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Once Trial On All Issues Has Started, One Issue Cannot Be Tried As Preliminary: : Supreme Court Explains Order XIV Rule 2(2) CPC ...

Once Trial On All Issues Has Started, One Issue Cannot Be Tried As Preliminary: : Supreme Court Explains Order XIV Rule 2(2) CPC
The Supreme Court today (21 September) held that a civil court cannot direct that an issue be tried as preliminary issue under Order XIV Rule 2(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 once it has begun trying all the issues together.A bench of Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice Arun Palli set aside the orders of the trial court, the first appellate court and the Kerala High Court. The trial...

Allahabad High Court Orders Inspection Of Ghaziabad's Gulmohar Greens After Possession Was Allegedly Given Without Completion Certificate
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has appointed Advocate Commissioners for inspection and verification of factual position of Gulmohar Greens, Ghaziabad, where possession of flats was handed over by the builder without obtaining completion certificate from the Ghaziabad Development Authority. The bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan appointed advocates...

'Citizens Have Right To Clean Streets': Bombay High Court Flags Inactive Civic Machinery, Calls For Action Against Public Garbage Dumping
The Bombay High Court has directed the Municipal Commissioner to fix accountability of Ward Officers and their subordinate officers for failing to prevent or clear litter, trash and unauthorised dumping of garbage on public streets and pavements. The Court also called upon the Municipal Corporation to activate a mechanism for launching prosecutions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the MMC...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup September 14 - September 20, 2026
Nominal Index:Mohammad Ramzan Wani v. Union of India and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 397Abdul Ahad Bhat vs UT of J&k 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 398District Gurdwara Parbandak Committee Jammu & Anr. v. Ranjeet Singh Tohra & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 399New India Assurance Company Limited v. General Manager, NHPC and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 400Union Territory through Police Station Mattan...

Patna High Court Expunges DM's Remark Against Scholar Stating He Had 'Mentality To Harass SC/ST Persons', Warns Against Personal Comments
The Patna High Court has cautioned quasi-judicial authorities against making personal, irrelevant or biased remarks against litigants, after a District Magistrate described a Sanskrit scholar as appearing to have a “mentality to harass” persons belonging to the SC/ST community. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Alok Kumar was hearing a petition filed by Dr. Dev Narayan Jha...

Karnataka High Court Directs SIT Probe Into KPSC Veterinary Officer Recruitment Scam, Declines CBI Investigation
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (September 21) constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a de novo investigation into the alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Veterinary Officer (Group A) recruitment scam, while declining to entrust the probe to the CBI.[2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 367]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order in a batch...

President Appreciated NGT's Efforts Towards Addressing Global Environmental And Climate Challenges
New Delhi, 21 September 2026: Valedictory Session graced by the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, as the Chief Guest, the International Conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics” at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The program witness the presence of Shri Manohar Lal, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs & Minister...

Santa Claus Caps Can't Be Forced On Employees At Workplace, May Hurt Sentiments Of Different Faiths: Allahabad High Court
This type of action is not permitted in the democratic system of the country wherein every citizen is free to follow his/her faith and belief, the Court said.

'Mere Wish Of Wife That Husband Should Live As 'Gharjamai' Is Not Cruelty': Jharkhand High Court Refuses Divorce To Husband
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a wife's mere wish that her husband live as a Gharjamai cannot constitute cruelty for the purpose of seeking divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad was hearing an appeal filed by the husband challenging the dismissal of his divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu...

