Former MLA Antony Raju Moves Kerala High Court Against Order Rejecting His Plea To Quash Conviction In Evidence Tampering Case

Former Member of Legislative Assembly Antony Raju has moved the Kerala High Court seeking to set aside the order of the District and Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram that rejected his application to quash his conviction in the Evidence Tampering case.Raju was arrayed as the second accused in a 2014 crime for having committed the offences under Sections 120B, 420, 201, 193 and 217 read...

Karnataka High Court Questions Prison Authority For Not Producing Accused Even Once In 4 Yrs, Slams Police For Reporting Him 'Untraceable'

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday (February 21) orally questioned the prison authority for not producing a theft accused before the concerned court even once while being in judicial custody for four years, after noting that on 20 dates the matter was adjourned for lack appearance. The court also questioned the State after noting that a police constable entrusted with executing a...

Medical Trainees Not 'Employees' Under EPF Act: Calcutta High Court Upholds Tribunal Order, Quashes PF Demand

The Calcutta High Court has upheld an order of the Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal setting aside provident fund dues assessed against a private company, ruling that trainee medical representatives engaged as apprentices under the Model Standing Orders cannot be treated as “employees” for the purpose of provident fund contributions under the EPF Act.Justice Shampa Dutt dismissed...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 01 - 42]NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD v. VIMAL KAUR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 01Ballet Singh and Ors v. State of Haryana and Ors 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 02Rajeev Kumar Rana v. Serious Fraud Investigation Office 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 03JOGINDER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 04 Avtar Singh v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 05VIRENDER ALIAS MOLAD v. STATE...

Relatives Can't Be Put To Trial On 'General Abuse' Claims Alone: Calcutta High Court Partly Quashes Matrimonial Cruelty Case U/S 498A IPC

The Calcutta High Court has partly quashed criminal proceedings in a matrimonial cruelty case, drawing a clear line between specific allegations against a spouse and vague, omnibus accusations against extended family members, and reiterating that courts must prevent the criminal process from being used for “wholesale implication” of relatives.Justice Uday Kumar was hearing a petition...

“Criminal Liability Cannot Flow From Designation Alone”: Calcutta High Court Quashes MGNREGS Misappropriation Case Against Officer

The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a Skilled Technical Person implicated in an alleged MGNREGS fund misappropriation case, holding that “entrustment is the lifeblood of an offence under Section 409 IPC” and that criminal liability cannot be fastened merely on the basis of official designation without proof of dominion over funds or a document-linked...

Chhattisgarh High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026

[CITATIONS: 2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 1-2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 15]NOMINAL INDEXChaitanya Baghel vs Directorate Of Enforcement (MCRC 8716/2025) & Chaitanya Baghel vs State of Chhattisgarh: 2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 1M/s Eastman International v. Union of India & Ors: 2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 2Union of India & Ors. vs. Rakesh Kumar Rathore & Ors.: 2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 3Rajendra Kumar Vaid vs. State...

Husband Abandoning Wife & Defaulting In Paying Maintenance Forfeits Right To Contest Dissolution Of Marriage: Rajasthan High Court

While allowing dissolution of marriage, Rajasthan High Court held that the husband's conduct of total abandonment of legal proceedings, deliberate violations of judicial directions, and persistent non-payment of court-ordered maintenance, amounted to sustained mental cruelty, making it impossible for the wife to reasonably be expected to live with the husband. The division bench of Justice...

“Statutory Authority Cannot Act As Rubber Stamp”: J&K&L High Court Grants Relief To Homeowner, Stays Eviction

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has underscored that while practical assistance from subordinate officers is permissible and often necessary in large administrations, a statutory authority cannot abdicate its core decision-making function or act merely as a rubber stamp.The Division Bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem underlined that final decisions...

Delhi High Court Asks Litigant To Approach Grievances Council Over Plea Against Streaming Of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' Film

The Delhi High Court recently closed a plea seeking to stop the continued streaming of the film Lady Chatterley's Lover in India on OTT platform Netflix on the grounds of containing “excessively graphic sexual scenes and frontal nudity.”Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav granted liberty to the litigant, Raj Kumar, to approach Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council which is a...

'Unintentional Mistake': Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Over Hoisting National Flag Upside Down On Independence Day Function

The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR registered against a panchayat official booked for erroneously hoisting the National Flag upside down during independence day function, observing that it was an unintentional mistake by the official. Justice Rajesh K Rai in his order said:"As could be gathered from records, the contents of the complaint reveals that, the petitioner was deputed as...

Delhi High Court Fines Lawyer For Failing To Inform Opposite Side's Counsel While Seeking Adjournment

The Delhi High Court has recently fined a lawyer for failing to inform the opposite side's counsel while seeking an adjournment. Justice Anish Dayal imposed costs of Rs. 15,000 on the lawyer appearing for the respondent side in a plea filed under Section 115 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The petitioners sought review of an order passed in July 2024 vide which...