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Himachal Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest : January 2026
Nominal IndexIndian Institute of Technology, Mandi (Kamand), H.P. Versus Central Public Works Department & another., 2026 LiveLaw (HP) 01Satish Kumar v/s Gurdial Singh.,2026 LiveLaw (HP) 02Indu Sharma v/s State of H.P. and others.,2026 LiveLaw (HP) 03Bhag Chand v/s State of Himachal Pradesh and others.,2026 LiveLaw (HP)04Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd & another vs...
No Caste, No Religion Certificate Can't Be Issued Unless Person Relinquishes Religion As Per Rites: Madras High Court
The Madras High court recently rejected a man's request for a No Caste No Religion certificate, noting that the same could not be claimed without relinquishing the religion fiirst. Justice Krishnan Ramasamy of Madurai Bench noted that unless the religion was relinquished as per existing rites, there was no question of issuing a certificate. The court added that when there was no proof...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 16 To February 22, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 199 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 222NOMINAL INDEXSH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 199 Dinesh & Anr. v. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research through its Director General & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 200 SANCHIT SETH v. NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION IN MEDICAL SCIENCES & ORS 2026 LiveLaw...
'Bhago Police Aa Gayi; Haye Goli Lag Gayi': Allahabad High Court Again Slams UP Police Over 'Movie Script' FIR
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has once again expressed serious dismay over an FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh Police, which the HC found to be heavily borrowed from movie scripts. Hearing a writ petition challenging an FIR lodged under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, the Court observed that state police personnel appear to be relying on a standard, highly...
'You May Be Ranveer Singh But You Can't Hurt Religious Sentiments': Karnataka High Court On 'Kantara' Movie Mimicry; Stays Coercive Steps
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 24) told Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh that he cannot, by virtue of being a celebrity, hurt religious sentiments of a community and that he must, when making public appearances, remain cautious of his words and actions.Justice M Nagaprasanna orally observed,"You being actor have influence on so many people. When you have that you shud be...
2002 Gujarat Riots: High Court Upholds Murder Acquittal Of Two, Cites State's Failure To Prove Where Body Was Recovered From
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the acquittal of two in a murder case connected to the 2002 post Godhra train burning communal riots, finding that the prosecution's case was riddled with hearsay evidence, material contradictions in eyewitness testimony, as well as the failure to establish where dead body was recovered from. Pointing out these infirmities, the Division Bench comprising...
Retrospective Regularisation Shall Not Confer Seniority: Gauhati HC
A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Kaushik Goswami held that seniority as a graduate teacher can be counted only from the date when the teacher possessed both the Graduate qualification and received the Graduate scale of pay. Further, the retrospective regularization cannot confer retrospective seniority. Background Facts...
Fixed-Term Appointments Made Through Due Process Are Not “Backdoor Entries”: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the regularisation policy of Fixed Tenure Appointees in Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, holding that appointments made through a transparent and competitive process could not be characterised as “backdoor entries” merely because they were initially for a fixed term.A Division Bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and...
Refusing Marriage Citing Kundli Mismatch After Physical Relations, Repeated Assurances Attract S.69 BNS: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that refusing marriage citing kundli mismatch after establishing physical relations and repeated assurances of marriage attracts Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.Section 69 BNS criminalizes sexual intercourse achieved through deceitful means.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to grant regular bail to a man accused of establishing sexual relations with a woman...
"Consensual Relationship, No Intention To Prosecute": Telangana High Court Quashes FIR U/S 69 BNS
The Telangana High Court, in a recent judgement, has quashed criminal proceedings registered under Sections 69 and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), observing that continuation of the case would amount to abuse of process of law where the de facto complainant stated that she did not intend to prosecute the accused and had amicably resolved the dispute.Justice Tirumala Devi...
'Kerala Lives In Total Harmony, Movie Has Wrong Portrayal' : Kerala High Court On 'The Kerala Story 2' Film
The Kerala High Court has sought the Centre's stand today itself on whether a screening of the film 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' can be arranged before it decides the pleas challenging its Censor certificate for allegedly depicting the State in a bad light.On perusing the transcript of certain dialogues from the film, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas orally remarked that while people in the...