High Courts
Govt Officials Giving False Information To Govt Lawyers Will Be Liable For Contempt: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that government officials who give false information to the counsels representing the government would be interfering with the administration of justice and would be liable for contempt of court. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 369] “We in most of the cases go by the oral submissions made by the Government counsel. The Government counsel, in turn, rely...
Cheque Bounce: Karnataka High Court Refuses Fresh Trial Of Convict Who Skipped Cross-Examination 12 Times, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs
The Karnataka High Court has refused to remand a cheque bounce case under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) after finding that the convict had repeatedly failed to cross-examine the complainant and lead any defence evidence, holding that the case was a “classic example of abuse of process.” [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 282]Justice HP Sandesh was hearing a revision petition...
Police Cannot Interfere In Civil Property Disputes: Allahabad High Court Warns Deviations May Invite Departmental & Contempt Proceedings
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that police authorities and Executive officers have no jurisdiction to adjudicate or interfere in civil disputes between private parties, while clarifying that any deviation may invite departmental as well as contempt proceedings.In its order passed on July 27, the Court emphasized that police can intervene only to the limited extent necessary...
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Review Of Parliament's Security Framework, Says Matter Is Beyond Writ Jurisdiction
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction on the Union Government to review the existing framework governing the safety, security and “uninterrupted constitutional functioning” of the Parliament of India. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 723]A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the safety and security aspect of...
Article 22(1) | Police Pay 'Scant Regard' To Arrest Safeguards, Scorn Judgments Enforcing Fundamental Rights : Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court last week strongly criticised the police's approach to constitutional safeguards, observing that they have "traditionally paid scant regard" to the requirements of Article 22(1) of the Constitution and often fail to appreciate the significance of fundamental rights when exercising the power of arrest. Referring to a series of landmark Supreme Court judgments which...
'In Public Interest': Karnataka High Court Upholds Fire NOC Mandate For Firecracker Traders Even Without Express Statutory Provision
Karnataka High Court has held that Mangaluru Mahanagara Palike (Mangalore Municipal Corporation) can require firecracker traders to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from fire department as a precondition to carry on their business, even in absence of an express statutory provision backing such a requirement. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 281]“Private interest stands subordinate to public...
Chargesheet Filed After Completing Probe In All 5 Of Dileep's Media Trial FIRs: State Informs Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court was informed on Wednesday (August 5) that the State has completed its probe into the five FIRs registered over the alleged media trial of actor Dileep in the 2017 actress assault case.The FIRs were registered pursuant to the Court's earlier direction in 2022. Dileep was, subsequently acquitted in the case by the Sessions Court.Justice Jobin Sebastian today noted that in...
Madras High Court Relaxes Bail Condition On Senthil Balaji And Brother In ₹35 Crore MLA Poaching Case
The Madras High Court has relaxed the bail conditions imposed on Coimbatore South MLA Senthil Balaji and his brother RV Ashok Kumar in connection with a case lodged over allegations of offering a ₹35 crore bribe to a TVK MLA in an alleged attempt to influence his vote for Assembly Speaker. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 368]It may be noted that the court had granted anticipatory bail to Balaji and...
Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Content Infringing Rights Of Physics Wallah Founder Alakh Pandey
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the removal of infringing content posted against educator and Physics Wallah founder Alakh Pandey. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 736]Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the interim order while hearing a suit filed by Pandey seeking protection of his personality rights.A detailed order will be passed specifying the nature of content ordered to be taken...
YouTuber Can't Invoke Writ Jurisdiction To Restore Channel Deleted Over Alleged Copyright Strikes: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be invoked by a YouTuber to seek reinstatement of a YouTube channel deleted on account of alleged copyright strikes. In doing so the court said that public law remedy is not a relief in a contractual dispute between a YouTuber and the social media platform. The petitioner, a YouTuber, had...