Truthful Reporting Of FIR Not Defamation: Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Complaint Against Journalist

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has quashed criminal defamation proceedings initiated against a journalist and a local businessman over publication of a news report based on a police complaint, holding that truthful reporting of facts contained in an FIR does not constitute defamation under Section 500 IPC. The Court observed that complaints made before lawful authorities are protected...

Transgender Persons Must Be Made Aware Of Fertility Preservation Options Before Gender Reassignment Surgery: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently observed that the appropriate government has a duty to give proper awareness to transgender persons regarding preservation of their sperms or oocytes before they begin sex-reassignment treatment.Justice Sobha Annamma Eapen remarked:“It is the bounden duty of the appropriate Government to give proper awareness to the transgender persons regarding preservation...

Failure To Hold Joint Enquiry Under CRPF Rules Does Not By Itself Vitiate Disciplinary Proceedings: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Rule 27(d) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955, which empowers the disciplinary authority to conduct common proceedings against two or more members of the Force, is merely a directory provision.Observing that since the rule does not confer a vested right upon a delinquent employee to demand a joint enquiry the court held...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Jailed MP Engineer Rashid Following Father's Demise

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 18) granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh in a terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency, following the demise of his father.A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order after noting that Rashid's father passed away at AIIMS, New Delhi, in the intervening night of...

No Constitutional Embargo: Allahabad HC Upholds Validity Of UP Law Providing Allowances, Benefits To Sitting & Ex-MLAs/MLCs

In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court recently upheld the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Uttar Pradesh State Legislature (Members' Emoluments and Pension) Act, 1980, which provide allowances, allied benefits and pensions for sitting legislators and pensions to former MLAs/MLCs. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary clarified...

AP High Court Quashes Seizure Of Vehicle Allegedly Used For Transporting Drugs Over Non-Compliance Of Procedure Under NDPS Act

The Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside a trial court order directing seizure of a vehicle allegedly used for transporting narcotic substances under the NDPS Act observing that the mandatory procedure including affording an opportunity to the owner to establish absence of knowledge or connivance had not been followed. Section 60(3) of the NDPS Act, 1985 permits confiscation of a conveyance...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 11 – May 17, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 181- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 185Nominal CitationsSrinivasa S & ors. v. State of Karnataka, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 181Evergreen Recyclekaro India Limited vs. Bharat Electronics Limited & MSTC Limited, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 182Darshan Srinivas v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 183Fayaz Khan v. State of Karnataka, 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 184Younus Khan v. Union...

Rajasthan High Court Halts Construction, Mining In Jawai To Protect Leopard Habitat; Asks State To Consider Declaring Area As Sanctuary

While hearing PIL claiming unregulated tourism and increased "unauthorized construction" in Jawai region causing ecological stress and disturbance to wildlife particularly Indian leopards, Rajasthan High Court has directed that no construction in the region will take place except with court's permission.In March the court had in an interim order prohibited safari activities beyond 6 am to...

Conviction Can Be Based Solely On Credible Testimony Of Police Witness: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has upheld the conviction of a man under Section 302 IPC for killing his wife, holding that there was no reason to doubt the evidence of the police officer who had seen the appellant hacking the deceased with a weapon, merely because he was a police witness or a chance witness.The Division Bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Rajesh Mazumdar held, “In...

Arrest Memo Bearing FIR Number Before Registration Of FIR Renders Arrest Prima Facie Illegal: Uttarakhand HC In NDPS Case

The Uttarakhand High Court has granted bail to an accused booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 after observing that the arrest memo and inventory report, though purportedly prepared prior to registration of the FIR, already bore the FIR number. The Court held that mention of an FIR number which did not exist at the time of arrest renders the documentation,...

Prosecution Suppressed First Dying Declaration Suggesting Accidental Fire: AP High Court Acquits Husband For Setting Wife Ablaze

The Andhra Pradesh High Court acquitted a husband of culpable homicide booked for setting his wife on fire, observing that the prosecution had suppressed the wife's first dying declaration given to the duty doctor where she stated that she suffered burn injuries during a fire accident while she was sleeping.Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi held that the first dying declaration given by the...

Railway Employee Who Voluntarily Vacates Official Quarter Can't Claim HRA When Similar Accommodation Remains Vacant: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that a railway employee who vacates official accommodation and does not apply for available entitled-category quarters is not entitled to House Rent Allowance, and such claim cannot be sustained merely on the ground that similarly placed employees were granted HRA.A Division Bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Kaushik Goswami observed, “the number...