Interim Protection Can Be Granted To Tenant Even Before Condoning Delay In Appeal Against Eviction Is Condoned: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an appellate court does not lose its power to grant interim protection in an appeal merely because the application for condonation of delay filed with that appeal is still undecided. An order preserving the subject matter of a proposed appeal, it held, stands apart from an order entertaining or deciding it.Dr. Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava...

Interest U/S 28 Of Land Acquisition Act Must Be Calculated On Enhanced Principal; Compounding Interest Impermissible: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is required to be calculated only on the enhanced amount of compensation and that unpaid interest cannot be added to the enhanced compensation for calculating further interestJustice Rohit W. Joshi was hearing a writ petition filed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation...

Legally Wedded Wife Entitled To Family Pension Despite Husband Nominating Sons Instead: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that legally wedded wife's entitlement to family pension cannot be defeated even if the pensioner has nominated a third person thereby excluding her. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 229]Referring to division bench's decision in Abedakhatun Y. Malek v. Director of Pension and Provident Funds and Others (2011), Justice Niral R Mehta in his order said:"Upon perusal of...

Allahabad High Court Strikes Down Key Provisions Of UP's 2021 Tenancy Act; 1972 Rent Law Revives To Extent Required

In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court on Friday struck down key provisions of the UP Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021, holding that its provisions on rent revision, rent determination and eviction are repugnant to existing Parliamentary law. A Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held that Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the 2021 Act,...

Does Law Department Lack Administrative Control Over JDA Legal Officer? Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice, Stays Chargesheets

The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the jurisdiction of the Department of Law and Legal Affairs to initiate disciplinary proceedings against a legal officer posted with the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), and stayed the operation of two chargesheets issued against him.The bench of Justice Anuroop Singhi was hearing a petition filed by Narendra Kumar...

Bihar Reservation Act Does Not Govern Reservation For Mukhiya Elections; Panchayat Raj Act Applies: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that reservation in elections to the post of Mukhiya is governed by the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 and not by the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1991.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Partha Sarathy set aside the Caste Scrutiny Committee's decision and a...

Insurer Can't Deny Compensation For Fire Damage Citing Technical Interpretation Of Policy Without Adducing Evidence: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that insurance company cannot refuse to pay compensation for loss due to fire merely based on technical interpretation of proposal form and insurance policy without adducing any evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226]The respondent manufactures Polyester Textured Yarn, Draw Textured Yarn, and Partially Oriented Yarn paper tubes whose stock was insured by the...

Govt Can't Alter Merit List Recommended By Selection Committee, Appoint Consumer Commission President Of Its Choice: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside an order appointing President of Vijayawada's District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, holding that the State Government cannot independently alter the order of merit or appoint a candidate of its choice by overlooking the recommendations of the Selection Committee. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 198] The case arose from a government order...

Rajasthan High Court Raps Jodhpur Municipal Corporation For Failure To Hand Over Auctioned Plots Due To Encroachments

Rajasthan High Court took serious note of Municipal Corporation's inaction against encroachers that led to its inability to hand over possession of auctioned plots to the successful bidders, and opined that the body being part of the government was not supposed to function in a manner that led to litigations. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a bunch of petitions that...

Public Purpose Of Rehabilitating Displaced Families Doesn't Justify Denying Landowners' Right To Oppose Acquisition: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has set aside land acquisition used for creating a Resettlement Zone for families displaced by the Mid Manair Reservoir Project, holding that the existence of a public purpose is distinct from an urgency serious enough to justify depriving landowners of their statutory right to object to the acquisition. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 137]The Court held that an enquiry under...

Bihar Teacher Transfer Rules Give Preference To Spouses In Govt Service For Posting At Same Place: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has observed that the Bihar State Teachers Transfer Rules, 2026 specifically provide for preference in transfer where both spouses are in government service, and directed consideration of two teachers' requests for posting in the Patna Sadar Urban Region where their husbands work.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Harish Kumar directed the District Establishment Committee...

'Shocked': Kerala High Court Criticizes Cochin Devaswom Board For Spending ₹28 Lakh Funds On Commissioner's Comforts

The Kerala High Court recently expressed shock over the unauthorised spending of around Rs. 28 lakhs of public money by the Cochin Devaswom Board for the comforts of its Devaswom Commissioner, who bought a new car and other luxuries in violation of government norms and guidelines. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 461].Criticising the Board, the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice...