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...

ED Moves Karnataka High Court Against Closure Of MUDA 'Scam' Case Involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah And Family

The Enforcement Directorate has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the acceptance of 'B' report filed by the Lokayukta Police in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land grab scam involving Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his family.Earlier, RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna had also approached the High Court against Lokayukta's 'B' report in the case, in which the High Court...

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

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 31 - 36]Konatham Dhilip Kumar @ Konatham Dileep Reddy & Anr. v. State of Telangana & Anr, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 31Dr. Raghavender Siva Vijaya Chivukula v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 32Durgam Venkatesh Kumar & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 33M/s. The Bottle Restaurant and Bar v. Union of...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Extend Nomination Period For TN Assembly Elections 2026

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Election Commision of India to extend the nomination filing period for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections 2026. It may be noted that the nomination period for the TN Assembly elections was fixed from March 30, 2026, to April 6, 2026.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed...

No Separate Lockups For Transgender Persons Yet; ₹25.86 Cr Proposal Sent For Creating Gender-Segregated Cells: Punjab Tells P&H High Court

The State of Punjab has filed a reply in response to the Punjab & Haryana High Court's query regarding the creation of separate cells for transgender persons in jails and police stations. The matter was being heard in a public interest litigation filed by the petitioner seeking directions for the creation of separate wards, lockups and toilets for transgender persons in prisons and...

'Enjoy The Match, Approach ECI In Case Of Violation': Madras High Court Refuses To Halt IPL During TN Assembly Polls

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (7th April), dismissed as withdrawn a plea seeking to reschedule the dates for IPL matches that are proposed to be held in the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, considering the upcoming assembly elections in the State. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that one match had already taken place post the filing of the...

Madras High Court Orders Inquiry Into Woman's Claim That Her Family Is Being Ostracised On Directions Of Kangaroo Court

The Madras High Court has directed the District Collector and the Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri, to inquire into claims of a woman that her family is being ostracised by the village upon directions of the Katta Panchayat (Kangaroo court). Justice Krishnan Ramasamy directed the authorities to conduct an inquiry and ensure that no injustice is caused to the woman and her family,...

Calcutta High Court Declines Relief To Men Accused Of Threatening Santhal Woman, Calling Her "Lower Caste"

The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against two timber merchants accused of trespass, theft of nearly one thousand trees and caste-based abuse of a Santhal woman, holding that the allegations disclose prima facie offences under both the IPC and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and must proceed to trial. Justice Uday Kumar ruled that the sheer scale of...

'No Problem With Commercialization But Primary Objective Is Sports': Delhi High Court In Plea Over Siri Fort Complex

The Delhi High Court yesterday remarked that while there is no problem in commercialisation inside the Siri Fort Sports Complex to a certain extent, the primary concern and objective is sports and to provide people a good environment to play. Justice Jasmeet Singh made the remark while hearing a plea filed by one Rajesh Agarwal, a permanent member of the complex, seeking a direction on the...

Madras High Court Issues Notice To ECI On Plea To Allow Only Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists To Contest From SC Constituencies

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (7th April) has ordered notice to the Election Commission of India on a plea seeking directions to the Returning Officers to ensure that only those professing Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism are permitted to contest in elections from constituencies earmarked for the Scheduled Caste community. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti Against Conviction In Cheating Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by disqualified Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti challenging his conviction in a cheating case involving the forging of bank records to obtain illegal interest payments between 1998 and 2011. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of the Delhi Police to the plea which further challenges three years of sentence...