Subsequent Omission Of "Two-Child" Eligibility Rule Does Not Invalidate Terminations Made While Rule Was In Force: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the subsequent omission of Rule 6(6) of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1961, which disqualified a person having more than two living children from appointment, does not invalidate termination orders validly passed while the rule was in force. The Court observed that unless an amendment or omission is expressly or...

Mere Pendency Of Criminal Cases Does Not Bar Preventive Detention If Material Indicates Threat To Public Order: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that merely because a person is facing prosecution in several criminal cases does not denude the competent authority of its power to invoke preventive detention under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978.The Court observed that preventive detention is a preventive, and not punitive, measure, and can validly be resorted to where the material before the detaining authority reasonably establishes that the detenue's activities are...

'Vague Allegations': Patna High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Award Of ₹28,000-Crore Pirpainti Thermal Power Project To Adani Group

The Patna High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the award of the Pirpainti Thermal Power Project to the Adani Group, holding that the allegations raised in the petition were “vague” and “nebulous” and did not warrant interference in a policy decision of the State. The Court further observed that the petition did not qualify as a genuine public interest litigation and appeared to be based on private interest.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai...

J&K&L High Court Orders Survey Of Hotels, Coaching Centres & Commercial Establishments For Building & Fire Safety Violations

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) to undertake a comprehensive survey of all hotels, commercial establishments, coaching institutes and other public buildings within its jurisdiction to identify violations relating to sanctioned building plans, mandatory parking facilities, fire safety clearances and other statutory requirements.The Court has observed that municipal laws must be enforced uniformly and that allegations of selective...

Senior Citizens Act Can't Be Invoked To Decide Title Dispute Unless Transfer Is Challengeable Under Section 23: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot be invoked to decide title disputes which fall beyond the scope of the provision. It held that unless the conditions provided in Section 23 are met, title disputes cannot be decided by the Tribunal under the Act. For context, Section 23 allows senior citizens to void the transfer of a property, if the property was transferred on the explicit condition that the...

Madras High Court Imposes Cost On Joint Secretaries Of External And Home Affairs Ministry For Failing To Assist Court

The Madras High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Joint Secretary of the External Affairs Ministry and the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs for failing to assist the court in a habeas corpus plea, in connection with the release of a man who was convicted in a Narcotics case in Sri Lanka. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 298]. The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice Sunder Mohan noted that the man had been repatriated to India and his sentence had been adapted to one...

Kerala High Court Impleads NCB In Lawyer's Plea To Quash Case Alleging Threat To Intelligence Officer

The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 3) impleaded the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as an additional respondent in the plea filed by a lawyer seeking to quash a criminal case accusing him of threatening and intimidating an Intelligence Officer.Justice C.S. Dias allowed the petition filed by the petitioner, a 30-year-old practicing lawyer.It had earlier granted the advocate interim protection by restricting the investigating officer from taking any coercive action. Yesterday, the interim...

Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Dacoit's Death Inside Ajmer Central Jail, Seeks Report On 'Inoperative CCTV Cameras'

The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of dacoit Jagan Gurjar who was lodged in Ajmer Central Jail.While the asking the State to file a report relating to jail administration, the court also asked the counsel appearing for the High Court to file a report explaining how cameras were found to be inoperative/ hazy and why the concerned Officer who is required to keep a vigil on the cameras did not report about it. As per a PTI report, Gurjar was found dead under...

No Matter What SC Says, Police Act On Their Own Whims: Allahabad High Court Orally Slams Cop For Ignoring 'Satender Antil' Verdict

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow) today came down heavily on the police machinery for blatantly flouting Supreme Court guidelines on arrest, orally remarking that police officers have “nothing to do with reading and studying” the law and choose to act entirely on their own whims. A bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant made the oral observations...

Adult's Reputation Can't Override Child's Right To Know Parentage: Delhi High Court Upholds DNA Test

The Delhi High Court has held that an adult's concern over reputational harm cannot outweigh a child's right to know their biological parentage, observing that “reputation cannot become a shield against truth” and that “children cannot become casualties of adult choices.”Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that rights and interests of children cannot be subordinate to the considerations...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay State Gig Workers Act, Asks Platforms To Deposit Welfare Fund With Court

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [July 3] directed platform aggregators, including Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, and Zepto, to deposit the welfare fee envisaged for the gig workers in the second quarter with the Court registry, even as it refused to stay the operation of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 and Rules under which it has been...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On IPS Officer's Plea To Remove Matrimonial Dispute Reports From Digital Platforms

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition filed by a serving Indian Police Service (IPS) officer seeking removal and de-indexing of online content relating to his matrimonial dispute which was later amicably settled.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma was dealing with a plea filed against Google LLC and other digital platforms.The Court ruled that it has territorial jurisdiction to...