Being Foreign National, Flight Risk Not Enough To Deny Bail Under UAPA After Long Incarceration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the mere fact that an accused is a foreign national or may pose a flight risk cannot, by itself, justify denying him bail under UAPA, particularly where the individual has undergone prolonged incarceration. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 864]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja made the observation while granting bail to...

Patna High Court Upholds 10-Year Blacklisting Of Contractor For False Work Experience Certificate

The Patna High Court has held that a personal hearing is not necessary where the contractor has been given an opportunity to respond through a show cause notice and his written explanation has been considered before passing the blacklisting order.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma was hearing a petition filed by a contractor challenging...

Maratha Quota Challenge: Bombay High Court Constitutes New 3-Judge Bench, Fresh Hearing To Begin On October 9

A new three judge bench of the Bombay High Court will commence hearing afresh petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2024 which provides for 10% to the Maratha Community in education and public service in the State.The new full-bench will now be headed by Justice Makarand Karnik along with...

Madras High Court Upholds Invalidation Of Man's ST Certificate, Says Retirement Can't Protect Benefits Secured On False Claim

The Madras High Court has refused to interfere with the State Level Scrutiny Committee's finding that the community certificate held by a Chennai Port Trust employee was bogus, 40 years after his appointment. Though the employee had alleged that he was not given an opportunity of hearing, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that the proceedings had started immediately after...

Airbag Failure Can Be Inferred From Circumstances; Lab Test Not Mandatory In Every Case: P&H High Court Upholds Ford's Liability

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Ford India challenging concurrent orders of consumer fora directing refund of the price of a Ford EcoSport vehicle whose airbag safety system largely failed to deploy in a serious accident, holding that a manufacturing defect of this nature can be inferred from the circumstances without a mandatory laboratory...

Kerala High Court Refuses Interim Bail To Reporter TV MD Anto Augustine Arrested In Alcohol Possession Case

The Kerala High Court on Friday (September 18), declined for now, to grant interim bail to Reporter TV Managing Director Anto Augustine, who is booked in an excise case for illegal possession of large quantities of alcohol in his residence.The application was urgently moved following dismissal of his bail plea by the Judicial First Class Magistrate 1, Sulthan Bathery today morning. He...

Lawyer's Office Can Be Searched If His Own Prima Facie Involvement Shown, Advocate-Client Privilege No Bar: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that advocate-client privilege cannot operate as an absolute bar against an investigation into the conduct of the lawyer where the investigating authorities place prima facie material indicating that such an individual may have acted beyond the role of a legal adviser and may have been involved in the affairs under investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 869]“There...

Signed Blank Cheque Presumes Legally Enforceable Debt Even If Particulars Were Filled By Another: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that once the execution of a cheque or the signature thereon is admitted, the statutory presumptions under Sections 118(a) and 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, come into play, even if the other particulars of the cheque were filled in by someone else. The Court observed that the difference in handwriting between the signature and other...

Govt Employee's Suspension Cannot Continue Beyond 3 Months Without Charge-Sheet: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that a government employee's suspension cannot ordinarily continue beyond three months where no charge-sheet has been served, holding that prolonged suspension without initiation of disciplinary proceedings cannot be permitted to operate as a form of punishment.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad was hearing a...

'Don't Use Instagram If You're Not Satisfied': MP High Court Orally Tells Creator While Reserving Verdict On Plea Against Account Suspension

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (September 17) reserved its verdict on a petition filed by a social media content creator challenging the removal of his Instagram posts and subsequent suspension of his account over alleged copyright infringement. The court was hearing the content creator's plea operating an Instagram account '@memenasha', who claimed that a private social...

Mistake Of Law By Quasi-Judicial Authority Cannot Be Basis For Disciplinary Proceedings Without Improper Motives: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a mistake of law or wrong interpretation of law by a quasi-judicial authority, while exercising lawful jurisdiction, cannot by itself form the basis for disciplinary proceedings. The Court said that such allegations must disclose extraneous considerations or improper motives.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Pradeep...

Ex-DGP Tomin J Thachankary Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Conviction In Disproportionate Assets Case

Former Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary has moved the Kerala High Court challenging his conviction in a disproportionate assets case.Yesterday, the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam had found him guilty of Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. He was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 30.84...