Allahabad HC Sets Aside Divorce Granted Under Non-Existent Law; Pulls Up Family Court For 'Casual' Approach

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside a divorce decree granted by a Family Court in Banda, noting that the judgment relied upon a statute ['Muslim Women Marriage Dissolution Act, 1986'] that does not actually exist. A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Vivek Saran also took exception to the concerned Judicial Officer, who holds the rank of a Senior District Judge,...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27– May 03, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 164- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 170Nominal CitationM/s. Vishnu Sri Builders and Developers vs The Commissioner, BBMP & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 164Mr B K Diganth V. State Of Karnataka & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 165Smt. Rathna P v. Sri Chikkamanchaiah S.M., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 166TV9 Karnataka Pvt Ltd & Ors v. CBI & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 167H.D.Revanna...

Market Value Certificates Of Later Periods Can't Be Relied On To Enhance Land Acquisition Compensation: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed pleas seeking enhancement of compensation for land acquisition, noting that the plaintiffs had relied upon market value certificates of the land of a later date despite possession taking place earlier. In doing so the court observed that a party cannot rely on market value certificates of a later date in order to seek enhanced compensation.A division...

Allahabad HC Orders UP Govt To Pay ₹2 Lakh For Seizure & Hasty Auction Of Vehicle Over Unproven Cattle Smuggling Claim

The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to pay at least Rs. 2 Lakh as compensation to a man whose vehicle was arbitrarily confiscated and subsequently hastily auctioned by state authorities in connection with a case under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. Quashing the confiscation orders, the Court directed the State Government...

Delhi High Court Protects Arjun Kapoor's Personality Rights Against AI-Generated Deepfakes, Obscene Content

The Delhi High Court has passed an ad-interim injunction in favour of Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, restraining multiple entities from unauthorized exploitation of his personality and publicity rights, including through AI-generated deepfake content and obscene material.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela protected the personality rights of the actor, observing that a prima facie case was made out by...

Second FIR Permissible If New Facts Or Larger Conspiracy Emerge From Subsequent Investigation: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has held that registration of a second FIR is permissible when it presents rival version's set of facts arising from same circumstances in relation to first FIR but pertaining to a "larger conspiracy" and when probe brings out unknown facts at a later stage. The petitioner was posted as Deputy Chief Medical and Health Office. Based on an audit of the department that...

Notice U/S 35(3) BNSS Can't Be Issued To Person Accused Of Offence Punishable With More Than 7 Yrs Imprisonment: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) can only be issued to persons accused of committing cognizable offences punishable with an imprisonment for less than seven years or which may extend up to seven years, and not more than that. Clarifying the position of law and highlighting the error committed by not only the...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: April 27 - May 3, 2026

Nominal Index:Deepak Singh & Ors Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 171Aqib Ahmad Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 172Mehraj Din Malik (through father Shamas Din) v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 173Mohd. Kabir v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 174Altaf Ahmad Waza v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 175Yawar Ahmad Bhagat v. UT of...

Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Against Dam Tourism Tender With ₹10K Costs, Calls It 'Proxy Litigation'

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation that challenged the results of a tender process for the purpose of conducting tourism activities in Kanjirapuzha dam.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. noted that the participants of the tender had accepted the results and the present PIL preferred by a stranger to the tender...

Demolition Without Notice Permissible Only In Urgent Cases, Natural Justice Is The Rule: Andhra Pradesh High Court

While granting relief to an individual whose shops were facing demolition for a proposed road-widening project, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that municipal authorities must follow, as a general rule, due process and principles of natural justice before demolishing private property, even in cases involving alleged encroachments.The observation was propounded by Justice...

Belated Allegations Not Raised In Earlier FIR Indicate Abuse Of Process: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that non-disclosure of a serious offence within a reasonable time or at a relevant time when an earlier crime was registered against the same accused by the same complainant, would falsify the allegations and render the subsequent complaint/FIR/allegations an abuse of law. While setting aside an FIR alleging rape against the petitioner, the bench of Justice Anoop...

WB Poll: Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere In Nomination Dispute Mid-Polls, Says Remedy Lies In Election Petition

The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with the acceptance of a candidate's nomination during the ongoing election process, holding that such disputes must be agitated through an election petition after the polls. Disposing of a writ petition filed by an independent candidate from the 117–Rajarhat Gopalpur Assembly Constituency, Justice Krishna Rao observed that “if any order...