LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts- 23 July 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...

Rajasthan High Court Orders Police Protection For Temple Renovation, Says Judicial Orders Can't Be Reduced To Paper Decrees

Courts not expected to wait for unfortunate incident to actually occur before extending necessary protection.

Employees Can't Be Left In Perpetual Stagnation Due To Lack Of Promotion Policy: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the absence of any promotional avenue resulting in perpetual stagnation of a cadre is arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. The Court observed that the Chhattisgarh Health and Family Welfare Department Non-Clerical Paramedical and Nursing (Directorate Health Service) Class-III Recruitment Rules, 2013, do not provide...

'Can't Step Into Shoes Of Approving Authority': Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea For Railway Concrete Sleeper Plant (CSP) Approval

The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed a writ petition filed by M/s Calcutta Springs Limited seeking approval for its proposed Railway Concrete Sleeper Plant (CSP), holding that the Court cannot direct the grant of approval where the statutory process requires technical evaluation by the competent authority. A Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar...

Mandatory Live-In And Marriage Registration, Judicial Divorce, Polygamy Ban: Madhya Pradesh Assembly Passes Uniform Civil Code Bill

Married men entering live-in relationships would face 5-year jail term.

2017 Actress Rape Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Sentences Of Two More Convicts

The Kerala High Court has refused to suspend the sentences of two more convicts in the 2017 Actress assault case.In December 2025, the Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam, had sentenced 6 of the accused to undergo 20 years imprisonment. They were found guilty of the offences under Sections 376D, 120B, Sections 342, 354, 354B, 357 and 376D of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66E...

Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association Convenes Meeting To Discuss 'Excessive Force' By Delhi Police Against Protestors At Jantar Mantar

The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association has convened a meeting on Thursday (July 23) to discuss the reported excessive use of force by Delhi police on students and young persons during the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar over their demand for education reforms. After a requisition was recieved by 174 advocates, the President of GHCAA, senior advocate Yatin Oza announce to convene a...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest: July 1 - 15, 2026

Administrative Law — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Article 142 Powers - The invocation of extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice is contextual and cannot be exercised mechanically - The Supreme Court will not invoke Article 142 to protect the services of irregularly or illegally appointed teachers at the cost of the students' future and...

Why Were Cops 'Mute Spectators'? Allahabad High Court Questions Lucknow Police Over Alleged Inaction During Lawyers' Rampage

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Wednesday came down heavily on the conduct of the police personnel while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerning an incident in Lucknow in which persons allegedly dressed as advocates were accused of trespass, vandalism and hooliganism in the presence of police personnel.Questioning the apparent inaction of the Lucknow...

Registration Deadline Extended: LHSS Legislative Review Competition 2026

Available research on the intersection of law with humanities and social sciences remains focused on and originates from the Global North. Perspectives from the Global South remain marginal to such discussions. MNLU Mumbai's Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Collective seeks to redress this imbalance by providing platforms for expression and exchange of ideas that craft and critique interdisciplinary approaches from a Global South perspective.About LHSS Legislative Review CompetitionFormatIn a...

One Court, Two Eras : Judicial Approaches To Ramlila Maidan Incident & Student Protest Crackdown

The Courts' approach to the State's suppression of protests over the last half-decade has been quite dismal.

When State Tracks Your Every Coordinate But Denies Your Belonging

​For the modern Indian, an existential fracture has opened at the intersection of civil identity and state power. In late June 2026, on the heels of Passport Seva Divas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued an administrative clarification that delivered a profound shock to the national psyche. The Indian passport, the Ministry declared, is fundamentally a "travel document" meant to facilitate international transit; it cannot be treated as conclusive, standalone proof of...