Does Rejection Of Bail Bar Subsequent Challenge To Legality Of Arrest? Allahabad High Court Answers

Distinguishing the Supreme Court's 2025 judgment in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Kusum Sahu [2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1110], the Allahabad High Court last week held that rejection of a regular bail application does not, by itself, bar a subsequent challenge to the legality of an arrest and judicial remand under Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice...

AP High Court Asks Endowments Department To Decide Representation For Temple Trustee Post After Hearing Applicant

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Endowment Department to decide a representation seeking appointment as a member of a Temple Trust Board after affording the applicant a sufficient opportunity of hearing. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 172]Disposing of a writ petition, Justice Kiranmayee Mandava issued directions to the Commissioner, Endowments Department, to consider the petitioner's...

Insurance Company Can't File Writ To Challenge Compensation Granted To Beneficiary Under Govt Welfare Scheme: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an insurance company cannot invoke the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to challenge compensation awarded to a beneficiary under a government welfare scheme by relying on alleged violations of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) executed between the insurer and the State Government.It held that such a dispute is...

Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Enter Appearance Before Delhi High Court In Contempt Case Over Posts Against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and leaders Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj among others entered appearance before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (August 4) in a suo motu criminal contempt case initiated for allegedly vilifying Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma through a targeted campaign across social media platforms.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja...

Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maha Govt Over Failure To Constitute Street Vendors' Grievance Redressal Committees, Calls Approach 'Careless'

The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Maharashtra Government over its failure to constitute Grievance Redressal Committees under Section 20 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 across the State, observing that despite the Government Resolution dated 28 April 2026 directing constitution of such Committees within three months, there...

Jharkhand High Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Compensation For Illegal Shop Demolition, Calls Actions 'High-Handed'

The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the State's appeal against an order directing it to compensate a shop owner whose premises were demolished without authority of law, holding that the appeal was “an abuse of the judicial process” and appeared to have been filed only because officials feared recovery proceedings against them.A Division Bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice...

Character Certificate Can't Be Denied Merely Due To Pendency Of Criminal Case: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a character certificate cannot be denied merely because a criminal case is pending against the applicant.The bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek Saran held that the pendency of a criminal case under Sections 323, 504 and 506 IPC, by itself, could not be a ground to reject an application for issuance of a character certificate.“….we are...

Bombay High Court Restrains Caste Scrutiny Committee Members From Discharging Duties; Says Ignoring HC Orders May Amount To Contempt

The Bombay High Court has restrained three members of the Nashik Caste Scrutiny Committee from discharging their duties, observing that their conduct in disregarding several orders passed by the High Court and setting at naught caste validity certificates granted pursuant to those orders raised a grave doubt as to whether they were competent to discharge such important statutory functions....

Madras High Court Directs Udhayanidhi Stalin's Release Today After TN Govt Says It Only Wants To Question Him

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (August 4), asked the Tamil Nadu police to release the Leader of the Opposition, Udhayanidhi Stalin, who has been arrested by the Thanjavur police in connection with a case for allegedly making derogatory statements against women.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan recorded the submission of Advocate General Vijay Narayan that though Udhayanidhi has been arrested and...

ED Officials Attack: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Six More Accused

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 4) granted regular bail to four CPI(M) workers, who were arrested for being allegedly involved in the attack against officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 424]The case refers to the alleged attack on ED officials and damage to vehicles following an ED search operation at the residence of Opposition Leader Of Kerala,...

Medical Representative Is Not 'Workman' Under Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a medical representative is not a 'workman' under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 read with the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976.Section 6(2) of the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 provides that the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, as in force for the time being, shall apply...

Employee Absorbed In New Cadre Can't Be Denied Its Benefits Due To Initial Appointment In Another Cadre: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that once an employee is permanently absorbed in a cadre, he becomes a member of that cadre for all service purposes, and the cadre in which he was first appointed cannot thereafter be used to deny him the financial benefits attached to the cadre he was absorbed into.It held that upon absorption, the lien on the earlier post and the incidents of the earlier...