Govt Empowered To Appoint Revenue Officers As Competent Authorities Under Migrant Property Act: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the validity of Notification No. S.O. 144 of 2022 issued by the Government of J&K under clause (b) of Section 2 of the Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997, whereby certain Revenue Authorities were nominated as Competent Authorities to issue orders...

Chhattarpur Firing Case: MP High Court Grants Bail To Bageshwar Dham Chief's Brother In Attempted Murder Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to Shaligram, a man accused of attempted murder in the Chhattarpur firing case, observing that the said allegation needed to be examined in light of the available evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 372]Per a Bhaskar English report, the accused in the present case is the brother of Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Shastri. About two months...

UP Awas Vikas Act Primarily For Housing Development, Land Acquisition Only Incidental; No Repugnancy With 2013 Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the U.P. Awas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965 is not repugnant to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. It held that the Adhiniyam is, in pith and substance, referable to Entries 5 and 18 of the State List and not to Entry 42 of the Concurrent List, since its dominant purpose...

Rejection Of Municipal Election Nomination Can Be Challenged Only Through Election Petition: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition challenging rejection of Petitioner's nomination papers for the election of Ward Member, Municipal Board Brij Nagar, District Deeg, opining that as per the bar under Article 243-ZG, no election to any municipality could be called into question except by filing an Election Petition, The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that as per...

Gujarat High Court Protects Govt School Teacher Declared Surplus Over Lack Of Students

The Gujarat High Court granted protection to a government school teacher who was declared "surplus" and transferred from the school on account of lack of students. In doing so the court "prima facie" observed that from the facts it appeared that even though the teacher tried to ensure that eligible students are admitted however the school principal did not cooerpate resulting in lack...

Mere Smell Of Alcohol Can't Prove Workman Was Under Its Influence At Time Of Accident: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a smell of alcohol emanating from the stomach as per a post-mortem report is insufficient to conclude that a deceased workman was 'under the influence' of alcohol. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 361]The single judge bench of Justice Ravi V. Hosmani has set aside a Tribunal order dismissing a compensation claim under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 preferred by...

Landowners Under UP Awas Vikas Act Entitled To Same Benefits As Under 2013 Land Acquisition Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that landowners whose land is compulsorily acquired under the U.P. Awas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965 must be given monetary as well as non-monetary compensation on the same parameters as those prescribed under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. It held that any other view...

Employee's Conviction For Serious Crime Doesn't Permit Automatic Pension Forfeiture; Hearing Must Be Given: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside an order of the State that stopped and forfeited petitioner's entire pension on the ground of a conviction and imprisonment under the Prevention of Corruption Act (“the Act”), in the background of the fact that no notice was serviced upon the petition before passing of the order.The bench of Justice Anand Sharma affirmed that even where conviction...

Govt Employee Can't Seek Regularization Of Prolonged Absence As Medical Leave Without Filing Leave Application: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the period during which a government employee remained absent without submitting any leave application could not be treated as medical leave, and that he was not entitled to payment for that period. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 215]In doing so, a Division Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Subhendu Samanta partly allowed a 2006 petition filed by...

Courts Releasing Illegally Arrested Accused Must Permit Same Day Re-Arrest After Compliance With Formalities: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently directed that courts, releasing an illegally arrested accused, must permit police to re-arrest accused on the same day after compliance with procedural formalities. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 506]Justice A. Badharudeen held:“all Criminal Courts shall ensure that while setting an accused at his liberty, finding his arrest as illegal, the Courts shall pass an order on...

"Need To Curb Spoiling Children": Bombay High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Minor's Bail In Ghatkopar Hit-And-Run Case

The Bombay High Court recently while upholding the bail cancellation of a minor boy, a prime accused in the Ghatkopar hit-and-run case, noted that he was not under 'parental control' but in company of 'spoilt and affluent' children making videos of stunts etc and thus to curb such activities in society, it was important for the minor boy, who has now become an adult, to be kept in a...

Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Grandfather In Infant Girl's Murder Case, Laments That People Still Prefer Male Child

The Bombay High Court recently while denying bail to a man booked for killing a month old granddaughter in connivance with his family, bemoaned the continued preference of people to have a male child instead of a female child even after 80 years of independence. Single-judge Justice Mahendra Nerlikar denied bail to Gopinath Pradhan arrested for killing his own grand-daughter just because she...