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Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Rowdy-Sheeter In Attempt To Murder Case, Finds No Prima Facie Ground To Believe Guilt

The Karnataka High Court granted anticipatory bail to a "rowdy-sheeter" accused of several offences including attempt to murder, observing that prima facie there were no reasonable and sufficient grounds at this stage to believe that the petitioner was guilty of the alleged offences.Justice Venkatesh Naik T was hearing a criminal petition filed by Praful Balakrishna Patil who was accused...

Meghalaya High Court Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Advocates After Unconditional Apology Over Court Boycott

The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday (October 14) closed a suo motu contempt petition registered with regard to the call for abstention of judicial work given by the Shillong Bar Association and the High Court of Meghalaya Bar Association to all districts, after the Advocates have tendered unconditional apology and assured that they will not participate in any such abstention calls in...

Flood Of Pleas By Employees Challenging Their Transfers Has Paralysed Govt Functioning: Rajasthan High Court

While hearing a bunch of petitions by government employees, challenging their transfer orders, Rajasthan High Court observed that the government functioning was paralysed since most of the employees were not willing to join the transferred place of posting. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand further opined that maximum number of employees were approaching the Court for getting the...

Bombay High Court Paves Way For Redevelopment Of Building Stalled Because Of ED Attaching A Flat; Orders Agency To Give NOC

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (October 15) ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to grant a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to a housing society so that it could proceed with its redevelopment, which was stuck because one of the flats among the total 10 flats in the 44-year-old building was attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).A division bench of Justice...

Fabricating Sale Agreements, Selling Disputed Property In Breach Of Undertaking Amounts To Perjury, Fraudulent Concealment: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that fabricating sale agreements to defeat contractual rights and transferring disputed property in breach of a court undertaking can attract prosecution under Sections 193 and 206 IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 254]Section 193 IPC provides for punishment for giving or fabricating false evidence. Section 191 is the provision pertaining to giving false evidence...

Spouse Posting Policy No Absolute Right To Transfer; Cant Assume Family Duties Rest With One Spouse: Rajasthan High Court

While refusing interference in a bunch of petitions by government employees seeking transfers at places where their spouses were posted, Rajasthan High Court held that a general policy and vacancy at the preferred station, in isolation, does not establish an enforceable right to transfer in favour of the employee. “The nature of the post, the applicable cadre and service rules,...

LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest: July-September, 2026 [Citations 341-772]

[NOMINAL INDEX AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM]ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE QUARTERUnderstanding Of Law At An All-Time Low: Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Recall Of Murder Convict's Bail, Imposes ₹50K CostCase title - Lal Chand Yadav vs State of UP and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed a Public Interest Litigation...

MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Datia MLAs Election Alleging Incomplete Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice in an election petition filed by an advocate challenging the election of Ghanshyam Singh, MLA from Datia.The bench of Justice Amit Seth directed:"Issue notice on I.A. No.10128/2026, as well as on the petition, to the respondents on payment of process fee within a period of seven working days through RAD as well as ordinary mode". Per the...

Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Bail Of Milan Pradhan In 2007 Nandigram Violence Case Till November 25

The Calcutta High Court has extended the interim bail granted to Milan Pradhan, who is facing charges in a 2007 Nandigram violence case, till November 25, 2026.Justice Partha Pratim Roy extended the interim bail, which was initially granted by a coordinate bench on September 29 for three weeks, following the Supreme Court's order granting Pradhan liberty to seek an extension of interim bail...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses CPIMs Plea Seeking Protection Against Removal Of Durga Puja Bookstall In Jadavpur

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) seeking protection against the alleged attempt by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and police to demolish its temporary bookstall near Jadavpur Coffee House, holding that the party had failed to establish that it had permission to operate the stall.Justice Partha Pratim Roy held that a...