Ganesh Festival: PIL Filed In Bombay High Court Alleging Non-Implementation Of 2016 Noise Pollution Directions

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court which highlights the 'friction' between religious mandals and civil groups over the noise pollution caused by DJs, loudspeakers, dhol, etc. during the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival, particularly in Pune district and seeks strict compliance with a 2016 judgment of the Court by which the State was mandatorily ordered...

Financial Difficulty Alone No Ground To Transfer Matrimonial Case; Husband Can Bear Wife's Travel Expenses: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition by a wife, seeking transfer of divorce proceedings from Alwar to Jaipur opining that that merely because petitioner had claimed to be not financially well-off, it could not be accepted that she was unable or incapable of travelling, especially when the respondent-husband was ready to pay off her expenses for such travel. The bench of Justice...

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: September 18, 2026

'Will Bring Respite To Mumbaikars': Bombay High Court Permits Cutting Of 1,237 Mangroves For 'Connector' Bridge In Western Suburbs Professor At Statutory University Does Not Hold 'Public Office', Can't Be Subject To Quo Warranto: Kerala High Court 'Sad State Of Affairs': Allahabad HC Slams SP, DM Over Gang Chart ApprovalCreating WhatsApp Group Without Employer's Permission Can't Be Ground...

'Fraud Committed To Obtain Compensation': Karnataka High Court Finds Collusion In Motor Accident Claim, Orders SIT Probe

The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court ordered a SIT probe to investigate allegations of collusion by the claimant and the complainant in a motor accident claim, after observing that the parties had colluded to "manipulate the case" solely to obtain compensation from the insurance company. Justice Geetha K.B. upheld an MACT order dismissing a compensation claim and directed the...

Doctor Cannot Defy Court Order To Vacate Secured Property By Citing Patients' Treatment Needs: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that doctors cannot claim exemption from complying with a Court order requiring them to vacate a secured property on the ground that patients required treatment. The Court observed that admitting patients in the hospital in defiance of its specific directions amounted to aggravated contempt.A division bench of Justice Shreeram V. Shirsat and Justice Manish...

Retiring MP High Court Judge Avanindra Kumar Singh To Donate ₹1.1 Crore Retirement Benefits To PM CARES Fund

Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh of the Madhya Pradesh High Court announced at his retirement that he will donate his entire General Provident Fund payout of about Rs. 1 Crore to the PM Cares Fund. Speaking at his farewell reference on Thursday (September 17), Justice Singh announced two major decisions. First, he announced that he will donate his entire GPF Payout of about Rs. 1 Crore to the Prime...

Government Land With Open Access Cannot Be Taken Over For Exclusive Use By Permittee: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that Government land over which access has been permitted to a person cannot be taken for his exclusive use merely because he has constructed a road or gate on it. The Court held that the access must remain open to the petitioner as well as others, while observing that the petitioner's access itself cannot be stopped without issuing proper notice.Justice Arun...

Renukaswamy Murder Trial: Karnataka High Court Says Darshan Will Be Physically Produced During Cross-Examination Of Material Witnesses

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (September 18) indicated the procedure by which Kannada Actor Darshan's shall be physically produced during the Renukaswamy murder trial, directing that the prosecution shall examine material witnesses and that the actor can be physically produced during the cross-examination of such witnesses. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 366]The single judge bench of Justice...

Tripura High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance To Wife, Says Man Cannot Benefit From Suppressing Existing Marriage

The Tripura High Court has upheld an order granting ₹15,000 per month as interim maintenance to a woman who alleged that the man had represented himself as divorced and subsequently married her. The Court, while noting that the issue of marriage was yet to be finally determined by the Family Court, observed prima facie that the parties had maintained a marital relationship for a...

NDPS Act | Arrest, Remand Vitiated If Accused Not Informed Quantity Of Contraband Seized From Him: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that an arrest or seizure under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is vitiated if the accused is not informed about the quantity of contraband seized from him or the provisions under which he is charged. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 453] Justice N Ramesh thus granted bail to an accused, accused of carrying 25kg of Ganja. The court noted that...

Vehicle Without Valid Permit, Fitness Certificate Breaches Insurance Policy: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a transport vehicle being operated without a valid permit and fitness certificate amounts to a violation of the terms and conditions of the insurance policy. The Court accordingly held that the insurer could not be fastened with the ultimate liability for compensation, while applying the “pay and recover” principle to direct the Insurance...

Status Quo Violation Must Be Dealt Under Order 39 Rule 2(A) CPC, Not Section 164 BNSS: J&K High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a violation of a Civil Court's status quo order must be dealt with under Order 39 Rule 2(A) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not by resorting to proceedings under Section 164 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.The Court observed that when possession of a party was protected by an interim order of the Civil...