LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 19, 2026

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19 Aug 2026 10:04 PM IST

  • LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 19, 2026
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    1. Woman's Midnight Arrest Without Magistrate Permission Illegal, But Not Ground To Quash Case: Rajasthan High Court
    2. False Promise Of Marriage Makes Consensual Sex An Offence Only If It 'Taints' Consent: Delhi High Court
    3. Patna High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Suspension Of Police Officers Over Alleged Lathi Charge During Students' Protest
    4. Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Against Dropping Of Disqualification Proceedings Against AIADMK MLAs Who Voted For TVK Govt
    5. Goa Night Club Fire Incident: Bombay High Court Cancels Bail Granted To Restaurant Owners
    6. 'No One Knows Case Numbers': Delhi High Court Questions Restricting Name-Based Search Of Judgments In IndianKanoon's Appeals
    7. Allahabad High Court Deprecates State's Failure To Pay Counsel's Fees, But Rejects ₹4.8 Crore Writ Claim As Not Maintainable
    8. 'How Can We Monitor?' Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict On PIL To Include Homeless, Demolition-Displaced Persons In SIR
    9. Stalking Woman, Sabotaging Marriage Prospects Despite Her Suicide Attempt Prima Facie Case Of Abetment: Karnataka High Court
    10. 'Court Cannot Decide If Savarkar Was Brave Or Coward' : Researcher Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Stay On Rahul Gandhi's Trial
    11. “God Does Not Discriminate”: Madras High Court Says No Room For Discrimination In Temples, Places Of Worship
    12. Kerala High Court Directs Action Against 1157 Advocates Practicing Without Certificates Of Practice
    13. Reliable Dying Declaration Can Form Basis For Acquittal Too: Allahabad High Court
    14. Christian Women Can File For Divorce At Their Place Of Residence: Kerala High Court
    15. Men, Working Women & Professionals Who Take Care Of Family Are Also 'Home Makers': Karnataka High Court
    16. TN Govt Free To Render 'Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu' Before National Anthem At Official Functions: Centre To Madras High Court
    17. “Shocks Judicial Conscience” J&K&L High Court Orders Inquiry After Drug Sample Expires Without Reaching Lab In 8 Years
    18. Bombay High Court Upholds Quashing Of Process Issued Against BJP's Mangal Prabhat Lodha In 2007 Cheating Case
    19. 'UK Law Degree Recognised By BCI For Enrolment Cannot Serve As 'First Degree' For Admission To 3-Year LLB In India': Bombay High Court
    20. Brethren Assembly Hall Is A 'Church' Under Kerala Liquor Rules; Bar Distance Restrictions Apply: High Court
    21. 'Such Cases Clog Courts': Karnataka High Court's Prima Facie View On Lawyer's Complaint Alleging Attack By Senior Citizen's 10 Dogs
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