'Don't Need To Beat Dogs To Discipline': Karnataka High Court Extends Order Halting Release Of 9 Rescued Dogs To Man Accused Of Cruelty

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [June 3] orally critcized a man accused of unethically treating dogs, refusing to return to him the custody of the nine dogs which were rescued. The court was hearing PETA's petition challenging a challenging a magistrate court's order dated April 25 which had directed the release of the dogs to the man pending trial. The high court had on May 21 stayed...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: May 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 161 to 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 214NOMINAL INDEXAnil Kumar v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 161Jagdish Singh v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 162Smt. Guddi Bai v Raghuveer; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 163Nishi Mishra & Anr. v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 164Kamlesh Kumar v State of Rajasthan & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 165Dr Charan...

Deprivation Of Property Without Timely Compensation Violates Article 14: MP High Court On Land Acquisition For NH Project

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed the petition, where land was acquired for the construction of the National Highway, but the compensation amount was not released, observing that depriving landowners of their property without timely compensation violates Article 14 of the Constitution. The division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice BP Sharma observed; "The right to...

Single Mother Can Apply For Child's Passport Without Father's Consent If Prescribed Declarations Are Filed: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a single mother is entitled to apply for a passport for her minor child without the consent or signature of the father, provided the prescribed declarations under the Passport Rules are furnished.Under the Passport Rules, 1980, particularly Column 16 of the Guidelines for filling up passport application forms and Clause 4.8 of the...

'Don't Go On Strike In Between': Karnataka HC Extends Interim Stay On Strike By Transport Unions, Conciliation On June 10

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [June 3] extended its interim order restraining trade unions of four State Road transport corporations from going on an indefinite strike, while observing that the difficulty experienced by the general public, as articulated by the petitioners, was real.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakru and Justice K.S Hemalekha was hearing a...

'Prosecution Examined Barely Two Witnesses Per Annum': J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Murder Accused After 11 Years In Custody

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to an accused facing trial under Sections 302 and 201 RPC after observing that the prosecution had consumed more than eleven years to examine only twenty-four witnesses and had failed to conclude evidence despite repeated opportunities.The Court held that the petitioner's continued incarceration for nearly twelve years amounted to...

Patna High Court Disposes Over 1000 Long Pending Criminal Appeals

A division bench of the Patna High Court led by Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo has disposed of over 1000 long pending criminal appeals some of which date back to 1994.Notably, Justice Sahoo was sworn-in as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court in January this year. The judge is set to demit office on Thursday (June 4). The court passed various directions while dealing with pending 1994...

Inadequate Stamp Duty On Bank Guarantee A Curable Defect; Rejection Of Bid On This Ground 'Arbitrary': Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week observed that an inadequacy in stamp duty on a bank guarantee is merely a 'lacuna' and a 'curable defect', and the same cannot be used to eliminate a bidder. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary consequently quashed the financial bid tabulation prepared by the respondent (North Eastern...

Recovery From Store Room Behind Shop Not Enough To Infer Criminality: P&H High Court Discharges Licensed Chemist In NDPS Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that recovery of medicines from a location slightly different from the licensed premises, by itself, cannot establish criminal liability under the NDPS Act, particularly when the accused is a licensed dealer.Justice H.S. Grewal said, "It is apt to notice that merely because the medicines were allegedly recovered from the store room situated behind...

Dying Declaration Of Deceased With 100% Burn Injuries Reliable If Given In 'Conscious & Fit State Of Mind': Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that a dying declaration made by a person would not be unreliable merely because the person had suffered 100% burns at the time of making the declaration. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan held that the dying declaration can be accepted where it is proved that at the time of making the statement, the declarant was "in...

Karnataka High Court Asks Law College To Accept Application Of Transgender Student Claiming Absence Of Gender Option In Admission Form

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (June 3) directed Seshadri Puram Law College to accept the admission form of a transgender student who claimed that the form did not contain transgender person option in the gender column making it impossible for the student to submit the form. The Division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T orally said, "there would be no problem...

Madras HC Directs Approval For Bangladeshi Mother's Kidney Donation To Minor Son, Says Authorisation Committee Considered Irrelevant Factors

The Madras High Court recently directed the Authorisation Committee under the Directorate of Medical Education and Research to grant permission to a Bangladeshi mother to donate one of her kidneys to her minor son, who was suffering from end-stage renal chronic kidney disease. While doing so, Justice GR Swaminathan criticised the Authorisation Committee for denying permission...