Complainant Can't Force Unwilling Accused To Undergo Narco Test: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a complainant cannot seek to compel an accused who has expressly refused consent to undergo a Narco Analysis Test. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that consent is a personal and non-derogable safeguard available to the subject of the test.“If, therefore, even an accused person cannot claim an indefeasible right to undergo the test on an...

Possibly Self-Inflicted Injuries: DGP Tells High Court In Plea Over Alleged Custodial Torture Of Youth Who Showed Black Flag To Punjab CM

The Punjab DGP has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the injuries allegedly suffered by Mohanjeet Singh, a youth who claimed to have been subjected to custodial torture after showing a black flag to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann could possibly be self-inflicted.The DGP cited medical opinion as per which possibility of “self infliction or friendly hand” could not be ruled...

Karnataka High Court Refers Employers' Challenge To Minimum Wage Hike To Division Bench, Declines Interim Relief

The Karnataka High Court has directed a batch of petitions challenging the State Government's notification revising minimum wages for 81 scheduled employments to be tagged with appeals pending before a Division Bench on a similar issue.Justice HT Narendra Prasad directed the Registry to club the petitions with Writ Appeals Nos. 1684/2026 and 1685/2026, which concern the interpretation of...

Gurugram Building Site Collapse: Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Probe, Safety Standards for Construction Workers

The Supreme Court today (21.09.2026) issued notice to the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and Haryana government officials on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an independent inquiry into the March 9 construction-site collapse in Gurugram that killed seven workers. The petition also seeks nationwide safety standards for high-risk construction work and a national record...

Pramod Kumar Shukla V. State Of UP: Trampling Upon Institutional Checks And Balances

The Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (CRPC) provided for the registration of the FIR by the police officer if the information discloses a cognizable offence. If the police officer fails to do his duty, the appropriate remedy for the complainant is to move the SP. If he also fails in his duty, the complainant can file an application under section 156(3) CRPC, requesting the magistrate to order registration of FIR by the police officer.Now, in this scenario if the magistrate rejects the application...

Delhi Court Sets Aside Order Refusing FIR Against Sonia Gandhi Over Alleged Voter List Inclusion Before Indian Citizenship

The Court directed the Judicial Magistrate to take a fresh decision.

Interfaith Same-Sex Couple Has Fundamental Right To Live Together In Peaceful Live-In Relationship: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that an interfaith same-sex couple has a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India to live together in a peaceful live-in relationship, observing that family members, relatives, or other persons cannot interfere with the couple's choice to live together. A bench of Justice Dr. Gautam Chowdhary passed the order while dealing with a...

Principal Private Secretary, Assistant Director, And Hindi Translator Vacancy At National Commission For Protection Of Child Rights, New Delhi

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, New Delhi invites online applications for the post Principal Private Secretary, Assistant Director, and Hindi Translator. Name of the Post: Principal Private Secretary, Assistant Director, and Hindi Translator No. of Post: Assistant Director and Hindi Translator: 01 (One) each Principal Private Secretary: 04 (Four) Essential Qualification and Experience Principal Private Secretary By deputation (on foreign service terms)...

Call For Papers: HPNLU Invites Submissions For Fifth Volume Of Journal Of Tax Law (2026)

The HPNLU Journal of Tax Law (ISSN: 2584-0428) is an annual double-blind peer-reviewed Journal of the HPNLU Centre for Business Law and Economics. The Journal aims to promote scholarly research works in the field of tax laws, including international taxation and tax policies. The HPNLU Journal of Tax Law is one of the first of its kind in India, wherein specific discussion, through research works, is being encouraged by academicians, professionals, practitioners, and researchers. Tax laws and...

NHAI Urges Supreme Court To Clarify Direction To Remove Stray Animals, Says Primary Responsibility With Local Administration

The Highway said that it does not have the budgetary allocation to set up animal shelters.

Arya Samaj Marriage Certificate Alone Can't Prove Valid Hindu Marriage; Essential Ceremonies Must Be Performed: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that merely producing a marriage certificate issued by an Arya Samaj Mandir cannot establish that a valid marriage was solemnized under the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court said that the essential ceremonies prescribed for a Hindu marriage must be performed. A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh observed thus while quashing the removal of an officer of the...

Police Officer Who Arrests Without Furnishing Written Grounds Must Face Departmental Enquiry : Supreme Court

If the accused has to be re-arrested, the further investigation must be carried out by another officer, the Court added.