preloader image

Loading...

The Legal Affair

Let's talk Law

The Legal Affair

Let's talk Law

News

  • Home
  • Kerala High Court Directs State to Constitute Prison Monitoring Committee Within Two Weeks to Ensure Compliance with Supreme Court Directions
Image

01/07/2026, 4 days ago

Kerala High Court Directs State to Constitute Prison Monitoring Committee Within Two Weeks to Ensure Compliance with Supreme Court Directions

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has reiterated the constitutional obligation of the State to ensure humane prison administration by directing the Government to constitute the State Level Monitoring Committee within two weeks for overseeing the implementation of the Supreme Court’s directions concerning prison conditions. In Suo Motu v. State of Kerala and Others (W.P.(C) No. […]

Image

01/07/2026, 4 days ago

Government Cannot Arbitrarily Replace an Approved Panel for Government Pleader Appointment Without Justification: Telangana High Court

Introduction: The Telangana High Court has reaffirmed that although inclusion in a panel prepared for appointment as a Government Pleader does not create an enforceable right to appointment, the State cannot arbitrarily discard an already prepared panel and substitute it with a fresh one without recording valid reasons or following a fair, transparent, and legally […]

Image

01/07/2026, 4 days ago

Calcutta High Court Declines to Entertain Revision Against Voice Sample Order, Says Connected Bench Should Decide All Issues Arising From Same FIR

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has reiterated the importance of judicial discipline and consistency by declining to entertain a criminal revision petition challenging an order directing the collection of a voice sample during the course of a criminal investigation. The case, Abhishek Banerjee v. State of West Bengal and Another (CRR/2583/2026), arose from the CID’s […]

Image

01/07/2026, 4 days ago

Mere Presence at Bribery Scene Cannot Prove Criminal Conspiracy: Supreme Court Reaffirms Requirement of Prior Meeting of Minds

Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in State of Uttar Pradesh v. A.K. Gaba Etc., reported as 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 644, has once again reaffirmed a fundamental principle of criminal jurisprudence that criminal conspiracy cannot be presumed merely from suspicion, association, or the presence of an accused at the place where an alleged offence occurs. […]

Image

30/06/2026, 5 days ago

Gujarat High Court Slaps ₹2 Lakh Cost on PIL Over Unverified Claims, Reaffirms Duty of Due Diligence in Public Interest Litigation

Introduction: The Gujarat High Court, in Dr. Vilas Tukaram Kharat v. Union of India & Others (R/WRIT PETITION (PIL) No. 25 of 2026), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 177, dealt with a Public Interest Litigation seeking disclosure of extensive archaeological and scientific records relating to the Somnath Temple site. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice […]

Image

30/06/2026, 5 days ago

Kerala High Court Upholds Withdrawal of Twin Girl Child Admission Benefit, Emphasises Uniformity in School Admission Policy

Introduction: The Kerala High Court, in Rajesh R. and Another v. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Others (W.P.(C) No. 17439 of 2026), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 349, examined the legality of the withdrawal of a special admission benefit earlier extended to single girl children and twin girl children in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools. The judgment was […]

Image

30/06/2026, 5 days ago

Kerala High Court Refuses Bail Relief in Sexual Assault Case Involving Allegations of Abuse of Public Office and Caste-Based Offences

Introduction: The Kerala High Court, in Prasobh M. v. State of Kerala and Another (Crl.A. No. 793 of 2026), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 347, dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant challenging the refusal of regular bail by the Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) cases at Mannarkkad. The order was pronounced by […]

Image

30/06/2026, 5 days ago

Kerala High Court Clarifies Alcohol Presence Alone Insufficient to Deny Insurance Claim Without Proof of Intoxication or Causal Link to Accident

Introduction: The Kerala High Court, in United India Insurance Company Co. Ltd. v. Salpriya and Others (W.P.(C) No. 16379 of 2023), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 348, examined the scope of exclusion clauses in motor insurance policies relating to intoxication and the evidentiary burden required on insurers to deny compensation on such grounds. The judgment […]

Image

30/06/2026, 5 days ago

Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Law University Circular Altering Exam Syllabus for Repeater Students, Upholds Academic Fairness and Legitimate Expectation

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court, in Ananda Karegoñeppara & Others v. The Karnataka State Law University & Others (W.P. No. 17879 of 2026), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 220, examined the legality of a circular issued by the Karnataka State Law University mandating repeater students to appear for newly introduced subjects instead of the syllabus […]

1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 957

The Legal Affair © 2026 Privacy PolicyTerms & Conditions