High Courts
Touching A Child's Breasts With Sexual-Intent Constitutes Sexual Assault U/S 7 POCSO Act: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court has held that touching the breast of a child with sexual intent constitutes “sexual assault” under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), even in the absence of penetration. The Court observed that the statutory definition expressly covers sexual-intent physical contact with the breast of a child and upheld the...
Allahabad High Court Orders Inspection Of Ghaziabad's Gulmohar Greens After Possession Was Allegedly Given Without Completion Certificate
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has appointed Advocate Commissioners for inspection and verification of factual position of Gulmohar Greens, Ghaziabad, where possession of flats was handed over by the builder without obtaining completion certificate from the Ghaziabad Development Authority. The bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan appointed advocates...
'Citizens Have Right To Clean Streets': Bombay High Court Flags Inactive Civic Machinery, Calls For Action Against Public Garbage Dumping
The Bombay High Court has directed the Municipal Commissioner to fix accountability of Ward Officers and their subordinate officers for failing to prevent or clear litter, trash and unauthorised dumping of garbage on public streets and pavements. The Court also called upon the Municipal Corporation to activate a mechanism for launching prosecutions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the MMC...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup September 14 - September 20, 2026
Nominal Index:Mohammad Ramzan Wani v. Union of India and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 397Abdul Ahad Bhat vs UT of J&k 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 398District Gurdwara Parbandak Committee Jammu & Anr. v. Ranjeet Singh Tohra & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 399New India Assurance Company Limited v. General Manager, NHPC and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 400Union Territory through Police Station Mattan...
Patna High Court Expunges DM's Remark Against Scholar Stating He Had 'Mentality To Harass SC/ST Persons', Warns Against Personal Comments
The Patna High Court has cautioned quasi-judicial authorities against making personal, irrelevant or biased remarks against litigants, after a District Magistrate described a Sanskrit scholar as appearing to have a “mentality to harass” persons belonging to the SC/ST community. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Alok Kumar was hearing a petition filed by Dr. Dev Narayan Jha...
Karnataka High Court Directs SIT Probe Into KPSC Veterinary Officer Recruitment Scam, Declines CBI Investigation
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (September 21) constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a de novo investigation into the alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Veterinary Officer (Group A) recruitment scam, while declining to entrust the probe to the CBI.[2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 367]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order in a batch...
Santa Claus Caps Can't Be Forced On Employees At Workplace, May Hurt Sentiments Of Different Faiths: Allahabad High Court
This type of action is not permitted in the democratic system of the country wherein every citizen is free to follow his/her faith and belief, the Court said.
'Mere Wish Of Wife That Husband Should Live As 'Gharjamai' Is Not Cruelty': Jharkhand High Court Refuses Divorce To Husband
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a wife's mere wish that her husband live as a Gharjamai cannot constitute cruelty for the purpose of seeking divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad was hearing an appeal filed by the husband challenging the dismissal of his divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu...
Karnataka High Court Directs State To Decide Representation On Reconstruction Of Parashurama Statue At Udupi Theme Park
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to consider a representation seeking reconstruction and reinstallation of the Lord Parashurama statue at the Parashurama Theme Park in Karkala, Udupi district.Disposing of a PIL filed by Uday Shetty Muniyal, a Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice T.P. Vivekananda observed that the dispute was “purely factual” and...
Brothel Customer Can't Be Booked For Running Premises Or Procuring Women For Prostitution: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that a customer at a brothel cannot be booked for running a brothel or procuring a person for prostitution under Immoral Traffic Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 251]In doing so the court quashed a 2010 FIR against a man under the Act, who was caught after a raid was conducted at a hotel allegedly being run as a brothel.The petitioner had approached the high court...
Calcutta High Court Directs Police, Customs To Stop Unauthorised Sale Of Pets At North Kolkata's Galiff Street
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Police, Customs authorities and the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, West Bengal, to take effective steps to stop unauthorised sale and trading of birds, pets, fish, plants and other animals at Galiff Street in North Kolkata.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice Arijit Banerjee passed the...
High Court Rejects Chandigarh Admin's Plea Against Minimum Pay Scale For Part-Time Class IV Employee, Cites Pay Parity
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition by the Chandigarh Administration challenging a Central Administrative Tribunal order that granted a part-time Class-IV employee the minimum pay scale of the Group-D post he holds. The Court said the Administration had extended the same benefit to almost all similarly placed part-time employees.A Division Bench of Justice Harsimran...