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...

Punjab Excise Act | Half-Filled, Unsealed Liquor Bottles Cast Serious Doubt: Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Acquittal

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed the State's appeal, which challenged the acquittal of an accused for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 61(1)(a) of the Punjab Excise Act (unlawfully possess any intoxicant (like liquor or drugs) or materials/apparatus for making them).The Court held that serious lapses in sealing, production, and identification of the seized...

S.311A CrPC | Absence Of Formal Arrest Doesn't Bar Direction To Give Handwriting Samples: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that absence of formal arrest does not bar a Magistrate from directing a person to furnish handwriting or signature samples under Section 311A CrPC.For context, Section 311A CrPC empowers the Magistrate to order persons to give specimen signatures or handwriting for carrying out any investigation or proceedings. It adds a proviso that no order shall be made...

State Employees' Absorption Policy Must Be Applied Uniformly; Denial After Eligibility Is Arbitrary: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court allowed held that once the petitioner acquires the requisite qualification and the policy continued to operate, absorbtion cannot be denied.Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that:“Once it is not in dispute that communication dated 06.03.2017 has not been withdrawn till date and pursuant to afore communication, number of similarly situate persons have been...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 6 | SUBHASH AGGARWAL VERSUS MAHENDER PAL CHHABRA & ANR.

Click here to read the report :Forfeiture Of Earnest Money Given For Sale Agreement Impermissible When Buyer & Seller Are At Fault : Supreme Court...

Forfeiture Of Earnest Money Given For Sale Agreement Impermissible When Buyer & Seller Are At Fault : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that when both the buyer and seller were at fault in performance of a contract, it would be impermissible to order forfeiture of the earnest money deposited by the buyer, as it would unjustly enrich the seller. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the buyer's appeal against a Delhi High Court ruling which, while setting aside the trial court's...

Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2025: PART I [Citations 1 - 200]

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 1 To 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 200Rajasthan HC Cancels Air Force Personnel's Anticipatory Bail Due To Misrepresentation, Hiding True Facts Like Grievous Injury Caused to VictimTitle: Ramesh Kumar v State of Rajasthan & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 1The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court cancelled the anticipatory bail of an Air Force personnel on the...

Social Media Chats Criticising War, Calling for Communal Harmony Do Not Constitute Sedition: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to a petitioner accused under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which corresponds to the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code. The Court held that mere criticism of war, expression of dissent, or advocacy of peace on social media, without incitement to violence or public disorder, does not...

'Article 21 Includes Right To Clean Drinking Water': MP High Court Asks State To Stop Supply From Contaminated Sources In Indore

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (January 6) issued slew of directions in a plea highlighting the serious public health emergency related to the supply of unsafe and contaminated drinking water in affected areas in Indore which had resulted in mass illness and loss of human life.On December 31 the court had directed the Indore Municipal Corporation to ensure the supply of clean...

TMC MP Derek O Brien Moves Supreme Court For Extension Of West Bengal SIR Deadline; Alleges Procedural Irregularities By ECI

It is claimed that ECI is issuing instructions to BLOs through WhatsApp, not accepting valid documents of voters & restricting assistance of BLAs.

Caste Certificate Of Woman Candidate Recommended As Tax Officer Under ST Category Validated After Gujarat High Court's Intervention

The caste certificate of a meritorious woman candidate who was denied appointment as State Tax Officer under Scheduled Tribe (Female) category despite selection and recommendation by state public service commission, was validated by the scrutiny committee after intervention by the Gujarat High Court. The petitioner had approached the High Court claiming her ST status for the appointment to...