Relief For Ex-Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni: Karnataka High Court Stays Conviction In 2016 Yogesh Goudar Murder Case, Grants Bail

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 31) stayed the conviction of former Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni for the murder of BJP Zilla Panchayat member Yogesh Goudar in 2016, until his appeal challenging the conviction is disposed of.The court also suspended his life sentence and directed he be released subject to certain conditions. Kulkarni had challenged the conviction in an appeal; he had...

Salary Details Of Judges Not Exempted From RTI Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that details regarding the pay scale/salary details of judges are not information that is exempted under Section 8 of the Right to Information Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 358] Justice M Dhandapani noted that the judges receive their salary from the Consolidated Fund of India and since the salary is paid from public funds, a citizen cannot be prevented...

High Court Seeks Delhi Police Response On Umar Khalid's Third Bail Plea In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea filed by former JNU scholar Umar Khalid challenging the rejection of his third bail application in the larger conspiracy case relating to the 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan directed...

AP High Court Upholds Disaffiliation Of Law College Over Infrastructure Deficiencies, Grants Relief To Existing Students

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a law college which does not satisfy minimum infrastructural requirements prescribed under the Bar Council of India Rules of Legal Education, 2008 and University Grants Commission (Affiliation of Colleges by Universities) Regulations, 2009 cannot claim continuation of affiliation merely because it had been functioning for several years. [2026...

Externment Of Gang Member Under Police Act Requires Satisfaction About Gang's Activities, Not Individual Alone: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the "subjective satisfaction" required for passing an externment order under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 against a gang or body of persons is fundamentally different from the satisfaction required under Section 56 for externment of an individual. The Court observed that while Section 55 requires the authority to be satisfied about...

Kerala High Court Extends Stay On Sexual Assault Case Against 'Manjummel Boys' Director Chidambaram

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (July 30) extended the stay granted to Manjummel Boys director Chidambaram S. Poduval in the sexual assault case alleged against him.On July 20, the Court had stayed all further proceedings in the committal proceedings pending against the director before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences), Ernakulam. It had also issued notice to the...

SC/ST Community Status Of Govt Employee Can Be Verified Post Retirement, Inquiry Must Conclude Within 2 Months: Madras High Court Full Bench

The Madras High Court has ruled that the genuineness of a community certificate/caste certificate of a government employee can be verified even after retirement from service. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 357] Answering a reference, the full bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari, Justice K Kumaresh Babu and Justice G Arul Murugan observed that an appointment based on a fraudulent certificate...

MEDISEP Reimbursement Claim Can't Be Rejected Solely Because Treatment Was Taken At Non-Empanelled Hospital: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that a person under the MEDISEP scheme cannot be denied reimbursement of treatment expenses merely because he went to a non-empanelled hospital. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 417]MEDISEP (Medical Insurance Scheme for State Employees and Pensioners) is a social security scheme of the Kerala Government that provides comprehensive health insurance coverage to all...

Non-Supply Of Written Grounds Of Arrest Doesn't Automatically Entitle Accused To Bail Absent Prejudice: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that non-supply of written grounds of arrest does not automatically entitle an accused to bail unless demonstrable prejudice is shown. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 307]The Court observed that while written grounds of arrest are ordinarily required, the real test is whether the accused was made aware of the grounds of arrest, whether the factum of arrest was...

Delhi High Court Orders Tamil Weekly To Takedown 44 More 'Defamatory' Videos On Sadhguru's Isha Foundation

The Delhi High Court recently ordered takedown of additional 39 short videos and five English-language videos on Sadhguru's Isha Foundation, in its defamation suit filed against Tamil media outlet Nakkheeran Publications. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 711]Justice Subramonium Prasad clarified and modified its interim injunction order passed on March 19 in favour of Isha Foundation in the defamation...

POCSO | Putting Vibrating Machine On Victim's Vaginal Opening Amounts To Penetrative Sexual Assault & Rape: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that putting a vibrating machine on the victim's vaginal opening amounts to 'penetrative sexual assault' punishable under the POCSO Act as well as rape punishable under the Indian Penal Code. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 416]Justice A. Badharudeen referred to Section 3 of the POCSO Act [Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act], which defines...

'Black Day' In Allahabad High Court History: Judge Recuses From Hearing Bail Matters After Parties Attempt To Approach Him

Justice Krishan Pahal of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday described alleged efforts by litigating parties to secure access to and approach him in pending bail matters as a "black day in the history of this Court", holding that such conduct strikes at the very heart of judicial independence.Justice Pahal consequently recused himself from hearing over 75 connected bail applications and...