Gujarat Govt Reinstates Special Public Prosecutor In 2019 Vadodara Custodial Death Case After High Court Intervention

The Gujarat High Court was informed on Friday (July 31) that the State government has reinstated the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP), who was earlier conducting the trial in the 2019 alleged custodial death of a Telangana man in Vadodara and whose appointment had subsequently been discontinued. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209]The development came after the High Court had asked the State to take...

Nominating Another Woman As 'Wife' In Records Can't Override Legally Wedded Wife's Right To Family Pension: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that a legally wedded wife of a deceased government employee cannot be denied family pension merely because the employee had nominated another woman as his “wife” in the pension records. A Single Bench of Justice Kaushik Goswami was hearing a writ petition filed by Shibani Dutta, whose husband, late Sankar Dutta, a retired government employee, had...

Kerala Congress (M) Candidate Moves High Court Challenging Advocate Sajeev Joseph's Election Win In Kannur

Kerala Congress (M) candidate Advocate Mathew Kunnappally has moved an election petition before the High Court, challenging the victory of Advocate Sajeev Joseph in Kannur district's Irikkur Constitutency in the 2026 Legislative Assembly Elections.Indian National Congress' Sajeev Joseph had won the election with a vote of 90,895 while Kunnappally was the runner up with 48,469 votes. Four...

'Entire Social Media Account Can't Be Blocked For Few Objectionable Posts': Kerala High Court Permits Operation Of Journalist's FB Account

The Kerala High Court recently directed that the Facebook account of journalist N. Madhavan Kutty be permitted to operate, after it was blocked on the instructions of the Police.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A., observed that the entire social media account cannot be blocked for a few objectionable posts and added that only the objectionable content may not be displayed for the time being.“if there...

J&K&L High Court Upholds CRPF Probationer's Termination, Says Militant Attack Claim To Explain Unauthorised Absence Was Afterthought

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the termination of a probationary CRPF Constable, holding that his explanation for remaining absent from duty on the ground that militants had attacked his house was an afterthought unsupported by contemporaneous material.Finding that the documents produced by the petitioner appeared to have been created only after his termination...

Fake Aadhaar, PAN Cards For Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Prima Facie Endanger India's Sovereignty: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that facilitating fake Aadhaar and PAN cards for illegal immigrants from Bangladesh prima facie amounts to an act endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 276]The single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty thus dismissed the bail plea of Sidul Mandal,...

Last Seen Theory Alone Cannot Sustain Murder Conviction: Allahabad High Court Acquits Three In 1996 Double Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court last week set aside the conviction of 3 men in a 1996 double murder case while observing that a conviction in a case based on circumstantial evidence cannot be sustained solely on the "last seen together" theory/evidence unless every link in the chain of circumstances is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.The Court found that in this case, the prosecution had failed...

Disputed Signatures On Photocopy Can't Be Sent For Handwriting Examination Without Original Document: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that disputed signatures appearing on a photocopy of a document cannot be referred for scientific examination by a handwriting expert where the original has not been produced, since a photocopy does not preserve the characteristics on which a meaningful comparison of handwriting depends. It held that the decisive consideration is whether the material proposed...

Supernumerary Posts U/S 20(4) RPwD Act Available Only To Those Who Acquire Disability During Service: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the benefit of adjustment against a supernumerary post under Section 20(4) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is available only to employees who acquire a disability during the course of their service. It ruled that the provision does not extend to persons appointed under the quota reserved for persons with benchmark...

Can CBI Re-Arrest Accused Granted Bail On Technical Grounds Without First Obtaining Bail Cancellation Order? Gauhati High Court Answers

The Gauhati High Court has held that an investigating agency can re-arrest an accused who was granted bail on procedural technicalities rather than on merits, without first obtaining an order cancelling the bail.Justice Sanjeev Kumar Sharma dismissed a criminal petition challenging a Special Judge's order issuing a production warrant and permitting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 27 To August 02, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 695 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 715NOMINAL INDEXSalman Khan v/s John Doe & Others 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 695SFLC.in (SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER, INDIA) v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 696ZARNIGAR FATIMA V/s THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, DELHI & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 697Mohd. Arfin & Anr. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi 2026...

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA's Response On Appeals Filed By Kashmiri Separatist Asiya Andrabi, Others Against UAPA Conviction

Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) Chief Asiya Andrabi and two other women associates have moved the Delhi High Court against their conviction in a UAPA case. The trial court had convicted them for their involvement in a terror conspiracy and seditious activities aimed at waging war against the Government of India and promoting secession of Jammu & Kashmir.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba...