Order XI Rule 1(5) CPC Gives Court Discretion To Accept Delayed Documents On Showing Reasonable Cause: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that there is no absolute bar on production of additional documents in commercial suits beyond the timelines prescribed under the CPC, and courts retain discretion to permit late disclosure at any stage — even when the matter has reached the argument stage — provided the party shows “reasonable cause” for earlier non-disclosure. The Court clarified that procedural timelines under Order XI Rule 1 are meant to ensure discipline in commercial litigation, but cannot...

Kannur Infanticide Case: Kerala High Court Calls For Sessions Court's Opinion On Reference To Govt For Remission Of Sentence

The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 2) called for the opinion of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Taliparamba (Kannur) that convicted Saranya Valsaraj and sentenced her to life imprisonment for the murder of her one-year-old infant son.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the direction while considering an appeal preferred by Saranya challenging the conviction and the sentence imposed.The Division Bench took note of the fact that no opinion was...

Arms Licenses Scam | J&K&L High Court Directs MHA To File Fresh Affidavit On Sanction To Prosecute 8 IAS Officers

Expressing concern over the prolonged pendency of a public interest litigation relating to the infamous Arms Licenses Scam, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file a fresh affidavit indicating the progress made in taking a decision on the CBI's proposal seeking sanction to prosecute eight IAS officers.“.. We are constrained to observe that the petition at hands is being tried in public interest and is pending since 2012. But, the...

'Never Bothered About Fate Of School Children': Orissa High Court Upholds Removal Of Teacher For 7 Yrs Unauthorized Absence

The Orissa High Court has recently upheld a single bench order which had confirmed the disengagement/removal order passed against a female school teacher, on the ground of her unauthorised absence from duty for more than 7 years.While expressing disinclination to interfere with the impugned order, the Division Bench of Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad and Justice Chittaranjan Dash emphasised the role of a school teacher in shaping destiny of young students, and hence observed–“What difficulty the...

'Govt Acted Fairly': Madras High Court Dismisses Villagers' Plea Against Eviction For Madurai Airport Expansion

The Madras High Court has dismissed pleas by more than 300 families challenging the eviction proceedings initiated by the State government as part of upgrading the Madurai airport to an international airport. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the government had acted fairly and reasonably and had even granted additional compensation to the families, along with providing alternate housing. “In this case, from the above discussion, it is clear ...

'Can't Be Harassed': MP High Courts Directs Return Of NEET-PG Candidate's Original Documents Withheld Over Technicalities

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Director of Medical Education to return the original documents of a postgraduate medical candidate who left his course mid-way, observing that the candidate could not be harassed on account of a technicality when the documents were admittedly in the authorities' possession. Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed; "It goes without saying that the original documents are in possession with the respondent No.2 i.e. Director, Medical Education. The...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 22 - March 1, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 55 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 69Nominal IndexSangada Hansaben Malabhai v. State of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 55Executive Engineer G.E.B. (now Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd.) & Ors. v. Mulraj Ice Factory, Proprietor Hariharprasad Zaverilal & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 56Kinjal v State of Gujarat & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 57State of Gujarat...

'Law Can't Be Used To Settle Personal Scores': MP High Court Quashes Obscenity FIR Against Govt Officer Citing Doubtful Allegations

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR against a Central Government employee accused of sexual overtures, assault and obscene acts with a woman, observing that the medical report, along with the surrounding circumstances rendered the allegations unworthy and doubtful. Justice Himanshu Joshi said that it cannot remain oblivious to the "growing tendency of invoking serious...

'Absolute Disdain': High Court Slams UP Govt Over Senior Citizens Protection Plan; Warns Bureaucracy Of Coercive Actions

Recently, the Allahabad High Court strongly criticized the Principal Secretary (Home), Uttar Pradesh, for failing to file an affidavit in response to the HC's order regarding the state's action plan to protect the life and property of vulnerable senior citizens. Terming the official's conduct as reflecting an "absolute disdain" for court orders, a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 23 - March 1, 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 71 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 88Nominal IndexAbdul Khavee v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 71Prabhugowda Patil v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 72Ravi Hegde v/s Kelachandra Joseph George 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 73Venugopal B.C., v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 74Rohini Sindhuri, IAS v/s Roopa Divakar Moudgil ...

Fraudulent Mutation Entry Is A 'Nullity'; Limitation Begins From Knowledge Of Fraud: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that revenue entries obtained by suppressing material facts and playing fraud cannot confer legal rights, reiterating that any order secured by fraud is a “nullity and non est in the eye of law.”In doing so the court observed that challenge to a 29-year-old mutation entry would not be barred by limitation as limitation was applicable only from the date...

'Judicial Murder': Allahabad High Court Orders Administrative Action Against Trial Judge For Causing Illegal Gain To Party In Title Dispute

The Allahabad High Court recently expressed shock at the conduct of a trial judge for ignoring photocopy of the death certificate of an individual in a title dispute, thereby causing wrongful gain to the plaintiff. Stating that the reasons assigned by the judicial officer were perverse, dishonest and passed to give undue advantage to the plaintiff, Justice Sandeep Jain observed:“The...