State Election Commission Can't Delete Voter's Name From Municipal Roll, Can Only Replicate Assembly List: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has said that State Election Commission does not exercise any independent right over inclusion or deletion of names from its electoral rolls, and it only is empowered to replicate the electoral roll of the Assembly constituencyIn doing so, it granted relief to a woman whose request for inclusion in the roll to participate in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition Challenging MLA's Election Over Alleged EVM-VVPAT Discrepancies

The Bombay High Court has held that an election petition alleging discrepancies between EVM data and VVPAT slips is liable to be dismissed where it does not disclose material facts constituting a complete cause of action. The Court observed that mere assertions of discrepancies without pleading how such discrepancies materially affected the election result are insufficient under the...

Advocate Can't Stall Execution Of Former Client's Decree Over Unpaid Fees: Kerala High Court Slaps ₹50K Cost On Two Lawyers

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by two practicing advocates, who sought to keep in abeyance the execution proceedings of their former client in a land acquisition reference proceedings, over unpaid legal fees.Noting that the engagement of the petitioners as lawyers was terminated by the clients, owing to disputes relating to Advocates fees, Justice Bechu...

Bye-Election Cannot Be Held If Remaining Assembly Term Falls Below One Year: Bombay HC Quashes ECI Notification For Ponda Bye-Election

The Bombay High Court has quashed the notification for the Ponda bye-election, observing that the expression “remainder of the term” under clause (a) of the proviso to Section 151-A of the Representation of the People Act must be reckoned from the date of declaration of the result of the bye-election. The Court observed that if the remaining tenure from such date is less than one year,...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail In 2021 Mundra Drug Bust Case, Flags 'Inordinate Delay' By NIA In Trial Despite SC Orders

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man booked in a case over seizure of 2,988 kg heroin consignment in Mundra port in 2021, observing that despite timeline to conduct the trial given by the Supreme Court the prosecution agency NIA could not ensure deposition of all witnesses relevant to the accused. This, the court said, established that there had been an "inordinate delay" in the...

'Jobless' Husband, Wife Earning 'Handsome Salary': Karnataka HC Refuses To Enhance Maintenance, Rejects Cross-Pleas In DV Case

The Karnataka High Court recently refused to enhance the maintenance amount awarded to a wife in her plea under the Domestic Violence Act, noting that the husband claimed that he was 'jobless' and the wife is getting a handsome salary.A bench of Justice V Srishananda, however, also denied relief to the husband who sought the setting aside of the 2015 order of the Family Court directing him to...

RTE Act | Karnataka High Court Questions School For Forcing TC, Denying Re-Exam To Class 8 Student Over 'Animosity' With His Father

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [April 9] took exception to a private school's conduct in refusing a re-examination to a Class 8 student and forcing a Transfer Certificate (TC) upon him, allegedly due to 'animosity' stemming from a Lokayukta complaint filed by the student's father.The bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M Poonacha was hearing submissions made by the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 68 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 93Nominal Index Pankaj Mishra v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 68Sultan Singh Nagar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 69Smt Karuna Bajpai v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 70Lakhan Singh Solanki v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 71Ramniwas Rawat v. Mukesh Malhotra & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 72Ramniwas Rawat...

Co-Tenancy Can't Be Allowed Based On Assumption Of Existence Joint Family, Must Prove Plot Is Ancestral: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court had held that co-tenancy cannot be allowed based on assumption of existence joint family. It held that party must prove plot is ancestral along with identity and continuity of entry. Justice Chandra Kumar Rai held,“… plot in question was not proved to be ancestral as well as identity of plots and continuity of entry of the plot in question has not been established,...

P&H High Court Seeks Response From Centre, Punjab Govt In Plea Challenging Takedown Of Journalist's Facebook Page

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought a response from the Union of India, Facebook and the State of Punjab on a plea challenging the removal of a journalist's Facebook page. The Court noted that the respondents require time to obtain instructions in the matter.Justice Jagmohan Bansal was hearing a writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution seeking the setting aside...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Accused In Digital Arrest Involving ₹3 Crore Duped From Retired Principal

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to an accused in a case involving alleged cyber fraud, where a retired Principal was duped of over Rs. 3 crore through a “digital arrest” modus. The Court observed that, considering the role attributed to the petitioner, the period of custody and the fact that the trial would take time, the petitioner was entitled to bail.Justice...

JJB, Children's Court Must Give Reasons For Denying Bail: Gujarat High Court Directs Release Of Teenager Booked In Murder Case

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a child-in-conflict with law booked along with other CCLs for murder of another minor boy, after noting that the Juvenile Justice Board as well as the appellate court/children's court did not give reasons for rejecting the bail plea.It further noted that both the JJB and the appellate court had dealt with the CCL's bail plea not as one under section 12...