Tax Dispute Not Arbitrable Where Statutory Determination Required : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has recently held that a tax-related dispute between contracting parties may be referred to arbitration so long as it can be resolved through interpretation of the contract.It held that the dispute stops being arbitrable the moment its resolution turns on a determination reserved to the taxing authorities.The bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and...

Orissa High Court Orders ₹30,000 Compensation For Man's Prima Facie Illegal Arrest Through Forged NBW

The Orissa High Court has ordered payment of ₹30,000 as compensation to a 63-year-old man after finding that he was prima facie illegally arrested and detained on the basis of a counterfeit non-bailable warrant (NBW). [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 87]The Court also directed separate enquiries by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Bhubaneswar and the Deputy Commissioner of Police...

"Utterly Shocking": Calcutta High Court Raps KMC Officer For Demolition Order Passed Without Checking Records

"It is utterly shocking that for an officer of the municipality who passed the order of demolition without bothering to even consult its own records, would take shelter by claiming that none had brought the same to his notice."With these observations, the Calcutta High Court directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to restore the roof of a flat that was damaged during demolition of...

Karnataka High Court Directs Trial Court To Consider Prajwal Revanna's Objections To Pendrive Evidence In Rape Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 31) directed the trial court to consider the objections raised by former MP and expelled Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna to the marking of a pen drive as evidence, in a rape case filed against him.Justice M Nagaprasanna disposed of Revanna's petition after recording the State's submission that it had no objection to the trial court...

Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Delhi High Court Refuses To Fix Timeline For Trial, Notes Case Being Heard On Daily Basis

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass urgent directions in a plea seeking time-bound conclusion of the trial in the Shraddha Walkar murder case. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 712]Aaftab Poonawalla allegedly killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in 2022. It has been alleged that he chopped her body into 35 pieces and disposed the pieces in batches in forests of the national capital.Filed...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 20 - July 26, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 236 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 243]State of Punjab v. Mohinder Singh and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 236Jagdish Ram v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 237Diljit Singh @ Diljeet Singh v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 238 Renu Kumari Rohal v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 239 XXXX v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 240Amritpal Kaur @...

Pressuring Spouse To Sign Divorce & Child Custody Papers Doesn't Constitute 'Cruelty': Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that merely pressuring a spouse to sign divorce and child custody papers during matrimonial negotiations does not constitute the offence of cruelty under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The Court observed that such conduct neither amounts to harassment for an unlawful demand of property nor to wilful conduct likely to drive a woman to suicide...

Ex-Devaswom Minister Moves Kerala High Court Challenging BJP MLA V. Muraleedharan's Election Win

An election petition has been moved by CPI(M) leader and former Minister for Co-Operation, Tourism, and Devaswom Kadakampally Surendran challenging the victory of BJP MLA and former Union minister V. Muraleedharan from Thiruvananthapuram's Kazhakoottam constituency.In the 2026 Assembly elections, the BJP had won three seats, in the Kazhakoottam, Nemom and Chathannur constituencies....

Once Posts Merge Into One Cadre, State Can't Prescribe Different Pay Scales Based On Pre-Merger Status: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that once the State Government merges two posts into a single cadre with retrospective effect, it cannot thereafter prescribe two different pay scales for members of that unified cadre on the basis of the post each of them held before the merger. It held that such a classification answers to no difference in qualifications, duties or responsibilities and...

Gauhati High Court Directs Assam Govt To Hold Silchar Municipal Corporation Elections Within 2 Months

The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam Government to conduct elections to the Silchar Municipal Corporation expeditiously and preferably within two months, after noting that the revision of electoral rolls had been completed and there was no longer any impediment to holding the polls. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi observed: "From the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the...

OTT Fame Shalini Passi Moves Orissa High Court To Quash Criminal Case For Posting Jagannath Temple's Inner Premise Photo

Reality television personality and art collector Shalini Passi has filed a petition before the Orissa High Court seeking to quash the cognizance order and the impending criminal proceeding registered against her for capturing photo of Lord Jagannath temple's inner premise and posting the same through her Instagram handle.As per the prosecution allegations, an FIR was registered under Section...

100% Functional Disability Can Be Awarded Despite 10% Physical Disability If Head Injury Destroys Earning Capacity: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that 100% functional disability and loss of earning capacity can be assessed despite only 10% permanent physical disability where a head injury renders the victim incapable of gainful employment. Dismissing an appeal filed by Oriental Insurance Company against a compensation award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Karimganj, Justice Mridul...