AP High Court Asks State To Identify Sites For Landfills, Solid Waste Management & Disposal Facilities; Chief Sectary To Personally Monitor

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Authorities to identify sites for the setting up of landfills, solid waste management facilities and disposal facilities as prescribed in the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan noted, that the issue not only plagues the localities mentioned in the PIL but...

'Mockery Of System' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Petitioner Who Filed Petition Seeking His Appointment As High Court Judge

Terming it a 'mockery of the system', the Supreme Court today declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to appoint the petitioner as a Telangana High Court Judge. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a writ petition filed by GV Sarvan Kumar seeking directions to appoint him as the judge of the Telangana High Court. The CJI, disinclined to entertain...

Expect State To Take 'Positive Decision' On Giving Reservation To Transgender Persons In Public Employment: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has said that it expects the State Government to come up with a positive decision with respect to introducing reservations for transgender persons in public employment.A Division Bench of Justice Battu Devanand and Justice A. Hari Haranadha Sarma was informed about that Karnataka government had as per the direction of the High Court of Karnataka, provided...

Manipur Audio Tapes Tampered, Can't Say If Voice Matches With Ex-CM Biren Singh : NFSL To Supreme Court

The National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL), Gandhinagar, has informed the Supreme Court that the audio exhibits in the case relating to recordings allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence which took place in 2023 were tampered with and not scientifically fit for voice comparison, and therefore, no opinion on similarity or dissimilarity of...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 27 - November 02, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 681- 700]XXX v YYY, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 681Muhammed Ashar K. v. Muhsina P.K., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 682XXX v YYY, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 683 Hirandas V.M. v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 684Ranjith Balakrishnan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 685Geofin Comtrade Limited v. Asst. CIT, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 686 P V Mathew v State, 2025 LiveLaw...

Verdict Is Final, But Judge Still Speaks

Former Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud's comments on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi issue, reported in an interview with Sreenivasan Jain, have reignited national debate. One of the statements that gained notice was his description of the mosque's construction as a “fundamental act of desecration,” along with his view that archaeological evidence supported this conclusion (Staff, 2025).These statements, coming from someone who once occupied the highest seat in the judiciary, carry more weight...

Breach Of Promise To Marry Not Equivalent To 'False Promise' Which Constitutes Rape: Delhi High Court Explains

While granting bail to a 20 year old in a rape case, the Delhi High Court has explained the difference between false promise to marry and breach of such a promise. Justice Ravinder Dudeja said that it is not appropriate to treat each breach of promise as a false promise of marriage while dealing with allegations of rape, emphasising that each case would depend upon its own facts. “There is...

Officials Seeking Brownie Points : Allahabad High Court Awards ₹50K Compensation To Man Jailed For 1.5 Months Over 'False' Anti-Conversion Law FIR

In a sharp indictment of official overreach, the Allahabad High Court recently quashed an FIR registered 5 persons under UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 and the BNS as it observed that the case represented a "glaring example of the State authorities falling and scrambling over each other in order to score brownie points". A Bench of Justice Abdul Moin...

NH-544: Kerala High Court Directs NHAI To Address Road Safety Issues Pointed By Interim Panel

The Kerala High Court on Monday (03 November) directed the National Highway Authority of India to ensure that the road safety issues, pointed out by the Interim Committee constituted by it, are addressed in a time bound manner and to report compliance to the Committee within two weeks.The division bench comprising Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V Menon gave the direction...

Umar Khalid & Others' Bail Hearing In Delhi Riots UAPA Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today the bail petitions of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The Delhi police has opposed the grant of bail, saying petitioners are playing "victim card" after deliberately delaying the trial. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria is hearing...

Delhi District Commission Holds IRCTC Liable For Serving Veg Biryani With A Dead Worm Inside

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi bench comprising Monika A Srivastava, President and Kiran Kaushal, Member has held Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. liable for serving veg biryani with a dead worm inside it. The commission has granted a compensation of Rs. 25,000/- to the complainant. Brief facts: The complainant was travelling from...

Law Students Can't Be Barred From Exams Over Lack Of Minimum Attendance: Delhi High Court Issues Directions

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that no student enrolled in any recognized law college university or institution in India shall be detained from taking examination or be prevented from further academic pursuits of career progression on the ground of lack of minimum attendance.“No law college university or institution shall be permitted to mandate attendance norms which are over and...