No Need To Hear Proposed Accused Before Ordering FIR Registration: TN DVAC Opposes Former Minister KN Nehru's Review Plea In High Court

Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Friday (August 7) opposed former Minister KN Nehru's plea seeking review of the Madras High Court order directing registration of a corruption FIR against him, allegedly in violation of natural justice.The probe agency argued that there is no requirement in law to hear a proposed accused before a court orders registration of...

Allahabad High Court Sends Law Student's Zero-Mark Answer Book To BCI, Law Commission; Flags Declining Standards Of Legal Education

Expressing serious concerns over the declining standards of legal education in the Law Colleges, the Allahabad High Court recently directed that a redacted copy of a law student's evaluated answer book, in which he was awarded zero marks, along with the question paper, be sent to the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Law Commission of India.The Court asked the BCI to consider whether...

Karnataka High Court Introduces New Case Category For Appeal Against Order Under Prohibition Of Benami Property Act

The Karnataka High Court has issued a circular introducing a new nomenclature for appeals filed under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988.The Chief Justice has directed in the July 27 Circular that appeals filed under Section 49 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, against orders of the Appellate Tribunal shall be listed before the...

'MLAs & Ministers Can't Be Served?': Karnataka High Court Questions Alleged Delay In Serving Notice On Congress MLA In RSS Defamation Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 7] expressed shock after learning that notice to former Minister and Congress MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao in a criminal defamation case lodged by an RSS worker might have been unserved, despite three weeks having passed since notice was issued. The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasana was hearing a petition filed by an RSS worker, Tejas, challenging...

Customers Can Lodge Police Complaints If TASMAC Employees Charge Them Above MRP For Liquor Bottles: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court, on Friday (August 7), observed that consumers can directly register police complaints if employees of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) overcharge them while purchasing liquor bottles. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan has directed the state police to take swift action based on such consumer complaints. The court has also asked the Home Department to ensure...

Permanent Debarment Of Auditor From Future Empanelment Not Permissible Under Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act: High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that neither the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 nor the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961 contemplate permanently debarring an auditor from future empanelment merely because his name was removed from an earlier panel. The Court further held that a clause in the Commissioner's Circular imposing such a permanent disqualification...

AP High Court Upholds Preventive Detention Despite Invalidity Of One Ground, Cites Severability Clause U/S 6 PIT-NDPS Act

Relying on the severability clause under Section 6 of thePrevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition holding that failure to satisfy the mandatory triple-test in respect of one of six grounds of detention does not invalidate the detention order as a whole. [2026 LiveLaw...

Kerala High Court Stays MG University VC Order Withdrawing Conference Funding Over 'Cockroach' Poster

The Kerala High Court on Friday (August 7) stayed an order of the Mahatma Gandhi University Vice-Chancellor that withdrew the fund for conducting a National Conference over the student body using a cockroach poster.A detailed order is awaited.One of the posters depicted a cockroach standing defiantly before a boot whereas another showed a cockroach appearing to push against or hold back a...

No Contact With Wife For Over 5 Months Before Suicide: Allahabad High Court Acquits Husband; Says Giving Dowry Is Also An Offence

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a husband who had been convicted of subjecting his wife to cruelty, abetting her suicide and offences under the Dowry Prohibition Act, observing that when the trial court itself found that the husband had no contact or communication with his wife for more than 5 months before she died by suicide, it could not be said that he had abetted the...

'Don't Think Protests Should Happen At Jantar Mantar, Can't Put Delhi To Ransom': Delhi High Court Judge Remarks

Delhi High Court judge Justice Amit Mahajan on Friday orally observed that protests should ideally not be held at Jantar Mantar or within the city, remarking that the national capital cannot be "put to ransom" because of demonstrations. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 735]Justice Mahajan orally remarked that he personally does not think that protests should happen inside the city as the same...

Gujarat High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Female Health Worker Accused Of Forcing ASHA Workers To Convert To Christianity

The Gujarat High Court refused to quash an FIR against a female health worker accused of attempting to convert Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers to Christianity, noting that the allegations prima facie disclosed commission of the offence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 217]The applicant had sought quashing of an FIR and chargesheet under Sections 4(1), 4(2) and 4C of Gujarat Freedom...

No Separate Demolition Notice Required For Persons Not Named In Official Records: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that where an administrative authority initiates demolition or encroachment removal proceedings on the basis of contemporaneous official records, it is not obliged to issue notices to persons whose names do not figure in those records merely because they subsequently assert independent private or contractual claims over the property.The...