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2026 LiveLaw (SC) 7 | Arvind Dham v Directorate of Enforcement
Click the links below to read the reports :Supreme Court Grants Bail To Amtek Group Promoter Arvind Dham In Money Laundering CaseRight To Speedy Trial Not Defeated By Gravity Of Offence; Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Becomes Punishment: Supreme...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Revenue Order Allowing Land Record Changes After 71 Years
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that land revenue records cannot be reopened on the basis of a claim raised after a delay of 71 years. The court set aside a 2017 order of the Joint Collector that directed changes to long-standing entries. A single-judge bench of Justice R Raghunandan Rao said revisional powers are not open-ended. Even where no limitation period is prescribed,...
Postal Dept Cannot Deny Pension To Temporary Employee After Decades Of Service For Want Of Formal Regularisation: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a temporary employee of the Postal Department, who had rendered more than two decades of continuous service after the grant of temporary status, could not be denied pensionary benefits merely because a formal order of regularisation was not issued before his retirement. The Court remarked that Union of India could not take advantage of their own...
Right To Speedy Trial Not Defeated By Gravity Of Offence; Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Becomes Punishment: Supreme Court
The right to a speedy trial, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, is not eclipsed by the nature of the offence, the Supreme Court held, observing that prolonged incarceration of an undertrial, without commencement or reasonable progress of trial, effectively converts pre-trial detention into a form of punishment. The Court made these observations while granting bail to former...
Delhi High Court Warns Against 'Chaos' If Witnesses Are Recalled Every Time Counsel Changes
The Delhi High Court has refused to recall a complainant for further cross-examination in a cheque bounce case, observing that permitting recall every time a party changes its lawyer would lead to “chaos” and cause unnecessary delay in trials.Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed,“The newly engaged counsel steps into the shoes of previous counsel and cannot agitate that more questions...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 28, 2025 To January 4, 2026
Citations:2025 LiveLaw (HP) 260 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 269 Nominal Index: M/s Tania International Company v/s State of H.P. and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 260 Urmila Devi v/s State of H.P. and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 261 Faqeer Chand v/s High Court of Himachal Pradesh.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 262 Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (Kamand), H.P. Versus Central...
Delhi High Court Stays NHAI Termination Notice, Protecting Roadway Solutions' ₹104 Cr Bonds In Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Dispute
The Vacation Bench of the Delhi High Court presided over by Justice Madhu Jain restrained the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) from acting on its Notice of Intention to Terminate (NITT) against Roadway Solutions India Infra Limited (RSIL) until the next hearing. The Court also protected the RSIL's insurance surety bonds of approx. Rs. 104 Crores from invocation.The petition was...
Bihar Excise Act | Patna High Court Reduces Penalty From 50% To 30% For Release Of Rental Car Seized With Liquor
The Patna High Court has slashed a 50 percent penalty imposed for releasing a rental car seized with nearly 318 litres of liquor. It ordered that the vehicle be released on payment of 30 percent of its insured value and struck down an additional 3 per cent charge as illegal. A Division Bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey noted that the vehicle owner was not...
Security Guards Restraining People In Discharge Of Duty Can't Be Prosecuted For Wrongful Restraint Or Outraging Modesty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against security guards accused of wrongful restraint and outraging the modesty of a woman, holding that acts done bonafidely in the course of discharging duties can't be criminalised.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna was hearing a petition seeking quashing of charges framed under Sections 341 (wrongful restraint) and 354 (outraging modesty) of...
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution : Supreme Court Slams CAQM For Lax Approach, Seeks Report On Causes & Long Term Solutions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticised the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for what it termed an "unserious" approach towards addressing the persistent air pollution crisis in Delhi NCR, and directed the statutory body to urgently convene a coordinated meeting of domain experts and place a comprehensive report on record and in the public domain.A Bench comprising...
Calcutta High Court Stays RCTC-Confluence Development Deal, Flags Lack Of Transparency & Material Changes In Supplementary Agreement
The Calcutta High Court has restrained the Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) and its office-bearers from giving effect to a supplementary development agreement dated September 20, 2025, holding that the plaintiff-member had made out a strong prima facie case of non-transparency and material alterations to the project without adequate disclosure to members.Justice Arindam Mukherjee found that...