Arrest Safeguards Exist Only On Paper, Actual Compliance Not Shown In Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh: High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected the compliance affidavits filed by police and administrative heads of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on the Arnesh Kumar safeguards against unnecessary arrest. It said the States and the Union Territory had again filed standard operating procedures (SOPs) that showed compliance "on paper" but not "actual compliance" on the ground.Justice...

Complainant Can't Force Unwilling Accused To Undergo Narco Test: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a complainant cannot seek to compel an accused who has expressly refused consent to undergo a Narco Analysis Test. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that consent is a personal and non-derogable safeguard available to the subject of the test.“If, therefore, even an accused person cannot claim an indefeasible right to undergo the test on an...

Possibly Self-Inflicted Injuries: DGP Tells High Court In Plea Over Alleged Custodial Torture Of Youth Who Showed Black Flag To Punjab CM

The Punjab DGP has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the injuries allegedly suffered by Mohanjeet Singh, a youth who claimed to have been subjected to custodial torture after showing a black flag to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann could possibly be self-inflicted.The DGP cited medical opinion as per which possibility of “self infliction or friendly hand” could not be ruled...

Karnataka High Court Refers Employers' Challenge To Minimum Wage Hike To Division Bench, Declines Interim Relief

The Karnataka High Court has directed a batch of petitions challenging the State Government's notification revising minimum wages for 81 scheduled employments to be tagged with appeals pending before a Division Bench on a similar issue.Justice HT Narendra Prasad directed the Registry to club the petitions with Writ Appeals Nos. 1684/2026 and 1685/2026, which concern the interpretation of...

Interfaith Same-Sex Couple Has Fundamental Right To Live Together In Peaceful Live-In Relationship: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that an interfaith same-sex couple has a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India to live together in a peaceful live-in relationship, observing that family members, relatives, or other persons cannot interfere with the couple's choice to live together. A bench of Justice Dr. Gautam Chowdhary passed the order while dealing with a...

Arya Samaj Marriage Certificate Alone Can't Prove Valid Hindu Marriage; Essential Ceremonies Must Be Performed: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that merely producing a marriage certificate issued by an Arya Samaj Mandir cannot establish that a valid marriage was solemnized under the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court said that the essential ceremonies prescribed for a Hindu marriage must be performed. A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh observed thus while quashing the removal of an officer of the...

Allahabad High Court Orders Independent Inquiry Against HOD-Warden Over Alleged Caste-Based Humiliation At RPNLU Prayagraj

Allegations of caste-based humiliation and discrimination have been raised by 2 students.

'Wild Witch Hunt': Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Row

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR and investigation by CBI or SIT into the alleged unaccounted cash-at-home discovery during a fire incident at former Justice Yashwant Varma's residence.Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the petition filed by advocate Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay, calling it a “wild witch hunt.”“I'm not entertaining this. This is a...

Child Custody | Father's Role Goes Beyond Financial Support, Can't Be Overlooked Due To Judicial Sympathy Towards Mother: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has observed that a father cannot be deprived of a child's custody as a matter of course unless he is shown to be an unsuitable or undeserving parent. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 155]In doing so the court directed the return of a four-year-old girl to the United States, where her parents' custody dispute was already before a court.A Division Bench of Justice Moushumi...

Delhi High Court Declines CBI Probe Into Lawyers' Assault During Protest Against BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra

The Court observed that the Delhi Police cannot be presumed to be biased just because Mishra was a ruling party MP.

Kerala High Court Quashes Order Dismissing Actor Jayasurya's Income Tax Appeal, Remands For Fresh Consideration

The Kerala High Court has quashed an order dismissing actor Jayasurya's (Jayan Vathakkattu Moni) income tax appeal, holding that an income-tax appellate authority cannot dismiss an appeal solely because the assessee failed to appear for the hearing.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. observed that the appellate authority is bound to frame points of determination as per Section 250(6) and answer the same...

Delhi High Court Notifies New Rules For Senior Advocates Designation, Fresh Process To Be Initiated At Least Once A Year

The Delhi High Court has notified new rules laying down a revised framework for the designation of Senior Advocates.The High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2026, notified on September 03, have been framed under Section 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 and Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961. They replace the Rules notified by the High Court in March 2024.Under...