Telangana High Court Upholds Removal Of CRPF Personnel For 'Grave Misconduct' Of Contracting Second Marriage Despite Subsistence Of First

The Telangana High Court has upheld the removal of a CRPF cook from service on charges of contracting a second marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage, holding that the departmental authorities had acted on sufficient material and that the petitioner had been given adequate opportunity in the enquiry.Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao observed:“The authorities finally came to...

Prospective Accused Needs To Be Heard? Allahabad HC Withholds Dictated Order Directing FIR Against Rahul Gandhi

In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has withheld its final order on a BJP worker's petition seeking the registration of an FIR against the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in connection with claims that he is a British national.A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi effectively deferred the operation of the judgment that had already...

'Housing Society Cannot Decide Title' : Bombay High Court Orders Co-operative Society To Grant Membership

Observing that a co-operative housing society is not a forum constituted for adjudicating title disputes, the Bombay High Court on Friday (April 18) ordered a suburban Malad based housing society to grant membership to a man, who was denied the same citing the existence of multiple legal heirs of his parents. Single-judge Justice Amit Borkar upheld the order passed on November 13, 2014 by...

Murder Not 'Accident' Under CM Farmer's Insurance Scheme: Allahabad High Court Rejects Compensation Claim

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that murder while cutting grass in field is not covered under Mukhymantri Kisan Evam Sarvhit Bima Yojna. While denying relief to the petitioner under Mukhymantri Kisan Evam Sarvhit Bima Yojna, the bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary held,“Even though, loosely termed one may treat a murder as an accidental...

Termination Without Enquiry, Followed By Post-Facto Revocation 'Unknown To Law': Rajasthan High Court Slaps Costs On State

The Rajasthan High Court has criticized the State's action in terminating a contractual employee without enquiry, followed by a post-facto enquiry lading to revocation of termination.The bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman observed that the entire procedure adopted by the concerned authority was unknown to law and had caused undue hardship and mental agony to the Petitioner. It thus imposed a cost...

Registrar Has Jurisdiction Over Removal Of Secretary Of Co op Society Being Statutory Officer : Gauhati HC

A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury held that the Registrar of Co-operative Societies has jurisdiction under the Assam Co-operative Societies Act, 2007 to adjudicate a dispute concerning the removal of a Secretary/Chief Executive, as this office has a distinct statutory character and is not merely...

Telangana High Court Holds HYDRAA Commissioner Guilty Of Contempt For Putting Permanent Structures On Disputed Land Despite Court Order

The Telangana High Court has held the Commissioner of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) guilty of contempt in regard to an earlier order wherein the body was permitted to undertake pre-monsoon work without affecting a party's interest over a disputed land area. The court found that the body had created structures on the land in question including redevelopment of...

Mere Show Cause Notice Not Enough Before Blacklisting, Must Indicate Grounds And Material: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that mere issuance of show cause notice before blacklisting is not enough. It held that the show cause notice must be supported with grounds and materials for purported blacklisting. The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary held “this Court finds that not only the issuance of show cause notice is a condition precedent for...

Jharkhand High Court To Hear Plea Challenging Acquisition Of 1363 Acres In Godda For Adani Thermal Power Project

In an order dated 15 April 2026, Justice the Jharkhand High Court admitted a writ petition challenging the acquisition of over 1,363 acres of agricultural land in Godda district for the Adani Thermal Power Project, and directed that the matter be heard.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing the matter.As per the writ petition accessed by LiveLaw, the petition challenges the...

How Could You Think A Magistrate Can Decide Anticipatory Bail Plea? Allahabad HC Seeks Explanation From SP Basti

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday took strong exception and sought an explanation from the Superintendent of Police, Basti, Dr Yashveer Singh, for stating in his affidavit that certain anticipatory bail applications were pending before a Magistrate's Court. "If the Superintendent of Police of a district does not know that a Magistrate does not have the power to entertain or...

Section 311 CrPC Doesn't Permit Indefinite Delay Where Witnesses Remain Unavailable: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Closure Of Evidence

The Rajasthan High Court has held that when despite all efforts, presence of witnesses summoned under Section 311 CrPC could not be secured, trial court was justified in closing such evidence, thereby preventing efforts that would have resulted in prolonging the trial indefinitely. The bench of Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu further held that a criminal trial is conducted by the State...

Production Before Magistrate Beyond 24 Hours Violates Article 22(2), Subsequent Remand Won't Cure Illegality: Telangana High Court

Granting bail to a woman accused in an NDPS case involving alleged seizure of 63 grams of contraband, the Telangana High Court held that delay in producing an accused before the Magistrate beyond 24 hours of arrest would violate Article 22(2) of the Constitution, and that such illegality cannot be cured by a later remand order.A Single Judge Bench of Justice K. Sujana observed:“As held by...