Civil Court Empowered To Direct Forwarding Of Forgery Complaint To Police U/S 151 CPC Inherent Jurisdiction: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has clarified that a Civil Court in appropriate cases involving allegations of serious forgery has the inherent power to direct a party, witness to forward their complaint to the police for registration of FIR invoking its inherent jurisdiction provided under Section 151 CPC. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 378]The bench of Justice Gajendra Singh observed that the...

Assam Land Requisition Act | Landowner's Appeal Must Be Decided Before Possession Is Taken: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that the right of appeal under Section 3(3) of the Assam Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1964 is a substantive right and cannot be rendered illusory by taking possession of the land before the appeal is decided.Justice Manish Choudhury observed, “If a statute provides such a right to appeal, such right to appeal is not to be illusory. A right to...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 21 September 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...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

1. In a suit for specific performance, a decree is passed directing execution of the sale deed. Pursuant to the decree, the sale deed is executed through the court and possession of the property is delivered to the decree-holder. The decree-holder continues in possession for several decades. In subsequent appellate proceedings, the court considers the long lapse of time and instead of...

JCB Burnt In Naxal Attack: NCDRC Dismisses Oriental Insurance's Revision Plea

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), comprising Justice A.P. Sahi (President) and Bharatkumar Pandya (Member), has held that The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. could not repudiate an insurance claim merely on the ground that the JCB's helper did not possess a valid driving licence, where the evidence did not establish that he was actually driving the vehicle when it was...

NEET-UG 2026 | UP Govt's Enhanced Reservation In Four Medical Colleges Prima Facie Amounts To Contempt: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has stayed a Uttar Pradesh government order reserving 62 of the 85 MBBS seats in each of four government medical colleges for Scheduled Caste candidates, holding that it defied the Court's earlier directions and the State's own undertaking to follow the U.P. Admission to Educational Institutions (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other...

Forest Department Can't Evict Alleged Encroachers Without Following Supreme Court Directions In Abdul Khalek: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that if the Forest Department proposes to take action against alleged occupants of a reserved forest, it must follow the procedure laid down by the Supreme Court in Abdul Khalek v. State of Assam.Justice Devashis Baruah, observed, “...taking into account the directions, which were passed by the Supreme Court in Abdul Khalek (supra), whereby there was a...

NLSIU Students' Group Cancels Screening Of Umar Khalid Documentary, Cites Threats Of Harassment

The ABVP had earlier taken strong opposition to the screening of the documentary.

Book Review | Mihira Sood's 'Courting Equality' Sheds Light On India's Long Struggle For Women's Rights

In the feminist world, 'personal is political' is an adage, but somehow in the legal world, women are still fighting for it in 2026. Take, for instance, marital rape is not an offence in India, because marriage is considered too sacrosanct an institution for it to be a site of violence. That's not it; the State presupposes the innocence of husbands by questioning who is the “real” victim...

Passport Doesn't Give Automatic Right To Travel Abroad; Police Can Apply To Court For Surrender Of Passport: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a passport does not guarantee spontaneous passage across border for a person who has criminal cases pending against him. It held that while the grant of passport cannot be denied merely due to pendency of criminal case, the police can apply to court for surrender of passport to prevent the person from leaving the country. The bench of Justice...

Tata Trusts Is Winning Wrong Fight

The dispute over N Chandrasekaran's return is real. But the larger question is how much of the Trusts' control can survive a Tata Sons listing, and on what terms. The Tata trusts collectively own about 66% of Tata Sons. In August, however, they could not cast a single vote at its annual general meeting. The 18 August meeting was adjourned for want of quorum. The company's articles require a representative jointly nominated by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust, which together hold...

Assistant Law Officer Vacancy At Technology Development Board

Technology Development Board invites online application for the post of Assistant Law Officer Name of the Post: Assistant Law Officer No. of Post: 02 (Two) Age Limit: 40 Years Consolidated Emoluments per month: ₹70,000 to ₹90,000 /- Essential Qualification and Experience LL.B./ Integrated LL.B. with minimum 05 years field experience with focus on Corporate/ Company Law.Desirable experience: Experience of dealing with Company Project Financing; Arbitrations and such other...