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Production Of Divorce Decree Not Essential To Delete Former Spouse's Name From Passport: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a recent decision, held that divorcees need not produce divorce decree or judicial separation order when they apply to change name or delete ex-spouse's name from their passports. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 471]Justice Murali Purushothaman observed that an office memorandum cannot mandate production of a divorce decree when Section IV of the Passport Information Booklet...
Street Vendors Can't Claim Fixed Sites Under Provisional Certificate Of Vending: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has street vendors cannot claim to vend on fixed or stationary vending sites under a provisional certificate of vending, and asked the MCD to verify whether 42 vendors who had approached the court even possessed a provisional certificate of vending. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 791]It said that upon verification if vendors will be permitted to vend as mobile vendors. The court...
Inherently Determinable Contract Cannot Be Specifically Enforced; Interim Injunction Also Cannot Protect Such Contracts: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a contract which is inherently determinable cannot be specifically enforced and, consequently, an interim injunction cannot be granted to protect such a contract. The Court observed that when the MOU was determinable by its very nature, specific performance of the same could not be insisted upon.Justice Aarti Sathe was hearing an Appeal from Order filed...
'Shocking': Rajasthan High Court Questions Officials Over Govt Land Encroachers Being Allowed To Cultivate It, Crop Sold Back For ₹500
While hearing an encroachment matter, Rajasthan High Court ordered affidavits from the Sarpanch/administrator as well as the Inspector Land Record Tehsildar of village Jhanpda, district Dausa, after “shockingly” discovering that the encroachers of the government land were allowed to cultivate and the crop was handed over to them at “throwaway” prices.The division bench of Acting...
Kerala High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Lulu Hypermarket Land Conversion After RDO Skipped Mandatory Agricultural Officer Report
The Kerala High Court recently upheld a Single Bench decision, which quashed the Revenue Divisional Officer's orders reclassifying the land owned by Lulu Hyper Market Pvt. Ltd. in Thrissur and permitting its commercial use. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 464]The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Basant Balaji agreed that the RDO did not follow the procedure under Kerala...
Hyderabad Master Plan Can't Override Landowners' Right To Compensation Before Dispossession: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has directed the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to follow due process before taking portions of private plots affected by a road Master Plan. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 143]The Court directed the authorities to survey and demarcate the affected portions after notice to the landowners and determine...
'Paradoxical': Allahabad High Court Flags State Authorities' Conflicting Claims Over Demolition Despite Status Quo Order
The Allahabad High Court has flagged a contradiction in the stand of three authorities facing contempt proceedings over the demolition of a house in Varanasi, in the face of a status quo order. All three have denied on affidavit that they demolished anything, while one of them has admitted that he was standing at the spot with police force while the demolition went on.Justice Vikas...
Deed Writer Performing Professional Duty Cannot Be Implicated In Fraud Case Without Evidence Of Mens Rea: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a deed writer who was accused of colluding with others in the execution of a sale deed concerning land allegedly sold without valid ownership.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Soni Shrivastava held that merely acting as the deed writer in the transaction could not establish fraudulent intention. The Court found that the allegation...
Telangana High Court Directs Forest Officials Not To Interfere With Mosque, Madrasa At Ananthagiri Hills Without Due Process
The Telangana High Court has directed Forest Department officials not to interfere with the peaceful possession, administration and management of a mosque and madrasa situated at Ananthagiri Hills in Vikarabad District without following due process of law. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 141]The Court, however, clarified that its order cannot be used to encroach upon any Reserve Forest area and the...
Extension Of Land Acquisition Timeline Should Also Extend Landowners' Time To File Objections: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that when authorities extend the timeline for land acquisition proceedings, the timeline available to landowners to file objections must also run parallel with the extended period. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 140] The Court said that an extension of the acquisition proceedings cannot extinguish the landowners' right to object. Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar made...
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Plea Against Municipal Poll Reservation, Cites Article 243-ZG Bar
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the reservation of seats for the forthcoming municipal elections in the State, holding that it could not interfere with the election process after the election programme had been declared, in view of the bar under Article 243-ZG of the Constitution.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the order dated August 19, 2026,...