'A True Hero': Kerala High Court Pays Tribute To Volunteer R. Rajesh Who Lost His Life During Flood Rescue Operations In Kannur

The Kerala High Court on Thursday paid tribute to R. Rajesh, a volunteer who lost his life while saving another person during the recent floods in Kannur, describing him as "a true hero" whose sacrifice was "supreme and unparalleled."Justice Devan Ramachandran observed:“Sri. R. Rajesh is a true hero, who exemplifies that the greatest love of all is the love that sacrifices all — that which...

LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026 [Citations 341 - 504]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 to 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 504ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Understanding Of Law At An All-Time Low: Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Recall Of Murder Convict's Bail, Imposes ₹50K Cost Case title - Lal Chand Yadav vs State of UP and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed...

Once Court-Annexed Mediation Ends In Signed Settlement, Party Cannot Withdraw Consent On Mere Change Of Mind: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a settlement reached through court-annexed mediation, reduced into writing and signed by the parties, cannot be unilaterally withdrawn merely because one party later changes their mind. The Court held that the right to withdraw exists only during the mediation process and not after a binding settlement has been executed.A Division Bench of Justice...

Excess Salary Paid Due To Wrong Pay Fixation Can't Be Recovered From Class-III & IV Employees Despite Undertaking: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that recovery of excess payment from Class-III and Class-IV employees is impermissible in law even if such employees have submitted an undertaking or consent letter agreeing to the recovery. The Court observed that the petitioner's contention that he had submitted the consent letter and deposited the amount under pressure and threat that his retiral dues...

Right Of Consideration For Regularization Doesn't Perish With Employee's Death, Survives Through Legal Heirs: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the right of consideration for regularization does not come to an end with the death of the employee and survives through his legal representatives, where the regularization exercise had been set in motion in his lifetime. It held that such consideration must be undertaken, if necessary notionally, so that the consequential service benefits reach the...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh's Plea Seeking Directions On WB Assembly Speaker To Allow Him To Participate In Debates

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh seeking directions to the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to allow him to participate in debates and raise objections on Bills introduced in the House.Justice Krishna Rao held that the Court cannot issue a direction to the Speaker or the Assembly's Chief Whip regarding allocation of speaking...

LiveLaw Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026 [Citations 598 - 713]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 598 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 713NOMINAL INDEXPratik Shaw (Minor) v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 598RAGHAV CHADHA v. ASHOK KUMAR JOHN DOE AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 599ANKIT MAAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 600UNION OF INDIA v. SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV AND ANR and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 601TV TODAY NETWORK LIMITED...

Old Monk, McDowell Rum Manufacturers Moves Bombay High Court Against FSSAI Order Prohibiting Sale

After the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prohibited the manufacture and sale of fresh stocks of McDowell's No. 1 Celebration Matured Rum and Old Monk, their manufacturers have approached the Bombay High Court challenging the validity of the prohibition orders.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad on Friday agreed to hear...

'Disturbing Trend' Of Organised Gangs, Sleeper Cells In Haryana Districts Like Gurugram & Faridabad: High Court Seeks State's Response

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Home Department, to file an affidavit apprising it of the policy framework and institutional measures put in place by the State to deal with organised criminal gangs and their sleeper cells.Justice Sanjay Vashisth while allowing of three connected bail pleas observed, "this Court deems...

Permitting Universities To Question Degrees Conferred By Other Varsities Will Create 'Anarchy And Chaos' In Education System: Bombay High Court

Permitting one educational institution to question the degrees conferred by another such institution would lead to anarchy and chaos in the education system of the country, held the Bombay High Court while quashing orders passed by the popular Shivaji University in Kolhapur, which refused to approve the recruitment of a Computer Science professor on the ground that the PhD degree he held was...

CJI Surya Kant Calls Mediation A 'Psychological' Process, Says India Can Emerge As Global Centre For Dispute Resolution

Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant on Friday said that the sine qua non of mediation is “deeply psychological” in nature and that there is no reason why India cannot establish itself as a genuine centre of mediation for the global community.He said that it is not enough to merely have adequate dispute resolution infrastructure but it is essential that India develops itself into...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges For High Courts At Madras, Karnataka, Calcutta and Madhya Pradesh

The Central Government on Friday notified appointments for judges at Madras, Calcutta, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh High Courts. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments which states:"In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the...