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Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response To Supreme Court's 'Stillborn' Observation On UP Gangsters Act
The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh Government on the Supreme Court's August 2026 observations that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, is 'stillborn'.A Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh also stayed criminal proceedings against an accused booked under the Act while noting that the Supreme Court had held that the Act does...
KMC Ward Delimitation | Calcutta High Court Declines Interim Stay On Increase In Number Of Wards Ahead Of Civic Polls
The Calcutta High Court has refused to stay the West Bengal government's decision to increase the number of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) wards from 144 to 209, while considering a challenge alleging that the delimitation exercise was carried out to give an unfair electoral advantage to the ruling party.Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya observed that the petitioner had failed to establish...
Defamation Complaint Can't Be Referred To Police For Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot refer a private complaint alleging defamation punishable under Section 500 IPC to the police for investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).Consequently, Justice H.P. Sandesh quashed the Trial Court's order that referred the defamation case to police for probe and subsequently took cognizance based on...
Selecting Temple Pontiff Is Purely Religious Function, HR&CE Dept Has No Right To Appoint Or Approve Appointment: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently remarked that the appointment of a pontiff in a temple is a purely religious function and not one having a secular or administrative character. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 520] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice P Murugan held that the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department did not have a right to appoint the temple pontiff or to approve...
Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Stay Restriction On SC Migrants Claiming Reservation In Panchayat Elections
The Rajasthan High Court has refused interim relief to a woman who migrated from Haryana to Rajasthan, declining to stay a restriction that bars her from claiming reservation benefits in Panchayat elections on the basis of her caste certificate.The division bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal and Justice Anuroop Singhi rejected the stay application filed by the woman, who sought permission to...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Probe CJP Spokesperson Saurav Das' Background, Block Social Media Accounts
Plea seekstake necessary action against Saurav Das by cancelling his passport and Aadhaar Card.
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP Leader For Making Political Promises During Religious Event
The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed the criminal proceedings against a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader booked under the Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act over attending a religious event during model code of conduct and making promises to construct a building near a temple after the 2023 assembly elections. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 437]The single judge bench of...
Delhi High Court Directs WFI To Decide Disciplinary Show-Cause Notices Against Vinesh Phogat Within Two Weeks
The Delhi High Court has directed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to decide, within two weeks, the show-cause notices issued to wrestler Vinesh Phogat. Justice Amit Mahajan observed that the uncertainty surrounding the disciplinary proceedings could affect a sportsperson's mental preparedness ahead of competitive events.The Court said that a sportsperson needs to be in a fit and...
Discouraging Parents From Reporting Child's Sexual Assault Not By Itself Offence Of Non-Reporting U/S 21 POCSO Act: Bombay High Court
Court cited distinction between failure to report and allegation of discouraging another person from lodging complaint.
Two Separate Acts Of Touching Child's Breasts During Same Occurrence Constitute 'Aggravated Sexual Assault': Sikkim High Court
The Sikkim High Court has held that two separate acts of touching a child's breasts during the same occurrence constitute aggravated sexual assault under Section 9(l) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.Section 9(l) applies when a person commits sexual assault on the child more than once or repeatedly. Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan observed,"The two separate acts...
Medical Negligence: Kerala High Court Orders SIT Probe After Woman Loses Nine Fingers In Cosmetic Surgery
The Kerala High Court recently directed the constitution of a Special Investigation Team of the Crime Branch to conduct further investigation in a high-profile medical negligence case involving 'Cosmetiq Hospital' in which a woman lost 9 fingers and developed serious medical complications after a cosmetic surgery. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 607]Justice G. Girish noted that the hospital had the status...