Mumbai Coastal Road Land Given To Reliance For Development Should Ordinarily Remain Open To Public : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday emphasised that the reclaimed land near Mumbai Coastal Road (South), which has been given to Reliance Industries for landscape development, should ordinarily remain open to public.With this observation, the Court disposed of a public interest litigation challenging the Expression of Interest (EoI) issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) inviting private agencies for landscaping work on reclaimed lands along the Mumbai Coastal Road.A bench of...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 05 - January 11, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 3 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 8Nominal Index Rakesh Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 3Vickramh Kkalmady v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 4Naresh Chandra Agrawal v. Income Tax Department & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 5Anil Kumar Mishra v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 6SM v State 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 7Maharaj Singh Yadav v State of...

Telangana Withdraws Writ Petition Filed Against Andhra's Polavaram Project; Supreme Court Allows Filing Of Suit

The Supreme Court today allowed the State of Telangana to withdraw its writ petition against the Union and Andhra Pradesh Government, challenging the expansion of the Polavaram Multipurpose irrigation project.The Court allowed the State Government to raise the challenge in the form of a civil suit under Article 131 jurisdiction. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea filed by the State of Telangana under Article 32 of the Constitution against the Union's...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Suggests State To Enact Law With Penal Provisions To Protect Temple Properties

The Kerala High Court on Monday (January 12) orally suggested the Additional Director General of Prosecution to make a recommendation to the State to make a law for protecting temple properties that would also contain penal provisions for violation of duties.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering the bail pleas of former Travancore Devaswom Board President A. Padmakumar, TDB ex-official Murari Babu and jeweller Roddam Govardhanan. All of them are presently under custody and arrayed as the...

Menstrual Leave Policy In Karnataka | Stuck in controversy | Everything you need to know and more

Karnataka HC stays menstrual leave policy amid legal pushback, as this explainer traces India's quiet history—from Bihar 1992 rules to failed Bills and corporate pilots—while courts frame it as dignity rights. Global cases (Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Zambia) show culture often trumps law, urging stigma-free Indian reform.

'Justice Must Be Accessible, Timely And Meaningful': Justice Soumen Sen Assumes Office As 40th Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday (12 January) welcomed Justice Soumen Sen, who assumed office as the 40th Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, in a full court reference attended by judges, members of the Bar.Chief Justice Soumen Sen, beginning with a greeting in Malayalam, expressed deep gratitude for the warmth and affection extended to him. Reflecting on his journey from Calcutta, “the confluence of culture”, to Meghalaya, “the abode of clouds,” and now to Kerala, “God's Own Country,” he...

Rohingya Funding Syndicate | Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Alleged Kingpin, Slams IO For 'Callous' Approach

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday refused anticipatory bail to a man alleged to be the 'main kingpin' of a syndicate that has been accused of extending illegal and unwarranted help to Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other anti-national people so that they can settle in India and create unrest and disharmony.A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava also expressed “serious displeasure and anguish” over the “callous and careless approach”...

Madras High Court Restrains India Research Watch From Publishing Articles About Saveetha Institute Of Medical Science Without Prior Intimation

The Madras High Court has restrained India Research Watch from publishing articles in connection with the functioning of Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences without prior approval from the Institute. Justice P Dhanabal directed Research Watch to issue notice to the institute regarding queries or gist of articles to the email Id of the institute and await a response for 72 hours. The court added that if any response is received within 72 hours, the organisation could...

Gujarat High Court Orders Inquiry Into Allegation Of Municipality President's Husband Acting As Proxy

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (January 12) directed Regional Commissioner of Municipalities to conduct an inquiry after a plea alleged that the husband of Bagasra Municipality's President has been acting as her proxy, adding that it is open for the officer to take action as per law. The court was hearing a petition seeking to direct the respondent authorities to decide the...

Supreme Court To Examine If NCLT President Has Power To Transfer Cases Across States

The Supreme Court is set to examine the scope of National Company Law Tribunal President's power to transfer a case across states by way of an administrative order.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi recently issued notice on a plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order which held that the NCLT President has no authority to transfer cases from one State to another...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Over 30 Acres Of Land In Central Bureau Area For New HC Complex

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the State Government and Registrar General on a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to grant 30 or more acres of land in the central bureau area, for the construction of a new high court building complex.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha issued notice on the PIL filed by one Sharan Desai. The petitioner appearing in person informed the court that recently the Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar,...

Wrongful CIBIL Reporting After Full Settlement Amounts To Deficiency In Service: Chandigarh District Consumer Commission Holds SBI Cards Liable

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II, U.T. Chandigarh, comprising President Amrinder Singh Sidhu and Member Brij Mohan Sharma, has held SBI Cards & Payment Services Pvt. Ltd. guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice for reporting a consumer as a CIBIL defaulter despite full and final settlement of credit card dues.The Commission held that once a borrower...