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  • Rajasthan High Court Condemns “Media Trial by Police”, Says Public Humiliation of Arrestees Violates Presumption of Innocence
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08/05/2026, 1 month ago

Rajasthan High Court Condemns “Media Trial by Police”, Says Public Humiliation of Arrestees Violates Presumption of Innocence

Introduction: In a landmark judgment reaffirming the constitutional protections available to arrested individuals, the Rajasthan High Court has strongly condemned the growing practice of “media trial by police” and held that public humiliation of arrestees through photographs, videos, and social media dissemination amounts to an extra-legal form of punishment that has no sanction in law. […]

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08/05/2026, 1 month ago

Criminal Antecedents Alone Cannot Justify Conviction Under Gangsters Act Without Proof of Organized Criminal Activity: Uttarakhand High Court

Introduction: In a significant judgment interpreting the scope and evidentiary requirements of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, the Uttarakhand High Court has held that mere criminal antecedents or registration of previous criminal cases against accused persons cannot by themselves justify conviction under the Gangsters Act unless the prosecution establishes the […]

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08/05/2026, 1 month ago

Call Detail Records Alone Cannot Establish Criminal Conspiracy Without Proof of Meeting of Minds: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Introduction: In a significant judgment examining the evidentiary standards required to establish criminal conspiracy under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that mere call detail records, without substantive evidence revealing the contents of communication or a prior agreement to commit an illegal act, are insufficient to constitute the offence […]

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08/05/2026, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Upholds Equity in Matrimonial Litigation, Says Husband Cannot Benefit From His Own Default

Introduction: In a significant ruling reaffirming the equitable foundations of matrimonial jurisprudence, the Delhi High Court has held that a husband who himself failed to comply with a Family Court’s direction to pay litigation expenses cannot subsequently seek to strike off his wife’s defence for delay in filing her written statement. The Court emphasized that […]

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08/05/2026, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Reiterates That No Employee Can Be Punished on a New Charge Without Opportunity of Defence

Introduction: In a significant judgment reinforcing the principles of natural justice in disciplinary proceedings, the Supreme Court of India has held that a delinquent employee who has successfully defended the original charge against him cannot subsequently be punished on a completely different charge without being granted a fresh opportunity to defend himself. The ruling underscores […]

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08/05/2026, 1 month ago

Burial Rights Dispute Between Muslim Communities Cannot Be Decided Through PIL: Uttarakhand High Court Clarifies Scope of Public Interest Litigation

Introduction: In an important ruling concerning the maintainability of Public Interest Litigations in matters involving private community rights, the Uttarakhand High Court has held that disputes relating to burial rights claimed by one Muslim community against another community cannot ordinarily be adjudicated in a PIL proceeding. The Court observed that such claims involve assertion of […]

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08/05/2026, 1 month ago

Revenue Records Do Not Confer Ownership: Supreme Court Reaffirms Limited Evidentiary Value of Mutation Entries in Land Title Disputes

Introduction: In a significant judgment clarifying the legal status of revenue records in property disputes, the Supreme Court of India in Vadiyala Prabhakar Rao & Ors. v. The Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., reported as 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 469, reiterated that entries in revenue records merely serve fiscal purposes and cannot, by themselves, constitute […]

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07/05/2026, 1 month ago

Guarding Green Heritage: Gauhati High Court Intervenes to Halt Felling of Century-Old Trees in Aizawl

Introduction: The Gauhati High Court, sitting at its Aizawl Bench, recently took cognizance of a matter of significant environmental and cultural concern involving the large-scale felling of century-old trees in Mizoram’s capital city. The case, registered as XXX XXX v. In Re–The State of Mizoram & Ors. (PIL (Suo Moto)/1/2026), arises from a public interest […]

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07/05/2026, 1 month ago

Mere Management Does Not Mean Ownership: Supreme Court Reaffirms Strict Proof of Title in Temple Property Disputes

Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in Kishan Chand (Dead) through LRs v. Gautam Gaur Hitkarak Sabha, Kota & Ors. (2026 LiveLaw (SC) 463), delivered a significant ruling clarifying the principles governing title disputes involving religious properties. The judgment, authored by Justice Vikram Nath and concurred by Justice Sandeep Mehta, underscores a foundational rule of […]

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