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27/01/2026, 1 week ago

Who May Speak for the Deity: Calcutta High Court Reaffirms That Only in Rare Cases Can Third Parties Litigate to Protect Debottar Property

Introduction: In a significant ruling clarifying the law relating to representation of a Hindu deity and protection of debottar property, the Calcutta High Court held that a third party may institute legal proceedings in the name of a deity only in exceptional circumstances where the lawful sebait has either failed to act or has disabled […]

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27/01/2026, 1 week ago

Mechanical Demolition Notices Cannot Survive Judicial Scrutiny: Bombay High Court Reiterates That Statutory Satisfaction Is Not a Mere Formality

Introduction: The Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling reinforcing procedural safeguards against arbitrary municipal action, held that a notice issued under Section 314 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 cannot be sustained if it is issued mechanically and without disclosing which specific statutory provisions have been violated. The Court emphasized that Section 314 […]

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27/01/2026, 1 week ago

Land Feud, Kin-Slaying, and the Rarest of Rare: Patna High Court Upholds Death Penalty, Invoking the Moral Lessons of the Mahabharata

Introduction: In a judgment that combines rigorous criminal law analysis with moral reflection drawn from Indian civilizational ethos, the Patna High Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of two accused for the brutal murder of three close family members arising out of a land dispute. The case arose from a violent incident in Rohtas […]

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24/01/2026, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Lifts Bike Taxi Ban, Says Motorcycles Can Be Considered for Transport Permits Under Law 

Introduction: In a significant ruling impacting urban mobility and the gig economy, the Karnataka High Court, through a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C. M. Joshi, allowed a batch of appeals filed by multiple ride-hailing aggregators challenging the State’s effective ban on bike taxi services, setting aside the earlier single judge […]

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24/01/2026, 2 weeks ago

Lawmakers Must Exercise Restraint in Speech, Especially Toward Women Public Servants, Says High Court While Refusing to Quash FIR: Karnataka High Court 

Introduction: In Sri Rajeev Gowda B. V. v. State of Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court, speaking through Justice M. Nagaprasanna, refused to quash an FIR registered against a former legislator accused of abusing and intimidating a woman Municipal Commissioner for removing unauthorized banners erected in connection with a film promotion programme, the Court strongly emphasized […]

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24/01/2026, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown of Abusive Social Media Content Targeting an PhysicsWallah EdTech Platform, Stresses Limits of Free Speech Online

Introduction: In PhysicsWallah Limited v. Nikhil Kumar Singh & Ors., the Delhi High Court, through Justice Jyoti Singh, passed an interim injunction directing the removal and takedown of allegedly abusive and derogatory social media posts made by a former employee against the online education platform PhysicsWallah, the Court was hearing a defamation suit filed by […]

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24/01/2026, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Allows Direct Cash Transfer for School Uniforms to EWS and Disadvantaged Students in Private Schools 

Introduction: In Justice For All v. Government of NCT of Delhi, decided by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Subramonium Prasad, the Delhi High Court addressed a long-standing issue arising from a public interest writ petition filed in 2013 seeking effective implementation of the Right of Children to Free and […]

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24/01/2026, 2 weeks ago

Insurers Cannot Hide Behind Undisclosed Exclusions to Defeat Flood Damage Claims Under Comprehensive Policies: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

Introduction: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in National Insurance Company Limited v. Bashir & Others, Citation 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) delivered a strong consumer-centric ruling reaffirming that insurers cannot evade liability by invoking obscure, technical or undisclosed exclusion clauses when an insurance policy is marketed and issued as a comprehensive “Standard Fire and […]

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24/01/2026, 2 weeks ago

Disciplinary Authority Cannot Impose Harsher Penalty After Already Punishing on Same Conviction, Delhi High Court Upholds Protection Against Double Jeopardy

Introduction: The Delhi High Court in Ashok Kumar v. Commissioner of Police & Ors., W.P.(C) 9147/2018, delivered an important judgment reinforcing constitutional and service law safeguards by holding that once a disciplinary authority has already imposed a penalty based on a criminal conviction, it cannot later reopen the same incident to impose a harsher punishment […]

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