High Courts
Transfer To Open Air Camp Can't Be Denied Solely Citing Gravity Of Offence: Rajasthan High Court Grants Relief To Rape Convict
While allowing the application of a rape convict to be shifted open air camp, Rajasthan High Court held that even though such transfer was not a matter of right, it could not be denied by applying a straight jacket formula of solely relying on the nature of offence, without considering other relevant factors. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that the embargo created under the Rule 3 of...
'Legal Profession Is Service Oriented, Rooted In Dharma': Punjab & Haryana High Court On Rights Of State Law Officers
Observing that the legal profession is inherently service-oriented and historically rooted in the concept of dharma, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently underscored the constitutional stature of State Law Officers while holding that their rights cannot be curtailed merely by labelling their engagement as “contractual”.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "The legal profession, at its core,...
Minister KJ George's Defamation Case Against Kannada Prabha Editor Must Be Tried By Magistrate, Not MP/MLA Court: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court set aside proceedings before the sessions court against Editor-in-Chief of Kannada Prabha newspaper Ravi Hegde in a criminal defamation case lodged against him by Minister K J George with respect to certain newspaper articles. The legislator had in 2020 filed a defamation case against Ravi Krishna Reddy and N R Ramesh, president and general secretary of the...
Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Grant Consular Access To Family Of Indian Worker Allegedly Swept Away While Snorkelling In Maldives
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central government to grant consular access and legal assistance to the family of an Indian worker who allegedly went missing after being swept away by strong sea currents while snorkelling in the Republic of Maldives.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the direction while disposing of a Letters...
Pending Challenge To Ammunition Quota Cut, MP High Court Directs Release Of 1,000 Cartridges Each To Shooters To Practice For Competitions
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted interim relief to a group of renowned and aspiring shooters ahead of upcoming competitions, in a writ petition challenging the reduction of their ammunition quotas.The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra directed; "Under these circumstances, as a matter of interim relief and taking note of para 21 of the return, the respondents-authorities are directed...
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Singer Jubin Nautiyal
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of singer Jubin Nautiyal.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of the singer restraining multiple AI platforms, websites and e-commerce intermediaries from unauthorized use and commercial exploitation of his personality and publicity rights.The Court passed the interim...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest : January 2026
Nominal IndexIndian Institute of Technology, Mandi (Kamand), H.P. Versus Central Public Works Department & another., 2026 LiveLaw (HP) 01Satish Kumar v/s Gurdial Singh.,2026 LiveLaw (HP) 02Indu Sharma v/s State of H.P. and others.,2026 LiveLaw (HP) 03Bhag Chand v/s State of Himachal Pradesh and others.,2026 LiveLaw (HP)04Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd & another vs...
No Caste, No Religion Certificate Can't Be Issued Unless Person Relinquishes Religion As Per Rites: Madras High Court
The Madras High court recently rejected a man's request for a No Caste No Religion certificate, noting that the same could not be claimed without relinquishing the religion fiirst. Justice Krishnan Ramasamy of Madurai Bench noted that unless the religion was relinquished as per existing rites, there was no question of issuing a certificate. The court added that when there was no proof...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 16 To February 22, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 199 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 222NOMINAL INDEXSH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 199 Dinesh & Anr. v. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research through its Director General & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 200 SANCHIT SETH v. NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION IN MEDICAL SCIENCES & ORS 2026 LiveLaw...
'Bhago Police Aa Gayi; Haye Goli Lag Gayi': Allahabad High Court Again Slams UP Police Over 'Movie Script' FIR
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has once again expressed serious dismay over an FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh Police, which the HC found to be heavily borrowed from movie scripts. Hearing a writ petition challenging an FIR lodged under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, the Court observed that state police personnel appear to be relying on a standard, highly...
Kerala High Court Admits State's Appeal Against Order Quashing Sabarimala Greenfield Airport Land Acquisition, Orders Status Quo
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (24 February) admitted an appeal preferred by the State against the judgment which set aside the government's preliminary notification and other steps taken for acquiring 2570 acres of the land for the Sabarimala Greenfield Project.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha admitted the appeal and directed the...
