LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: October 23, 2026

  • LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: October 23, 2026
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    1. State Can't Escape Liability For Harm Caused By Wild Animals Merely Because It Does Not Own Or Control Them: Kerala High Court
    2. 50 Years After State Acquired Land, Patna High Court Says Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Entitled To Compensation Under 2013 Act
    3. 'No Mechanical Arrests': Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For Police To Curb Unwarranted FIRs Over Social Media Posts
    4. Magistrate Taking Cognizance Before Transfer To Special Court Does Not Vitiate Proceedings Under SC/ST Act: Allahabad High Court
    5. 'They Must Mend Their Ways': Bombay High Court Moots Forfeiture Of Rehab Homes For Slum Dwellers Who Dump Garbage On Public Roads
    6. Mere Possession Of Fake ISI Mark Not An Offence Without Proof Of Its Use: Kerala High Court
    7. 'Mute Spectator' During Crime Can Also Be Complicit: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused In Murder Case
    8. “Heated Exchanges Common Between Bar & Bench”: J&K&L High Court Quashes Tribunal Order Imposing ₹10K Cost On Senior Advocate
    9. Rajasthan High Court Admits Appeal Against SC/ST Ward Reservation Over Allegedly Fake Population Data, But Refuses To Stay Election Process
    10. BREAKING | Delhi High Court Rejects Neha Bora's Plea Against Peace Bond Notice Amid Anti-CEC Protests
    11. Surat Municipal Corporation's U-Turn On Rehabilitation Assurance To Demolition Victims Prima Facie Contemptuous: Gujarat High Court
    12. Kerala High Court Strikes Down Guideline Restricting Production Of Arrested Persons Before Magistrates After 5 PM
    13. Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Reconstitution Of State Waqf Board, Says New Members Have Already Assumed Office
    14. Bomb Threats Can't Be Taken Lightly Merely Because Sender Never Intended To Execute Them: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR
    15. Vehicle Driven At Person Can Be 'Instrument Of Death'; Victim's Survival Doesn't Efface Attempt To Murder Charge: Karnataka High Court
    16. Cruelty FIR Against Mother-In-Law Can't Be Sustained When Complainant's Earlier Marriage Still Subsisting: Gujarat High Court
    17. Mere Use Of Abusive Language Not Criminal Intimidation Or Intentional Insult Under BNS: Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR
    18. Further Investigation Into Ancillary Terror Links Does Not Render Chargesheet Incomplete For Default Bail Claim: J&K&L High Court
    19. Removal Of Undergarment Without Further Act Amounts To 'Attempt To Commit Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act: Bombay High Court
    20. 12-Month Limitation To Recover Maintenance Arrears Runs From Date Of Order, Not Previous Period From When It Is Awarded: Rajasthan High Court
    21. Mother Has Right To Decide Whether To Bring Child Into World If Child Won't Have Normal Life : Madras High Court
    22. Advocate's Duty To Maintain Client Confidentiality Doesn't End With Service, Remains Perpetual: MP High Court
    23. Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Using AI Videos Of CM Joseph Vijay To Scam Public
    24. Husband's Extramarital Affair By Itself Not Cruelty To Wife Under S. 498A IPC: Madras High Court
    25. Driver Can't Escape Negligence By Citing Sudden Appearance Of Stray Animal, Must Anticipate Road Hazards: Delhi High Court
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