AP High Court Upholds Disaffiliation Of Law College Over Infrastructure Deficiencies, Grants Relief To Existing Students

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a law college which does not satisfy minimum infrastructural requirements prescribed under the Bar Council of India Rules of Legal Education, 2008 and University Grants Commission (Affiliation of Colleges by Universities) Regulations, 2009 cannot claim continuation of affiliation merely because it had been functioning for several years. [2026...

MEDISEP Reimbursement Claim Can't Be Rejected Solely Because Treatment Was Taken At Non-Empanelled Hospital: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that a person under the MEDISEP scheme cannot be denied reimbursement of treatment expenses merely because he went to a non-empanelled hospital. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 417]MEDISEP (Medical Insurance Scheme for State Employees and Pensioners) is a social security scheme of the Kerala Government that provides comprehensive health insurance coverage to all...

Udaipur Hills "Brutally Cut" For Hotels, City's Condition 'Pitiable': Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has expressed anguish over the large-scale destruction of Udaipur's hills, observing that the city's hills and mountains have been "brutally cut" and replaced by hotels, resorts and commercial establishments, reducing the city to a "pitiable state."A single-judge bench of Justice Sameer Jain made the observations while hearing a petition filed by Basant Hotels Pvt....

Indian Succession Act | How Does Wife's Property Devolve After Death? Supreme Court Explains Christian Inheritance

The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 30) clarified that under Christian succession law, a property purchased by a husband in the name of his wife remains the wife's exclusive property. Consequently, upon her death, succession to such property must be determined based on her ownership and cannot be treated as the husband's estate for the purpose of applying Section 33 of the Indian Succession...

Uttarakhand High Court Closes PIL On Alleged Misuse Of Ancient Ram Temple Property, Cites Magistrate's Inquiry Report

The Uttarakhand High Court has closed a public interest litigation alleging illegal construction and misuse of an ancient temple property at Shri Ram Mandir, Haldwani, after taking on record the City Magistrate's inquiry report. The Court observed that in regard of the inquiry report, it was not inclined to interfere any further in the matter. However, if the petitioner remained aggrieved by...

Reach Stacker Is Not A 'Motor Vehicle' Under MV Act, Accident Victim Can't Approach MACT: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a Reach Stacker, a heavy container-handling machine used within Inland Container Depots (ICDs), is not a "motor vehicle" under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and therefore a compensation claim arising from an accident involving such a machine is not maintainable before a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT).A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice...

Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act Doesn't Permit Belated Recovery From Legal Heirs After Years Of Inaction: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that Section 52 of the Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914, does not confer an unrestricted or perpetual power upon the State to initiate recovery proceedings against the legal heirs of a deceased certificate debtor after years of unexplained inaction. The Court held that such proceedings must be pursued strictly in accordance with law and within...

Madras High Court Directs State To Ensure Scheduled Caste Devotees Can Participate In Temple Chariot Festival, Orders Police Protection

The Madras High Court has directed authorities to ensure that members of the Scheduled Caste community in Salem's Deviyakurichi village are allowed to participate in the annual 'Ther' festival of the Arulmigu Ayyanar Temple with adequate police protection. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 354]For context, Ther Festival is a Hindu temple chariot festival where large, decorated wooden cars carrying deity...

CBFC Cannot Withhold Film Certification Merely Because Civil Dispute Is Pending Without Stay Order: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to release the Certificate for "Raam Bhajarang" film, observing that the authority cannot withhold the certification solely because a third party has filed a writ petition claiming rights over the film in the absence of any interim order. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 121]The Court observed that the CBFC's statutory...

National Highways Act | Competent Authority Can't Decide Disputed Compensation Shares, Must Refer Matter To Civil Court: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where co-sharers are seriously at odds over their shares in land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, the competent authority has no jurisdiction to apportion the compensation between them and must refer the dispute to the principal civil court of original jurisdiction.Section 3H(3) of the National Highways Act, 1956 lets the competent...

Allahabad High Court Questions Why Revenue Officer Prepared Two Contradictory Orders In Same Case, Suspects 'Something More Than Negligence'

The Allahabad High Court has held that where two mutually contradictory orders are passed on the same date in the same case, one in favour of the litigant and the other against him, the matter cannot be treated as one of negligence on the part of the officer who passed them. While dealing with two contradicting orders uploaded from the office of the Collector, Deoria, Justice Kshitij...

Return Of Plaint Not Sole Remedy Where Court Lacks Pecuniary Jurisdiction; Suit Can Be Transferred U/S 24(5) CPC: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a suit instituted before a court lacking pecuniary jurisdiction can be transferred by the District Court to a competent court under Section 24(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. It held that return of the plaint under Order VII Rule 10 CPC is not the only course available once such a defect comes to light.It further held that the evidence...