Caste Certificate | Fresh Enquiry On Same Allegation Cannot Be Initiated Without Additional Material: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside orders cancelling a woman's Scheduled Tribe community certificate, finding that the authorities had failed to consider an earlier Vigilance enquiry confirming her community status. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 218] In doing so, the Court held that a fresh enquiry could not be initiated merely on receipt of another complaint regarding...

Top 20 High Court Judgments Of The Week

Minor Muslim Girl Or Boy Free To Marry Anyone They Like After Attaining Puberty: P&H High CourtDeceased's Statement To Media Cannot Be Treated As Dying Declaration At FIR Registration Stage: MP High CourtDonor's Criminal Antecedents Can't Be Ground To Reject Organ Donation: Kerala High CourtWaqf Board's Inquiry To Determine Religious Identity, Character Of Waqf Property Not Barred By...

Urban Ceiling Act | Original Landowner Did Not Challenge Dispossession, Heirs Can't Seek Relief After 22 Years: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where the original tenure holder was dispossessed under Section 10(5) or Section 10(6) of the U.P. Urban (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 and took no steps against the dispossession, his legal heirs cannot seek a writ of mandamus for correction of revenue entries or claim the benefit of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999. It...

Judiciary, Rent Laws And Status Quoism

The Allahabad High Court's ruling in Inder Bhushan Sawhney v. Kanchan Kumari Jain (Dead) and 2 Other, 2026:AHC:177234‑DB, raises two distinct constitutional questions: (i) whether State rent‑control laws are repugnant to the Transfer of Property Act, 1882; and (ii) whether provisions of a statute expressly repealed by the legislature can revive once parts of the successor legislation are declared unconstitutional. The decision also partly undoes the reform of urban tenancy law in Uttar...

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: September 19, 2026

Financial Difficulty Alone No Ground To Transfer Matrimonial Case; Husband Can Bear Wife's Travel Expenses: Rajasthan High CourtGanesh Festival: PIL Filed In Bombay High Court Alleging Non-Implementation Of 2016 Noise Pollution Directions Fair Complexion, Tall Height, Speaking In Tamil & English Not Enough To Prove That Person Follows Christianity: Madras High CourtDelhi High Court...

West Bengal Court Sends Congress' Nandigram Assembly By-Poll Candidate Milan Pradhan To Judicial Custody Till October 3

A court in West Bengal's Haldia has sent Indian National Congress candidate for the Nandigram Assembly By-Poll, Milan Pradhan, to judicial custody till 3rd October.According to the Hindustan Times, by-polls in Nandigram are to be held on 6th October after West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari resigned from the seat, whilst retaining the Bhawanipore Assembly seat.Pradhan was arrested on 18th...

J&K&L High Court Stays FIR Against Woman Booked For Terminating Pregnancy Without Husband's Consent

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has stayed the investigation into an FIR registered against a woman and her sister for allegedly terminating a 4–5 month pregnancy without the husband's consent, observing that the police ought to have exercised circumspection and restraint in the matter and that the allegations did not inspire confidence.The Court issued notice to...

Delhi High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Top Cops Over Alleged Failure To Comply With Order For Departmental Inquiry Against IO

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with its directions to initiate and conclude a departmental inquiry against a police officer who had failed to complete investigation in an FIR registered in 2016.Justice Mini Pushkarna issued notice on the contempt petition filed against Anurag Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police and Rakesh...

BCI Members Oppose Manan Kumar Mishra's Proposed Resolution On PEARL-FIRST Trust, Seek Details Of Trust Deed & AIBE Finances

Three BCI members also sought details of the finances of the BCI's legal education centres.

Manju Warrier Moves Kerala Court To Takedown Defamatory Posts By Filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

Actress Manju Warrier has moved a suit against filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, Marunadan Malayali journalist Shajan Skariah and Meta before a court in Kerala to remove and restrain defamatory and derogatory posts and videos made against her on social media.The Third Additional Munsiff(RCC), Ernakulam Smt. Reeja R Nair on Saturday (September 19) issued summons to them and posted the case...

Effectively Implement SC Order On Installation, Maintenance Of CCTVs In Police Stations: Tripura High Court Directs State

The Tripura High Court has directed the State Government to implement "in letter and spirit" Supreme Court's directions regarding the installation of CCTVs in the police stations across the State. The Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Biswajit Palit directed the State to implement the directions of the Supreme Court in Paramvir Singh...

No Compensation For Child Born After Sterilization As Pregnancy Pre-Dated Surgery: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld a Trial Court order refusing medical negligence compensation for an allegedly failed sterilization procedure, noting the woman's pregnancy pre-dated the surgery. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 376]The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti highlighted:"The learned Trial Court has, therefore, correctly appreciated the facts and evidence of the case while holding that...