Kerala High Court Dismisses CMRL's Plea To Quash ED Case Alleging Misappropriation Of Public Money

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (May 26) dismissed the petition filed by the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) seeking to quash the proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate in view of the bribery and money laundering allegation against the company.The petition was filed by CMRL and its officials seeking to quash the proceedings initiated by the ED arising out of...

Advocate KC Vincent Appointed As Additional Advocate General Of Kerala

The newly-elected UDF government has appointed Advocate K.C. Vincent as the Additional Advocate General of Kerala.He is to assume charge today at 10:30 a.m.Advocate Mohammed Shah is also appointed an Additional AG. Last week, Senior Advocate Jaju Babu assumed office of the Advocate General and Advocate T. Asaf Ali took charge of the Director General of...

"Can't Sail In Two Boats": Rajasthan High Court Rejects Parallel Challenge To Cognizance And Framing Of Charges

The Rajasthan High Court has held that even though multiple remedies might exist with a litigant, once selection was made regarding the remedy to be pursued, that operated as a bar on simultaneous initiation of a parallel remedy.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand opined that the aggrieved party could not be allowed to “sail in two boats” by availing parallel remedies for common...

No Unrestricted 'Right To Information' Merely Because Legislature May Seek It; DPDP Act Strengthens Privacy Framework: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that there is no unrestricted right under the proviso to Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act to seek every information that would have been supplied to the legislature.According to Section 8(1)(j), there is no obligation to disclose information relating to personal information that has no relation to public activity or interest or would invade...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 18 – May 24, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 186- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 189Nominal CitationsShri Sheenappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 186Irfan Pasha v. National Investigation Agency, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 187Mr. Riyaz Ahmed v. Karnataka State By North Traffic P.S., Mangalore, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 188M.B. Nagaraj v. State of Karnataka & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw(Kar)...

Abhijeet Dipke Moves Delhi High Court Against Blocking Of Cockroach Janta Party's X Account

Abhijit Dipke, the founder of 'Cockroach Janata Party' has moved the Delhi High Court against blocking of the party's X account. 'Cockroach Janata Party' is a satirical social media movement which emerged in response to an oral comment made by the CJI during a hearing, where he equated unemployed youth attacking systems under the garb of online activism as 'cockroaches'. The CJI later...

Permitting Law Students With Low Attendance To Take Exams Will Bring Lawlessness In Colleges: Uttarakhand HC

The Uttarakhand High Court observed last week that permitting a Law student who fails to meet the minimum attendance standard to take exams would be 'counterproductive'. A bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari added that it would bring 'lawlessness' to the educational institutions and would 'diminish' the standard of education. The bench thus refused to interfere with the petition of...

Interfaith Couples Must Show Clear Proof Of Threat To Seek Continuous Police Protection, General Apprehensions Not Enough: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an inter-faith couple's petition seeking round-the-clock (24-hour) police protection including specialized security during night hours, observing that every plea for continuous police protection must demonstrate clear proof of threat rather than general apprehensions or isolated incidents. The petitioners had specifically sought quashing or...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Police For Declaring Family Members Of Cheating Accused “Innocent” Despite Money Trail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court, while hearing a third regular bail petition in a cheating case, expressed strong displeasure over the manner in which the investigation was conducted, particularly the exoneration of the petitioner's family members despite allegations of their involvement in receiving the cheated amount.Justice N.S Shekhawat said, "it is shocking to note that the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 18 - May 24, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 161 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 173Nominal IndexShashikant Jatav v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 161But Singh Bhanwar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 162Akhilesh Nimawat v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 163Rajendra Prasad Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 164Ajay Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw...

Objectionable Remarks Against Community By Public Servant Have Greater Social Impact: P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a second petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by Geetu Ram Tanwar, a Superintending Engineer with Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL), in connection with an FIR alleging circulation of a video containing derogatory remarks against a particular community.Justice Sumeet Goel noted, "The material collected during the course...

Petition Moved In Allahabad High Court Seeks Cancellation Of Rahul Gandhi's Indian Citizenship

A Writ petition has been moved before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) seeking the cancellation of the Indian Citizenship of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.The plea, moved by practising Advocate Ashok Pandey and Rajnesh Kumar Singh, a dental surgeon, further challenges his Lok Sabha election, seeking a writ of quo warranto against Gandhi, questioning...