Trade Union Not 'State', Employer Can't Generally Invoke Article 226 To Restrain Proposed Strike: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a writ petition against a workers' union to restrain a proposed strike is not maintainable as a general rule under the Industrial Relations Code 2020, remarking that Trade Union does not qualify as 'State' under the Constitution. On the other hand, an aggrieved employer could approach the Industrial Tribunal for enforcement of the statutory prohibition...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response To Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into 12-Year-Old Missing Person Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday (August 3) sought the State's response to a plea seeking CBI probe into a 12-year-old missing persons case, which was registered in 2014 by the Kattappana police.Justice G. Girish today granted time to the public prosecutor to take instructions and posted the case on August 18 for further consideration.The plea was moved by Nariyampara resident Sajeev S. seeking an effective and scientific investigation into the mysterious disappearance of his brother Subash on...

How Should A Test Identification Parade (TIP) Be Conducted? Allahabad High Court Explains Step-By-Step Procedure

The Allahabad High Court last week elaborately explained the step-by-step procedure governing the conduct of a Test Identification Parade (TIP).The bench clarified that such an identification parade must strictly comply with the safeguards prescribed under the UP Police Regulations and the UP Jail Manual, as any unexplained delay or procedural lapse seriously undermines their...

NIA Courts Must Independently Assess Threat To Each Witness Before Declaring Them 'Protected' Under UAPA: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that Special NIA Courts must independently assess the threat perception concerning each witness before declaring them “protected” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 718]Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that blanket or omnibus orders granting witness protection in such cases, without recording proper individual...

Stray Dogs Issue: Delhi High Court Directs Launch Of Pilot Sterilisation Camp, Says Dogs Won't Be Sent To Dog Pounds Or Killed

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to identity one ward each in their area and organize a camp for sterlization and vaccination of stray dogs there, as a pilot project. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 717]A division bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajnish Kumar Gupta ordered that the initiative...

'Prima Facie' Case Of Harbouring Offender: Kerala High Court Upholds FIR Against Priest For Aiding Woman Impersonating A Lawyer

The Kerala High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a priest charged with aiding a woman who allegedly forged an advocate's enrolment certificate and practised as a lawyer, holding that the materials collected during investigation prima facie make out an offence of 'harboring' under Section 212 IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 421]For context, the allegation against the first...

Minor Procedural Lapses By NCB Can't Justify Anticipatory Bail In Commercial Quantity Drug Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that when dealing with cases emanating from border-centric drug cartels involving commercial quantities of contraband and organised networks, courts are duty-bound to exercise heightened circumspection and strict scrutiny, and that minor procedural lapses on the part of the investigating agency cannot form the basis for granting the...

Gujarat High Court Refuses To Review Order Rejecting Disclosure Of Somnath Temple ASI Survey Documents

The Gujarat High Court refused to review its order dismissing a plea seeking disclosure of archaeological survey report, ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey, maps, structural analysis, photographs, videography and all the related documents concerning the Somnath Temple site. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 210]For context, the court had in June dismissed a PIL seeking such disclosure with Rs. 2 Lakh...

'Advocate General Is Not A Mere Messenger': Orissa High Court Says AG Office Shouldn't Advise Non-Implementation Of Orders Without Stay

The Orissa High Court has expressed disappointment over a letter issued by the office of the Advocate General asking officials to refrain from implementing an authority's order merely because a writ petition was filed and pending against such order. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 88]Clarifying the settled legal position that mere filing of a writ petition does not render the decision of lower...

Husband Cannot Be Directed To Both Maintain Fixed Deposit For Child & Pay Monthly Child Maintenance Separately: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that while a father may voluntarily create a fixed deposit to secure the future of his child, such a deposit cannot be treated as a substitute for monthly maintenance. At the same time, if monthly maintenance is ultimately awarded, the father cannot be compelled to continue the fixed deposit in addition to making periodic maintenance payments.Justice...

Reliable Dying Declaration Alone Can Be Basis For Conviction: Allahabad High Court Affirms Life Sentence Of 2 For Setting Woman Ablaze

The Allahabad High Court last week affirmed the life sentence awarded to 2 women for killing a married woman by setting her ablaze while observing that a dying declaration which is voluntary, truthful and recorded when the maker is in a fit state of mind can, by itself, form the basis of conviction.A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava thus dismissed...

Cross Border Drug Smuggling Poses Threat To National Security, Destroys Generations Of Youth: P&H High Court Rejects Pre-Arrest Bail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that border-centric drug cartel cases involving commercial quantities pose "existential threat to public health, national security, and the socio-economic fabric of society, destroying entire generations of youth", and in such matters individual liberty must be carefully balanced against the overriding societal interest.Justice Alok Jain said,...