University Students Have Right To Dissent, Smiling At Protestors Or Cheering For Demonstrations Not Indiscipline: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that university students have a valuable right to express dissent, demonstrate or show support for a demonstration, holding that merely smiling at protestors cannot be treated as an act of indiscipline. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 872]Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while staying fine of Rs. 19,000 imposed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on...

State Must Pay Dues For Private Vehicles Hired For Law & Order Duties After Verification: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that where private vehicles were admittedly taken on hire by government authorities, the owner would be entitled to the amounts due upon proper verification of the claims.Justice Devashis Baruah observed, “as it is an admitted fact that the Petitioner's vehicles were taken on hire by the Respondent Authorities, the Petitioner would be entitled to the amounts...

Microfinance Fraud Case: Kerala High Court Criticises Disagreement Between Govt & Its Advocates On Need For Prosecution Sanction

The Kerala High Court on Friday (September 18) orally criticised the perceived differences of opinion between the State government and its advocates regarding the question of requirement of sanction to prosecute the accused persons in the ₹15.85 crore SNDP Microfinance Fraud case.When the matter came up before Justice A. Badharudeen, the special public prosecutor for vigilance placed...

Gujarat High Court Grants 7-Day Parole To Bilkis Bano Case Convict

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (September 17) granted 7-day parole to Radheshyam Shah, one of the eleven convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano rape case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 250]Shah along with 11 others was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple murders and gang rapes, including that of Bilkis Bano, during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat in 2008. Justice Sanjeev J...

Can Child In Conflict With Law Be Compelled To Stay In Hospital Without Medical Necessity? Delhi High Court To Examine

The Delhi High Court is going to examine as to whether a child in conflict with law (CCL) can be compelled to remain admitted in a hospital for his psychiatric examination in the absence of any medical necessity.Justice Madhu Jain will also decide if such a child can be separated from his natural guardian during the course of an assessment.The Court issued notice on a plea filed by a child...

S.175(3) BNSS | Can Plea Seeking FIR Be Sent To Magistrate When Special Judge Finds No Offence Under Special Statute? Delhi High Court To Decide

The Delhi High Court is set to decide a question as to whether a Special Court, after finding that no offence under any special statute is prima facie made out, should transmit an application seeking registration of an FIR under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to the concerned Magistrate.Justice Girish Kathpalia raised the question while hearing two pleas filed...

Advocate Can't Challenge BCI's Disciplinary Order In Criminal Proceedings: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) ordering disciplinary action against a lawyer can be challenged only by way of an appeal before the Supreme Court of India under Section 38 of the Advocates Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 871]Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that a litigant cannot indirectly assail disciplinary orders of the BCI by...

CWC Has No Jurisdiction Over Child Who Is Not 'Orphan' Or 'Abandoned' Even If Adoption Procedure Was Not Followed: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) does not have the power to deal with a child who is neither an orphan nor abandoned. The Court observed that though due procedure was not followed in the adoption of the child, the CWC's order was not justified, and granted custody of the child back to the adoptive parents.A division bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges, Additional Judges At Four High Courts

The Central Government on Saturday (September 19) notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as judges and additional judges for High Courts at Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointments:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India,...

Delhi High Court Directs Govt To Clear Pending Bills Of Lawyers, Fix Problems On Online Portal

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take steps for expeditious clearance of bills submitted by lawyers appearing on behalf of the Government, after counsel complained of repeated queries, non-issuance of Brief Transmission Forms (BTFs) and lack of clarity over the status of their bills. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 870]Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the Delhi Government upload...

Fair Complexion, Tall Height, Speaking In Tamil & English Not Enough To Prove That Person Follows Christianity: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that fair complexion of a person, tall height, good physique, and proficiency in Tamil and English alone are not enough to prove that they practice Christianity, when no evaluation in this regard is conducted by the anthropologist. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 254] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy thus set aside an order of the District Level Vigilance...

Forcible Religious Conversion Under “Deep Coercion”: Uttarakhand High Court Rejects Bail To POCSO Accused, Flags Forged Aadhaar

The Uttarakhand High Court has denied bail to a man accused of POCSO offences, observing that the evidence in the case indicated a “systemic attempt of forcible religion conversion under deep coercion.” Importantly, the Court also took note of the alleged creation of a forged Aadhaar card under a false name, observing that it indicated the extent of the applicant's involvement in the...