Insurance Company Can't File Writ To Challenge Compensation Granted To Beneficiary Under Govt Welfare Scheme: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an insurance company cannot invoke the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to challenge compensation awarded to a beneficiary under a government welfare scheme by relying on alleged violations of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) executed between the insurer and the State Government.It held that such a dispute is...

Law Officer Doesn't Commit Misconduct By Placing Relevant Facts Before Court, Even If They Favour Another Party: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a law officer does not commit professional misconduct by bringing relevant facts to the notice of the Court, even if those facts incidentally favour a party whom the Law Officer does not represent, provided the assistance is rendered in the bona fide discharge of official duties. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 310]The division bench of Acting Chief Justice...

Kerala High Court Rejects Doctors' Challenge To Expert Panel Opinion On Medical Negligence; Says It's Only Evidence, Not Verdict

The Kerala High Court has held that reports submitted by the State Level Apex Body investigating complaints against doctors are only pieces of expert evidence and do not amount to findings of criminal negligence.A Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K was considering two doctors' writ appeal challenging a Single Judge order that refused...

Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Enter Appearance Before Delhi High Court In Contempt Case Over Posts Against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and leaders Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj among others entered appearance before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (August 4) in a suo motu criminal contempt case initiated for allegedly vilifying Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma through a targeted campaign across social media platforms.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja...

Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maha Govt Over Failure To Constitute Street Vendors' Grievance Redressal Committees, Calls Approach 'Careless'

The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Maharashtra Government over its failure to constitute Grievance Redressal Committees under Section 20 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 across the State, observing that despite the Government Resolution dated 28 April 2026 directing constitution of such Committees within three months, there...

Jharkhand High Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Compensation For Illegal Shop Demolition, Calls Actions 'High-Handed'

The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the State's appeal against an order directing it to compensate a shop owner whose premises were demolished without authority of law, holding that the appeal was “an abuse of the judicial process” and appeared to have been filed only because officials feared recovery proceedings against them.A Division Bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice...

Character Certificate Can't Be Denied Merely Due To Pendency Of Criminal Case: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a character certificate cannot be denied merely because a criminal case is pending against the applicant.The bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek Saran held that the pendency of a criminal case under Sections 323, 504 and 506 IPC, by itself, could not be a ground to reject an application for issuance of a character certificate.“….we are...

Guest Lecturers Can't Claim Parity With Regular Employees For Additional Casual Leave: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld an order of the Commissioner of the Higher Education Department rejecting Guest Lecturers' representation seeking an additional 7 days' casual leave, which is extended to regular employees, observing that guest lecturers are engaged on a contingent basis and therefore are disentitled to benefits meant for regular employees. [2026 LiveLaw (MP)...

Bombay High Court Restrains Caste Scrutiny Committee Members From Discharging Duties; Says Ignoring HC Orders May Amount To Contempt

The Bombay High Court has restrained three members of the Nashik Caste Scrutiny Committee from discharging their duties, observing that their conduct in disregarding several orders passed by the High Court and setting at naught caste validity certificates granted pursuant to those orders raised a grave doubt as to whether they were competent to discharge such important statutory functions....

Madras High Court Directs Udhayanidhi Stalin's Release Today After TN Govt Says It Only Wants To Question Him

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (August 4), asked the Tamil Nadu police to release the Leader of the Opposition, Udhayanidhi Stalin, who has been arrested by the Thanjavur police in connection with a case for allegedly making derogatory statements against women.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan recorded the submission of Advocate General Vijay Narayan that though Udhayanidhi has been arrested and...

ED Officials Attack: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Six More Accused

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 4) granted regular bail to four CPI(M) workers, who were arrested for being allegedly involved in the attack against officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 424]The case refers to the alleged attack on ED officials and damage to vehicles following an ED search operation at the residence of Opposition Leader Of Kerala,...

Medical Representative Is Not 'Workman' Under Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a medical representative is not a 'workman' under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 read with the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976.Section 6(2) of the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 provides that the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, as in force for the time being, shall apply...