Judge's Job Is Not To Please Anyone, Satisfaction Lies In Doing Justice: Bombay High Court Justice Vibha Kankanwadi In Farewell Speech

While bidding adieu to the Bombay High Court, Justice Vibha Kankanwadi on Tuesday (June 23) said that for achieving the satisfaction of his or her work, a judge must do his job to the best of his ability and not by trying to satisfy or please anyone.Justice Kankanwadi, who was elevated to the High Court 9 years ago, retired from service after being a judge for a total of 34 years. In her...

Family Of Authorised Catering Hawker Who Fell From Train Entitled To Compensation Under Railways Act: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has upheld an order holding that an authorized hawker employed for catering service by the Railways is entitled to accident compensation under the Railways Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 173]In doing so the court upheld an order passed by the Railway Tribunal granting compensation to the wife of deceased man employed by catering company, who had died after he fell from a...

Kerala High Court Sets Aside KAT Order Allowing Dr Reena KJ To Continue As Director Of Health Services Despite Transfer

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 23) allowed the appeal filed by the State challenging the interim order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) that permitted Dr. Reena K.J. to continue as Director of Health Services (DHS) by staying, for two weeks, the orders transferring her from the post. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 342]A detailed judgment is awaited.The Division Bench of Justice Anil...

'We Can't Shut Our Eyes': Kerala High Court Seeks Centre's Plan To Tackle Environmental Impact Of MSC Elsa 3 Wreckage

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 23) directed the Union government to submit a detailed action plan to tackle the issues highlighted by it with respect to the wreckage caused by MSC Elsa 3 ship.The Liberian-flagged vessel had sunk off the coast of Kerala on May 25, 2025, raising concerns regarding environmental degradation, adverse effects to marine life and navigational safety...

Private Criminal Contempt Plea Without AG Consent Can Be Placed Before Chief Justice As 'Information' For Suo Motu Action: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a criminal contempt petition filed by a private party, without obtaining prior consent of the Advocate General of India, cannot proceed as a regular contempt petition, but may be treated as “information” and be placed before the Chief Justice for consideration of whether any suo motu action should be initiated. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 214]A Division...

Plea In MP High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Woman Advocate's Alleged Dowry Death

The father of a lady advocate has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a CBI probe into her alleged unnatural death within three months of marriage, allegedly due to dowry harassment. The matter is currently before the Registrar and will be listed before a bench in Jabalpur soon.According to the petition, the deceased got married on March 2, 2025, in Tamil Nadu, following...

After 47 Years, Gujarat High Court Holds Baroda's Narsinhji Temple As Public Trust; Rejects Claim By Late Priest's Son Over Temple Properties

The Gujarat High Court rejected the 47-year-old appeals filed by the legal heirs of the late priest of Narsinhji temple in Baroda who had claimed that the properties of the temple were private properties and belonged to him. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 172]In doing so the court held that the temple of Lord Narsinhji is a public trust and the appellant, the son of the late Mahant, was neither...

Suspension From Business Dealings Cannot Be Ordered Without Hearing: Delhi High Court Sets Aside NTPC Action Against Solar Company

The Delhi High Court has held that an order suspending a company from participating in future tenders, which is in the nature of debarment, cannot be passed without complying with the principles of natural justice. A Division Bench of Justice Tejas Karia and Justice Madhu Jain thus set aside a suspension order issued by NTPC Renewable Energy against solar module manufacturer Grew Energy...

Law Doesn't Require Eyewitnesses To Sign Inquest Report; Testimony Unaffected If Their Names Absent From Police Papers: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently affirmed the life imprisonment of a man convicted of a brutal daylight murder in 1998, as it clarified that the testimony of a credible eyewitness cannot be discarded merely because they did not sign the inquest report and other police papers, including spot recovery memos. A bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Ajay Kumar-II added that there...

Calcutta HC Admits Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Against Suvendu Adhikari's Win; Orders Preservation Of EVMs, VVPATs & CCTV Footage

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday admitted the election petition by former CM Mamata Banerjee, challenging the election of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency, holding that the petition discloses a valid cause of action and satisfies the requirements under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.Refusing to dismiss the petition at...

Printing "Maha Value" On Pepsi Bottles Not 'Misbranding' Under Food Safety Act Unless Proven To Be Misleading: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that merely printing the phrase "Maha Value" on a food packet does not amount to misbranding under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 unless it is established that the statement is false, misleading or deceptive. The Court observed that it is for the prosecution to prove how the impugned expression misleads consumers and a finding of misbranding...

'Wind Can't Change With Change In Govt': Former Minister KN Nehru Opposes TN Govt's Move To Withdraw Review Of Order Directing FIR Against Him

Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for former Tamil Nadu minister KN Nehru, on Tuesday (June 23), argued before the Madras High Court that the State could not change its position with respect to the registration of an FIR against Nehru in an alleged bribery case. The submission was made when the Advocate General Vijay Narayanan informed the bench of Chief Justice SA...