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Married Daughter Cannot Continue Pending Compensation Claim Filed By Mother Under Employees Compensation Act: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a married daughter, who is not a “dependant” under Section 2(1)(d) of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, cannot continue a pending compensation claim filed by her mother, who died before the award was passed. The Court observed that had the award been passed in favour of the mother during her lifetime, the daughter could have claimed it as part...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Recalls Costs Imposed On Police Superintendent, Cites Factual Error

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recalled its earlier order imposing a cost of ₹5,000 on the Superintendent of Police (SP), Mewat, after finding that the penalty had been imposed due to a factual error made by the Court itself.Justice Sumeet Goel said, “it is inexorable posit that this principle (Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit) is founded upon justice and good sense which serves a...

Basis Washed Away: Orissa High Court Directs Reconsideration Of Judges Adverse Service Record

The Orissa High Court has allowed the writ petition filed by its former Registrar (Judicial) seeking to expunge adverse remarks recorded by the then Chief Justice in his annual Confidential Character Roll (CCR) basing upon serious charges levelled against him in a disciplinary proceeding. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 108]The Division Bench of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak and Justice Sibo Sankar...

UP Municipalities Act | Nagar Panchayat Has Authority To License Cattle Markets Even On Private Land: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a Nagar Panchayat has the authority to licence and regulate cattle markets within its local limits under the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916, while dismissing a challenge to the license granted for holding a cattle market. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla was hearing a petition challenging orders dated December 2025 and...

Rajasthan High Court Rejects Plea Against Deletion From Voter List, Cites Bar Under Article 243ZG

The Rajasthan High Court has rejected a man's plea challenging the deletion of his name from the voter list for the Nagar Palika General Election 2026, in light of the prohibition imposed by Article 243-ZG of the Constitution of India. Article 243 ZG bars courts from interfering in the matters relating to municipal elections. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the...