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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: In V. Shiva v. The Inspector General of Registration and Others (2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 82), a Full Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice S.M. Subramaniam, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy, and Justice C. Kumarappan authoritatively ruled that the term “family” under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 does not include grandparents. Consequently, a settlement executed […]
Introduction: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Noor Illahi Faktoo v UT of J&K, 2026 LiveLaw JKL 61, delivered a significant ruling reiterating that while administrative efficiency may require assistance from subordinate officers, a statutory authority cannot abdicate its core decision making function or mechanically adopt subordinate reports without independent application […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court in Arko Deep Saha @ Arkadeep Saha v. State of West Bengal & Anr., CRR 1892 of 2022, delivered a significant ruling clarifying the foundational requirements for offences under Sections 406 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code in the context of alleged financial irregularities under the Mahatma Gandhi National […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court in BhimSingh v The State of Karnataka and Another Criminal Petition No. 200201 of 2026 delivered a significant ruling clarifying the scope of criminal liability under the Prevention of Insult to National Honours Act, 1971. Justice Rajesh K Rai was hearing a petition filed by BhimSingh, a Second Division Assistant […]
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 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 […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court in National Insurance Co. Ltd. Versus Sandhya Keora and Others F.M.A. 288 of 2024 delivered a significant judgment reinforcing the beneficial nature of third party motor accident compensation law and clarifying the evidentiary burden on insurance companies seeking to avoid liability. The case arose out of a tragic road accident […]
Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court in Smt. Kanta Kumawat v State of Rajasthan and Others 2026 LiveLaw Raj 71 examined an important question concerning the scope of personal information under the Right to Information Act and the extent to which a spouse can access salary details of a government employee through the statutory transparency mechanism. […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court in Shivdhari Versus State of U.P. Through Principal Secretary Department of Revenue Lucknow and Others 2026 LiveLaw AB 90 was called upon to interpret the scope and ambit of Rule 64(2)(b) of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code Rules 2016 and its interplay with Section 66 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling clarifying the legal status of temple properties and the role of a pujari in their administration, the Madhya Pradesh High Court in State of MP v Mandir Shri Ganesh Ji held that agricultural lands attached to a temple cannot be claimed as private property by a pujari or his predecessors. […]
Introduction: In a significant intervention aimed at preserving the integrity of the electoral process, the Supreme Court of India stepped in to address escalating tensions between the State of West Bengal and the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The matter arose in a batch of […]
Introduction: In T.N. Jagadeesh v. Chairman/Deputy Commissioner, The District Caste and Income Verification Committee & Ors., Writ Petition No. 24836 of 2016, the Karnataka High Court addressed a nuanced and socially significant question: whether “Lingayat” as a religious denomination and “Ganiga” as an occupational caste are mutually exclusive identities, or whether a person may simultaneously […]
Introduction: In Md. Mumtaz Ansari v. State of Jharkhand through Chief Secretary, Ranchi & Others, W.P. (PIL) No. 1218 of 2022, the Jharkhand High Court took serious note of the State’s disclosure that 437 custodial deaths occurred between 2018 and 2025, while there was no clarity in most instances as to whether the mandatory judicial […]
“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 […]
