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Fresh Habeas Corpus Plea By Father Not Maintainable After Major Woman States Choice Of Living With Partner: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that once a Coordinate Bench has personally interacted with a major woman, recorded her statement and accepted that she is residing with a person of her own free will, a subsequent Habeas Corpus petition cannot be invoked by her father to secure another judicial examination of the same issue in the absence of fresh material...
Private Apartment Dispute Can't Be Converted Into RPwD Act Complaint Merely Because One Party Has Disability: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed proceedings initiated against residents of an apartment complex under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, holding that the statute cannot be invoked to settle mundane civil disputes merely because one of the parties is a person with disability. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 263]The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj was hearing...
Delhi Court Seeks Police Response Over NH-24 Robbery Of Young Lawyer, Directs SHO To Personally Supervise Probe
A Delhi court today directed the Delhi Police to file a detailed status report in relation to incident of robbery of a young practising advocate on NH-24 near city's Akshardham.Noting that the complainant was an advocate, Judicial Magistrate First Class Amit Rana of Karkardooma Courts ordered the Station House Officer (SHO) concerned to personally supervise the investigation. The Court...
Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Clear Encroachments Along Banks Of Ganga In Patna Within Six Weeks
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Bihar government six weeks to remove all unauthorised structures, constructions and encroachments between Nauzar Ghat and Nurpur Ghat in Patna along the banks of the Ganga, directing that its order be complied with irrespective of any interim orders passed by the High Court or district courts.“We grant six weeks' time to the State of Bihar to ensure...
No Vested Right To Continued Security: Telangana High Court Upholds Revocation Of Police Cover To Ex-Minister Over Lack Of Threat Perception
The Telangana High Court has upheld the withdrawal of personal security officers granted to former united Andhra Pradesh Minister Jalagam Prasad Rao, after noting that the security review committee had reported that there was no threat perception to the petitioner. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 115]The court also held that no person has a vested or enforceable legal right to the continuation of...
Dismissal Of Complaint Before Cognisance Is Not Acquittal, Can Be Challenged Under Section 528 BNSS: J&K&L High Court:
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has clarified the distinction between pre-cognizance dismissal of a criminal complaint and dismissal after issuance of process, holding that only the latter attracts Section 279 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and results in an acquittal appealable under Section 419(4).The court went on to explain that where a complaint...
Absence Of Promotional Avenues Does Not Render Service Rules Unconstitutional; No Right To Promotion: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the mere absence of promotional avenues in a service cadre does not render statutory service rules unconstitutional, reiterating that no government servant possesses a fundamental or vested right to promotion. The Court observed that while an employee has a right to be considered for promotion where the applicable service rules provide a...
Debarment Can't Continue After Contractor Completes Work Accepted By Department: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that a contractor's debarment cannot continue after the work for which the debarment was imposed has been completed and accepted by the department. The Court observed that in the absence of a fresh order extending the debarment or assigning reasons for its continuance, such debarment assumes the character of an impermissible indefinite debarment.A Division Bench...
Custodial Turn In India's Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment, 2026
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, (“2026 Amendment”) was introduced in Lok Sabha on 25 March 2026, which marked an overhaul of the regime put in place under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (“Parent Act”).While the 2020 amendment dealt with the conditions of allowing and spending foreign contribution, the 2026 Amendment deals with what happens to the assets of the concerned entity once the registration is cancelled or surrendered or is deemed to have...
Delhi High Court Acquits Man In 2006 Rape Case; Says Godly Name Like 'Ram' Or 'Mohammad' Doesn't Make One Virtuous
The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and raping a young girl aged 13 years in 2006, holding that the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt and that material inconsistencies in the evidence, coupled with inconclusive forensic proof, entitled the him to benefit of doubt. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686]Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed the appeal...