Rajasthan High Court Directs Collections From 'Illegal' Toll Plaza Be Used For Tree Plantation

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Project Director of the Rajasthan State Highways Authority to expeditiously decide, within three months, an application seeking implementation of the District Collector's order directing relocation of an allegedly illegal toll plaza. The Court also directed that details of the toll collections be retained and placed before the Project Director, who...

LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 266 to 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 313NOMINAL INDEXVinod Kumar v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 266M/s Shyam and Shyam Oil Mills Private Limited v Gnet Impex Private Limited & Anr.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 267Conflict with law Juvenile X v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 268Jeet Singh v State of Rajasthan, and other connected petitions; 2026...

Telangana High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Election Of BRS MLA KT Rama Rao

The Telangana High Court has rejected an election petition challenging the victory of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party's KT Rama Rao during the 2023 Telangana Assembly Elections. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 125] Justice N Rajeshwar Rao allowed a plea by Rao seeking to reject the election petition filed by Kondam Karuna Mahender Reddy. Reddy had filed the election petition seeking to declare...

Proof Of Saptapadi Ceremony Not Required At Cognizance Stage In Bigamy Complaint: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings for the offence of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, holding that whether the essential ceremonies of the alleged second marriage, including Saptapadi, were performed is a matter of trial and “cannot be gone into at the primary stage of taking cognizance”.Relying on the Supreme Court's decision in...

'Nobody Is Prohibiting Practice Of Religion': Bombay High Court Says PoP Idol Immersion Case Is Limited To Environmental Issue

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (August 5) clarified that the litigation concerning immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesh idols are confined to the environmental impact of immersing such idols in natural water bodies and do not seek to interfere with the religious practices of the Hindu community. Emphasising that "nobody is prohibiting the practise of religion," division bench of...

Loan Amount Not 'Entrusted Property'; Mere Failure To Repay Doesn't Constitute Criminal Breach Of Trust: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that money advanced as a loan cannot be treated as property “entrusted” to the borrower for the purpose of constituting criminal breach of trust under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court observed that a borrower is free to use the loan amount, unlike a person who receives property through entrustment and must deal with it subject to the...

State-Owned Corporations Can't Cite Financial Constraints To Deny Pensionary Benefits: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that State-owned corporations cannot cite financial constraints to deny pensionary benefits to eligible employees and their families, observing that such entities "are nothing but white elephants" if they continue to withhold dues despite settled legal rights. Allowing a writ petition filed by the legal heirs of a voluntarily retired employee, the...

SC Candidates Availing Domicile-Based Relaxation Eligible For Selection Under Open Merit In BSF Recruitment: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while directing the appointment of Scheduled Caste candidates excluded from BSF recruitment despite securing higher marks than selected open merit candidates, has held that candidates who availed physical relaxation based on Jammu and Kashmir domicile cannot be confined to the reserved quota merely because they applied under the Scheduled...

Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Booked For 'Threatening' Social Media Posts Against Police Officer & Family

The Kerala High Court recently denied bail to Arjun A., who had allegedly threatened Kothamangalam SHO on social media and had sent sexually explicit messages to his family members. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 430]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath remarked that the accusation against Arjun was serious and that pre-arrest bail cannot be granted as a matter of course.“Perusal of the case diary reveals...

'Wolf In White Coat': Karnataka High Court Restores Doctor's Suspension In Sexual Harassment Case, Pulls Up IAS Officer For Protecting Him

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the revocation of suspension of Dr. Ashwin Hebbar, an Associate Professor accused of sexually harassing his postgraduate students. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 285]The Division Bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice T M Nadaf also directed disciplinary action against senior officials who, it found, had attempted to protect the doctor, including Mohammed Mohsin,...

Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against CMD Of Government Company As It Is Not A 'Public Office': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a writ of quo warranto is not maintainable against the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of a Government company merely because the appointment is made by the President of India or the company is government-controlled. The Court further observed that for a writ of quo warranto to lie, the office in question must be a "public office" created by law and...

Chhattisgarh High Court Modifies Judgment In RTI Case, Substitutes 'Bombarded' & 'Habitual Information Seeker' With Neutral Expressions

The Chhattisgarh High Court has modified its earlier judgment by substituting the expressions "habitual information seeker" and "bombarded" with the more neutral expressions "regular information seeker" and "placed on the PIO". The Court observed that although the earlier expressions were not intended to create an adverse impression and were merely observations, substituting them would...