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Child Who Saw Mother Being Killed Is A Victim Too: Calcutta High Court Convicts Husband, Family In 2006 Murder Case
The Calcutta High Court has reversed the acquittal of a husband and four of his relatives in a 2006 murder case, holding that the trial court committed "fundamental errors" in discarding the testimony of the couple's minor son, who had witnessed his mother's death.A Division Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Rai Chattopadhyay convicted husband Samir Das, his brother Samar...
Karnataka High Court Directs Law College To Replace Course Banners Featuring Person In Advocates' Attire, Cites BCI Rules Against Advertisements
The Karnataka High Court has directed Bharathi Education Society Trust to replace course banners featuring the image of a person in advocates' attire, observing that such publicity could violate the Bar Council of India (BCI) Rules prohibiting advertisements by individuals. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 260]A single judge bench of Justice BM Shyam Prasad granted the Trust eight weeks to replace the...
HP High Court Calls For Contempt Action Against Litigant Who Accused Magistrate Of Corruption, Says Baseless Allegations Scandalise Judiciary
After a litigant made reckless and unsubstantiated allegations of corruption against a Judicial Magistrate, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed that the matter be placed before the Chief Justice to constitute an appropriate Bench to consider initiating criminal contempt proceedings.The Court further Observed that baseless accusations against judicial officers amount to an attempt...
Patients Cannot Dictate Diagnostic Tests, Must Follow Doctor's Medical Advice: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that patients cannot insist on specific diagnostic tests such as CT or MRI scans, observing that the decision to prescribe such investigations lies within the medical judgment of treating doctors. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 388]Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas delivered the judgment while disposing of a writ petition filed by a retired Indian Air Force veteran, who sought...
Tender Can't Be Cancelled Citing Expiry Of Bid Validity After Invoking Extension Clause: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that once a tendering authority invokes the contractual mechanism for extension of bid validity and obtains the bidders' consent, it cannot subsequently justify cancellation of the tender solely on the ground that the original bid validity period expired. The Court held that such a course is inconsistent with the scheme of the Standard Bidding Document...
Decide Plea Challenging Passport Fee Hike Within Three Months: Delhi High Court To Centre
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to decide a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, which substantially revised passport fees across various categories with effect from July 01. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 674]A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the Union Ministry...
Nithin Raj Suicide Case: Kerala High Court Suspects 'Large Conspiracy' In Police Handling Of Accused's Arrest
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 22) voiced serious concerns over the police investigation into the suicide of dental student Nithin Raj, orally observing that there appeared to be a “large conspiracy” involving senior police officials in the manner in which the arrest of the prime accused was handled.Justice A. Badharudeen made the remarks while considering an...
NUALS Conducts Two-Day Capacity Building Programme For Indian Oil Law Officers
Mr. Kamal Kumar Gwalani, Company Secretary & Executive Director (Law), Indian Oil Corporation Limited, inaugurates the two-day Capacity Building Training Programme for Law Officers of IOCL at NUALS, Kochi. Standing beside him (from left) are Prof. (Dr.) G. B. Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, NUALS, and Mr. Rajeev Mohan, Executive Director (CA & Law), Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
AP High Court Condones 1024-Day Delay To Bring Legal Heirs On Record, Says Party Not Expected To Keep Checking Status Of Pending Case
The Andhra Pradesh High Court condoned delay of 1024 days in filing an application to bring the legal heirs of a deceased appellant on record, reiterating that in a pending appeal a party is not expected to keep visiting the court or his lawyer every few weeks to ascertain the position of the case. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 146]Allowing the Civil Revision Petition, Justice Ravi Cheemalapati referred...
Govt Free To Reconstitute Kerala Waqf Board, Can Appoint Non-Muslim Members In Interim: High Court In PILs Over Board's Composition
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 22) orally observed that there is no order restraining the State Government from reconstituting the Kerala State Waqf Board. The Court further indicated that in the interim, the Government can appoint the statutorily mandated non-Muslim members so that the Board can continue to function.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam...
No Disciplinary Enquiry Needed To Dismiss Employee Who Obtained Reserved Category Appointment By Forged Caste Certificate: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that where an appointment to a reserved category post is obtained by producing a forged and fabricated caste certificate, the appointment is void ab initio and the employer need not conduct a full departmental disciplinary enquiry before terminating it.It held that since the appointment was itself an illegal order, issuing a show-cause notice before dismissal...