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...

CNLU Patna Announces 17th National Parliamentary Debate; Registrations Open

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna was established in 2006 with a steadfast commitment to advancing legal education, research, and legal awareness. Over the years, it has emerged as one of India's leading National Law Universities, known for its strong emphasis on academic excellence, legal scholarship, and practical learning. Through conferences, guest lectures, capacity-building programmes, and collaborations with statutory bodies, research centres, educational institutions, law...

Woman 'Concealing' Subsisting Marriage Not Entitled To Maintenance From Second Husband: Bombay High Court

A woman, who conceals her first marriage and performs a second marriage despite the subsistence of the first marriage, cannot seek maintenance from her second husband under Section 125 CrPC, held the Bombay High Court recently. Single-judge Justice Milind Sathaye in an order passed on July 16, dismissed the appeal filed by a woman, who had challenged a lower court's order which had directed...

Functional Disability Must Be Proven; Loss Of Four Fingers Doesn't Necessarily Result In Total Loss Of Earning Capacity: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that amputation of a person's four fingers does not by itself establish a 100% loss of earning capacity under the Employees' Compensation Act, adding that functional disability must be assessed on the basis of the employee's vocation and evidence on record. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 671]Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri thus reduced the claimant's loss of earning capacity from...

'We Are Bound To Treat Them Fairly': Kerala High Court Questions Continued Detention Of MSC Elsa 3 Foreign Crew Members

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (July 21) orally questioned the Centre over the continued detention of the foreign crew members of the Liberian-flagged MSC Elsa 3 ship, which capsized in May last year, observing that India is bound by international obligations to ensure the fair treatment of seafarers.Subsequent to the accident, a slew of litigation has ensued, including public...

RTI Act | First Appellate Authority Not Deemed Public Information Officer Without Meeting S.5 Requirements: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a First Appellate Authority under the Right to Information Act, 2005 cannot be treated as a deemed Public Information Officer and subjected to penalty under Section 20(1) of the Act without satisfaction of the statutory requirements contained in Sections 5(4) and 5(5). The Court observed that the State Information Commission imposed a penalty...

'Derogatory' WhatsApp Post On Jain Saint: MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail, Says Electronic Evidence Can Be Examined Without Arrest

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to three individuals, including a doctor, for circulating an allegedly defamatory message against Jain saint Muni Shri Sudhasagar Ji Maharaj in a WhatsApp group. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 288]The bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed that the case was predominantly based on electronic evidence, which can be examined without arrest....

Right To Walk To Parliament

The tear gas came before noon yesterday. By evening the Delhi Police were saying 118 of their personnel had been injured and around seventy protesters detained, FIRs for rioting were being registered, internet stood suspended in parts of the capital, and four Metro stations in the heart of Lutyens' Delhi were shut. All of this because a few thousand young people wanted to walk two kilometres, from Jantar Mantar to Parliament, on the day Parliament opened.I have spent my working life in the...

2023 Parliament Security Breach: Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail To Accused On Humanitarian Grounds

A Delhi Court recently granted interim bail to an accused in the Parliament security breach case which happened on December 13, 2023, on humanitarian grounds.Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal of Patiala House Courts granted relief to accused Sagar Sharma, who said that his father passed away on July 14 because of cancer. Sharma also said that he needed to perform cremation rituals as he...