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The Last Bourbon At Gymkhana Club
A satire on the Gymkhana legal issueIt is a tragicomedy that underpins the story of a powerful man who discovers, usually in his early seventies and usually at a bar he has frequented since his early forties, that the world has moved on without so much as leaving a forwarding address. He still has the posture, the vocabulary, the institutional memory, and the club tie. What he no longer has, as of May 22, 2026, is the lease.The Delhi Gymkhana Club, 27.3 acres of mahogany-panelled,...
Supreme Court Allows Petitioner To Approach Calcutta High Court Against West Bengal Govt Move To Deny Ration To SIR-Excluded Persons
The Supreme Court today disposed of a writ petition challenging West Bengal government's move denying ration benefits to persons excluded from the voters' list after Special Intensive Revision (SIR).A partial Court working days bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi allowed the case to be withdrawn upon a mentioning by Advocate Prasanna S (for petitioner).Disposing of...
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....
Existence Of Regulation Cannot Fetter Legislature's Power To Amend Statute & Override Regulation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the existence of a regulation framed under a statute cannot curtail or fetter legislative power to amend the parent enactment in a manner that overrides the regulation.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Manoj Misra made the observation while upholding the power of the Commissioner of the erstwhile North Delhi Municipal Corporation to dismiss a...
Long Lapse Of Time Without Similar Criminal Conduct Relevant While Moulding Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 23) reduced the sentence of a convict, who had been awarded five years' rigorous imprisonment for each of four offences, noting that there was no material on record to indicate his involvement in any similar criminal activity during the long intervening period. “The long lapse of time without any material indicating repetition of similar criminal conduct...
Kerala High Court Invalidates Thiruvananthapuram Councillors' Oaths Taken In Name Of Deities, Martyrs And Political Movements
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (24 June) allowed a writ petition challenging the oath taken by the Councillors of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in the name of various deities, martyrs and political movements.Justice P.V Kunhikrishnan directed the State Election Commission to make necessary arrangements to facilitate respondent no.4 to 23 (councillors) to take the oath once again,...
Calcutta High Court Declines Urgent Relief To Abhishek Banerjee Seeking To Travel Abroad For Medical Treatment
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to grant urgent relief to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who had sought the Court's permission to travel abroad for medical treatment on his eye, which had been operated earlier.Mentioning the matter before Justice Saugata Bhattacharya, Banerjee's counsel submitted that the plea required urgent consideration as the Court had earlier...
Convicts' Leave, Temporary Release Can't Be Indefinitely Suspended Due To Pending Appeal: Madras High Court 5-Judge Bench
A 5-judge bench of the Madras High Court recently observed that leave and temporary release are facets of human dignity which cannot be suspended indefinitely merely due to pendency of appeal. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 276] “We must reaffirm that incarceration does not render the fundamental rights a "parchment promise."..The power of this Court under Article 226 to ensure the protection...
