High Courts
Gauhati High Court Quashes Child Marriage, POCSO Case As Couple Married, Living Together With Child
The Gauhati High Court, applying Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, quashed criminal proceedings under the Child Marriage Act and the POCSO Act, holding that since the parties were married, living together, and had a minor child, continuation of the trial would be futile.Justice Pranjal Das, pressing over the case, observed, “the objective reality that...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup February 9 - February 15, 2026
Nominal Index:State of J&K V/s Dhanwanter Singh and ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 40Union of India vs Rajammal 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 41Malika vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 42Mazeed Ali vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 43Sikander Sharma Vs Addl Commissioner Jammu and Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 44State Of J&K Vs Daleep Singh 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 46Judgments/Orders:Surrender Of Absconding...
Will Must Be Respected Unless Suspicious Circumstances Are Proved; Unequal Distribution Not Grounds To Deny Probate: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has reiterated that probate proceedings are concerned only with the genuineness of a will and not with the fairness of distribution among heirs, holding that mere delay in seeking probate or unequal bequests cannot, by themselves, amount to suspicious circumstances. Emphasising that courts must respect the last wishes of a testator once due execution and attestation...
Gauhati High Court Grants Bail To Man Arrested For Posting Objectionable Facebook Comment On Red Fort Blast
The Gauhati High Court has granted regular bail to a man arrested for allegedly posting an objectionable Facebook comment in connection with a bomb blast near the Red Fort.Justice Pranjal Das, while allowing the bail application, observed, “Without going into the merit of the case; only considering the period of detention and completion of investigation, petitioner shall be allowed to go...
Kerala High Court Orders Operationalisation Of e-Prison Portal In Two Weeks To Prevent Prolonged Detention Of Undertrials
The Kerala High Court on Friday (February 13) issued detailed directions for ensuring that e-Prison portal is completed and made operational in a time-bound manner. It also asked the State Government to consider Kerala State Legal Service Authority's (KeLSA) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for implementing the Support to Poor Prisoners Scheme.The Division Bench comprising Justice...
Legal Heirs Succeed As Joint Tenants, Not Co-Tenants: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Eviction Decree
While dismissing a petition moved by successors of a co-tenant challenging execution of an eviction decree, the Rajasthan High Court held that upon death of the original tenant, legal heirs did not acquire separate or independent tenancy rights. Rather, they stepped into the shoes of the deceased tenant, and succeeded the tenancy as joint tenants.The bench of Justice Bipin Gupta further...
Bombay High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost On Litigant Seeking Protection For Illegal Structure On Public Street; Flags Inaction By Authorities
The Bombay High Court has imposed costs of Rs. 5 lakhs on a litigant who sought protection against demolition of an unauthorized structure situated on a public street, holding that a party seeking to perpetuate illegality on public land is not entitled to equitable relief. The Court observed that prolonged retention of such structures through litigation encourages similar encroachments...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Full Bench Finds No Conflict In Division Bench Rulings On Counting Of Past Service For Pension
The Full Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has answered a reference on whether two Division Bench judgments concerning counting of past service for pensionary benefits were contradictory, holding that there exists no real conflict between them as they were rendered in distinct factual and statutory contexts.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj and Justice Jagmohan...
Past Conduct Cannot Justify Continued Incarceration: J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Alleged Ex-Hizbul Mujahideen Militant
In a reaffirmation of personal liberty and the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that past conduct, for which an accused has already faced prosecution and detention, cannot by itself justify continued incarceration in the absence of credible and proximate evidence linking him to the present offence.The Division Bench of...
Rajasthan High Court Flags Plight Of First-Gen Lawyers, Orders Creation Of Junior Advocates Welfare Fund For Purchasing Law Books
The Rajasthan High Court recently flagged the difficulties faced by young, first generation advocates and directed creation of a Junior Advocates Welfare Fund to facilitate purchase of law books by junior advocates of less than 28 years of age, having a practice of 1-5 years.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the first generation young lawyers had no support to establish...
Moving From Chowkidar To MPA/FGM Passing Trade Test Is Promotion, Not Entitled For Second ACP: Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen held that movement from the post of Chowkidar/ General Mazdoor to Motor Pump Attendant (MPA)/Fitter General Mechanic (FGM) after clearing a trade test amounts to promotion and not reclassification, hence employees who have already been promoted are not entitled to benefits...
Consent Can't Be Retrospectively Withdrawn After Consensual Physical Relationship Turns Sour: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that consent given by a woman cannot be retrospectively withdrawn so as to convert a consensual relationship into a criminal offence merely because the relationship has broken down. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that while law must remain vigilant in protecting women from genuine sexual exploitation, coercion, and abuse, it must equally guard against the...