending Cases

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a preventive detention order issued under the National Security Act, citing complete non-application of mind by authorities who processed and approved the detention order within a single day. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 380]The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh further observed that the detention order had wrongly marked...

Asian Games | Decision To Exclude Athlete Taken By Authorities & Experts, Courts Can't Interfere: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that courts cannot interfere with a decision to exclude an athlete from participation in a particular category which has been objectively taken by the authorities and subject experts.Justice Amit Mahajan made the observation while dismissing a plea filed by an athlete- Muskan Rathi, challenging the decision to not conduct selection trials in the women's +87...

Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act Not Applicable: Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Reliance On Bihar Law In Vehicle Seizure Case

The Jharkhand High Court has held that the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016, being a State legislation applicable to Bihar, cannot be applied to proceedings in Jharkhand.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary was hearing a petition filed by the owner of a commercial pick-up vehicle seized in connection with Pindrajora P.S. Case No. 18 of 2026 for allegedly transporting...

'Falsely Implicated': Allahabad High Court Quashes Case Against 2 Over Nizamuddin Markaz Visit During COVID-19

The Allahabad High Court last week quashed criminal proceedings against two persons who were booked after allegedly visiting the Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court observed that they were "falsely implicated" on the basis of "presumption and assumption". A Bench of Justice Dr Gautam Chowdhary thus allowed the Section 528 BNSS plea filed by Faizan and...

Tenant's Plea That Possession Was Never Delivered Requires Evidence; Can't Reject Rent Case Under Order 7 Rule 11: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a tenant's plea that possession was never handed over under an executed rent deed, and that no landlord-tenant relationship therefore came into existence, raises a disputed question of fact which cannot be decided on an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.Justice Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava held,“The plea of non-delivery of possession raised by...

Singing 'Vande Mataram' Not Mandatory: Karnataka Govt Defends Before High Court Order Directing Recital Of Only First-Two Stanzas

The Karnataka Government told the High Court on Tuesday (September 22) that the performance of the National Song Vande Mataram is not mandatory unlike the National Anthem, while defending its circular mandating singing of only first two stanzas of the National Song at State functions. The court was hearing a PIL challenging State Government's order mandating singing of only first two stanzas...

[NEET-UG NRI Quota] Guardianship Certificate Prima Facie Not Required For Candidates Above 18: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has prima facie held that the requirement of producing a legal guardianship certificate under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, for NEET-UG candidates seeking admission under the NRI quota does not apply to candidates who have already attained the age of 18 years.Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the Guardians and Wards Act deals with minors and persons taking care...