Allahabad High Court Mulls Guidelines For Senior Citizens' Safety In State; Seeks 'Action Plan' Status From UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its intent to lay down certain guidelines to give more effect to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. While hearing a plea by an 80-year-old woman, a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan directed the Principal Secretary (Home), Uttar Pradesh, to file a personal affidavit clarifying whether...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Congress Leader For Giving 'Malicious Speech' Against Hindus Over 2022 Hijab Row

The Karnataka High Court (Kalaburagi bench) refused to quash an FIR against Congress leader Mukram Khan accused of making a speech, which had outraged the religious feelings of Hindu community, by allegedly stating that "he will cut them into pieces" in respect of the 2022 Hijab incident.The court was hearing a plea by Khan and his son Dr. Soyab Khan seeking quashing of an FIR under IPC...

Municipal Secretary Can Cut Down Dangerous Trees Without Notice To Owner: Kerala High Court Grants Relief To 92-Year-Old Man

The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment clarifying that as per Section 412(2) of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, the secretary of a municipal corporation can cut down dangerous trees, without notice to their owner.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan granted relief to a 92-year-old man, who had been fighting for the past 9 years to get the trees in his neighbouring property cut down because...

Delhi High Court Cautions Against Casual Appearances By Proxy Counsel, Urges Young Lawyers To Read Briefs

The Delhi High Court has recently cautioned against casual appearances by proxy counsel and urged the young lawyers to read case briefs. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan said that a Counsel who enters appearance is expected to be aware, at the very least, of the prima facie case and the stage of the proceedings.The Bench was dealing with an appeal...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Life Sentence Of Four; Rejects Claim That Eye Witness Had Seen Accused's Photo Prior To TIP

Upholding the murder conviction and life sentence of 4 men, the Karnataka High Court rejected their contention that the deceased's wife–an eye witness to the incident, had already seen the photographs of the accused persons purportedly published in newspapers prior to Test Identification Parade. In doing so the court said that there was no specific question put to the wife during the...

Ensure IOs Brief Prosecutors Before Bail Hearings, Be Present With Complete File: Delhi High Court To Police Commissioner

The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Delhi Police to take corrective measures to ensure that investigating officers brief the prosecutors before hearing in bail matters commences. Justice Girish Kathpalia also urged that the investigating officers should remain present with complete investigation file in the course of hearings. The Court made the observations while granting bail...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 02 To February 08, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 169NOMINAL INDEXKUSUM SEHGAL v. HERITAGE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE & ORS & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125NA Sebastian & Anr v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 126BHASKAR YADAV v. ED & Other Connected Matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 127MRS. AJIT INDER SINGH v. MR. SIMRANJIT SINGH GREWAL & Ors 2026 LiveLaw...

Pen-Drive Evidence Cannot Be Introduced At Belated Stage During Trial Without Proof Or Relevance: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that electronic evidence sought to be introduced at a belated stage must have clear relevance to the charges framed and be capable of proper proof, refusing to permit a pen drive allegedly containing the deceased patient's voice recording to be taken on record in a forgery case. Observing that the purported conversation related to medical negligence...

Has 'Maternity Benefit Act' Been Made Applicable To Educational Institutions In State? Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Governemnt as to whether it has issued any notification in the official gazette regarding the application of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as amended in 2017, to the educational institutes across the state.A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi has sought a detailed counter-affidavit within a period of four...

Delhi High Court Directs Police Commissioner To Address Lapses In Filing Motor Accident Reports

The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to take appropriate decision and steps to ensure that monitoring mechanism for motor accident cases is appropriately implemented. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia closed a PIL filed by one Anup Kumar Rampal raising concern about various acts of omission and lapses on the part of...

Delhi High Court Upholds Rule Barring Doctors From Holding Administrative Posts After 62 Years

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Union government's 2018 amendment to Fundamental Rule (FR) 56(bb), which allows doctors of the Central Health Service and other allied services to serve up to 65 years only in non‑administrative roles, while treating 62 years as the normal age of superannuation. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed a batch...

Mistaken Identity Arrests Violate Art 21: Allahabad High Court Pulls Up UP Police For Apprehending Innocents; Orders Action

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Monday quashed the entire criminal proceedings against two persons who were wrongly arrested by UP Police without verifying their involvement in connection with Rape and Fraud cases, respectively. A bench of Justice Tej Pratap Tiwari stressed that deprivation of liberty of a person on account of mistaken identity is impermissible in law and...