Trending
Can States Impose Higher Qualifications Beyond UGC Norms For Appointment Of College Professors? P&H High Court Larger Bench To Decide
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging an Advertisement issued by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) for recruitment to 123 posts of Assistant Professor (Chemistry, College Cadre), holding that the additional Screening Test and Subject Knowledge Test prescribed by the State did not violate the UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Extortion Case Against Lawyer Accused Of Posing As Policeman, Seeking ₹5 Lakh Bribe
The Karnataka High Court has recently refused to quash an FIR registered against a lawyer for alleged extortion from a labourer to the tune of Rs 5 lakhs by impersonating a police officer, holding that the allegations prima facie disclos commission of a cognizable offence which requires further investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 262] The single judge bench of Justice Anant...
Madras High Court Rejects Senthil Balaji's Plea Alleging Police Harassment In Pending Criminal Investigations
The Madras High Court on Wednesday (July 22) dismissed petitions filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party MLA Senthil Balaji and his brother alleging police harassment in connection with pending investigations against them. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 332] While dismissing the plea, Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan orally remarked that the relief sought for in the plea was premature and that...
Police Registers Case Against Man Who Verbally Abused Kerala High Court Judge
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against a man, who had allegedly shouted abusive words against Kerala High Court judge Justice A. Badharudeen.In the FIR registered by the Ernakulam Town North police station, the incident allegedly occurred around 5:22 p.m. on Monday (June 20) near a vegetable shop near Pachalam K.S. Udayan Road.It is alleged that the man was...
Student Protest : SCBA President Vikas Singh Writes To PM & HM Seeking Inquiry Into Police Lathi Charge, Suspension Of Delhi Police Commissioner
Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has written a letter to the Office of the Prime Minister and the Union Home Ministry raising issues over the use of disproportionate force by the police during the recent 'Chalo Sansad' protests. He has sought a judicial inquiry into the excesses by the police and immediate action against those police officers...
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking FIR Over 'Forceful' Removal Of Sonam Wangchuk From Jantar Mantar Protest Site
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 22) dismissed a PIL seeking a declaration that removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar last Saturday, while he was on hunger strike during the ongoing protest against NEET-paper leak, was illegal. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 678]With respect to petitioner's prayer for lodging an FIR on this incident, the court said that it was open for petitioner...
Delhi High Court Seeks Police Response On PILs Alleging Excessive Force On Student Protesters, Directs Preservation Of Videos
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a batch of public interest litigations alleging excessive use of force by the Delhi Police against students participating in the Cockroach Janta Party's “Sansad Chalo” march on July 20, against the alleged NEET paper leak. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 677]A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...
Bombay High Court's Autorickshaw Ruling Reopens Gap PoSH Act Was Built To Close
On 24 March 2023, a State Bank of India employee finished his usual train ride from Navi Mumbai to Kurla and took a shared autorickshaw for the last leg to his branch at the Bandra Kurla Complex, as he had for fourteen years. The driver seated three passengers in the back, as shared autos do. On the account recorded in the judgment, which comes from the petition since the complainant did not appear before the High Court, what happened next between the employee and a female co-passenger, a chef...
Delhi High Court Stays Coercive Action Against Accused In ₹24-Lakh Visa Fraud Case Challenging Cancellation Of Anticipatory Bail
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (July 16) restrained any coercive action against a man accused in a ₹24-lakh visa fraud case, who has challenged the cancellation of his anticipatory bail by sessions court. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 676]Justice Manoj Jain meanwhile issued notice to the State and sought its response in the matter.Petitioner Aneel Kapoor approached the High Court assailing the July...
Knowledge Of Court Order Enough To Establish Contempt Even Without Formal Service To Party: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that formal service of a court order is not a prerequisite for holding a person guilty of civil contempt if it is established that the person had knowledge of the order and willfully disobeyed it. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 149]Dismissing a contempt appeal filed by a Gram Panchayat Secretary, the Court upheld the order of a Single Judge holding him guilty...