Madras High Court Directs Police To Monitor Online Content Targeting Judges, Bars Public Meetings Aimed At Intimidating Them

Abusive, defamatory or caste-based language to attack a sitting judge is not free speech, Court held.

Fresh Writ Seeking Relief Already Covered By Unimplemented Court Direction Amounts To Multiplicity Of Proceedings: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that entertaining a fresh writ petition seeking the same relief which was already the subject matter of a direction passed by a competent court amounts to multiplicity of proceedings on the same cause of action, which is impermissible in law.The Court held that once a direction has been passed upon the official respondents to consider...

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP SEC's Response On Alleged Illegal Deletion Of 32 Names From Balrampur Panchayat Voter List

The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission over the alleged illegal deletion of 32 persons' names from the Panchayat voter list of a village in Balrampur district.A Bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Abdesh Kumar Chaudhary was hearing a writ petition filed by Santosh Kumar and 31 others, alleging that their names had been...

POCSO Victim's Deposition Must Be Recorded In-Camera Even If She Attains Majority By The Time Trial Begins: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that merely because an alleged victim turned 18-years-old at the time of commencement of POCSO trial, would not mean that provisions of POCSO Act which provide for in-camera deposition of the victim would not apply. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 300]The court was hearing a plea claiming that the victim had attained age of majority and thus the petitioner must get...

'Highly Reprehensible': Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs On UP Govt For Denying Minimum Pay To Forest Dept Daily Wagers

Court expressed "anguish" at the State for making poor daily wagers run from pillar to post for their rightful claim.

Land Acquisition Can Be For 'Public Purpose' Even If Private Entity Derives Incidental Benefit: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that land acquisition for railway connectivity to a Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal constitutes a public purpose, even if a private company operating the terminal derives incidental or consequential benefit from the project. The Court observed that Section 20-D of the Railways Act, 1989, gives landowners the right to raise objections and have...

Mini Cooper Crash: Accused Driver Suhail, Passenger Joyal Move Kerala High Court For Bail After Two Courts Denied Relief

Suhail Sajeev and Joyal S. Anto, the first and third accused in the Kochi Mini Cooper crash case that claimed the lives of 3 persons, have moved the Kerala High Court seeking regular bail.Joyal was a passenger in the Mini Cooper car, which was allegedly driven by 19-year-old Suhail in an intoxicated state. The car hit a scooter carrying three riders Eyas, Devika and Gopika. The incident...

Number Of Criminal Cases Alone Can't Justify Continued Police Surveillance: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the mere number of criminal cases registered against a person cannot by itself justify continued police surveillance.It thus directed the Superintendent of Police, Udaipur, to reconsider the continuance of a history-sheet opened against a man who had 12 cases registered against him but had suffered only one conviction, nearly 30 years ago.The bench...

MP High Court Finds Prima Facie Fraud In Filing Of Affidavits, Refuses To Return Oath Commissioner's Register

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to return the Oath Commissioner's Register after the Registrar found prima facie evidence of fraud involving allegedly forged vakalatnama and affidavits filed before the Court. Noting that the register had become a piece of evidence in the matter, the bench of Justice Deepak Khot directed:"On perusal of the enquiry report dated 24.9.2026, it is found...

Wife's Stay At Parental Home For Less Than 2-Years Not Desertion: Karnataka High Court Rejects Husband's Divorce Plea

The Karnataka High Court has held that a wife residing for less than two years at her parental home prior to presentation of divorce plea by husband is not a ground for the husband to claim desertion by wife. In doing so the court dismissed the husband's appeal challenging a Family Court order that rejected his divorce petition. A Division Bench of Justice D.K. Singh and Justice H....

Bombay High Court Rejects Woman's Plea To Terminate 24-Week Pregnancy, Says Marital Discord Not Irreconcilable

The Bombay High Court has rejected a 34-year-old woman's plea to terminate her 24-week pregnancy, observing that the marital discord between her and her husband did not appear to be serious or irreconcilable.A division bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna refused to grant any relief to the woman, who contended in her petition that she was subjected to...

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response To Supreme Court's 'Stillborn' Observation On UP Gangsters Act

The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh Government on the Supreme Court's August 2026 observations that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, is 'stillborn'.A Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh also stayed criminal proceedings against an accused booked under the Act while noting that the Supreme Court had held that the Act does...