MP High Court Judge Cycles To Court Following PM Modi's Appeal To Cut Down Fuel Consumption

Justice Dwarka Dhish Bansal of the Madhya Pradesh High Court was recently seen cycling, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for fuel conservation amid the rising global energy crisis linked to ongoing tensions between the US and Iran.An Instagram reel posted by Free Press Journal captured the judge riding a bicycle and sharing his thoughts on the initiative. Justice Bansal said that...

Calcutta High Court Division Bench Recuses From Hearing RG Kar Rape-Murder Case

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Rai Chattopadhyay has recused from hearing proceedings connected with the alleged larger conspiracy in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case.The bench cited concerns over its roster and the number of pending matters, stating that it would not be able to give a detailed hearing to the case.The...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 9 Advocates As Calcutta High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of nine advocates as judges of the Calcutta High Court.In resolutions passed during its meetings held on May 11 and 12, 2026, the Collegium cleared the elevation of the following advocates:Indranil RoyAryak DuttAtarup BanerjeeSandip Kumar DePartha Pratim RoySudip DebAnuj SinghArjun Ray MukherjeeRishad...

Karnataka High Court Seeks ED's Response On Gameskraft Founders' Plea Against Arrest, Remand In Money Laundering Case

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 12) sought Enforcement Directorate's response on a plea filed by Founders of gaming company Gameskraft–Deepak Singh, Prithvi Raj Singh and Vikas Taneja–challenging their arrest and remand in a money laundering case last week.ED has accused Gameskraft of tampering with the game results and luring the customers to make large deposits. The single...

Forest Staff Involved In Neutralising Bandit Veerappan Entitled To Parity In Reward Consideration With STF Personnel: Karnataka High Court

Granting relief to several forest department officers who took part in 'Operation Cocoon' to apprehend the notorious forest bandit Veerappan in 2004, the Karnataka High Court has directed the State to consider sanctioning the withheld rewards to those who were part of the Special Task Force (STF) within 12 weeks.The single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held that the 2015 order...

Wife's Education Or Capacity To Earn Alone No Bar To Claiming Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the mere fact that the wife is educated or possesses the capacity to earn does not, by itself, disentitle her from claiming maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. A bench of Justice Garima Prashad added that what is required to be considered is her actual and present ability to maintain herself in a manner commensurate with the standard of...

'No Mens Rea': Gujarat High Court Discharges Financier Of Collapsed Building Which Claimed 11 Lives In 2001 Earthquake

The Gujarat High Court discharged the financier of a building in Ahmedabad, for offence of culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy, booked after the building suffered severe damage in the 2001 earthquake in the State claiming 11 lives. In doing so the court said that charge-sheet did not disclose any evidence to suggest that the petitioner was either the owner, developer, or contractor of...

Allahabad High Court Refuses Extraordinary Pension To UP Police Support Staff Killed In Road Accident While Going For Duty

The Allahabad High Court has refused pension to the family of a UP Police Follower (support staff), who was killed in a road accident, while going for duty. It held that road accidents are not covered by Rule 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Police (Extraordinary Pension) Rules 1961 which provide the exigencies in which the pension can be granted.Rule 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Police (Extraordinary...

Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora Moves High Court Challenging ED Arrest In Money Laundering Case, Seeks Quashing Of Remand Order

Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora has approached the High Court challenging his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). He has sought quashing of the arrest, the grounds of arrest, and the remand order, alleging violation of statutory safeguards and fundamental rights.Arora has sought to quash the remand order dated May 9,...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 04 To May 10, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 440 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 474NOMINAL INDEXVijay Singh Meena v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority Josaa & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 440 ARJUN KAPOOR v. ARTIST BOOKING COMPANY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 441 PRAVEZ KHAN v. ED & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 442 Sonia Bansal & Anr. v. State Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Free-To-Air Broadcast Of FIFA World Cup 2026 On Doordarshan

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea seeking directions on the Union Government and Prasar Bharti to ensure that FIFA World Cup 2026 is broadcasted in India through free-to-air public broadcasting platforms like Doordarshan and DD Sports.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav sought response of the Union Government through Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as well as...

Constitutional Courts Cannot Be Silent When Single Disputed Vote May Decide Fate Of Government: Madras High Court

While restraining TVK MLA Seenivasa Sethupathi, who won the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections from Tiruppattur constituency by one vote, from participating in any floor test, the Madras High Court observed that the courts can interfere in the election process when a disputed vote could decide the very fate of the government.The vacation bench of Justice Victoria Gowri and Justice...