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Introduction: The Gauhati High Court, in Dibrugarh University and Anr. v. Lachit Borthakur (WA/419/2024), examined an important question relating to service jurisprudence: the status of an employee and entitlement to monetary benefits when a disciplinary punishment is set aside on technical grounds and the matter is remanded for fresh consideration. The Division Bench comprising Chief […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Rahul Bajaj v. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited & Ors. (2026 LiveLaw (Del) 616), has taken a significant step towards strengthening digital accessibility rights by directing expeditious compliance with accessibility guidelines for OTT platforms, particularly the streaming service ZEE5. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice on a petition highlighting systemic […]
Introduction: The Gujarat High Court, in Sh. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel v. Director of Enforcement & Another, R/Criminal Misc. Application (For Regular Bail – Before Chargesheet) No. 7098 of 2026, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 185, delivered a significant ruling highlighting the seriousness of corruption by public servants and the independent nature of offences under the […]
Introduction: The Punjab & Haryana High Court, in Ranjanni Gaur v. State of Punjab and another (2025 LiveLaw (PH) 218), examined the intersection of criminal law, religious sentiment, and constitutional freedoms in a case arising from a rather unusual set of allegations. The petitioner approached the Court seeking quashing of an FIR registered against her […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, in Baldev Raj Arora v. CBI/ACB, Lucknow, 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 347, has delivered a significant judgment clarifying the scope of Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the inherent powers of constitutional courts in matters relating to bail. Justice Subhash Vidyarthi held that the statutory prohibition contained […]
Introduction: The Patna High Court, in The Punjab National Bank v. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava (Letters Patent Appeal No. 911 of 2018 arising out of CWJC No. 10392 of 2003), has delivered an important judgment reaffirming one of the foundational principles of service jurisprudence—that a disciplinary authority vested with statutory discretion must exercise its powers independently […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court, in Adv. K.M. Shajahan v. State of Kerala and Others (WP(Crl.) No. 968 of 2026), passed an important interim order directing the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department to take a decision within two weeks on a representation seeking a vigilance enquiry into the alleged irregular appointment of two […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Vinay Jain (MAC.APP. 509/2024), 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 617, has delivered a landmark judgment reaffirming that the concept of dependency under the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be determined on the basis of outdated gender stereotypes. Justice Anish Dayal held that an earning husband is not […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in the matter of Court on its Own Motion v. Union of India & Others and connected matters, continued its close monitoring of healthcare infrastructure and public health facilities in the National Capital Territory of Delhi by directing the Delhi Government to organize a live demonstration of two significant digital […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in Vijay Kumar @ Sabu Pandit v. State of Punjab, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 213, examined the scope of criminal liability for abetment of suicide in a case arising out of allegations of an illicit relationship. The Court was called upon to decide an application for anticipatory […]
Introduction: The case of Madhu Bakshi & Others v. Anti-Corruption Bureau & Another (Connected Matters), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 287, came before the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, where Justice Sanjay Dhar was called upon to decide whether criminal proceedings arising from an alleged ₹289.28-crore loan fraud involving Jammu & Kashmir […]
Introduction: The case of Aminul Hoque v. Union of India and Others (WP(C)/5471/2019) came before the Gauhati High Court, where a Division Bench comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Shamima Jahan examined the legality of an opinion rendered by the Foreigners Tribunal declaring the petitioner to be a foreigner under the provisions of the […]
Introduction: The case of Deshinder Khanna vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Others came before the Himachal Pradesh High Court, where a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin C. Negi dealt with a series of petitions concerning the increasing menace of illegal rave parties, rampant drug abuse, and administrative failures in […]
Introduction: The case of Ravi Kishan v. John Doe & Ors. came before the Delhi High Court, where Justice Jyoti Singh considered an application seeking urgent interim protection of the personality rights of actor, television personality, and Member of Parliament Ravi Kishan. The suit forms part of a growing body of litigation in India addressing […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment underscoring the limits of public interest litigation and the sanctity of judicial hierarchy, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought directions to the State authorities and the police to recall a Division Bench’s orders granting bail and suspending the sentence of a murder convict. The […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling clarifying the scope and nature of judicial power under Section 216 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Jharkhand High Court, in Nagendra Pandey & Ors. v. State of Jharkhand & Ors., held that neither the prosecution nor the accused has any vested right to seek alteration or addition of […]
“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 […]
