LiveLaw High Courts Weekly Highlights: August 24 - August 30, 2026
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1 Sept 2026 8:00 AM IST
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- Legally Wedded Wife Entitled To Family Pension Despite Husband Nominating Sons Instead: Gujarat High Court
- 'Public Utility' No Licence To Override Forest, Wildlife Laws: Rajasthan High Court Quashes NHAI Acquisition Near Sariska Tiger Reserve
- Son Can't Claim Coparcenary Share In Father's Inherited Property Unless HUF Is Established: Rajasthan High Court
- Calcutta High Court Stays Arrest Warrant Against TMC MP Mahua Moitra In Hate Speech Case
- Calcutta High Court Directs No Coercive Steps Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee In Three FIRs
- 'Prima Facie Responds To Criticism With Violence': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Suspend AAP MLA's 7-Year Sentence In Assault Case
- Public Authority Not Obliged To Collect Information From Private Body To Furnish To An Applicant: Bombay High Court
- Allahabad High Court Doubts Narrative Of Police Encounter, Orders CBI Probe
- Calcutta High Court Restrains Rival's Use Of 'Fox & Mandal' Name, Says Heir Of Ex-Partner Cannot Claim Law Firm's Goodwill
- Wife's Insistence On Separating Husband From Dependent Widowed Mother Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court
- Wiping Minor's Tears, Holding Her Hand Without Sexual Intent Not Sexual Assault: Madras High Court
- Interim Protection Can Be Granted To Tenant Even Before Delay In Appeal Against Eviction Is Condoned: Allahabad High Court
- Prior Litigation Readily Available Online; Counsel's Ignorance Borders On Professional Dereliction: P&H High Court
- Malayalam Linguistic Minority Status Of College In Tamil Nadu Not Defeated By Management From Majority Community In Kerala: Madras High Court
- Bombay High Court Suggests Centre To Amend Aadhaar Act To Help Agencies Trace, Deport Foreign Nationals Using Fake Identities
- Voter Names Can't Be Excluded From Electoral Rolls Due To 'Political Intervention': Rajasthan High Court
- Rajasthan High Court Bars All Courts From Granting Protection To Persons Responsible For Defects In Its Building
- Delhi High Court Says Kshatriya Karni Sena Head Free To Move Around But Participation In Any Protest Must Be As Per Law
- No Govt Can Choose 'Politically Convenient' Date For Elections: Bombay High Court Frames Timeline For 11 Goa Municipal Council Polls
- Municipality May Refuse To Renew Tenant's Trade Licence Where Landlord Objects: Gauhati High Court
- Former Congress Minister Yogendra Sao Acquitted In NTPC Protest Case; Jharkhand High Court Finds No Evidence Of Assault Or Instigation
- Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband's Students, Girlfriend, Says They Are Not 'Relatives' U/S 85 BNS
- Telangana High Court Directs Forest Officials Not To Interfere With Mosque, Madrasa At Ananthagiri Hills Without Due Process
- Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: UP Admin Makes Security Arrangements Over 'Kar Seva', Allahabad HC Told
- Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against Senior Advocate Pinaki Misra, Finds No 'Prima Facie' Case
- Barber Hit By Vehicle While Running Shop On Footpath Can't Be Blamed For Contributory Negligence: Delhi High Court
- Calcutta High Court Denies Further Interim Relief To TMC Over Alleged Freeze Of Four More Bank Accounts By State Police
- 'Paradoxical': Allahabad High Court Flags State Authorities' Conflicting Claims Over Demolition Despite Status Quo Order
- Religious Structures On Public Places: J&K&L High Court Seeks Status Report, Asks UT To Detail Removal & Prevention Measures
- 24-Hour Clock For Production Runs From Formal Arrest Where Pre-Arrest Detention Is Statutorily Authorised: Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines
- Accused Having To Wait Inside Police Station Before Inquiry Is Not Under Arrest: Bombay High Court
- Grabbing & Pressing Woman's Shoulder, Shoving Her Away May Outrage Her Modesty; Not Sexual Harassment: Bombay High Court
- 'Stop This Police Raj': Karnataka High Court Imposes ₹3 Lakh Personal Costs On IO & Superiors Over Illegal Arrest
- 'Safe Harbour Protects Us, Have Done Due Diligence': Amazon Tells Karnataka High Court In Ravi Belagere Novel Piracy Case
- Use Of Children In Campaign Can't Void Election Without Showing Impact On Result: CM Vijay Tells Madras High Court
- NEET Qualification Not Mandatory For Exempted State Quota BDS Seats In J&K During 2016-17: High Court Validates 10 Admissions
- Cockfights Are Illegal, Previous Orders Permitting Them 'Totally Unwarranted': Madras High Court
- 'Abuse Of Process': Bombay High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On Son Seeking To Assess 78-Yr-Old Father's Mental Condition Amid Property Dispute
- Arrest Grounds Must Be Communicated To Arrestee, Relative Before Production Before Magistrate For Transit Remand: Kerala High Court
- TVK Minister Aadhav Arjuna Seeks ₹1 Crore Damages From MK Stalin, DMK IT Wing For Alleged Defamatory Posts; Madras High Court Issues Notice
- "Ministers Not Above Law": Madras High Court Orally Remarks While Directing TN Finance Minister To Appear Before Magistrate In Assault Case
- Citizens' Group Moves Calcutta High Court To Hold Demonstration Against SIR
- Stopping Bye-Elections Will Deprive Lakhs Of People From Having Democratically Elected MLAs: CM Vijay To Madras High Court
- Trinamool Congress Moves Calcutta High Court Against Alleged Removal Of Billboard From Party Office
- Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against MLA For Allegedly Using Loudspeaker 2 Minutes After 10 PM Deadline
- High Court Declines CBI Probe Into FIR Amid Marital Discord Between Two Haryana Judicial Officers
- Not Necessary To Carry Biological Father's Name In Today's World: Calcutta High Court Allows Stepfather's Name In Child's Birth Certificate
- Karnataka High Court Slams Police For 'Illegal' Arrest Of Activist Over Post On Kunal Kamra's Show Cancellation
- Whether Appointment Of Deputy Chief Ministers Unconstitutional? Orissa High Court Reserves Order
- Power Of Devaswom Board To Assume Management Of A Religious Institution 'Not Unfettered': Kerala High Court
- One Year Time Granted To All Rickshaw & Cab Drivers To Learn Marathi: Maharashtra Govt Tells Bombay High Court
- Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds ED's ₹110 Crore Provisional Attachment Of Goa's Westin Hotel In Alleged Liquor Scam Cash Trail
- "You Think You Are A Lord?" Bombay High Court Slams FDA Officer Over Suspension Of Eateries Of Mumbai Cricket Association
- ₹130 Crore Disbursed Without Work Under Jal Jeevan Mission? Rajasthan High Court Asks State To Ensure Recovery From Wrongdoers
- Muslim Law Doesn't Recognize Joint Family, Brother Can't Sell Land Belonging To Minor Siblings: Gauhati High Court
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