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Delhi High Court Permits 100% Visually Impaired Woman To Live With Partner Despite Father's Objection, Says Adult Free To Decide Residence
The Delhi High Court has permitted a 100% visually impaired adult woman to reside with her partner of choice, reiterating that a major is free to decide her residence, irrespective of parental objections.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the woman's partner, who alleged that she was being confined by her parents against her wishes.Pursuant to the Court's earlier directions, the woman appeared before the bench in person....
Union Cabinet Accepts Proposal To Increase Strength Of Supreme Court Judges To 37 (Excluding CJI)
In an important development today, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for introducing a Bill to increase the judges' strength in the Supreme Court from 33 judges(excluding the Chief Justice of India) to 38 judges( excluding the CJI)The Bill, Supreme Court(Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, will bring these amendments to the Supreme Court(Number of Judges) Act, 1956. In 2019, the number of judges in the Supreme Court was increased from 31 to 33(excluding the CJI). The proposed...
Anticipatory Bail Not Maintainable After Grant Of Regular Bail, Even If Graver Offence Added: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an accused already granted regular bail cannot seek anticipatory bail merely because a graver offence has been added later, reiterating that such an accused is deemed to be in “constructive custody of law.”Justice Manisha Batra noted that the previous petition filed by the petitioner had been dismissed by the Court only on 06.04.2026...
'Prima Facie Adopted Delay Tactics': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Suspend Narayan Sai's Life Sentence In Rape Case
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (May 4) dismissed Narayan Sai's plea seeking suspension of life sentence in a rape case, in which he was convicted by a Surat sessions court in 2019, prima facie noting that he was not interested in expeditious hearing of his appeal challenging conviction and had adopted delay tactics. On the applicant's contention that he had undergone 11 years of...
NEET- PG : Supreme Court Seeks Institutional Mechanism To Address Recurring NEET-PG Cut-Off Issues
The Supreme Court on Monday(May 4) called for creation of an institutional mechanism to address recurring issues arising from reduction of qualifying cut-off percentiles in NEET-PG, observing that the problem arises every year and requires a structured solution.“This is happening every year that the academic sessions go on, counselling continues, and young people face a lot of trouble while a large number of seats remain unfilled. Perhaps the system needs to be tweaked. The method needs to be...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27 - May 03, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 134 - 139]XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 134Nirmal Singh Dhanoa and others v. Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Finance, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 135XXXX v. XXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 136SXXXXX v. RXXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 137Amrit Pal Singh v. Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board and others 2026 LiveLaw...
Even If Inquiry Is Vitated, Punishment Can Stand If Misconduct Is Independently Established: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the disciplinary authority's order of compulsory retirement of a Branch Manager working in MP Gramin Bank, despite acknowledging procedural flaws in the disciplinary inquiry conducted against him.The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed that the procedural lapses vitiated the inquiry, but the independent evidence of financial misconduct was...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 27th April To 3rd May, 2026
WB Polls: Calcutta High Court Quashes Requisition Of School's Buses For Election DutyCase Title: South Point Education Society & Anr. vs State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 196The Calcutta High Court has quashed the requisition of eight school buses belonging to South Point, for West Bengal Assembly election duty, holding that the police and transport...
Taking Child Away From Wife For Welfare Not Cruelty: Calcutta High Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case Against Husband, His 84-Yr-Old Mother
The Calcutta High Court has quashed a criminal case under Section 498A IPC against a husband and his aged mother, holding that in the peculiar facts of the case, taking away a child from the mother for his welfare could not amount to “mental cruelty.”Deciding a revision petition, Justice Apurba Sinha Ray set aside the trial court's order refusing discharge and held that continuation of...
Non-Payment Of Salary For Years Is 'Blatant Exploitation', Amounts To Forced Labour: High Court Imposes ₹2 Lakh Costs On Haryana Govt
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that denial of salary for services rendered over several years amounts to a violation of fundamental rights, including the right to livelihood under Article 21 and protection against forced labour under Article 23 of the Constitution.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar while allowing a plea filed by an employee, directed the Haryana State Federation of...
Delhi High Court Denies Bail To 'Conman' Sukesh Chandrasekhar's Wife Leena Paulose In Extortion Case, Grants Relief In ED Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Leena Paulose, wife of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in the Rs 200-crore extortion case; but granted bail in a money laundering case. Justice Prateek Jalan denied bail to Paulose in the MCOCA case but allowed her bail plea in a case probed by the Enforcement Directorate. “I have rejected the application in the MCOCA case but allowed it in (ED case)," the Court said while pronouncing the verdict.While dealing with MCOCA case, the Court ruled...