Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 49 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 88]Care Health Insurance Ltd vs Manjula Haresh Joisar, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 49Vinodkumar Chetram Ganeriwala vs Khushalchandra Lalitaprasad Poddar, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 50Anita Naik vs State, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 51High Court of Judicature at Bombay on its own motion vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 52Madhu...

Kerala High Court Directs Deepika Daily's Editor To Furnish Explanation Regarding Misleading Report On Court Order

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (March 19) issued notice to Malayalam daily Deepika for publishing a misleading report while hearing a public interest litigation filed by lawyer and Congress politician Shaji J. Kodankandath.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. also directed the editor to give an explanation for reporting that the Court directed to...

Allahabad High Court Suggests Engaging Tech-Savvy Young Lawyers To Boost Digital Efficiency In Govt Advocate Office

To boost digital efficiency, the Allahabad High Court has suggested that the Uttar Pradesh government should engage tech-savvy young advocates and fresh law graduates as honorary Research Associates in the office of the Government Advocate and in the Joint Director, Prosecution, High Court.A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal made this suggestion, noting that it is the need of the hour...

Patna High Court Orders Toll-Free Helpline For Mentally Ill Persons, Stresses Vocational Training To Make Recovered Patients Self-Sufficient

The Patna High Court has issued directions for the creation of a toll-free helpline to assist persons suffering from mental health issues, while hearing a suo motu public interest litigation concerning the condition of mental health facilities in Bihar. The Court also directed the State to consider suggestions made by the Amicus Curiae in the matter.A Division Bench comprising Chief...

Appeal Against Interlocutory Order Framing Charge Not Maintainable Under SC/ST Act: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that an appeal against an order framing charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is not maintainable, as the order is an interlocutory order and does not determine the final rights of the parties.Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj observed that: “...the order framing of the charges is purely an interlocutory...

Delay By Officials No Ground To Reject Farmer Welfare Claim; Indifference To Beneficiary's Plight Unsustainable: Allahabad High Court

While dealing with a case of financial assistance being sought by a deceased farmer's family in the schemes enacted by the State Government, the Allahabad High Court observed that making the widow of the farmer approach the Court multiple times to get such assistance under a welfare scheme due to inaction on part of the authorities cannot be sustained. The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and...

Senior Citizens Act Can't Be Invoked To Decide Property Ownership/ Title Disputes: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and the Rules made thereunder cannot be invoked to title and ownership disputes between third parties who are not related to the senior citizens. It held that the Act is for the maintenance and protection of senior citizens by those who will inherit their property, not for...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Trial Judge's Explanation For Failing To Discuss Victim's Injury Report In POCSO Acquittal Judgment

The Allahabad High Court earlier this week took strong exception to a trial court judge's failure to mention and discuss the injuries sustained by the minor victim in the judgment that ultimately acquitted the accused in a POCSO Act case.Taking serious note of this lapse, the Court has called for an explanation from the Presiding Officer over the failure to consider the medico-legal...

BNSS | Gauhati High Court Upholds Telephonic Intimation Of Arrest To Accused's Family, Notes No Prejudice Caused

The Gauhati High Court refused to grant bail to an NDPS accused who had claimed violation of arrest procedure under BNSS, after finding that his family who lived in Manipur were informed of the arrest via telephonic intimation and there was subsequent service of written notice under section 48 of BNSS. Justice Anjan Moni Kalita, noted that at the time of the accused's arrest in Guwahati, his...

Married Daughter Living In Matrimonial Home Can't Seek Compassionate Appointment After Her Father's Death: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order which had held that a married daughter living in her husband's home cannot seek compassionate appointment on the ground of her father's death. In doing so, the court said that compassionate appointment aims to provide relief for 'immediate financial distress' to a 'family in crisis' following the death of an employee.The court was hearing a...

₹1,000 Cr Allocation 'Drop In The Ocean' Against ₹20,000 Cr Need: Rajasthan High Court Doubts State's Sincerity For Govt School Infra

While underscoring the need for adequate budget allocation towards government school infrastructure, the Rajasthan High Court directed the Chief Secretary to file an affidavit disclosing the complete road map for construction/repair of the school buildings/rooms as well as the measures adopted for ensuring safety of school going children. The division bench of Justice Mahendra Kumar Goyal...

'State's Right To File Reply Cannot Be Curtailed': HP High Court Sets Aside Tribunal Order Granting Service Benefits

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a State's right to file a reply cannot be curtailed by adjudicatory bodies, setting aside a Tribunal order that granted service benefits without affording the State an opportunity to respond. Emphasising principles of natural justice and procedural fairness, the Division Bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi ruled...