HP High Court Expresses Concern Over Encroachment Of Govt & Forest Land, Orders Statewide Removal Of Illegally Raised Apple Trees, Orchards

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the statewide removal of illegal apple trees/orchards raised on government or forest land.A Division bench comprising Justices Vivek Singh Thakur and Bipin C. Negi, while hearing two connected PILs (CWPIL No.17 of 2014 and CWPIL No.9 of 2015), clarified that removal of apple trees and orchards must not be limited only to plots where encroachers...

Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra Sworn In As Judge Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra today sworn in as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was transferred from Allahabad High Court recently.Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra completed his B.A. (Honours) in Economics from Kirori Mal College, followed by an LL.B. from the Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi. He enrolled as an Advocate on May 8, 1993, and primarily practised on the...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 14 – 20, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 414 - 436]Jijin R. v. State of Kerala & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 414Badusha v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 415The Chancellor, Kerala University of Digital Sciences Innovation and Technology v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 416The Changanaserry Rubber Marketing Co-Operative Society Ltd v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw...

Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail To Juvenile In Murder Case, Says Allegation Of 'Mercilessly' Causing Death Needs Cautious Approach

The Rajasthan High Court upheld denial of bail to a juvenile charged with the allegations of “brutally” murdering a person along with the co-accused, on grounds of gravity of the offence, his direct involvement and absence of compelling reasons to grant bail.Underscoring the awareness of Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 (the “Act”), the bench of Justice Manoj Kumar...

Bombay High Court Gets Two New Judges Increasing Strength To 66

Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Suman Shyam were sworn in as judges of the Bombay High Court on Monday (July 21). With the swearing-in of the two new judges, the strength of High Court now stands at 66 against the sanctioned strength of 94 judges.Justice Chandrashekhar was transferred from Rajasthan High Court while Justice Shyam was transferred from Gauhati High Court. Chief...

Six New Judges Sworn In At Delhi High Court, Strength Rises To 40

Six new judges were sworn in at the Delhi High Court today.The new judges are:- Justice V Kameswar Rao- Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre- Justice Vivek Chaudhary- Justice Anil Kshertarpal- Justice Arun Monga- Justice Ok Prakash ShuklaWith their swearing-in, the high court's strength has gone to 40. The sanctioned strengthen of judges is 60. Their transfer was notified by the Central Government...

AP High Court Flags 'Abnormally High' Motor Vehicle Accidents, Says It Reflects Lack Of Policing

While hearing a PIL highlighting serious shortcomings in the implementation of provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and Rule 167A of the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventeenth Amendment) Rules, 2021 (the Rules)-- which envisages the enforcement of road safety through electronic devices, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up the State authorities for failing to take effective measures to...

Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak Sworn-In As Judge Of Orissa High Court

Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, senior puisne Judge of Gauhati High Court took oath as Judge of Orissa High Court on Monday (July 21). Justice Pathak was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Harish Tandon in the presence of Judges of Orissa High Court, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan and Advocate General Pitambar Acharya among other dignitaries.The Collegium of the Supreme Court...

Preliminary Decree In Partition Suit 'Interlocutory' Or Conclusively Decides Substantive Rights? Allahabad High Court Larger Bench To Decide

A single judge of the Allahabad High Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether a preliminary decree in a partition suit is an interlocutory order or an order finally deciding the substantial rights of the shareholder. It also referred the question whether such an order is appealable under Section 207 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006.Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code,...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 14 - July 20, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 234 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 240Nominal Index: Dr Manjunath R AND The Secretary To Government of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 234Rohit Jawa AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 235Abhishek Mishra AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 236Asif & ANR AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 237Balakrishna K P & ANR AND K...

7/11 Mumbai Train Blasts: Bombay High Court Acquits All 12 Accused

Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside the judgment of a special MCOCA court, which handed over the death sentence to 5 and life term to 7 accused booked for conspiring and executing the bombs in Mumbai's Western Railway local line. 7 bombs had ripped through the local lines in Mumbai. A total of 189 citizens lost their lives and nearly 820 innocents sustained severe injuries in these...

[S.125 CrPC] Maintenance Is No Longer Granted To Barely Cover Subsistence, But As A Tool To Maintain Lifestyle: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that due to the development in jurisprudence around granting maintenance, it is no longer handed out as a payment for subsistence but instead to preserve the stability of one's lifestyle.A single bench of Justice Bibhas Ranjan De held: "The present time and age there has been a drastic change in the society with relation to marital obligations. Therefore,...