Ex-DGP Tomin J Thachankary Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Conviction In Disproportionate Assets Case

Former Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary has moved the Kerala High Court challenging his conviction in a disproportionate assets case.Yesterday, the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam had found him guilty of Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. He was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 30.84...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Instagram Post After Puneeth Rajkumar's Death, Warns Student To Be Careful On Social Media

The court said that timing, context of the post brought it within S.67 IT Act, but showed leniency considering student's age & future.

P&H High Court Pulls Up States For Non-Implementation Of Mental Healthcare Act, Directs Institutions To Be Made Functional

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a PIL on the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, has directed the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Chandigarh Administration to ensure that all institutions contemplated under the Act are made functional, after finding that the formation of the State Mental Health Authority, despite being a statutory obligation has largely remained...

Fresh Direct Appointment Confers No Promotional Increment Or Past-Service Benefits Absent Statutory Entitlement: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that past service rendered on a lower post cannot be counted towards service on a higher post for claiming service benefits unless the applicable Recruitment and Promotion Rules expressly permit such counting. The Court made the observation while dismissing a plea by a former Dai seeking to club her service as Dai with her subsequent service as...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Suspend Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Wife's Murder Over Property Dispute

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (September 18) dismissed an plea seeking suspension of sentence and bail filed by a man convicted of murdering his wife with a machete for objecting to the sale of a property, considering the overwhelming evidence against him including CCTV footage as inferred by the trial court.The Division Bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz and Justice B Pramod was hearing...

Delhi High Court Grants 30-Day Custody Bail To Alleged ISIS Operative For Surgery At Private Hospital Of Choice

The Delhi High Court has granted custody bail for 30 days to an alleged ISIS operative to undergo surgery for an umbilical hernia at a private hospital of his choice in Delhi-NCR. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 868]A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan, however, declined Farhan Ansar Suse's request to travel to Bombay for treatment, citing the alleged network he...

Why Mergers & Acquisitions? | Ashirbad Nayak on His Journey in Law | LiveLaw Academy

What drives a young lawyer to specialise in Mergers & Acquisitions? In this Video we speak with Ashirbad Nayak, Senior Associate at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, about his journey in law, his career choices, and why he chose to specialise in M&A.A candid conversation on building a legal career, choosing a specialisation, and navigating the world of corporate...

Datia Fort Property Dispute: MP High Court Bars Alienation, Creation Of Third-Party Rights

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on an appeal filed by Hemlata Singh and her son challenging the rejection of their application for temporary injunction in a property dispute concerning Datia Fort, an estate associated with the former Majaraj of Datia. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 374]The bench of Justice Amit Seth observed,"At this stage, Shri Visoriya appearing on caveat on behalf...

Day An RTI Reply Becomes Criminal Act

The Right to Information Act, 2005 rests on a simple democratic principle: a citizen has the right to know what the State is doing, how it is doing it and what records it holds. The Public Information Officer is not merely an administrative intermediary in this process. He is the statutory officer through whom that right is implemented. His obligation to respond is created by law. This becomes particularly significant when a PIO does not merely delay information or commit an inadvertent mistake,...

DMD Advocates Win LawStrings Pickleball Cup Season 2; AZB & Partners, Aekom Legal Finish Runners-Up

The LawStrings Pickleball Cup: Season 2 concluded in Delhi, bringing together leading law firms and in-house legal teams for two days of competitive pickleball, camaraderie, wellness and networking beyond the courtroom.The tournament witnessed participation from prominent organisations across India's legal ecosystem, including Cyril Amarchand & Mangaldas, Bharti Airtel Group, AZB & Partners, Luthra & Luthra, Talwar Thakore & Associates, JSA Advocates & Solicitors,...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Republic Editor, Reporter Over Alleged Phone Call With Singer Kabir Suman

The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal defamation proceedings against Republic Media Network Senior Executive Editor/Editor-in-Chief Abhishek Kapoor and reporter Bittu Chowdhury, arising out of a telephonic conversation with singer Kabir Suman, holding that continuation of the complaint amounted to an abuse of the process of law. Justice Uday Kumar was hearing two criminal...

NEET-UG Paper Leak: Supreme Court Mulls Visiting NTA Office, Seeks Affidavit From Nilekani Committee On Reforms

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 18) indicated that it may visit the National Testing Agency's (NTA) permanent office at Minto Road, New Delhi, to assess its functioning and monitor the progress of reforms following the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing petitions filed by the Federation of All India Medical...