1.5 Kg Of Khoya, 28 Years Of Litigation: P&H High Court Reduces Jail Term To Period Already Undergone In Food Adulteration Case

In a case that began with the seizure of 1.5 kilograms of khoya from a shop in Hoshiarpur in 1998, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has reduced the substantive jail sentence of a now-elderly convict to the period he had already undergone, invoking the speedy trial under Article 21 to a conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 237].Justice...

Notice To Existing Co-Owner Mandatory Before Mutation Of Land Purchased Through Sale Deed: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that a mutation granted without issuing notice to an existing co-owner of the land is contrary to Section 52 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. The Court declined to interfere with the Assam Board of Revenue's order setting aside such mutation, while clarifying that the purchaser remains at liberty to seek mutation afresh in accordance with...

Electrocution Inside Consumer's Home While Using Water Pump Not Covered Under Compensation Scheme: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that compensation under the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited's Circular is not payable where an electrocution accident occurs within a consumer's domestic premises while operating an internal electrical appliance such as a Tullu Pump. The Court expressed concern over the Electricity Department's failure to communicate the rejection of...

Sexual Violence Against A Minor Shatters Victim's Future "Into Pieces": P&H High Court Denies Bail To POCSO Accused

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied regular bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor child, holding that courts must be especially mindful while dealing with bail applications in cases of sexual violence against children, given the lasting and irreversible impact of such offences. Justice Sumeet Goel said, "...while considering matters involving sexual offences, a Court...

Advocates Must Approach Civil Court For Recovery Of Fees From Clients, Can't Invoke Writ Jurisdiction: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that disputes relating to repayment of pending professional fees are not public in nature and assume the character of private civil disputes. The court thus held that an advocate cannot file writ petitions for recovering such pending professional fee from client. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 331] The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes CBI FIR Registered Pursuant To Judicial Order Later Set Aside By Division Bench

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed an FIR against two men, observing that the very origin and basis of the criminal proceedings no longer existed, since the Single Judge's order directing investigation against them had already been set aside and the underlying writ petition itself stood dismissed.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held:"The origin and genesis of the impugned FIR is no...

NEET Re-Exam: Candidate Moves MP High Court Over 241-Mark Discrepancy In Result; Challenges Constitutional Validity Of NTA

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday sought Centre's stand on the petition filed by a NEET-UG candidate alleging a 241-mark discrepancy between his scorecard and the marks calculated by him on the basis of the official OMR sheet and answer key. A division bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Alok Awasthi granted time to Union of India, represented by ASG Romesh Dave, to...

"Shocked By Total Ignorance": Bombay High Court Transfers POCSO Case To CID After Cops Revealed Victim's Identity

The Bombay High Court has transferred the investigation into a POCSO case to the Maharashtra State CID after finding glaring lapses in the manner in which the probe was conducted by the local police. The Court observed that the investigation disclosed a disturbing lack of awareness of the mandatory safeguards under the POCSO Act, including disclosure of the victim's identity, recording of...

Supreme Court Woman Advocate Alleges Assault By Bar Association Office Bearer Over Land Grabbing Case In Lucknow District Court

A practicing Supreme Court advocate today alleged before the Court that she and her client were beaten up by a Bar Association office bearer in connection with a land grabbing case at the Lucknow District Court.Just as the Chief Justice of India's bench was rising for the day, the counsel appeared online and submitted, "A very urgent matter your lordships...I am a practicing advocate in...

National Co-operative Consumers' Federation Excluded From Rent Control Protections Being PSU Under Rent Control Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the National Co-operative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF), a multi-state co-operative society, is functioning as an implementing agency of the Central Government, and qualifies as a "Public Sector Undertaking" for the purposes of Section 3(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. The Court observed that the expression "Public...

Descendants Cannot Seek Inclusion In Sikkim Subject Register Based Solely On Ancestor's Unused Eligibility: Sikkim High Court

The Sikkim High Court has held that descendants seeking inclusion in the Sikkim Subject Register must establish that their predecessors fulfilled the mandatory requirement of renouncing their former nationality under the Sikkim Subjects Regulation, 1961.A bench of Chief Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque observed:“There is substantial evidence before this Court in the present Writ Petition...

Mere Knowledge Of Suit Or Receipt Of Ex Parte Injunction Order Doesn't Trigger 120-Day Limit To File Written Statement: J&K&L High Court

Shedding light on the procedural jurisprudence under the Civil Procedure Code the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that mere knowledge of a civil suit even through receipt of an ex parte injunction order cannot trigger the mandatory 120-day limitation for filing a written statement.The Court ruled that the statutory clock under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC begins to run only...