Demolition Order Can't Be Based On 'Visual Inspection' Alone Without Structural Audit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an order directing vacation and demolition of a building under Sections 348 and 349 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act cannot be based merely on a visual or virtual inspection, without any relevant technical material such as a structural inspection by persons possessing the requisite technical expertise.The Division Bench of (then) Chief Justice...

Delhi Consumer Commission Directs United India Insurance To Pay ₹38,000 For Stolen Motorcycle Despite 59-Day Delay

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I (North District), Delhi, comprising President Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar and Members Ashwani Kumar Mehta and Harpreet Kaur Charya, has held that Supreme Court rulings clarifying the law on delayed intimation of vehicle theft apply retrospectively, even where the insurer relied on an earlier judicial precedent to repudiate...

Legal Consultant (Maritime Law) Vacancy At NALSAR University Of Law, Hyderabad

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad invites online application for the post of Legal Consultant (Maritime Law) on contractual basis in collaboration with Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways, Govt. of India, Mumbai. Name of the Post: Legal Consultant (Maritime Law) No. of Post: 03 (Three) Age Limit: Below 35 Years Remuneration: ₹60,000/- per month (consolidated) Tenure: Initially for one year, extendable based on performance ...

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Delhi SIR : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges ECI Directive That Deleted Voters Must File Form 6 For Electoral Roll Registration

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's procedure in the Delhi Special Intensive Revision requiring voters, whose names have been deleted pursuant to the SIR exercise, to fill Form 6 to seek re-inclusion of their names on the voter list.An interlocutory application has been filed by transparency activists Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri in...

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: October 13, 2026

Does NSA Apply In Cases of Black-Marketing Of Essential Commodities: Allahabad HC AnswersMadras High Court Quashes ED's Money Laundering Case Against Former Minister Ponmudi, Notes Acquittal In Predicate Offence'First Come, First Serve' Policy For Allotment Of Public Grounds For Ramlila Events Arbitrary: Delhi High CourtSpouses Can't Be Compelled To Continue Broken Marriage For Welfare...

Kerala Union Of Working Journalists Move Supreme Court Alleging Police Violence During Delhi Protests

The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ), Delhi Unit, has approached the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution, seeking urgent intervention over the alleged unlawful detention, physical assault, manhandling and intimidation of working journalists covering student protests in Delhi on 10 and 11 October 2026.The writ petition, filed through Dr. D. Dhanasumod, Secretary of...

Give Insurance Cover To Tickets Sold Over Counter Like Online Tickets : Supreme Court Directs Railways

In a significant case, the Supreme Court has ordered Indian Railways to provide insurance coverage to tickets purchased at the railway reservation counters within two weeks, with effect from October 27. It said the insurance coverage should be the same as when tickets are purchased online. A bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddhin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan passed this order while hearing...

Kerala High Court Designates Longest-Serving Lawyer And Guinness World Record Holder P.B. Menon As Senior Advocate

The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 11) designated Guinness World Record holding lawyer P.B. Menon as a senior advocate with effect from October 12.The notification reads thus:"In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961) read with Rule 2 of the High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2026, the Honorable...

'Watchdog Must Bite If Barking Doesn't Work': Justice Kurian Joseph On Supreme Court's Role As Guardian Of Constitution

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph today emphasised that constitutional courts, particularly the Supreme Court, must act as watchdogs of the Constitution and intervene when constitutional vision is threatened.“The barking dog seldom bites. But this barking dog, the custodian, the watchdog, the guardian is bound to bite also if the barking does not lead to the desired...

July Student Protests: Complaints Portal Ready For Launch, High-Powered Enquiry Committee Tells Supreme Court

The High-Powered Enquiry Committee constituted by the Supreme Court to inquire into allegations pertaining to violence during the Gen Z Protests in July, over NEET-Paper Leak and other education system irregularities, has informed the Court that the complaints portal is ready for launch. After launch of the portal, public notices would be published in major newspapers to widely announce...

Father-In-Law Has 'Pious Obligation' To Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law If She Can't Maintain Herself: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a father-in-law has a “pious obligation” to maintain his widowed daughter-in-law if she is unable to maintain herself from her own earnings, property or the estate of her deceased husband.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the statutory scheme under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA) recognises a widowed daughter-in-law as a...