Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra As Acting Chief Justice Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Centre on Monday notified the appointment of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra as the Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court pursuant to elevation of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu 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 Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Judge of the High Court of...

Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: May 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 139 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 164Nominal IndexUnion of India & Ors. v/s Lilavantiben B Sonegra, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 139Mahil Infra A Partnership Firm v/s Airport Authority of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 140State of Gujarat v/s Fillupbhai Magalbhai Mistry & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 141Champaklal Naranji Patel v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Arrest Of Photocopy Shop-Owner Accused Of Making Fake Aadhaar Cards For Bangladeshi Nationals

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 1) refused to entertain a plea challenging the arrest of a photocopy shop owner accused of creating fake Aadhaar and PAN cards for alleged illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, while permitting the petitioner to withdraw the plea, graned him liberty to approach the trial court for bail.During the hearing...

Meghalaya High Court Legal Services Committee Forms Panel For Handling Death Sentence Reference Matters

The Legal Services Committee of the Meghalaya High Court recently constituted a 'Panel for Handling Death Sentence Reference Matters Brought before the Honourable High Court'. The said Panel has been comprised of the following members:Senior Advocate Kaustav Paul Advocate Phuyosa YobinAdvocate Philemon Nongbri The Panel was constituted in pursuance of the order dated April 27 by the Supreme...

'Attempt To Stop Police Search For Murder Accused Brother-In-Law' MP High Court Fines Man ₹50K For Filing Fake Plea Over Sister's Detention

The Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed Rs. 50,000 cost on a man who had filed a habeas corpus plea claiming that his sister was illegally detained, observing that it seemed that the entire story was developed by the siblings in order to stop the police from looking for the sister's husband who is wanted in a murder case. The petition was filed by the corpus's brother, Shalinder Singh, who...

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

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 190- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 194Nominal CitationsCristian Soporuchukwu v. State of Karnataka ,2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 190Mahesh Shetty Thimarody v. State of Karnataka , 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 191Sri Manjunatha N. v. State of Karnataka & Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 192Sri Pradeepkumar v. State by Vidhana Soudha Police Station & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 193Mr. Nixon v....

Kerala High Court Asks ED Not To Act Against CMRL Until Verdict On Appeal Challenging Refusal To Quash PMLA Case, Order On June 5

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 1) reserved its verdict in the appeal filed by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and its officials challenging an order of the Single Bench that dismissed a plea seeking to quash the proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged case of misappropriation of public funds.The verdict is likely to be pronounced on Friday (June 5)....

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sanjeev Kumar As Acting Chief Justice Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

The Central Government on Monday (June 1) notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Kumar as the Acting Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court consequent upon the elevation of Chief Justice Arun Palli to the Supreme Court of India.The appointment has been made by the in exercise of powers under Article 223 of the Constitution of India. The notification, issued by...

AP High Court Quashes Wantonly Provoking Rioting Charge Against 2 Over Social Media Post Alleging Ex-MLA's Son Was Arrested In Drugs Case

The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed the offence of 'wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot', lodged against two persons in connection with circulation of an allegedly false social media post in 2021 claiming that the son of a former MLA had been arrested in a drug case.The Court held that the offence under Section 153(Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot)...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 25 - May 31, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 174 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 187Nominal Index: Central MP Gramin Bank v Babita Mor 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 174X v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 175Santosh Agrawal v MP Madhya Kshetra Vidhut Vitran 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 176Anuj Kumar Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 177Laxmikant Sonu v Smt Radha 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 178Smt Jyoti Shrivastav v State...

Three Judicial Officers Sworn-In As Additional Judges Of Karnataka High Court

Three judicial officers were sworn-in as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 1). Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru administered the oath of office to the newly appointed judges. The Central Government on Friday (May 29) had notified the appointments.The following judicial officers have been appointed as Additional Judges:Smt. Kedambadi Ganesh ShanthiShri Brungesh...

Jammu And Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 25 - May 31, 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 227 - 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 236Nominal IndexFariz Gulzar (through father) v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 227Arif Billa Sheikh v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 228Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. & Ors. v. Naseer Ahmad Sheikh 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 229Bashir Ahmad Akhoon & Anr. v. Ghulam Ahmad Malik 2026 LiveLaw (JKL)...