Student Protests : Bombay High Court Lawyers Condemn Mumbai Police Detentions, Seek Withdrawal Of Prohibitory Orders

A group of advocates practising before the Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the Mumbai Police's action against protesters and called for the withdrawal of sweeping prohibitory orders imposed across the city, contending that they unjustifiably curtail citizens' fundamental right to peaceful assembly.In a statement issued, the advocates referred to reports that more than 300...

Death Of Sole Accused Extinguishes Disproportionate Assets Attachment Proceedings: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that property attachment proceedings initiated during a disproportionate assets investigation cannot acquire an independent existence once the criminal proceedings against the sole accused public servant become legally incapable of continuing.Underscoring that the statutory mechanism of seizure, attachment and forfeiture under the...

Can Wife Be Denied Half Share In Jointly Purchased Property Because Husband Paid Entire Consideration? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court has held that the property, purchased under the joint names of both spouses cannot be claimed by the husband alone by claiming that he paid the entire amount, unless theres is evidence to show that the property was held on trust or that the property was fraudulently purchased in the name of one spouse. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 391]The Division Bench of Dr. Justice...

Administrative Authorities Can't Cancel Registered Sale Deed Even On Allegations Of Impersonation/ Fraud: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that a sale deed registered under the Registration Act, 1908 cannot be set aside by the registering authority or by any authority invoking administrative powers, even where the registration is questioned on the ground of impersonation or fraud. Relying on the Full Bench decision of the Allahabad High Court in Smt. Kusum Lata v. State of U.P.., the bench...

Cross-Border Transfer Of Healthcare Data: Reconciling India's DPDPA With GDPR

After the world was hit by the pandemic, the use of technology saw a paradigm shift, especially in the field of healthcare as patients quickly realized that adoption of technological communications was much more convenient than physical visits at hospitals. As the healthcare industry underwent a profound digital transformation, it accelerated a widespread reliance on remote medical expertise. Today, digital consultations, virtual diagnostics and cross-border medical opinions have become...

Honeymoon Murder Case : Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted To Sonam Raghuvanshi

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, holding that the High Court and the trial court erred in granting her relief on the ground of alleged defects in the communication of the grounds of arrest.A Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB...

DMK's Periakaruppan Withdraws Plea In Madras High Court Challenging TVK MLA's Victory By One Vote

The Madras High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea filed by Periakaruppan, DMK's candidate in Tirupattur Constituency, against the victory of TVK candidate Seenivasa Sethupathi by one vote. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 333] The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that the Supreme Court had permitted Periakaruppan to withdraw the plea pending before the...

Contract Doesn't Become “Statutory” Merely Because One Party Is An Instrumentality Of State: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a contract does not become a “statutory contract” merely because one of the contracting parties is an instrumentality of the State falling within Article 12 of the Constitution of India. It held that where a party's rights arise only from a purely commercial contract, that does not bar the State entity from floating a tender for competition venture,...

Children Study For Hours And Months, Can't Lose Admissions Because CBSE & IIT/SPA Timelines Are Not In Sync: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that students who spend “hours and months” preparing for admission to premier institutions cannot be made to suffer merely because the timelines of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) are not aligned. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 681]Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while hearing petitions filed...

Caste Abuse Inside Private Office Without 'Public View' Not Offence Under SC/ST Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that casteist remarks allegedly made inside the office chambers, in the absence of any member of the public or an independent witness, would not attract the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 680]Justice Madhu Jain observed that the requirement that the...

Ernakulam Consumer Commission Holds Qatar Airways Liable For Denying Boarding On Return Journey

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam, comprising President D.B. Binu and Members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N., held Qatar Airways guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice for allowing a family to travel from Italy to India after verifying their travel documents, but subsequently refusing to permit their minor children to complete the...

PIL In Telangana High Court Seeks Effective Implementation Of RTI Online Portal, Hybrid Hearings Before State Information Commission

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Telangana High Court alleging systemic failures in the implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in the State.The PIL seeks directions to the State Government to effectively operationalise the Telangana RTI Online Portal, implement hybrid hearings before the Telangana Information Commission, and ensure compliance with...