Provisionally Enrolled Advocates Can Practice Freely For 2 Years Pending AIBE, But Can't Vote In Bar Elections: BCI

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a detailed clarification confirming that provisionally enrolled advocates are fully entitled to practice law immediately upon enrolment, without having cleared the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE), during the prescribed two-year period.The BCI clarified that advocates enrolled by State Bar Councils are entitled to practice law in its entirety during...

Granting Protection To Minor In Live-In Relationship Would Implicitly Sanction What Law Expressly Prohibits: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking police protection filed by a minor girl and her major partner, holding that granting protection in such cases would amount to implicitly sanctioning relationship involving a minor—something the statutory framework expressly prohibits.Justice Sumeet Goel dismissing the plea said, "Ergo, in adjudicating upon a petition...

Victim Accompanied Accused For A Month Without Seeking Help: J&K&L High Court Upholds Acquittal In Kidnapping, Rape Case

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has refused to overturn the acquittal of a man accused of kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old woman, observing that the prosecution's own evidence indicated that the prosecutrix had voluntarily accompanied the accused, stayed with him for over a month, travelled in public transport without raising any alarm, and failed to seek help despite...

LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 27 - August 02, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 154 - 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 169Nominal IndexSornapudi Chinna Rao v. Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration Department & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 154P. Karna & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 155Garikina Satyarao v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 156Chappidi Ravindranatha Reddy & Ors. v. Challa...

Allegations On Tampering Of NEET OMR Sheet 'Serious', Cannot Be Accepted Merely On Candidate's Suspicion: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that allegations of tampering with a NEET candidate's OMR sheet are serious and cannot be accepted merely on the basis of suspicion, conjecture or subjective belief in the absence of substantive evidence. The Court further observed that a candidate cannot bypass the examining authority's grievance redressal mechanism and directly invoke the High Court's...

Unregistered Sale Agreement Delivering Possession Can't Be Marked As Evidence Without Payment Of Stamp Duty: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that where an agreement of sale specifically recites delivery of possession, the document attracts stamp duty and penalty, and cannot be received in evidence unless it is duly stamped. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 171]Dismissing a Civil Revision Petition, Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda upheld the trial court's order refusing to mark an unregistered agreement...

S.397(2) CrPC | Order Refusing Additional Evidence At Appellate Stage Is Interlocutory, Revision Not Maintainable: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a criminal revision petition is not maintainable against an interlocutory order rejecting an application to adduce additional evidence at the appellate stage. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 170]The Court clarified that such an order does not determine the substantive rights of the parties and is therefore barred from revision under Section 397(2) of the Code...

J&K&L High Court Upholds Removal Of Civil Judge Accused Of Taking 7.5 Lakh Bribe, Says Credibility Rests On Character Of Judges

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while upholding the removal of a judicial officer accused of taking money on the promise of securing public employment, has held that the credibility of the judicial institution depends not only on the correctness of judicial decisions but also on the character, integrity and rectitude of those who hold judicial office.The Court was hearing a...

'What Stops You From Registering FIR When Someone Raises Suspicion?' Bombay High Court To Mumbai Police In Disha Salian Death Case

The Bombay High Court on Monday (August 3) questioned the Mumbai Police over its decision not to register a First Information Report (FIR) despite the suspicion of murder expressed by the father of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande orally remarked, "when somebody is raising a suspicion...

LiveLaw Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 27 to August 2, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 348 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 360Nominal Index Binod Sitaram Agarwal vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 348Wu Jyun Lin vs Foreigners Regional Registration Office, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 349Firoz Abdul Wahab Khan vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 350Shashi Kiran Shetty vs Scoopwhoop Media Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 351Maheshkumar B Patel vs...

Senior Citizens Act Not A Tool To Evict Tenants; SDM Lacks Jurisdiction In Landlord-Tenant Disputes: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot be invoked to evict a tenant in a landlord-tenant dispute, observing that such disputes must be adjudicated under the applicable tenancy laws before the competent civil court.Justice Smita Das De quashed an order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Siliguri directing...

LiveLaw Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 27 - August 02, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 116 – 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 122Nominal IndexWells Fargo International Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Telangana State Human Rights Commission & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 116Dr. Peddeli David v. State of Telangana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 117Kistaiahgari Sandeep v. State of Telangana & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 118Sri Chandra Mohan Reddy Somi Reddy v. Union Bank...