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Introduction: In Bank of Baroda & Ors. v. Anil Ambani (order pronounced by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court; detailed judgment awaited), the Bombay High Court allowed appeals filed by Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, and IDBI Bank, setting aside the order of a Single Judge that had stayed fraud classification proceedings […]
Introduction: In Shruti Jain & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Ors., the Punjab and Haryana High Court delivered a landmark ruling affirming that Assistant Advocate Generals (AAGs) and Deputy Advocate Generals (DAGs) engaged by the State of Haryana are entitled to essential service benefits such as Leave Travel Concession (LTC), medical reimbursement, and earned […]
Introduction: In Mumtaz Ahmad v. Collector Land Acquisition, Rajouri (2026 LiveLaw (JKL)), the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh delivered a significant ruling reiterating that compensation for compulsory land acquisition cannot be determined mechanically or in disregard of prevailing ground realities. The judgment, authored by Justice M. A. Chowdhary, emphasized that the core […]
Introduction: In Heritage Foods Limited v. Jagati Publications Limited & Ors. (CS(OS) 162/2026), the Delhi High Court granted interim relief to Heritage Foods Limited, a Hyderabad-based dairy company, in a defamation suit filed against a media house, a television channel, and various digital platforms. The matter was heard by Justice Mini Pushkarna, who found that […]
Introduction: In Guntha Venkata Sai Kumar v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others, WP PIL No 12 of 2026, the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan considered a Public Interest Litigation drawing attention to the alarming absence of Bone Marrow Transplantation facilities in Government hospitals and […]
Introduction: In Sangada Hansaben Malabhai v. State of Gujarat & Ors., R Special Civil Application No. 8600 of 2018, the Gujarat High Court through Justice Maulik J Shelat delivered a strong rebuke against discriminatory practices in public employment, holding that denial of appointment to an unmarried woman on the assumption that she may marry and […]
Introduction: In Executive Engineer G.E.B. now Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. & Ors. v. Mulraj Ice Factory, Proprietor Hariharprasad Zaverilal & Ors., R First Appeal No. 1673 of 1996, the Gujarat High Court through Justice Devan M Desai delivered a significant ruling reaffirming that allegations of electricity theft must be strictly proved and cannot rest […]
Introduction: In Indian Medical Association v. Union of India and connected cases, WA 437 of 2026 and connected matters, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P V Balakrishnan considered appeals filed by the Indian Medical Association and the Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation challenging […]
Introduction: In WinZo Games Private Limited v. State of Karnataka (CRL.P No. 10707/2024), the Karnataka High Court on February 21, 2026, quashed a 2024 FIR registered against an online gaming company in connection with allegations of theft and misuse of a woman’s PAN card details on its gaming application. The matter was heard by Justice […]
Introduction: In Sunil v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 72), the Rajasthan High Court examined the legality of transferring an undertrial prisoner from Sri Ganganagar jail to Dungarpur jail—nearly 800 to 1000 kilometers away from his residential town. The matter was heard by Justice Farjand Ali, who was called upon to determine […]
Introduction: In Sri K Arun Kumar v. The State of Karnataka and Others (Writ Petition No. 35777 of 2025), the Karnataka High Court issued significant administrative directions aimed at curbing the long-standing bureaucratic practice of transferring government officials without simultaneously assigning them a new posting. A Division Bench comprising Justice S.G. Pandit and Justice K.V. […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court in Dr Ajay Mandloi v State of MP WP 6226 of 2026 granted interim relief to a postgraduate medical student whose original academic documents had been withheld by a Government Medical College following his discontinuation of a postgraduate course. The Bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai directed that the […]
Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court in Smt. Khushboo v Manohar 2026 LiveLaw Raj 75 delivered a significant judgment reiterating that sustained neglect of matrimonial and legal obligations by a spouse can amount to mental cruelty warranting dissolution of marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Division Bench comprising Justice Arun Monga and Justice Yogendra […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently delivered a nuanced ruling in a matrimonial cruelty case, carefully balancing the statutory protection afforded to married women against domestic cruelty with the equally important safeguard against indiscriminate criminal prosecution of extended family members. Justice Uday Kumar, while exercising inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court in Mani Miraj Alias Ramdi Miraj Alam vs State of U.P 2026 LiveLaw AB 89 considered a bail application filed by a YouTuber and comedian facing grave allegations including rape, assault, unnatural offences and causing forced abortion. The matter came before a bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary in circumstances that […]
Introduction: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Sabza Begum Vs Union Territory of J and K 2026 LiveLaw J KL delivered a profoundly humane and constitutionally significant judgment reaffirming that technicalities such as limitation cannot be used to deny compensation to innocent civilian victims of terrorist violence. The case concerned a […]
“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 […]
