Delhi High Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Tihar Jail Superintendent For Delaying Prisoner's Parole Release

The Delhi High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against a Tihar Jail Superintendent, holding that his conduct in preventing the release of an undertrial prisoner on parole amounted to a wilful violation of the judicial order. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 858]Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that the Jail Authority had effectively frustrated the Court's order directing the release of...

Illegal Mining: AP High Court Upholds State's Power To Impose Penalties Without Criminal Trial

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the authority of departmental officials to levy monetary penalties, seigniorage fee and other charges for illegal mining, transportation and storage of minor minerals under Rules 26 and 34 of Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, without a criminal trial. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 214]The Court, however, clarified that such imposition must comply...

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: September 16, 2026

Kerala High Court Permits Widow To Use Preserved Embroys For Assisted Reproduction After Husband's DeathJJ Act | Rajasthan High Court Directs 1% Reservation For Youth Leaving Care Homes, Flags 'Mechanical' Juvenile Assessments P&H High Court Chief Justice Nominates Retired Justice Jaishree Thakur And Sr Advocate Gursharan Kaur Mann As State Bar Council Members Gauhati High Court...

Man Who Spent 2.5 Years In Jail Over Alleged 'Derogatory' Email Against CM Yogi Gets Bail From Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man who had been in jail for about 2.5 years in a case involving allegations that he sent an email containing derogatory remarks against Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal allowed the bail application of Mubarak Ali, who was booked in 2024 under Sections 153A, 295A, 505(2), 504, 419, 420, 467,...

Allahabad High Court Orders Production Of Minor Children After Father Alleges Estranged Wife Plans To Convert Them To Islam

The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the State and private respondents to produce 2 minor children, a 7-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, before it on September 25, after their father alleged that his estranged wife (the children's mother) intends to embrace Islam and convert the children to Islam. A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain passed the order while hearing a habeas corpus...

Section 37 NDPS Act Rigours Not Applicable To Limited Cultivation Of Opium Poppy: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition filed by the Union Territory challenging the bail granted to an accused allegedly involved in cultivation of opium poppy, observing that the rigours of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 were not applicable to the case.The Court found no reason to interfere with the order granting...

'He Voluntarily Embraced Islam' : Allahabad High Court Frees Ayush Malik From Home Confinement

The Court noted that the material placed before it indicated that Malik has been "residing under police presence at his house".

Delhi Lakshmi Yojana: Govt Defends MP/MLA Endorsement For ₹2,500 Monthly Aid, Tells High Court 7.32 Lakh Forms Already Received

The Delhi Government has defended before the Delhi High Court the requirement for eligible women to obtain a recommendation from their area Member of Parliament (MP) or Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) to avail ₹2,500 monthly benefits under the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana.In a response submitted by the Department of Women and Child Welfare, the Government has said that the till date,...

PM Modi Degree Row: Gujarat University Seeks Costs From Arvind Kejriwal, Says RTI Authorities' Time Shouldn't Be Wasted

The Gujarat University on Wednesday (September 16) urged the Gujarat High Court to impose costs on Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in his appeal challenging the quashing of a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing disclosure of information concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree.Appearing for the University before a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal...

'Clear Case Of Forum Shopping': Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Murder Accused Who Concealed Earlier Bail Rejections

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday denied bail to a murder accused after finding that he had concealed the fact that his earlier bail applications had been rejected by another bench and sought transfer of the fresh bail plea to a different bench. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 857]Justice Girish Kathpalia termed the conduct a “clear case of forum shopping” and said that such conduct on the part of...

High Speed Alone Not Enough To Prove Rash, Negligent Driving: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that driving at high speed alone is not enough to prove that the driving was rash or negligent to prove offences under Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 447] Justice G Arul Murugan observed that criminality could not be presumed and had to be proved beyond reasonable doubt....

Calcutta High Court Seeks Status Report On Probe Into Alleged Police Encounter Killing Of Baruipur Rape-Murder Accused

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Government to file affidavits addressing allegations raised in a batch of Public Interest Litigations concerning the alleged police encounter killing of an accused who was taken to the place of occurrence for reconstruction of a crime involving the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Baruipur.A Division Bench of Justices Arijit...