Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 30 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 88Nominal IndexSri Sirajuddin v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 30Prof Niranjana v/s State & Another 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 31Dr. BR Ambedkar Youth Social and Cultural Welfare Trust v/s Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 32X v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 33Shri Jayant Jadhav Anr. v/s Principal Secretary & Others...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused In Double Murder Case Registered After 2 Years Of Death

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted regular bail to a 39-year-old woman accused of conspiring to murder her husband and alleged paramour's wife , noting the inordinate delay in registration of the FIR, absence of postmortem examination, and lack of direct recovery linking her to the alleged crime.Justice Sanjay Vashisth noted, "The FIR in the present case was got...

Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against BJP's K Surendran In 2019 Hartal Violence Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday (February 23) stayed all criminal proceedings initiated against Bharatiya Janata Party leader K. Surendran in relation to a 2019 crime perpetrated during a flash hartal.Justice C.S. Dias admitted Surendran's plea to quash criminal proceedings against him and issued notice to the parties. The judge then passed an interim order staying further criminal...

Supreme Court Judge Justice Vikram Nath Inaugurates Upgraded Model Mediation Centre At Allahabad High Court

In a moment of institutional significance, the 7th Floor of the Mediation & Conciliation Centre at the Administrative Annexe Building of the Allahabad High Court was inaugurated by Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chairman of the Mediation & Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), on February 27, 2026.From its inception in a single room, the Mediation...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Under PITNDPS Act, Cites Non-Application Of Mind

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988, holding that the detaining authority failed to independently apply its mind and merely reproduced the proposal submitted by the police.Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi said, "we are of...

MP High Court Orders Protection Of Water Pipelines Laid Under Jal Jeevan Mission In Plea Alleging Damage Due To Optical Cable Fibre Work

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order directed protection of protect water pipelines laid under the Jal Jeevan Mission part of the Madikheda Multi-Village Scheme, while hearing Larsen and Toubro Ltd's plea alleging large-scale pipeline damage due Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) works carried out in the same corridor. Issuing notice on the petition, Justice Amit Seth directed, "In view...

Faulty CCTVs A 'Routine Feature' In UP: Allahabad High Court Deems Surprise Police Station Inspections Part Of CJMs' Official Duty

Taking a serious view of the state of CCTV maintenance and footage preservation in the Police stations across Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court recently noted that not properly maintaining CCTV cameras has become a "routine feature" across the state. To deal with the situation and ensure compliance with the directions of the Apex Court in the case of Paramvir Singh Saini v....

Magistrate Discharging Judicial Duty Is Above DM, SP & Political Head; Disregarding His Orders 'Unpardonable': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a Judicial Officer, while discharging his judicial function, is above the District Magistrate or District Police Chief and even the political head of a State, and that disregarding his order is 'unpardonable'. The Court added that such disregard for the orders passed by a Judicial Officer is not merely contempt of court but a...

[Cooperative Societies Act] Audit Reports/Inquiry Orders Are Only Preparatory Steps, Not 'Orders' For Revision: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a Special Report submitted under Section 81(5B) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, and an order directing inquiry under Section 88 are not “orders” or “decisions” amenable to revisional jurisdiction under Section 154 of the Act. The Court observed that if Section 154 is interpreted to include audit reports under Section 81, the...

Delhi High Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Central Bank Of India Officers; Says Bank Can Adjust OTS Deposit On Borrower's Default

The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against the Central Bank of India and its senior officials, holding that a bank can adjust the amount deposited under a One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme if the borrower defaults on the settlement terms.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna set aside the summoning order and the criminal complaint against the officers under Sections...

Insurance Policies Being Issued To Persons On Deathbed? Allahabad HC Orders Probe; Issues Warrant Against HDFC Life Official

The Allahabad High Court recently took serious note of the trend of life insurance policies being issued to persons on their "deathbed" through middlemen. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal also issued a bailable warrant through the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Moradabad, against the Operation Manager and Branch Head of HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd., Moradabad,...

Must Ponder Why India Not Preferred Destination For International Arbitration: CJI Surya Kant

The CJI also noted that institutional arbitration occupies only a small space in the country.