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'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...
Delhi High Court Stays FSSAI Order Prohibiting Dabur From Selling Honey & Other Products With '100 Per Cent' Claims
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed an order passed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prohibiting Dabur India from selling food products like honey, cow ghee and edible oils with "100 per cent" claims. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 734]Justice Amit Mahajan observed that prima facie, the impugned prohibitory notice of FSSAI ought not to have been passed without granting...
Kerala High Court Seeks Centre's Response To PIL For Guidelines On Grant Of Sanction, 'Deemed Sanction' For Prosecuting Corrupt Public Servants
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 5) sought the Centre's response to a public interest litigation seeking guidelines for granting sanction and 'deemed sanction' for prosecuting corrupt public officials.The petitioner referred to Sections 19 and 29A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as well as the Apex Court's directions in Vineet Narain & others v. Union of India and CBI...
KPSC Recruitment Scam: Karnataka High Court Restrains Filing Of Final Report, State Assures No Coercive Action Against Successful Candidates
The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 7] restrained the investigating agencies–the jurisdictional police and the CID, from filing the final report in any of the connected cases pertaining to the alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Recruitment scam without prior court permission. The court was hearing a batch of petitions including those filed by BJP MLA Basanagouda R...
Zero Sugar? Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking India-Specific Study On Health Impact Of Artificial Sweeteners
The Delhi High Court has recently issued notice on a plea seeking an India-specific scientific evaluation of the long-term health implications of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) and artificial sweeteners.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of the Union Government and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) within two weeks. The Court was dealing with a plea filed by...
Loan Default After SARFAESI Notice Cannot Be Turned Into Criminal Case: Patna High Court Quashes Cheating, Breach Of Trust Proceedings
The Patna High Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising out of a housing loan dispute, holding that the complainant's remedy lay before the Debt Recovery Tribunal and not through criminal prosecution. The Court observed that the complaint was filed only after a SARFAESI demand notice was issued and described it as a “classical case of conversion of civil dispute into...
Unexplained Delay In Deciding Detenu's Plea For Release Renders Continued Detention Illegal: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside a preventive detention order after holding that the continued detention of the detenu became illegal due to the State Government's unexplained delay in deciding his representation for release. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 181]In doing so the court said that any unreasonable and unexplained delay in considering a representation violates the constitutional...
Delhi High Court Quashes Cases Over Maggi Noodles' Lead Content Allegations
The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against food business operators in connection with the Maggi Noodles controversy of 2015, over allegations that the product was “unsafe” due to lead content allegedly exceeding the prescribed limit. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 733]Justice Madhu Jain said that the very foundation of the prosecution had “substantially eroded”...
Advocates Cannot Prevent Police From Producing Arrested Lawyers In Court : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that though advocates can raise objections with respect to police excess in the arrest of other lawyers, they cannot prevent the police from producing such accused lawyers in the court. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 371] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a plea by 10 lawyers to quash the criminal case registered against them for preventing the police...