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Rajasthan High Court Asks Centre, State To Inform On Formulation Of SOP On Recall Of LOCs After Bail To Accused Who Seeks To Travel Abroad
Rajasthan High Court has sought assistance of the Additional Solicitor General and Advocate General to apprise the Court on steps taken for the formulation Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for timely intimation to authorities about grant of bail to accused persons against whom an LOC was issued, so that it can be recalled. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand has also sought clarity on...
Misdeclaration, Grid Discipline, And Strict Liability
The Supreme Court's ruling in Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. v. Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd., Civil Appeal Nos. 7432 and 7436 of 2025, decided on 20 May 2026, marks a big deal for India's electricity rules. It's not just about settling a conflict between a power maker and grid bosses; it lays down a key rule for the whole industry. The court says grid trustworthiness hinges on being certain, accurate, and accountable, not on what the entities are meant to do.Electricity regulation depends on a...
Janhavi Gadkar Drunk Driving Case | Not Inclined To Permit Sale Of Offending Audi Car: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (June 11) expressed that it was not prima facie inclined to allow Janhavi Gadkar, the corporate lawyer booked in the high-profile drunk driving case, to sell her Audi Q5 car, which had collided with a taxi on the Eastern Freeway and killed two persons in June 2015.Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar, said that permitting to sell the vehicle in question...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against JDS MLA Sharada Purya Naik Accused Of Employing Children In 2023 Political Rally
The Karnataka High Court has on June 12 [Friday] quashed the criminal proceedings against Janata Dal (Secular) MLA from Shimoga (Rural) Sharada Purya Naik, who has been accused of using children in a political rally in 2023. [2026LiveLaw(Kar) 205]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna observed that the mere presence of children alongside a campaign venue would not attract the...
'Gave Clean Chit To Accused': Kerala High Court Expunges Trial Court's Remarks On SIT Probe Against Thantri Rajeev In Gold Theft Case
The Kerala High Court has recently expunged the the remarks made by the Special Judge against the investigation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Sabarimala Gold Theft case while granting bail to accused Kandararu Rajeevaru @ Rajeev Thantri. Justice A Badharudeen, expunged the remarks while disposing of the petition by the State to cancel the bail granted to to Kandararu Rajeevaru...
Telangana Court Returns Complaint Which Led To Rejection Of Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha Candidature
A Court in Hyderabad returned the complaint against Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, which led to the rejection of her Rajya Sabha candidature.As per a report of the New Indian Express, the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, returned the complaint on the ground of jurisidiction, since the persons arrayed in the complaint as accused are former or present...
Civil Services Candidates Require Impeccable Character; Acquittal On Benefit Of Doubt Not Automatic Clean Chit: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court upheld the rejection of petitioner's candidature for Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services, in light of 2 (two) criminal cases against her alleging extortion after impersonating as public servant, that resulted in acquittal based on benefit of doubt. While agreeing that a person could not be denied public employment only on the ground of pending petty criminal case...
Processus Conveniens For Indo-Oman CEPA Corridor
On 8 June 2026, the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, delivered a lecture in Courtroom No. 1 of the UK Supreme Court on the converging Indian and English approaches to commercial dispute resolution. it carried a doctrinal proposition that ought to interest anyone designing dispute architecture for India's new generation of trade corridors – doctrine of processus conveniens, by which the modern commercial actors focus not on the most convenient forum, but on the most appropriate...
KSBC Polls: Karnataka High Court Asks State Bar Council To Inform On Total Number Of Malpractice Complaints, Action Taken By Election Panel
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (June 12) asked the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) to submit total number of complaints alleging malpractices during elections to KSBC and the number of such complaints forwarded to High Powered Election Committee (HPEC) as well as the orders passed on such complaints. The court further sought information on such complaints where orders are yet to be...
Kerala High Court Mulls Visiting New Bio-Mining Plant At Brahmapuram
The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 12) orally remarked that it is likely to visit the new bio-mining plant at Brahmapuram on June 26.The Special Bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas and Justice Gopinath P. today orally said:"Tentatively, we think that 26th of June is an ideal date because it is a non-sitting day for the High Court. It's a working day for everyone. It's a non-sitting day...
Telangana High Court Refuses To Shift 12-Year-Old Mobile Tower, Directs Technology Upgrade To Reduce Radiation Levels
The Telangana High Court has declined to direct shifting of a telecommunication rooftop tower which had already been erected and functioning since 2014, but directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to take steps for technological upgradation so as to reduce radiation levels and ensure that there are no health hazards to local residents.A Single Judge Bench of Justice...