Bombay High Court Seizes Phone After Advocate's Clerk Caught Recording Court Proceedings, Fines Both

The Bombay High Court recently ordered the seizure of a mobile handset and further imposed cost of Rs 10,000 on an advocate's clerk caught videorecording the court proceedings, purportedly on instructions of a Junior Advocate. The High Court also imposed cost of Rs 25,000 on the said Junior Advocate.A division bench of Justice Girish Kulkarni and Justice Dr Neela Gokhale in its October 19...

MP High Court Closes Bar Association President's Plea After WhatsApp Restores Accounts

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of the plea filed by the President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association challenging the blocking of his WhatsApp accounts.The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra disposed of the petition after the counsel for WhatsApp submitted that the accounts were 'made functional now'."Counsel appearing for the respondent no. 2 submits that both...

Indore Metro Project: MP High Court Permits Tree Felling, But Directs Phased Cutting Under Bird Experts' Supervision

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions against the cutting of 150 trees for the Indore Metro Project, while issued comprehensive directions in the matter. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 425]The division bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai passed the following directions:We hereby direct the respondents not to cut all the...

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: October 23, 2026

State Can't Escape Liability For Harm Caused By Wild Animals Merely Because It Does Not Own Or Control Them: Kerala High Court50 Years After State Acquired Land, Patna High Court Says Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Entitled To Compensation Under 2013 Act'No Mechanical Arrests': Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For Police To Curb Unwarranted FIRs Over Social Media...

Delhi High Court Says Neha Bora's Peace-Bond Notice Based On Diary Entries, Prohibitory Orders Covered Mandi House

The Delhi High Court said that Special Executive Magistrate's notice to execute a personal bond of ₹10,000 with one surety to maintain peace during an inquiry after she was detained last week, was not merely based on hearsay material but also based on case diary entries lodged at different police stations pertaining to different events. The court however directed the State to provide...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Two Accused Of Setting Electric Fence That Killed 11-Year-Old

The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of two persons booked for culpable homicide over the electrocution of a minor boy in an agricultural field lined with an electric fence, finding that the foundational fact that the plot was in fact owned by the accused persons could not be established by the prosecution. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 292]The court was hearing State's appeal against...

No Right To Obtain Archived Court Hearing Recordings Without Court's Permission: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed a writ petition seeking access to the archived audio-visual recordings of court proceedings, holding that litigants do not have an absolute right to copies of recordings unless specifically ordered by a Court. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 428]The single judge bench of Justice CM Poonacha, referring to Rule 8 (Storage and Access) and Rule 10...

Rajasthan High Court Admits Appeal Against SC/ST Ward Reservation Over Allegedly Fake Population Data, But Refuses To Stay Election Process

The Rajasthan High Court has admitted an appeal challenging the reservation of wards in Gram Panchayat Majhiwala for persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), allegedly based on incorrect population data, but refused to stay the ongoing Panchayat election process.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu declined...

Delhi High Court Rejects Neha Bora's Plea Against Peace Bond Notice Amid Anti-CEC Protests

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea by National President of All India Students Association (AISA) Neha Bora challenging a notice to execute a personal bond of ₹10,000 with one surety to maintain peace during an inquiry, after she was detained at Mandi House during a protest on October 16.Justice Subramonium Prasad while pronouncing the order said that there were "adequate...

Surat Municipal Corporation's U-Turn On Rehabilitation Assurance To Demolition Victims Prima Facie Contemptuous: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (October 23) said that the "change of stand" by Commissioner of Surat Municipal Corporation and Chairperson of corporation's Standing Committee in not providing alternative accommodation to residents whose homes were demolished despite an earlier assurance was "prima facie" contemptuous. Justice Nikhil S Kariel was hearing a petition filed by a group of...

Driver Can't Escape Negligence By Citing Sudden Appearance Of Stray Animal, Must Anticipate Road Hazards: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the “agony of the moment” principle cannot be invoked to absolve a driver of negligence merely because a stray animal suddenly appears on the road. Justice Anish Dayal said that drivers are expected to anticipate such hazards and exercise reasonable care to prevent harm to vehicle occupants and other road users.The Court made the observation...

Custody Plea Under Guardians & Wards Act Must Be Heard By Court Where Child Resides: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that proceedings seeking custody of a child under Guardians and Wards Act must be heard by the family court in whose jurisdiction the child resides. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 291]The court was hearing an estranged wife's plea to transfer the husband's matrimonial suit from Family Court, Himmatnagar to Family Court, Rajkot where she is residing with her parents.She...