Teacher Posted On Research Duty Not Entitled To Continue Service Till End Of Academic Session After Retirement: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that continuation in service till the end of the academic session after superannuation is a concession and not a vested statutory right, and can be claimed only by a teacher who is actually engaged in regular teaching. It held that an Associate Professor of an agricultural university who had been posted as In-charge of a research station could not claim...

Pending PMLA Cases Not Grounds To Automatically Restrict 10-Year Passport Renewal Of Undertrial To One Year: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere pendency of criminal proceedings cannot be a ground for passport authorities to automatically restrict the validity of a passport to one year where the competent criminal court has permitted its renewal.Justice Krishna Rao directed the Regional Passport Office to renew the passport of a petitioner facing two pending Prevention of Money Laundering...

'Can't Grant Relief Beyond Pleadings': AP High Court Sets Aside Status Quo Order On Mutation Entries, Says No Such Prayer Was Made

Granting partial relief in a land dispute, the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a court cannot grant relief beyond the pleadings by directing parties to maintain status quo regarding mutation entries when no such relief has been sought in the writ petition. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 177]The Court, however, reiterated that no person can be dispossessed except by following due process of...

Allahabad High Court Orders Fresh Notices Before Demolition Of Illegally Constructed Lawyers' Chambers In Lucknow

The Allahabad High Court has granted one last opportunity to 72 alleged encroachers, most of whom are advocates, to either vacate chambers allegedly constructed on public pathway/public utility land near the Lucknow District Court complex or establish their valid claim over the same, failing which the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has been directed to demolish them.A bench of Justice...

'Why Not Have Full-Time Administrator For Lakshadweep?': Kerala High Court Asks In PIL Alleging Maladministration In Union Territory

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 5) orally asked why a full-time administrator has not been appointed for the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.While considering a public interest litigation pointing out alleged arbitrary actions by the present Administrator's Advisor and seeking a full-time Administrator, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M....

Preventive Detention Orders Passed Without Application Of Mind 'Deplorable': Allahabad High Court Urges Union Govt To Redress Situation

The Allahabad High Court has termed as 'deplorable' the passing of preventive detention orders without application of mind and without reference to the "grounds of detention". It, therefore, urged the Union Government to redress the situation at the earliest in the larger interest of the criminal justice delivery system.A Bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi made...

Duty To Maintain Courtesy Towards Colleagues Can't Convert Every Disagreement Or Fair Criticism Into Misconduct: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a service rule requiring an employee to maintain courtesy in dealings with colleagues cannot be interpreted in a manner that treats every disagreement, fair criticism or discussion about institutional affairs as misconduct. It held that a faculty member who convenes a meeting to raise concerns about a recruitment process does not thereby commit...

Delhi High Court Stays Action Against 30 Doctors In Pharma Freebies Case, Says Anonymous Complaint Require Examination

The Delhi High Court has stayed disciplinary proceedings initiated against 30 healthcare professionals, including dermatologists, in connection with alleged unethical pharmaceutical marketing practices conducted by AbbVie Healthcare India Private Limited. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 729]Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the doctors had made out a case for grant of interim protection in...

SARFAESI Act | Allahabad High Court Refuses To Fast-Track Recovery Of Possession, Says Executing Authority May Fix Its Own Priority

The Allahabad High Court has held that although the District Magistrate must proceed to deliver possession of a secured asset once an application under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 is made, and the function is a ministerial one, the authority is free to fix its priority according to the number of cases pending before it. The bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek...

Prisoner's Parole Can't Be Denied Solely Because Six Months Haven't Elapsed Since Previous Release: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a prisoner's request for parole cannot be rejected solely because six months have not elapsed since the completion of an earlier parole. The Court observed that the Himachal Pradesh Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1968 does not prescribe any such embargo, and therefore, the restriction contained in Paragraph 19.12 of the...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Over 'Stale' Grounds, Ignored Bail Orders

Reiterating that preventive detention is an exceptional measure, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that it cannot be invoked on the basis of stale criminal cases that have lost their "live and proximate link" with the need for detention. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 176]The Court also held that where the detenu has already been granted bail in the criminal cases forming the basis of the...

Delhi High Court Directs Police Action Against Street Vendors Selling Counterfeit Branded Goods In Karol Bagh

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to take action against street vendors found selling counterfeit products of well-known brands such as Louis Vuitton, H&M, Zara, Allen Solly, Puma and Calvin Klein in city's Karol Bagh area. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 728]A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan directed the Station House Officer (SHO) of...