Pre-Arrest Bail Not Barred Under SC/ST Act If Prima Facie Ingredients Of Offence Are Not Disclosed: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the bar against anticipatory bail under Sections 18 and 18A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is not absolute. If a prima facie reading of the FIR or complaint does not disclose the essential ingredients constituting an offence under the Act, courts can grant pre-arrest bail.The Court...

Counsel Sends Illness Slip But Appears Elsewhere: Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹20,000 Costs

The Allahabad High Court has recently, imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000 on a lawyer appearing for anticipatory bail application, for attempting to deceive the Court by sending an illness slip while appearing in another case before another Court on the same day. Noting that the counsel had appeared on another case on the same day while sending an illness slip in the present case and also not...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR Against Congress Leader Over Allegedly Abusive Remarks Against PM Modi

The Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed an FIR registered against a Congress leader for allegedly making abusive remarks against the Prime Minister during an election rally. The Court held that the allegations, did not show that the impugned remarks were made to promote enmity or hatred between different classes of citizens on grounds such as religion, caste, or community under Section 125 of...

Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026 [Citations 70 - 104]

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 70 - 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 104Nominal IndexBabubhai Ishwarbhai Patel v. State of Gujarat & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 70State of Gujarat v. Shabbirhusein Shekhadam Khandvawala & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 71Suleiman Ahmed Minty v. State of Gujarat & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 72Advance Greenfield Pvt Ltd Through Its Director Surendrakumar Netaram Sharma v. State...

June 30 Retirement No Bar To July 1 Annual Increment- Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that a government employee retiring on 30 June is entitled to increment due on 1 July, as the increment is earned for the completed year of service preceding retirement and cannot be denied merely because it becomes payable after retirement. Background Facts The...

APSC Exam Probe: Gauhati High Court Bars Use Of Inquiry Panel's Reports To Prosecute Candidates Citing Violation Of Procedural Safeguards

The Gauhati High Court barred the State from using findings in two reports of an inquiry commission probing alleged irregularities in appointments to Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Combined Competitive Examinations conducted 2013 and 2014, to initiate disciplinary proceedings/prosecution against various candidates. In doing so the court observed that the findings therein violated...

Earning Capacity Of Adult Sons Doesn't Negate Wife's 'Independent' Right To Permanent Alimony: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has recently observed that a divorced wife's right to permanent alimony is an 'independent' & 'distinct' right that cannot be diluted or negated merely because she has adult, earning sons. Clarifying that these factors at best may have a bearing on the quantum, but cannot negate the basic entitlement of the wife, the Court remarked...

Madras High Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Against YouTuber Felix Gerald Over Savukku Shankar Interview

The Madras High Court has initiated suo motu contempt proceeding against Youtuber Felix Gerald for allegedly violating an earlier order of the court, by which it restricted Youtuber Shankar @ Savukku Shankar from making allegations against G Square Realtors without notice. Justice K Kumaresh Babu opined that Gerald, who had interviewed Shankar post the court order, had also...

Elected Member Working As 'Gram Rojgar Sevak' Not Disqualified For Holding 'Office Of Profit' Under Village Panchayats Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the post of Gram Rojgar Sevak does not constitute a “salaried office” or “office of profit” under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958, and therefore does not attract the disqualification of an elected member. The Court observed that an elected member of a Village Panchayat who works as Gram Rojgar Sevak while on post, cannot be disqualified...

'Clay Residue Not Sufficient To Conclude JCB Was Used For Illegal Sand Excavation': Bombay High Court Quashes ₹7.5 Lakh Penalty On Farmer

The Bombay High Court has held that the mere presence of a JCB in a farmer's field and residue of clay in its bucket is not sufficient to conclude that it was being used for illegal sand excavation. The Court observed that such assumptions by revenue authorities, without proper inquiry or evidence, reflect a casual and arbitrary exercise of power, causing undue hardship to farmers.Justice Ajit...

MP High Court Quashes FIR Against Railway Vigilance Officers Accused Of Harassing Ticket Examiner, Cites Possible 'Extraneous Influence'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Railway Vigilance Officials for allegedly harassing a ticket examiner and subjecting him to caste-based slurs, raising serious concerns over the manner in which the case was initiated. The court noted that the case gave rise to "reasonable apprehension that process was influenced by extraneous considerations" in...

“Long Incarceration Tilts Balance In Favour Of Liberty”: J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Accused In Murder Case After 9 Years Custody

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to a murder accused who had remained in custody for over nine years, holding that prolonged incarceration, when weighed against the fundamental right to liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, tilts the balance in favour of release.The Court was hearing a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya...