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PIL Moved In Karnataka High Court Against State Govt Order Directing Singing Of Only First-Two Stanzas Of Vande Mataram Song

A PIL has been moved before the Karnataka High Court challenging the State Government's recent order mandating that only the first two stanzas of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' shall be sung at State Government functions, except those attended by the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, or Governor.The matter is expected to be mentioned today before the high court for listing. The...

NEET-UG: Delhi High Court Questions Requirement For NRI Sponsor To Prove They Looked After Student As Guardian

The Delhi High Court has questioned the requirement for an NRI sponsor to establish that they had actually looked after a student as his or her guardian for the purpose of NRI quota admission following the NEET-UG examination. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 843]Justice Jasmeet Singh said that the requirement “appears to introduce a subjective criterion,” which may vary from case to case.The Court...

Parole Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Convict Is Citizen Of Nepal When Family Residing In India For Decades: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a convict's Nepalese citizenship, by itself, cannot be a ground to deny parole when his family has been residing in India for several decades. The Court observed that where the prisoner's family has established long-standing residential and social ties in India, and his conduct in custody is satisfactory, apprehensions of absconding to Nepal...

Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow PIL Alleging DUSU Election Process Violates Lyngdoh Committee Norms

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court challenging the election notification concerning the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls for the academic year 2026–27.The matter was mentioned today by a counsel before a division bench headed by Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya which allowed listing for tomorrow.The DUSU elections are scheduled for September 18....

Gravity Of Offence No Bar To Grant Of Bail When Trial Fails To Progress With Reasonable Pace: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the gravity of an offence, by itself, is not an absolute bar on the grant of bail when the trial does not progress with reasonable expedition. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 842]Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav made the observation while granting bail to an accused, who had remained in custody for over 12 years in a 2013 murder-cum-robbery case, noting that the trial...

Dimapur-Kohima Road Works: Gauhati High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Slow Progress, Directs Authorities To Expedite Pending Works

The Gauhati High Court has expressed displeasure over the slow progress of works on different stretches of the Dimapur-Kohima road and directed the authorities and contractors to expedite the pending works.A Division Bench of Justice Manish Choudhury and Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer observed, “We are constrained to express our displeasure with regard to the construction progress achieved...

Calcutta High Court Directs CBI To Probe Money Trail Behind 42 Allegedly Unauthorised Buildings, Seeks KMCs Demolition Plan

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary enquiry into allegations concerning a large number of completely unauthorised multi-storeyed buildings in Kolkata, including the alleged flow of multiple crores of rupees into their construction and sale.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice...

High Court Raps Delhi Police For Failure To Brief Prosecutor In Bail Matter, Directs DCP To Appear

The Delhi High Court has criticised the Delhi Police for failing to brief prosecutor in time in bail matters, observing that such lapses reflect how the police “appear to be treating” the issue of individual liberty. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 841]Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observations while hearing two bail pleas arising from FIRs registered under Sections 22 and 29 of the Narcotic...

Madras High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Man Accused Of Pelting Stone At Dog That Bit Him, Finds No Evidence Indicating Dog Was Injured

The Madras High Court recently quashed a criminal case lodged against a man who was accused of pelting stones at a dog that bit him. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 443] Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan noted that though the man was accused of pelting stones, there was "no evidence" to show that the dog had suffered injury. On the other hand, the man had lodged a complaint to substantiate that he was...