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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...

Article 227 Petition Maintainable Against Small Causes Courts Refusal To Stay Suit Under Section 10 CPC: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an order rejecting an application under Section 10 read with Section 151 CPC, seeking stay of a suit pending before a Court of Small Causes, does not constitute a “case decided” within the meaning of Section 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887. It held that since the revisional remedy under Section 25 was therefore not available, a...

Rajasthan High Court Bars Declaration Of Assistant Professor Recruitment Results Over Objections To Answer Key

The Rajasthan High Court has stayed the declaration of final results of the selected candidates in the recruitment process to the post of Assistant Professor (English). The bench of Justice Ganesh Ram Meena was hearing a petition that alleged that the State proceeded ahead in the recruitment process without considering the objections raised to the model answer key published on 31.12.2025...

Regular FSSAI License Must For Large-Scale Slaughterhouse, Registration Certificate Not Enough: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a regular license under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is required for a large-scale slaughterhouse operating beyond the prescribed capacity for a 'petty food business' and that a mere registration certificate cannot authorize such activity. A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prashad observed that the Fundamental right to carry on...

J&K&L High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate 26-Week Pregnancy, Says Constitutional Remedy Not Barred Even If Statutory Time Limit Exceeded

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has allowed a minor rape survivor to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy notwithstanding that the gestational age had crossed the statutory limit of twenty-four weeks prescribed under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.The Court reiterated that the lack of a remedy under a statute does not bar a constitutional remedy, as...

S.164 Electricity Act | Landowner Consent Not Required To Lay Power Transmission Lines, Compensation Remedy Survives: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a landowner's prior consent is not required for laying an electricity transmission line where the electrical company has been vested with the powers of the Telegraph Authority under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 366]The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal clarified that once...

PIL Moved In Bombay High Court Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Bombay Prevention Of Begging Act

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1960 contenting that it criminalise persons living in conditions of poverty, homelessness and destitution.The PIL has been filed by NGO - Centre for Promoting Democracy, through advocate Khalil-ur-Rehaman and is likely to be taken up by...