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Introduction: In Vasantha K. and Another v. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation & Others [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 376], the Kerala High Court reaffirmed the settled legal position regarding the entitlement of a second wife and children born from a void marriage to the service and pensionary benefits of a deceased government employee. Justice Shoba Annamma […]
Introduction: In Kumari Shamshad Begum & Another v. State of Karnataka & Others [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 251], the Karnataka High Court refused to quash an FIR registered against a father-daughter duo accused of running a large-scale fake government recruitment racket involving more than ₹5.3 crore. Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that the allegations disclosed a clear […]
Introduction: In K.D. Trivedi Krishna Dutt Trivedi v. Central Bureau of Investigation, Lucknow and a Connected Appeal [2026 LiveLaw (AB) 419], the Allahabad High Court delivered an important ruling clarifying the procedure to be followed by subordinate courts while transmitting records in criminal appeals. The judgment, delivered by Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, held that once a […]
Introduction: In Sudipta Ghosh v. State of West Bengal & Another (CRR 3434 of 2022), the Calcutta High Court delivered an important judgment reaffirming the significance of procedural fairness in criminal trials under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Justice Uday Kumar held that a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be […]
Introduction: In P. Dakshinamurthy v. State of Madhya Pradesh (WP No. 21807 of 2026) [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 279], the Madhya Pradesh High Court dealt with a writ petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged unnatural death of a young woman advocate who died within a few months of her marriage […]
Introduction: In Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited & Another v. Heirs of Deceased Rambhai Ramshibhai Lakhatrana & Others [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 198], the Gujarat High Court reaffirmed the principle that electricity distribution companies engaged in the supply of electricity, an inherently hazardous activity, owe a strict and absolute duty to ensure public safety. Delivering the […]
Introduction: In Kishori Sah and Others v. State of Jharkhand and Others (L.P.A. (Filing) No. 3006 of 2026), the Jharkhand High Court reaffirmed an important principle governing land revenue administration by holding that a long-standing jamabandi cannot be cancelled by revenue authorities in the absence of any statutory power and can only be set aside […]
Introduction: In Amardeep Singh Johal v. Union of India & Others (WPA 14474 of 2025), the Calcutta High Court delivered a significant judgment reaffirming that government authorities must act fairly, consistently and reasonably while considering promotions in disciplined forces. The Court held that the Border Security Force (BSF) could not deny promotion to an officer […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court, in Palecanda Ponnappa @ Vishal v. State of Karnataka & Another [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 248], delivered an important judgment balancing the protection of individual liberty with the need for a fair criminal investigation. The case arose from an FIR registered against the owner of a homestay in Kodagu after a […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, in Yaseen and Another v. State of Uttar Pradesh [2026 LiveLaw (AB) 412], delivered a significant judgment emphasizing the accountability of investigating agencies in criminal proceedings. While deciding a bail application filed by the parents-in-law of a deceased woman in a dowry death case, the Court not only granted them […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in D.K. Kamthan v. State of Madhya Pradesh [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 275], delivered an important judgment reaffirming the legal protection available to revenue officers performing quasi-judicial functions. Deciding the writ petition filed by retired Joint Collector D.K. Kamthan, Justice Anand Singh Bahrawat held that a Tahsildar exercising powers under […]
Introduction: The Madras High Court, in B. Ramesh @ Kaviya Ramesh v. State of Tamil Nadu [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 319], has reaffirmed the importance of procedural fairness in criminal trials by holding that a trial court cannot refuse to entertain an application filed under Section 217 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) after […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in Venkatesha & Another v. K.M. Venkatamuniyappa (D) through LRs & Others [2026 LiveLaw (SC) 679], has reaffirmed two important principles governing property law. First, a rectification deed cannot be used to substitute the very identity of the property conveyed unless the original transferor is a party to such […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in Brajesh Kumar @ Birjesh Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar [2026 LiveLaw (SC) 670], delivered a significant judgment clarifying the respective roles of the investigating agency and the Magistrate in criminal proceedings. The decision, rendered by a Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, reiterates […]
Introduction: The Telangana High Court, in X v. Y (Civil Revision Petition No. 1064 of 2026), 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 107, delivered a significant ruling emphasizing the importance of procedural fairness and accuracy in child custody proceedings. Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy set aside an interim custody order passed by the Family Court after finding that the […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in Ganga Singh v. Devi Singh (CRR No. 4968 of 2024), 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 270, has reaffirmed the legal position that an unmarried major daughter seeking maintenance under Section 20(3) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAM Act), is not required to establish that she suffers from […]
“While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.” – Andrew Carneige The tussle between Epic games and Google started way back in the U.S., wherein the biggest gaming giant on August 2020, approached the […]
The Supreme Court today issued a notice on the petition filed by the top woman wrestlers of India seeking registration of FIR against a BJP MP as well as the wrestling federation of India’s president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment. Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the petitioners stated that the woman wrestlers […]
“The sovereignty of scriptures of all religion must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.”– Dr. B.R Ambedkar In the case of Farhan Tasaddukhussain Barodawala v. Onali Ezazuddin Dholkawal, Allahabad High Court imposed cost of rupees 25,000 on petitioners who were objecting on the fact that how a […]
Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj The case of KUSH KALRA v. UOI & ANR has brought forward the interesting notion of barring the entry of married men and women in Judge Advocate General (JAG) claiming it in the benefit of public interest and national security. A PIL is filed against the policy by Kush Kalra seeking the […]
“We direct all High Courts to establish online RTI portals within 3 months from today. High Courts can formulate adequate provisions to facilitate the supply of adequate information. Information is to be passed onto the secretary generals of High Courts for administrative directions from the Chief Justices (of High Courts). The same directions are to […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an industrial tribunal’s ruling that an accountant, Dulal Chatterjee, was a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, dismissing a writ petition filed by Swarnakshar Prakasani Pvt. Ltd. The case arose when Chatterjee was terminated from employment in July 2013, leading to a legal dispute over whether his […]
The Madras High Court in the case of G Sundararajan v The Secretary held that the exemption from payment of entertainment tax is just a concession by the government and cannot be claimed as a right. The court thus refused relief to the producer and distributor of the 2015 Tamil film, “I” which was claimed […]
The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), in the case of Myntra Designs Private Limited modified the decision of AAR, has observed, “input tax credit (ITC) is not available on the vouchers and subscription packages procured by Myntra from third-party vendors.” They relied on the judgement of the Karnataka High Court in the case […]
