Rajasthan High Court Criticizes State For Forming Panel To Examine Land Dispute Despite Final Adjudication By Revenue Court In 1978

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside an order of a single judge that relied upon the report of a fact-finding Commission that was constituted by the State Government despite the fact that the concerned matter had already attained finality in 1978, opining such reliance to be erroneous. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Bipin Gupta further slammed...

Can State Minority Commission Pass Eviction Orders? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court recently upheld the finding of a Single Bench on the point that the State Minority Commission cannot bypass the jurisdiction of a civil court and pass eviction orders. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 345]The Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K. was considering an appeal filed challenging a decision of the Single Judge that set aside an...

Motor Accident Claim | Loss Suffered By Parents Cannot Be Assessed With Arithmetical Precision: Supreme Court

The Court upheld Rs 82 lakh compensation for the parents over the death of their son, a CA student.

Motor Accident Claim | Loss Of Right Leg Must Be Treated As 100% Functional Disability For Mason : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the loss of a right leg above the knee must be treated as 100% functional disability in the case of a mason, observing that compensation in motor accident claims cannot be determined merely on the basis of the percentage of physical disability without considering its impact on the victim's livelihood.A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice N.V....

Interim Orders Shouldn't Inflict Disproportionate Hardship: Rajasthan High Court Allows Relocated Liquor Vend To Operate Pending Dispute

The Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that interim orders are meant to preserve equities between parties and should not inflict disproportionate hardship pending adjudication of a dispute. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 257]Making the observation, a Division Bench of Justice Farjand Ali and Justice Sunil Beniwal permitted a liquor shop licensee to continue operating from a relocated site approved by...

Assistant Charity Commissioner Cannot Interfere With Ongoing Trust Elections U/S 41A Of Maharashtra Public Trusts Act: High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the power conferred under Section 41A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950, is limited to issuing directions for the proper administration of a public trust and does not extend to interfering with an ongoing election process. The Court observed that once the election process has commenced, the Assistant Charity Commissioner cannot invoke Section 41A...

[Goa Municipalities Act] Power To Remove Councillor Exclusively With Govt, Cannot Be Delegated To Director Of Municipality: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the power to remove a Municipal Councillor under Section 44 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, vests exclusively in the Government and cannot be exercised by the Director of Municipal Administration. The Court observed that the power under Section 44 is quasi-judicial in nature, as it entails adjudication of allegations of misconduct or disgraceful...

Specific Relief Act | Readiness Must Be Proved From Time For Agreement Execution & Not Just After Filing Suit : Supreme Court

The Court held that financial documents created long after the institution of the suit cannot establish readiness and willingness to perform the contract.

Family Of Authorised Catering Hawker Who Fell From Train Entitled To Compensation Under Railways Act: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has upheld an order holding that an authorized hawker employed for catering service by the Railways is entitled to accident compensation under the Railways Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 173]In doing so the court upheld an order passed by the Railway Tribunal granting compensation to the wife of deceased man employed by catering company, who had died after he fell from a...

Printing "Maha Value" On Pepsi Bottles Not 'Misbranding' Under Food Safety Act Unless Proven To Be Misleading: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that merely printing the phrase "Maha Value" on a food packet does not amount to misbranding under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 unless it is established that the statement is false, misleading or deceptive. The Court observed that it is for the prosecution to prove how the impugned expression misleads consumers and a finding of misbranding...

Kerala High Court Bars Construction Of Commercial Kiosks On Kochi's Queen's Walkway, Cites Pedestrians' Right To Unobstructed Access

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 22) allowed the plea filed by the Tritvam Apartment Owners Association against the proposed construction of 20 commercial kiosks in the Queen's Walkway. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 339]Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas pronounced that the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) do not have any right to construct, install or operate commercial kiosks on the...

Kerala High Court Closes Plea On GLC Kozhikode's BCI Affiliation After Provisional Recognition, Asks Principal To Obtain Regular Affiliation

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 22) closed the plea filed relating to the issue of lack of Bar Council of India (BCI) affiliation for the Government Law College, Kozhikode after noting that provisional affiliation was granted to the college. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 338] Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas closed the plea after noting that the BCI has issued a letter granting 6-months' affiliation...