AP High Court Grants Interim Bail To Accused In 80Kg Ganja Case, Cites Wife's Severe Health Condition Requiring Immediate Care

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted interim bail to an individual allegedly found in possession of 80 kgs ganja, on the ground that his wife was suffering from a severe bout of sickle cell anemia which required his immediate presence for care.After getting caught with the said quantity of ganja in possession, offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) (punishment for possession...

Madras High Court Upholds Order Directing Filmmaker Gautham Menon To Repay ₹4.25 Crore To Production Company Over Unmade Movie

The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal by Director Gautham Vasudev Menon and his company Photon Factory, challenging a single judge's order directing them to repay Rs. 4.25 Crore along with 12% interest to production company RS Infotainment for failure to make a movie as agreed between the parties. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice K Govindarajan Thilakavadi dismissed...

'Instead Of Having Casteless Society, We're Dividing Society' : Supreme Court On Plea For Enumeration Of DNT Tribes In Census

The Court allowed the petitioners to pursue the cause before the executive authorities.

Every Section 498A IPC Conviction Can't Automatically Translate To Offence Of Moral Turpitude: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that there is no general rule that every offence under Section 498-A IPC due to its very nature must automatically translate into an offence involving moral turpitude for the purpose of civil consequences in employment, promotion or higher education. In doing so the court granted relief to a former SBI branch manager who was discharged from...

[Advertisement] HNLU To Host Ten-Day National FDP On Emerging IP Jurisprudence & Trends In IP Teaching And Research [April 6–16]

The Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, through its DPIIT-IPR Chair, in collaboration with the Centre for Innovation and IP Laws (CIIPL) and the Centre for Law and Sciences (CLS) under the School of Law and Technology (SLT), is set to organise a ten-day National Faculty Development Programme on “Emerging IP Jurisprudence and Evolving Trends of IP Teaching & Research” from April 6 to April 16, 2026. The programme will be conducted in online mode and aims to provide an in-depth...

Delhi High Court Orders Joint Meeting Between Govt, Police, MHA Over Security For Judicial Officers, Says Severity Can't Be Undermined

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday called for a meeting between the authorities on the aspect of providing adequate security arrangements for judicial officers in the national capital. Justice Manoj Jain directed that senior competent officials of the Delhi Government, Delhi Police and Ministry of Home Affairs hold a meeting in this regard within a week. The Court issued notice on a plea filed...

Kerala High Court Calls For 'Child-Centric' Custody Approach, Urges Parents To Rise Above Conflict

The Kerala High Court has recently underscored the urgent need to shift from a parent-centric to a child-centric approach in custody disputes, highlighting the severe emotional toll such litigation imposes on children.A Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha made the observation while considering a habeas corpus petition filed by a mother alleging...

'Will Cooperate With Police': YouTuber Dr Sangram Patil Booked Over FB Post On PM Modi Assures Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Monday permitted UK-based Doctor and YouTuber Dr Sangram Patil to file an affidavit assuring that even if he is allowed to return to United Kingdom, he will continue co-operating with the ongoing investigations against him for his allegedly defamatory social media post against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders. Single-judge Justice Ashwin Bhobe...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 282 | STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. VERSUS SANTHOSH KUMAR C

Click the link below to read the report :No Vested Right For Next Candidate In Select List To Claim Appointment Just Because Selected Person Didn't Join : Supreme Court...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: March 16 - March 22, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 78 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 83Nominal IndexHemant Yogi v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 78Dayashankar Pandey v His Excellency, the President of India 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 79Ram Swaroop v Harimohan Singh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 80Rameshchandra v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 81Ashok Gurjar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 82Sarang Raghuwanshi...

No Vested Right For Next Candidate In Select List To Claim Appointment Just Because Selected Person Didn't Join : Supreme Court

If the service rules do not allow the passing on the vacancy to the next candidate, then such an appointment cannot be claimed.

Senior Citizens Act Not Retrospective, Applies Only To Post-2007 Property Transfers: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 would be applicable only to property transfers made after the commencement of the Act. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan made it clear that the act cannot be given a retrospective application. The bench noted that Section 23 of the...