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Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, in Veer Singh v. State of U.P., 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 385, reaffirmed a well-settled principle of criminal jurisprudence that the offence of rape is a legal conclusion and not a medical diagnosis. Justice Sanjiv Kumar dismissed a criminal appeal filed by the accused against his conviction under Section 376 of […]
Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court, in A.S.S.K. Durga Prasad v. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 117, reaffirmed the settled legal position that complaints alleging deficiency in legal services rendered by advocates are not maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court, in Shivaprasad Bhat & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 248, delivered a significant judgment reaffirming the mandatory duty of educational institutions to report allegations of child sexual abuse under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). Justice M. Nagaprasanna dismissed petitions […]
Introduction: The Telangana High Court, in K v. I, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 104, delivered an important ruling on the intersection of the right to privacy and the admissibility of electronic evidence in matrimonial disputes. Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao held that secretly recording telephone conversations of a spouse without their knowledge or consent amounts to a […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Chintan Agrawal v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 645, reiterated the settled principle that territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution is determined by the place where the cause of action arises and not merely by the location of a government ministry or authority. Justice […]
Introduction: The Orissa High Court, in Smt. Sunita Nayak v. Anup Kumar Tota (MATA No. 154 of 2015), 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 78, reaffirmed the settled legal principle that a person cannot evade judicial proceedings by deliberately refusing to receive court notices or summons. A Division Bench comprising Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak and Justice Sibo Sankar […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, in Tata Projects Limited v. Union of India and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 386, delivered a significant judgment reaffirming that a State instrumentality cannot act arbitrarily while exercising contractual powers. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), […]
Introduction: The Telangana High Court, in Brothers of St. Gabriel Educational Society & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 103, reaffirmed the constitutional protection available to minority educational institutions under Article 30(1) of the Constitution by holding that they cannot be compelled to provide free education to the children of journalists […]
Introduction: The Madras High Court, in Saratha v. The Chief Educational Officer and Others [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 310], held that neither the Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Act nor the Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Rules prohibit the appointment or deployment of a woman teacher in an all-boys school. Justice B. Pugalendhi observed that an […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Sh. Rajpal Naurang Yadav & Another v. M/s Murli Projects Pvt. Ltd. & Another and connected matters [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 642], upheld the conviction of actor Rajpal Yadav in seven cheque dishonour cases arising under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the actor’s challenge to […]
Introduction: The Telangana High Court, in Boorla Mahesh & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 101], upheld the constitutional validity of the State Government’s decision to reserve the posts of Extension Officer Grade-I and Grade-II (Anganwadi Supervisors) exclusively for women. Justice T. Madhavi Devi held that the policy is a valid […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in Lehna Singh and Another v. State of Punjab and Another [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 227], reiterated that a second anticipatory bail petition is not maintainable once the earlier plea has been rejected by the High Court and the order has attained finality after affirmation by the Supreme Court. […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court, in Dr. Satish Bhide, for and on behalf of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Ravindra M. Pande [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 318], delivered an important ruling on the interpretation of the proviso to Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Justice Sandeep V. Marne held that a technical or […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in AAA v. Linda Sema & Ors., reported as 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 659, has delivered an important judgment strengthening the mandatory reporting framework under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). A Bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice K.V. Viswanathan held that any person, […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment strengthening the law of criminal evidence, the Allahabad High Court has comprehensively explained the mandatory procedure that courts must follow while using omissions in a witness’s statement recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to contradict the witness during trial. The Division Bench comprising Justice J.J. […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling on the interplay between departmental inquiries and criminal prosecution, the Delhi High Court has held that a criminal case cannot be permitted to continue when an employee has already been exonerated on merits in departmental proceedings involving identical allegations. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vikas Mahajan in Satender Kumar […]
“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 […]
