'Case Of Version, Cross-Version': Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Assaulting Lawyer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to the main accused Saurav @ Saurav Dhaiya booked for assaulting a lawyer, arising out of a neighbourhood dispute in Sonipat.It was alleged that the lawyer was assaulted with an intention to kill him and his car's windshield was smashed. The District Bar Association also observed one day strike demanding strict...

2002 Godhra Riots: Gujarat High Court Rejects Victim's Plea For Additional Ex-Gratia Compensation Citing 'General & Vague' Particulars

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a petition seeking additional ex-gratia compensation under the relief and rehabilitation packages announced for victims of the 2002 Post Godhra train burning communal riots, observing that the prayers were “general and vague in nature not specifying any categories or any deficiencies".The petitioner was a victim of mob fury and the communal riots, which...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 09 - February 15, 2026

[CITATIONS: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 22 TO 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 29]NOMINAL INDEXSANKULA NAGARJUNA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 22SANKULA NAGARJUNA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 23GOGULAPALLI KHADAR MOHIDDIN (Died) v. GOGULAPALLI KHADA (Died): 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 24Kanithi Deepak v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 25NALLAMOLU RAJARAJESWARI...

Bombay High Court Seeks ED Response On Anil Deshmukh's Plea To Defer Framing Of Charges In Money Laundering Case

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and also the Maharashtra Government to file their affidavits in response to a plea filed by former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who has sought a temporary stay on the framing of charges in the money laundering case lodged against him.Deshmukh, who petitioned a single-judge bench of Justice Ashwin Bhobe has urged...

S. 69 CGST Act | 'Reasons To Believe' Need Not Be Furnished But 'Grounds' Must Be Supplied As Annexure To Arrest Memo: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that while the "reasons to believe” recorded by the Commissioner under Section 69 CGST Act 2017 need not be furnished to the accused, the "grounds of arrest" must mandatorily be supplied to him as an Annexure to the Arrest Memo. A Bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay thus allowed the habeas corpus writ petition filed by one...

AILAJ Denies Writing Letter Alleging Senior Advocate Took Money On Pretext To Bribe Madras High Court Judge

The All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) has written to the Madras High Court registry stating that an earlier letter claiming that a senior advocate had taken Rs 50 Lakh from a client to allegedly bribe a judge was fake. The letter, signed by the State Co-ordinator for AILAJ, U Adhiyaman, states that the association was shocked to know that it's name was being misused in...

Senior Entitled To Stepping Up Of Pay If Junior In Same Cadre & Pay Scale Draws Higher Salary: Calcutta HC

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen held that a senior government employee is entitled to stepping up of pay at par with a junior if both are in the same cadre, same post, and same pay scale, and the junior is drawing higher pay, and earlier higher pay in an ex-cadre post cannot justify permanent...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 09 To February 15, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 170 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 198NOMINAL INDEXCOURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v/s GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 171 THE FORUM OF MINORITY SCHOOLS v. LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 172 GBL Chemicals Limited & Ors. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 173 Mahender Chaturvedi v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 174 Rohit...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 09 - February 15, 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 38 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 53Nominal IndexMohan v/s The State of Karnataka and batch 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 38 Mr Irfan Nasir @ Irfi v/s The NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 39The Registrar General v/s Jayban Adivasi @ Jay Singh and Others and batch 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 40X v/s Y 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 41Sri Venkataiah v/s The State of Karnataka & Others 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 42NIA v/s...

Magistrate Bound To Consider Subsequent 'Closure Report' Even After Taking Cognizance On Initial Chargesheet: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a Magistrate is legally bound to consider and pass an order on the Final Report (closure report) filed by the police, even in those cases where he has already taken cognizance of the offence based on an earlier charge sheet. A bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X added that if the Magistrate proceeds further in the case without considering the...

Employee Can't Be Denied Promotion Due To Employer's Failure To Timely Communicate Annual Performance Reports: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that denial of promotion by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd based on Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) communicated belatedly violates principles of natural justice, and directed reconsideration of an employee's promotion without applying the benchmark requirement.Justice Maulik J. Shelat was hearing a writ petition filed by...

High Court Can Quash Gratuity Orders Passed Without Jurisdiction Even If Employer Did Not Object To Claim: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that high courts can exercise power under Article 226 of the Constitution to set aside the order passed by the Controlling Authority granting gratuity without jurisdiction, even if the claim for gratuity was not objected to by the employer.Justice Gopinath P. was considering a writ petition preferred by Kosamattam Finance Ltd. seeking to set aside the...