Kerala High Court Directs Customized Police Clearance Certificate With Details On Pending Criminal Cases To Rapper Vedan To Perform Abroad

The Kerala High Court recently directed the Regional Passport Officer, Ernakulam to issue a customized Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) to Malayalam rapper Vedan to enable him to perform abroad. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 546]Justice Murali Purushothaman was considering a writ petition filed by Vedan, officially known as Hirandas, who sought a Police Clearance Certificate after he was invited...

Article 22(1) | Initial Arrest/Remand Can Be Challenged Only Till S. 167 CrPC Stage; Not After Charges Are Framed: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a challenge alleging violation of Fundamental Right under Article 22(1) of the Constitution (non-communication of grounds of arrest) in relation to the initial arrest and remand can only be raised during the stage governed by Section 167 CrPC, and not at a subsequent stage after charges have been framed.A bench of Justice Manish Mathur made this...

Second Arrest Of Accused Already In Custody In Another Case Is Fresh Arrest; Its Grounds Must Be Communicated: Allahabad High Court

HC said that the grounds for such arrest must be communicated to the accused in accordance with Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India.

Railway Can't Deny Electricity Connection Citing Private Land When It Alone Can Supply Power: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the Railway Administration cannot refuse an electricity connection on the ground that the premises stand on private land, where the site lies in the midst of Railway property and the Railway alone is in a position to supply electricity. It held that access to electricity is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and that...

Shiksha Mitras Can't Claim Parity With Pre-TET In-Service Teachers, Exclusion Not Violative Of Articles 14 & 16: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the exclusion of Shiksha Mitras from the Special Teacher Eligibility Test notified for in-service teachers does not offend Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. It held that teachers already in service when the Teacher Eligibility Test was made mandatory form a distinct class, and that the Special TET is a transitional measure enabling that...

Kerala High Court Asks Legislature To Reconsider DNA Test Requirement For Correcting Father's Name In Birth Records Where Paternity Is Undisputed

The Kerala High Court has asked the legislature to re-consider the statutory mandates under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (1969) and the Rules (1999) requiring DNA test reports, notarized agreements, court order, etc. while applying for correction in father's name in birth records in cases where paternity is undisputed. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 544]Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan...

Parents Cannot Invoke Habeas Corpus To Compel Adult Daughter To Reside With Them Against Her Will: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the parents cannot invoke the writ of habeas corpus to compel their adult daughter to live with them against her express will. The High Court observed that once an adult consciously and voluntarily chooses where to reside, her autonomy and decisional freedom deserve due recognition. A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain made the observation while...

ED Attachment Of Property Can Be Challenged Under Article 226, But Entertaining Writ Is Court's Discretion: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a writ petition challenging an order confirming attachment of properties under the PMLA despite the predicate offence having been quashed. The Court held that since the PMLA constitutes a “complete Code” providing a hierarchy of authority and remedies, and while Article 226 petition is maintainable against attachment order however...

Writ Court Can't Sit As Academic Expert To Decide Equivalence Of Degrees Where Rules Prescribe None: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where the service rules prescribing the qualification for a post make no provision for consideration of equivalent degrees, the writ court cannot decide whether a degree not named in the rules is equivalent to the one prescribed. It held that in exercise of its power under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Court cannot sit as an academic...

Teacher's Challenge To Termination By Private Unaided Trust Not Maintainable In Writ, Dispute Is Contractual: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ petition challenging the termination of a teacher by a private unaided educational institution run by a trust is not maintainable under Article 226 of the Constitution. It held that the dispute being a purely contractual one between employer and employee.Distinguishing between the amenability of a private body to writ jurisdiction and...

That Trafficking Victim Is A Bangladeshi Immigrant Is No Defence : Bombay High Court Upholds Brothel Owner's Conviction

Labels 'illegal immigrant' or 'sex worker' will not deprive a person of the right to dignity, the Court said.

Freedom Of Speech Does Not Protect Defamatory, Abusive Or Malicious Social Media Content: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has refused to quash FIRs and charge sheets against a content creator accused of making allegedly derogatory remarks against the Prime Minister, the Mayor of Agartala and Mata Tripureswari on social media. The Court observed that while freedom of speech is a fundamental right, it is subject to the reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2) of the Constitution,...