Delay In Depositing Balance Sale Consideration No Bar When Seller Lets Specific Performance Decree Attain Finality: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court allowed a petition by a decree-holder seeking permission to deposit the balance sale consideration after a delay of 3358 days, noting that the respondent seller had neither contested the specific performance suit nor challenged the decree for nearly 10 years after it was passed. Justice Renuka Yara observed that once the respondent had allowed the decree for...

Stabbing Husband During Sudden Fight Falls Under Exception To Murder: Telangana High Court Modifies Wife's Sentence To Fine

The Telangana High Court has upheld the conviction of a wife for culpable homicide not amounting to murder who had during a sudden quarrel, in the spur of the moment, stabbed her husband after he allegedly showed up naked, threatened and abused her family members. IPC Section 304 Part II pertains to culpable homicide not amounting to murderJustice Tirumala Devi Eada while upholding...

Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : May 04 – May 10, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 60 - 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 69 Nominal IndexX v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 60X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 61 Pinninti Rachana Reddy & Anr. v. State of Telangana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 62Ms. Venkata Aswini Reddy Koyya @ Ashu Reddy v. Mr. Yetimulla Satyanarayana Murthy & 32 Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 63Madisetti Samelu v. State of Telangana & Ors. 2026...

“Hands Are Tied” After Result Declaration: ECI Tells Madras High Court In DMK Leader's Plea Over Alleged Postal Ballot Mix-Up; Order Reserved

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on a plea filed by former Minister R Periakaruppan alleging that one postal vote of No. 185 Tiruppattur constituency in Sivagangai District )from where he contested as DMK candidate) in his favour had been wrongly sent to No. 50 Tiruppattur constituency of Tiruppattur District. It may be noted that Periakaruppan had lost to the candidate from...

Living Separately In Same City Not 'Domestic Proximity': Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Sister-In-Law & Her Husband

The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a married sister-in-law and her husband in a dowry harassment case, holding that vague allegations of “instigation” against relatives living separately for over a decade cannot sustain prosecution under Sections 498A and 406 IPC.Justice Uday Kumar observed that the tendency to “rope in” distantly residing relatives...

Delay In Filing Insurance Claim Can't Defeat Genuine Compensation: Kerala High Court Upholds ₹7.5 Lakh Award To Disabled Toddy Tapper

In a recent judgment, the Kerala High Court refused to set aside a Lok Adalat order that directed an insurance company to pay compensation to a toddy tapper, who was injured in a fall from a coconut tree, even though the order recorded non-submission of insurance claim.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. remarked that writ courts can refuse to interfere with orders with technical discrepancies, if the...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Stay Tender Process For 'Cluster Redevelopment' Of Over 5,000 Societies In Mumbai

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court earlier this week, refused to stay the operation of the tenders floated for the integrated cluster development of more than 5,000 housing societies in the plush Bandra Reclamation and Worli areas in Mumbai.A division bench of Justice Makarand Karnik and Justice Shriram Modak said that it would be hearing the matter finally and therefore, refused...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 04 - May 10, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 144 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 150Nominal IndexAsim @ Munmun @ Asif Abdulkarim Solanki v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 144Harishchandra R Pednekar (Deceased) Through Legal Heirs & Ors. v/s Bhaskar R Pednekar (Since Deceased Thru Legal Heirs) & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 145Union of India & Ors v/s Bhanuben w/o Manojbhai Dhirubhai Rathod, 2026...

Husband's Disinclination To Resume Cohabitation With Wife Not A 'Wrong' U/S 23(1)(a) HMA In Absence Of Grave Misconduct: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a mere “disinclination” by a spouse to resume cohabitation after a decree for restitution of conjugal rights does not amount to a “wrong” within the meaning of Section 23(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act so as to disentitle that spouse from seeking divorce. The court said in order to be a 'wrong' within the meaning of Section 23(1)(a),...

Uttarakhand High Court Grants Bail To Hockey Coach Accused Of Raping Minor Player During National Games Camp

The Uttarakhand High Court has granted bail to a National Hockey Coach accused under the POCSO Act in connection with allegations of rape of a minor player while attending a hockey camp for selection to the National Games in 2025. Justice Alok Mahra was dealing with a bail application filed by an accused arrested in connection with offences under Sections 64(2)(f)(rape), 127(2)...

Recourse To Disaster Management Act Can't Be Taken Because Regular Mechanism For Eviction Found To Be Time-Consuming: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment whereby it set aside an order passed by the Chairperson of the District Disaster Management Authority that called upon the Secretary of the Panchayat concerned to demolish a dilapidated building.The petitioner before Justice C. Jayachandran was the tenant of the building that was under the ownership of the Panchayat. He contended that the...

EPFO Can't Recover Provident Fund Settlement From Employee On Account Of Employer's Alleged Post-Surrender Violation: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that if an establishment and its provident fund trust fail to transfer past accumulations to the Employee Provident Fund Organisarion after surrender of exemption, the statutory liability is on the employer and the trust and not automatically on the employee who received settlement of his own PF dues. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka held that, in the absence of...