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Motor Accident | Karnataka High Court Applies Notional Monthly Wage As Per Centres Notification, Grants ₹3.90 Lakh Compensation

The Karnataka High Court enhanced the accident compensation awarded to a tractor porter to Rs. 3,90,909, after noting that the Motor Accident Tribunal did not consider the notional monthly wage fixed by the Central Government in a 2010 notification for the purpose of calculation of compensation. As per a May 31, 2010 Government of India notification fixing monthly wages at Rs.8,000 for purpose...

Kerala High Court Amends Internship Policy, Restricts Eligibility To Law Students In Final Two Years

The Kerala High Court has notified a new, amended internship policy for law students undergoing internship at the Court.The Internship Policy for the High Court of Kerala, 2026 (Amended) would supersede the earlier policy notified earlier this year. The policy lays down the procedure and manner of applying and intake for internships, dress codes for interns, actions that would be construed...

Allahabad High Court Orders UP Police To Pay ₹25K To Woman Kept In Jail For 12 Extra Days Due To Police Negligence

The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to pay ₹25,000 to a woman as compensation for 12 extra days she remained in jail because the police department failed to supply timely instructions to the state counsel in her bail matter.A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal noted that the court could not decide the bail application on October 12, 2026, because...

Approval Order Missing From Department Records Doesnt Prove Appointment Was Procured By Fraud: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the inability of a department to trace an approval order in its own records does not establish that the approval was never granted, much less that the employee fabricated it. It held that where the State seeks to brand an appointment fraudulent, it must identify the false representation or the fabricated document, fix responsibility for it and establish...

Madras High Court Dismisses Former Minister KN Nehrus Plea To Review Order Directing FIR Based On ED Materials

The Madras High Court, on Monday (October 26), dismissed a petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister KN Nehru, seeking review of an earlier order directing registration of FIR against him, based on materials shared by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a corruption case.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea. A detailed order...

Orders Passed Blindly On Legal Opinion Of Panel Counsel Without Independent Application Of Mind Are Arbitrary: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an order passed by an administrative authority “blindly” on the opinion of a panel counsel, without application of its own mind, would be arbitrary, invalid and without jurisdiction.Consequently, Justice T.M. Nadaf quashed an endorsement passes in a “haste” to evade contempt proceedings, while allowing the petition seeking to challenging the...

Food Safety Act | Junior Analyst (Food) Is Distinct Post From Food Analyst; State Can Prescribe Its Qualifications: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the post of Junior Analyst (Food) in the State service cadre is distinct from the post of Food Analyst under Section 45 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It held that the State Government is competent to prescribe the academic qualification for it. Holding that no question of repugnancy arose, the Court upheld Rule 8(2) of the Uttar Pradesh...

Insurer Denying Issuance Of Motor Accident Policy Not Automatic Proof Of Forgery: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that an insurance company cannot avoid liability to indemnify third-party claimants under a motor accident claim on a mere assertion that the insurance policy produced before the Tribunal was forged or fabricated, in the absence of adequate evidentiary proof. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 294]Consequently, Justice J.C. Doshi dismissed an appeal filed by SBI General...

Are Your Hands Chained?: Kerala High Court Questions States Inaction In KPSC Exam Probe, Says Prime Accused Not Being Questioned

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (October 24) criticised the State over inadequate investigation in the case relating to the alleged irregularities in the examination conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission for recruitment to the Planning Board.Justice A. Badharudeen, while hearing a plea moved by the KPSC challenging Crime Branch FIR registered to probe into the...