Allahabad High Court Cancels Interim Bail Of Advocate Accused Of Sexually Harassing, Stalking Woman Lawyer

The Allahabad High Court on Monday cancelled the interim bail of an advocate accused of harassing and stalking a lady colleague while observing that his acts of writing directly to the judge's chamber and showing up in open court in violation of his explicit undertaking were "contemptuous and wholly unprofessional". Cancelling his bail and ordering that he be taken into...

Honeymoon Murder Case: Supreme Court Suggests Sonam Raghuvanshi Surrender, Questions Delay In Raising Plea Of Non-Supply Of Arrest Grounds

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 21) suggested that Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, surrender and face trial while questioning why she had not raised the plea of non-supply of grounds of arrest at the earliest opportunity. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale was hearing the Meghalaya government's challenge to the bail granted...

Appeal Against Refusal To Shift Sonam Wangchuk To Private Hospital : Live Updates From Delhi High Court Hearing

Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo has preferred an appeal before the Delhi High Court challenging single judge's refused to pass any interim order allowing Wangchuk to be shifted to a private hospital of his choice. Follow this page for live...

Repeatedly Calling Child Victims In POCSO Cases To Relive Trauma Violates Their Right To Life: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that a child victim in POCSO cases cannot be called to the court repeatedly and made to relive the trauma. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 329] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy remarked that society does not often understand the mental trauma that a child experiences when subjected to sexual harassment. The court added that though the Protection of Children...

Calcutta High Court Directs Police To Protect TMC's Martyrs' Day Venue, Seeks Report On Alleged Vandalism Despite Earlier Order

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Kolkata Police to provide protection for dismantling and removing materials from the venue of a Martyrs' Day programme after allegations that the site was vandalised despite an earlier court order directing adequate police protection for the event.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya also called for a report from the Joint Commissioner of Police...

LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up: July 13 To July 19, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 242 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 255NOMINAL INDEXCentury Club vs. S. Umapathy & Anr.., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 242Sangeetha Agrawal & Anr. vs. M/S Esteem Gardenia Apartment Owners Association, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 243Manjunatha H.C. vs. Buden Sab & Ors.., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 244P v. State of Karnataka & Ors.., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 245 Velu @ Velmayil Somu &...

LiveLaw Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 13 To July 19, 2026

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Dowry Case, Says Woman Can File Complaint From Parent's Home If Cruelty PersistsCase Title: Arun Kr. Mondal @ Arun Kumar Mondal & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Anr. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 272The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a husband and his family members in a dowry harassment and matrimonial...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Bail Granted To Activist Khurram Parvez, Journalist Irfan Mehraj In UAPA Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the trial court order granting bail to human rights activist Khurram Parvez and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 UAPA case. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 668]Mehraj and Parvez were accused in the alleged NGO Terror funding case registered by NIA in October 2020.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan refused...

Amendment To Correct Party Name, Property Value In Partition Suit Permissible After Trial Starts If Nature Of Suit Unchanged: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an amendment application seeking to correct the plaintiff's name and the extent of a property in a partition suit cannot be refused merely because it is sought after commencement of trial, so long as it does not change the nature of the suit or prejudice the opposite party. [2026LiveLaw (AP) 142]In doing so, the Court allowed a revision...

Invisible Clause: Why AI-Generated Content Is Breaking Standard IP Assignment Agreements In India

Somewhere in India today, a startup is being acquired. The buyers' lawyers are working through due diligence: employment agreements, consultant contracts, and development agreements. They find the standard IP assignment clause stating that all intellectual property created in the course of employment vests absolutely in the company, and mentally tick the box.They shouldn't.Nobody in that room asks the obvious question: what if the code was written by GitHub Copilot? What if the marketing copy...

'Not A Matter For Us': Supreme Court Defers Hearing On Plea Seeking SoP For Time-Bound Probe In Exam Paper Leaks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 21) expressed its reluctance about entertaining a public interest litigation seeking a “Standard Questionnaire and Special Investigation Procedure” to ensure time-bound investigations in cases involving question paper leaks.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe orally remarked “It's not a matter for us [to...

Supreme Court Deletes Direction On Supervision Of Kerala Waqf Board By Govt Official, Asks HC To Decide Plea Expeditiously

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 21) deleted Kerala High Court's direction that the State Waqf Board shall function under supervision of the government's Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary of government.The court passed the order in the Board's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's order restraining it from taking major policy decisions over absence of 2 non-Muslim members. The Apex...