AP Nurses Association Does Not Perform Public Functions, Writ Won't Lie Against Appointment Of Election Officer By State Govt: High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed two writ petitions filed by a nurse challenging the conduct of elections to the AP Government Nurses Association, holding that disputes relating to elections of a private society cannot be adjudicated in writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution.Justice Nyapathy Vijay held that the Andhra Pradesh Government Nurses Association is a...

Enemy Infiltrated Govt Through Employees To Advance Terror Agenda: J&K&L High Court Upholds Constable's Dismissal For Sheltering Militant

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the dismissal of a police constable who was found involved in anti-national activities, observing that the enemy had been using multiple tools and strategies to disintegrate the nation by infiltrating the Government through its employees and members of the security forces.The Court held that the respondent was one such pawn in the...

Kerala HC Reserves Order On Transit Anticipatory Bail Plea By Kumbh Mela Star, Husband In MP Police FIR Over Father's Abduction Allegation

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 2) reserved verdict in the transit anticipatory bail plea moved by viral Kumbh Mela star and her husband in an FIR lodged after her father filed a complaint before Madhya Pradesh police alleging abduction of his daughter.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath reserved his verdict after hearing arguments by the parties. Earlier in the day the court had permitted...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Plea Alleging Violation Of Order Asking IGP To Consider Film Producer's Complaint Against DySP

The HC had earlier directed IGP Ernakulam range to consider the producer's representation who had alleged improper behaviour by the Deputy SP

Mere Association With Gang Leader Cannot Justify Property Attachment Under UP Gangster Act Without Nexus To Crime: Uttarakhand HC

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that mere association or acquaintance with an alleged gang leader cannot by itself justify attachment of property under the U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. The Court observed that attachment of property affecting rights protected under Article 300A of the Constitution must be founded on specific and cogent material...

Madras High Court Acquits Four Convicts In Double Murder Case, Finds Investigation 'Bizarre' And Defective

The Madras High Court recently set aside the conviction and sentence of four men in a double murder case after noting that the investigating officer had conducted a bizarre investigation, leaving out vital witnesses and not recording their statements. Justice N Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan held that the prosecution had failed to prove the case only because of a...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Naga Chaitanya's Personality Rights Against Pornographic Content, Unauthorised Merchandise

The Delhi High Court recently passed an ex parte ad interim order protecting the personality rights of Telugu actor Akkineni Naga Chaitanya.Justice Jyoti Singh restrained several websites, online sellers and unidentified persons from exploiting the actor's name, image, voice, likeness and other personality attributes through pornographic content, AI-generated deepfakes and...

Illegal Liquor Sales Beyond Permitted Hours Threaten Public Health And Safety: Rajasthan High Court Orders Surprise Inspections

The Rajasthan High Court took suo motu cognizance of the rampant liquor sales in Jodhpur, even after the statutorily prescribed hours. The Court opined that such unregulated after-hours liquor sales undermined the constitutional objectives under Articles 21 and 47 by affecting public health, road safety, women's and youth's safety, and maintenance of public order. The division bench of...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 25 To May 31, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 531 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 551NOMINAL INDEXNeerja v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 531 Mr. C. Asok Kumar v. Bar Council Of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 532 DPS Vasant Kunj & Ors. v. GNCTD (and batch) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 533 Prithipal Singh v. Government Of Nct Of Delhi Through Its Secretary And Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 534 UNION OF INDIA & ANR v/s DELHI RACE CLUB...

MP High Court Refuses To Protect Shyamla Hills Occupants From Eviction, Says No Legal Or Forest Rights Established Over Govt Land

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to grant further protection against eviction of a group of residents occupying the government land in Bhopal's Shyamla Hills area, observing that the occupants failed to establish any legal, tenancy, ownership or forest rights over the disputed property. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Vivek Jain observed:"we are of the...

LIC Employees Can Be Engaged As Enumerators & Supervisors For Census Duties: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the employees of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) can legally be engaged as 'Enumerators' and 'Supervisors' for census duties.A bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak thus dismissed a petition moved by 'North Central Zone Insurance Employees', an association of Class III and Class IV employees of the LIC, challenging the entrustment of census...

Justice Ravindra Ghuge Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Bombay High Court

The Central Government on Monday (June 1) notified the appointment of Justice Ravindra Ghuge as the Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.This comes after the HC's Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar was elevated to the Supreme Court. "In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Ravindra V Ghuge, Judge...