Clubbing Multiple Contracts In One Writ Petition Maintainable Subject To Payment Of Aggregate Court Fee: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that in writ petitions relating to contractual matters where the causes of action are different and distinct, a single writ petition is maintainable, however, subject to payment of aggregate court fee as prescribed in Section 6(3) of the Andhra Pradesh Court-Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1956 (1956 Act).For reference— Section 6(3) states that where...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 30 – April 05, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 126 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 133Nominal CitationSri Gopal Joshi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 126Neeraj Kumar Sharma v. State of Karnataka & Ors.., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 127Sri Suri Payala v. Government of Karnataka & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 128Sri Ravichandre Gowda N.R. v. State of Karnataka & Others, 2026 LiveLaw...

Calcutta High Court Quashes NDPS Case Based Solely On Inadmissible S.67 Statements; Says 14-Year Delay Violates Article 21

The Calcutta High Court has quashed the NDPS proceedings against a petitioner who was implicated five years after a 2012 Charas seizure, holding that the prosecution sought to proceed solely on the strength of inadmissible Section 67 NDPS Act statements. Justice Uday Kumar noted at the outset that after Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu, confessions recorded by investigating officers...

Bombay High Court Orders DNA Testing Of Mortal Remains Of Indian Seafarer Killed In Iranian Missile Strike

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (April 7) ordered the Director General, Shipping to hand over the mortal remains of the Indian Seafarer, who died due to an Iranian missile strike near Oman Coast, to the Director of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Kalina, Mumbai for conducting a DNA test of the same. A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad...

Kallahalli Varahaswamy Temple | Karnataka HC Stays Fresh Encroachment Probe Against Parakala Mutt After Tehsildar Report Found No Illegalities

The Karnataka High Court on April 7, granted an interim stay on coercive action by the Revenue Department Authorities against the Brahmantantra Swatantra Parakkala Mutt over allegations of government land encroachment. The Mutt is currently managing the historical Bhoo Varahaswamy Temple in Kallahalli.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum also restrained the respondent authorities from interfering...

False Cases By Wife Leading To Husband's Arrest, 17-Year Separation Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Calcutta High Court Upholds Divorce

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Supratim Bhattacharya dismissed an appeal filed by the wife challenging the husband's divorce decree. The Trial Court had granted a divorce on the ground of cruelty, while also taking note of the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. The Division Bench upheld these findings after examining the evidence led by both...

'Absence Without Leave Cannot Be Treated As Desertion Without Inquiring Into Cause': P&H High Court Grants Relief To CRPF Constable

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that absence without leave cannot be treated as desertion without examining whether such absence was wilful. The Court observed that absence by itself does not constitute misconduct unless it is proved to be wilful on the basis of material on record.Justice Sandeep Moudgil was hearing a writ petition filed by a CRPF constable challenging the...

No Instance Of Misuse Shown: Madras High Court Rejects Plea Against Allotment Of Party Symbols To Other Parties' Candidates In Poll Alliances

The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to frame appropriate guidelines and regulatory measures to prevent misuse of reserved election symbols. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea filed by ML Ravi, President of Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi (DMSK) party, seeking to prevent...

Cannot Uproot Students Overnight: Bombay High Court Stays Zilla Parishad Notice Moving Special-Needs Children To Regular Schools

The Bombay High Court recently stayed the notice issued by the Chief Executing Officers (CEO) of various Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra, which provided for removing specially-abled children from their special schools to admitting them in normal schools to bring them into the mainstream education.A division bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Abhay Mantri opined that admitting...

After 20 Years, Gujarat High Court Acquits Four Of Preparing To Commit Dacoity; Says State Failed To Prove Case

The Gujarat High Court overturned a trial court order which had convicted four men for "preparing to commit dacoity" after noting that the prosecution had failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. In doing so the court also noted that trial court had failed to appreciate the legal requirement of five or more persons to commit the offence. It also said that prosecution's case cannot...

Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release Of Life Convict After 22 Yrs, Slams 'Mechanical' Rejections Based Solely On Gravity Of Offence

The Delhi High Court has directed the premature release of a life convict who had undergone over 22 years of actual imprisonment, holding that repeated rejection of remission by the Sentence Review Board (SRB) on the sole ground of the “heinousness” of the offence was arbitrary and contrary to settled principles of reformative justice. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna allowed the plea filed...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Cobrapost's Plea Against Order Allowing Anil Ambani To Withdraw Defamation Suit

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by news website Cobrapost challenging a trial court order permitting businessman and Chairman of Reliance Group, Anil Ambani to withdraw his defamation case over allegedly defamatory reporting claiming that his companies committed a fraud of over Rs. 41,000 crores. Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta sought response of Ambani, Live Media...