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  • Delhi High Court Defamation Case: Sudhir Chaudhary Says Posts Misidentifying Student Activist Removed, Hearing Deferred To January 2027
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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Defamation Case: Sudhir Chaudhary Says Posts Misidentifying Student Activist Removed, Hearing Deferred To January 2027

Introduction: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday was informed that journalist Sudhir Chaudhary had removed social media posts in which a student activist alleged that he had been wrongly identified as the person who made controversial statements during a political protest in June. The development came during the hearing of a defamation suit instituted by […]

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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Gujarat High Court Clarifies Transferred Appeals Retain Original Status, Cannot Be Treated As Fresh Appeals For Limitation

Introduction: The Gujarat High Court has clarified that a civil appeal which was originally instituted before the High Court, admitted and assigned a regular appeal number cannot subsequently be treated as a fresh appeal merely because it was transferred to a District Court pursuant to a change in pecuniary jurisdiction. The Court held that such […]

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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail To Ex-Police Officer Accused Of Using Uniform To Facilitate Large-Scale Drug Trafficking

Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to grant regular bail to a former Sub-Inspector of the Punjab Police accused of using his official position and police uniform to facilitate the movement of vehicles carrying commercial quantities of narcotic substances through police checkpoints without interception. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anoop Chitkara and […]

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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Sentences Advocate To 15 Days’ Simple Imprisonment For Criminal Contempt

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has sentenced a lawyer from Chitradurga to 15 days’ simple imprisonment after finding him guilty of criminal contempt for making allegations that the trial court had engaged in “match fixing” while delivering its judgment and subsequently alleging that a High Court order itself was “false, fabricated and forged”. A Division […]

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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Tripura High Court Orders Regularisation Of Contractual University Employee After Nearly 15 Years Of Continuous Service

Introduction: The Tripura High Court has held that the mere description of an appointment as “contractual” cannot, in the circumstances of a prolonged and continuous engagement, be used to disregard the substance of an employee’s service. The Court has directed Tripura University to reinstate and regularise the services of a woman employee who had worked […]

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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Takes Note Of 1% Transgender Reservation In 3-Year LL.B Admissions After State Government Order

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has taken on record a fresh admission notification issued by the Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) providing 1% reservation for transgender students in its three-year LL.B. programme, following a special order issued by the Karnataka Government pursuant to the Court’s earlier directions. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anu Sivaraman and […]

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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Closes PIL After Judicial Commission Is Set Up To Probe Sagar Spurious Liquor Deaths

Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking an independent probe into deaths allegedly caused by the consumption of spurious and illicit liquor in Sagar district, after taking note of the steps already undertaken by the State Government, including the constitution of a judicial inquiry commission headed by a […]

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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Moves To Ban High-Noise Firecrackers And Cylinders During Religious Processions

Introduction: The Bombay High Court has indicated that it will issue a detailed order imposing stringent restrictions on noise pollution during religious processions, including a complete prohibition on bursting firecrackers on public roads and the use of cylinders as musical instruments by Dhol groups. The Court also proposed measures to ensure that organisers comply with […]

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23/09/2026, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Holds Belated Disclosure of Incriminating Facts Can Cast Serious Doubt on Witness Credibility

Introduction: The Supreme Court has held that unexplained delay by a material witness in disclosing an incriminating circumstance against an accused can seriously undermine the credibility of his subsequent testimony. The Court observed that where a witness claims to have witnessed or possessed knowledge of a grave circumstance connected with a murder, but fails to […]

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