P&H High Court Upholds Arms Act Charge Against Sikh Man Accused Of Using Kirpan In Assault, Says Article 25 Protection To Be Decided In Trial

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that a Sikh man accused of using a Kirpan to cause injury cannot claim the constitutional protection available under Explanation I to Article 25 of the Constitution at the stage of framing of charge, holding that whether the Kirpan was being carried as an essential article of faith or was used as a weapon can only be determined at trial.The Court...

"Young Advocates Shouldn't Wither Away From Profession": Bombay High Court Seeks State, Bar Council's Response On Plea For Stipend

The Bombay High Court recently ordered the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and also the State Government to file their detailed affidavits spelling out the steps taken so far or proposed to be taken to provide financial assistance to young advocates at the Bar to ensure that the young advocates, who face financial difficulties during the initial years of their practice, do not abandon...

Deceased's Car Hitting Offending Vehicle From Behind Not Contributory Negligence In Absence Of Evidence: AP High Court

Enhancing a motor accident award, the Andhra Pradesh High Court said that deceased's car dashing into the offending vehicle from behind is not enough for Insurance Company to claim contributory negligence in absence of rebuttal evidence particularly of the offending vehicle's driver. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 174]Dismissing an appeal filed by the insurer, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice...

PFI 'Terror Plot' Case | Allahabad High Court Questions Lucknow NIA Court Over No Progress In Trial Against Accused Arrested In 2021

The Allahabad High Court on Monday expressed its surprise and questioned the lack of progress in the trial of 2 accused arrested in 2021 in an alleged PFI terror plot case. The High Court sought a comprehensive report from the Special Sessions Judge, NIA/ATS, Lucknow, questioning why its earlier directions to conclude the trial expeditiously and to ensure the proper conduct of the...

In A First, Punjab & Haryana High Court Hyperlinks All Precedents Cited In Its Judgement

In a first, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has embedded working hyperlinks to every precedent cited in its judgment— spanning over 35 Supreme Court decisions stretching from 1951 to 2025, allowing any reader to instantly access and verify the full text of each authority relied upon.In its 32-page judgement, the Division bench of the High Court referred to 35 case laws with the link...

Death Sentences Set Aside In Minor's Rape-Murder Case: P&H High Court Remands Matter After Finding Defects In Trial

In a significant ruling arising from the brutal rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the death sentences awarded by the trial Court to both convicts and remanded the matter for retrial from summons stage.The Court found that the Investigating Officer had failed to forward the FSL report to the post-mortem doctors for their final opinion on...

LiveLaw Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Calcutta High Court Asks SIR Tribunal To Expeditiously Decide Agniveer Recruit's Appeal Over Voter Roll DeletionCase: Akash Sarkar v. Union of India & Ors.,Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 258The Calcutta High Court has directed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Appellate Tribunal at Cooch Behar to expeditiously decide the appeal of an Agniveer recruitment candidate whose name was deleted...

Gujarat High Court Suggests Area-Wise Sterilisation, Vaccination & Geo-Tagging Of Stray Dogs

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (August 4) orally suggested the State authorities to ensure that stray dogs are sterilized, vaccinated and geo tagged territory wise in a phased manner. The Court was hearing a suo motu PIL registered to monitor compliance with Supreme Court directions to remove dogs from the premises of educational institutions, hospitals, bus stands, railway stations, etc....

Failure To Place Relevant Material Before District Magistrate Vitiates Preventive Detention Order: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside a preventive detention order after observing the relevant material was not placed before the District Magistrate while passing the detention order. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 173]Holding that such non-consideration vitiates the detention, the Court set aside both the detention order and the Government's confirmation order, while leaving it open to the...

Can Death-Row Convict Engage Private Mitigation Investigator Alongside State's SC-Mandated Sentencing Exercise? Bombay High Court Seeks Reply

The Bombay High Court has sought the State Government's response on whether permitting the appointment of a private mitigating investigator, alongside the exercise directed to be undertaken by the State under the Supreme Court's decisions in Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Aman Singh v. State of Bihar, would result in duplication of the exercise. The Court observed that there should be...

'Advice' To Pay Cheque Amount Is Legally A Demand If Notice Clearly Seeks Payment: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that a statutory notice issued under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 need not expressly use the word "demand" to satisfy the legal requirement. A notice advising or requesting the drawer to pay the cheque amount would be sufficient if, read as a whole, it clearly conveys the requirement to make payment.Justice Sanjeev Kumar Sharma made...

Trustee Can Face Cheque Bounce Case Even If Trust Isn't Made Accused: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that arraigning and issuing demand notice to the concerned trustee, who issued a cheque on behalf of the trust, is sufficient and the trust need not be impleaded as an accused in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (the 'NI Act'). [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 90]Negating a plea brought under Section 482 of the CrPC...