Routine Instructions, Reprimand Not Instigation: Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR Against Two Doctors Accused Of Abetting Resident's Suicide

Court clarified it doesn't condone ragging, but institutional friction or misconduct doesn't automatically amount to instigation.

Gujarat High Court Restores Meat Ban Near Somnath Temple Hours After Single Bench Quashed It

The single bench had found the ban to be disproportionate, and opined that consumption or non-display of meat was not an essential religious practice.

Continuing Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Teachers On Contract For Years On Paltry Pay Is 'Forced Labour' Under Article 23: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the continued engagement of teachers in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas on year-to-year contracts, without any step by the State to create posts for them or to pay them at par with regularly appointed teachers, amounts to a form of forced labour prohibited by Article 23 of the Constitution of India. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme was...

Client Hurling Casteist Slurs At Lawyer In Her Office Amounts To 'Public View' Under SC/ST Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an advocate's office would constitute a “place within public view” under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, if members of the public or clients are present.Justice M. Nagaprasanna was hearing a petition filed by a woman and her mother seeking to quash criminal proceedings against them for the...

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: October 30, 2026

Number Of Criminal Cases Alone Can't Justify Continued Police Surveillance: Rajasthan High CourtDefamation Complaint Can't Be Referred To Police For Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High CourtSelecting Temple Pontiff Is Purely Religious Function, HR&CE Dept Has No Right To Appoint Or Approve Appointment: Madras High CourtMadras High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Probe CJP Spokesperson Saurav Das' Background, Block Social Media AccountsDiscouraging Parents From Reporting...

Delhi High Court Bar Association Seeks Exemption For Judges, Lawyers From Proposed BS-VI Vehicle Ban

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has written to Delhi Lieutenant Governor seeking exemption for judges, lawyers and court staff from the proposed ban on vehicles not conforming to BS-VI emission standards, which is scheduled to come into effect from November 01.In a letter dated October 30, DHCBA President, Senior Advocate N Hariharan urged the Lieutenant Governor to intervene in the matter and exempt members of the legal fraternity from the restrictions.The letter states that the...

Gurugram School Murder Case| P&H High Court Rejects CBI's Plea To Transfer Trial From Children's Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that when a child in conflict with law is directed to be tried as an adult, the trial must be held by the Children's Court under Section 18(3) read with Section 1(4) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The trial cannot be shifted to the Court of the Special Judge, CBI, merely because the CBI investigated the case.Justice Manisha Batra dismissed the CBI's petition to transfer the trial of the juvenile accused in the 2017...

Allahabad High Court Prescribes Uniform Formatting Rules For Physical & E-Filings; New Norms Applicable From November 12

New rules prescribe Times New Roman 14, double spacing and restrictions on bold and italics in pleadings from November 12.

"Matter Of Serious Concern": Bombay High Court Flags Misuse Of Former CJ's Name By Special Officer In Trust Matter

The Bombay High Court has quashed a communication issued by a Special Officer in the name of the then Chief Justice, directing the withdrawal and suspension of a list of recommended trustees of a Nashik temple trust, holding that the officer had acted with gross impropriety and contrary to law. The Court observed that the Special Officer had misused the name of the Chief Justice and that the conduct possibly amounted to serious misconduct.A Division Bench of Justice G.S. Kulkarni and Justice Dr....

'Focus On Career, Not Social Media Likes': Allahabad High Court Advises Young Advocates Amid Bar-Bench Tensions

Expressing concern over incidents of disruption of court proceedings and differences between the Bar and the Bench, the Allahabad High Court today advised young advocates to focus on their studies and preparation of cases rather than increasing their social media likes.A Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal added that young advocates are the future of the High Court as they go on to become senior advocates as well as Judges of the HC. The Court made these observations while hearing a bail...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Six Names For Appointment As Chhattisgarh High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on October 30, 2026, has approved the proposal for the appointment of six persons as Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.The six persons recommended for appointment include four advocates and two judicial officers.The advocates recommended by the Collegium are Anand Shukla, Ratna Nidhi Pusty, also known as R.N. Pusty or Ratan Pusty,...

Disputed Liability Cannot Be Converted Into Admitted Obligation To Attract Order 39 Rule 10 CPC: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has held that a disputed liability cannot ordinarily be converted into an admitted obligation merely by drawing inferences from isolated statements divorced from their context, so as to attract the jurisdiction of a court under Order XXXIX Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure.The Court dismissed an appeal challenging an...