Madras High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea For Mandatory Health Warning Boards In Tamil Language At TASMAC Shops

The Madras High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a plea seeking mandatory installation of statutory warning boards and labels, in Tamil language, in front of every liquor retail vending shop and on alcohol bottles, respectively. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan ordered notice to the Principal Secretary (Health and...

Assam Settlement Rules | Authorities Must Consider Individual Claims Before Evicting People From Reserved Land: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that where a person receives a notice alleging unauthorised occupation of land reserved under Rule 18(2) of the Settlement Rules framed under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, the competent authority must consider the person's representation and supporting documents and pass an individual speaking order determining the person's status before taking...

Allahabad High Court Orders Production Of 2 Women Allegedly Confined By Father After They Renounced Hinduism To Embrace Islam

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the production of 2 adult women before it in a habeas corpus petition alleging that they had been illegally confined by their father after they voluntarily renounced Hinduism to embrace Islam and decided to marry persons of their choice.A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain observed that if the allegations in the petition are ultimately found to be...

Subsequent Suit Arising From Same Document Should Ordinarily Be Heard By Court Hearing Earlier Suit: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where two suits between the same parties arise out of the same document and are pending before different courts of competent jurisdiction, the court in which the earlier proceeding is pending is ordinarily the more appropriate forum. It held that the subsequently instituted suit may be transferred to it under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure,...

Assam Land Policy | Long Possession Of Govt Land Doesn't Confer Right To Settlement: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that long possession or mere occupation of Government land does not confer any right to obtain settlement of such land under the Assam Land Policy, 2019.Justice Devashis Baruah observed, "This Court also takes note of Clause 14.3 of the Assam Land Policy, 2019 which categorically stipulates that there is no right of the occupier of the land to get settlement...

Retired Govt Servant Can't Get Gratuity During Pendency Of Criminal Proceedings, Seriousness Of Offence Irrelevant: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that gratuity and final retiral dues cannot be released to a retired government servant during the pendency of criminal proceedings against him, and that the seriousness of the offence he is facing is irrelevant to the question.Regulation 351-AA of the Civil Services Regulations, as applicable in Uttar Pradesh, provides that where departmental or...

High Court Seeks Kerala Congress MLA Reji Cheriyan's Response To Plea Challenging His Election Victory

The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 31) sought the response of Kuttanad constituency MLA Reji Cheriyan to the the election petition challenging his victory in the recent Assembly elections.Justice P.V. Balakrishnan today issued notice to the Congress MLA and posted the case to August 20.The petition has not been numbered yet as certain defects were noted by the High Court...

IUML Candidate CH Rasheed Moves Kerala High Court Challenging CPI(M) MLA NK Akbar's Election Win

An election petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the election win of CPI(M) MLA N.K. Akbar from Thrissur's Guruvaryur constituency.Akbar has been serving as Guruvayur MLA since 2021. The challenge was made by runner-up and Indian Union Muslim League candidate C.H. Rasheed.When the matter came up today, Justice Harisankar V. Menon granted time to the...

Times Now Navbharat Moves Delhi High Court Against Network 18, Journalist Sushant Sinha Over 'Pathshala' Show

Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, which owns Times Now Navbharat, has filed a copyright infringement suit before the Delhi High Court against Network18 and journalist Sushant Sinha, alleging that Sinha's new show, "Desh Ki Pathshala", copies the format of its programme "News Ki Pathshala."For context, Sinha hosted "News Ki Pathshala" on Times Now Navbharat before leaving the channel....

Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On BJP Leader DN Jeevaraja's Plea Against FIR In Postal Ballot Tampering Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 31) reserved its verdict on BJP leader DN Jeevaraja's plea seeking quashing of FIR lodged over alleged ballot tampering during recounting of votes of Sringeri Assembly constituency.After hearing all the parties for over an hour, Justice M Nagaprasanna said: "heard, reserved".Earlier the court had orally asked as to how tampering by Jeevaraja could...

Political Identity Should Not Influence Police Response To Criminal Complaints: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the police cannot take a different approach while dealing with cases, depending on the political ideology of the persons involved in the case. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 359] Justice L Victoria Gowri thus directed the Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Police Station to expeditiously process a complaint against persons for allegedly making...

Jaipur Rural 2024 LS Poll Plea | High Court Refuses To Drop Election Authorities As Respondents Over Conflicting Postal Ballot Figures

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Returning Officer, District Magistrate-cum-Returning Officer, Chief Electoral Officer and the Election Commission of India seeking deletion of their names from an election petition challenging the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the Jaipur Rural Parliamentary constituency.A bench of Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani opined that...