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Introduction: In Gopal Banerjee & Anr. v. State of West Bengal & Anr. (CRR 541 of 2025), the Calcutta High Court declined to interfere with a Magistrate’s order refusing to discharge two accused persons in a criminal case involving allegations of forgery and cheating in a land transaction. Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, while dismissing the […]
Introduction: In Aviation Services LLC v. State (CRL.MC. 5484/2025), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 248, the Delhi High Court reiterated an important principle governing cancellation of bail: the subsequent denial of bail to co-accused persons does not, by itself, amount to a “supervening circumstance” warranting cancellation of bail already granted to an accused. Justice Neena […]
Introduction: In Manjuben alias Manjulaben Shantilal Garasia & Ors. v. Sirajbhai Imamuddin Luhar & Anr. (R/First Appeal No. 23 of 2022), the Gujarat High Court reaffirmed a crucial principle governing motor accident compensation law: a borrower of a vehicle who drives it and meets with an accident steps into the shoes of the owner and […]
Introduction: In NS v. State (CRL.M.C. 1896/2021), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 247, the Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling on the intersection of matrimonial settlements abroad and criminal proceedings in India. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that a wife who voluntarily participated in divorce proceedings before a competent court in the United States […]
Introduction: In Shabir Ahmad Dar v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 79, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court delivered a strongly worded judgment quashing a preventive detention order passed under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA). Justice Rahul Bharti, while allowing a habeas corpus petition, declared […]
Introduction: In Rudrabatla Santhosh Kumar and Others v. The State of Telangana, Criminal Petition No. 13500 of 2025, the Telangana High Court partly allowed a petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings registered under Section 108 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The matter was adjudicated by Justice Tirumala Devi Eada. The […]
Introduction: In Dheeraj Gupta v. State of Haryana and Anr., the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed an FIR registered against a Gurugram resident over a WhatsApp comment posted in a housing society group. The judgment was delivered by Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal while allowing a petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik […]
Introduction: In MR. Anagh v State of Kerala and Ors. (Crl. M.C. 8709/2025, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 121), the Kerala High Court delivered a significant ruling reinforcing access to justice in the digital era. Justice C.S. Dias set aside an order of the Judicial First-Class Magistrate-II, Thrissur, which had returned a private complaint solely on the […]
Introduction: In Jitendra Gorakh Megh vs Gorakh Govind Megh (Interim Application No. 7713 of 2025), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 85, the Bombay High Court delivered a significant ruling clarifying the scope and purpose of Section 105 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHA). Justice Farhan Dubash held that courts must exercise caution before referring […]
Introduction: In State of West Bengal and Others vs. New Kenilworth Hotel Private Limited and Others (FMA No. 226 of 2024), the Calcutta High Court delivered a significant ruling on the constitutional limits of State discretion in regulating liquor trade. A Division Bench comprising Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya examined whether the State […]
Introduction: In Changa Ram v. State of J&K, Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL), the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh delivered a significant judgment reaffirming that public authorities cannot invoke contractual forfeiture clauses in a mechanical or arbitrary manner when the alleged default is attributable to their own lapses. The case was adjudicated by […]
Introduction: In The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner v. M/s Enchanting Travels Pvt. Ltd., Writ Petition No. 23372 of 2021, the Karnataka High Court was called upon to determine the legality of a substantial reduction in penalty imposed under Section 14B of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. The writ petition was filed […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling on the computation of limitation in criminal prosecutions, the Supreme Court in The State of Kerala & Anr. v. M/s. Panacea Biotec Ltd. & Anr. (2026 LiveLaw (SC) 206) clarified that the period of limitation under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, begins from the date when the identity of […]
Introduction: In a significant development in the much-debated excise policy case, a Delhi Court on Friday discharged former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia along with 21 other accused persons, holding that the prosecution failed to establish even a prima facie case. The order was passed by Special […]
Introduction: In Vidya Devi v. Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court addressed a sensitive and legally significant issue concerning entitlement to family pension under the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961. The petitioner, Vidya Devi, challenged an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal rejecting her claim for family pension as the widow […]
Introduction: In Ajitnath Tatyasaheb Shetti & Anr. v. M/s. Govindram Shobharam and Company [Civil Revision Application No. 4 of 2025; 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 81], the Bombay High Court delivered a significant ruling clarifying the legal consequences of demolition of tenanted premises during the pendency of eviction proceedings. Justice M.M. Sathaye held that demolition of the […]
“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 […]
