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  • Calcutta High Court Raises Concern Over Lawyers’ Strikes, Says Work Stoppages Would Cause Grave Hardship to Litigants
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09/10/2026, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court Raises Concern Over Lawyers’ Strikes, Says Work Stoppages Would Cause Grave Hardship to Litigants

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has expressed serious concern over strikes commenced by lawyers at two subordinate courts following reports of alleged untoward incidents involving members of the Bar. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice Om Narayan Rai observed that continuation of such strikes would be counterproductive as litigants would […]

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09/10/2026, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Quashes PITNDPS Detention of Alleged Codeine Cough Syrup Racket Kingpins, Relies on Recent Lokendra Ruling

Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has allowed habeas corpus petitions filed by Vibhor Rana and Vishal Singh and quashed their preventive detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988, in connection with cases concerning the alleged diversion and illegal trafficking of codeine-based cough syrups. A Division Bench comprising […]

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09/10/2026, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Told Broad Personality Rights Injunctions Are Unknown to Indian Law, Must Balance Celebrity Protection With Free Speech

Introduction: The Delhi High Court is examining the increasingly significant question of how Indian law should protect the personality and publicity interests of celebrities without creating an unrestricted proprietary right over a person’s image, name or persona. During the hearing of actor Janhvi Kapoor’s suit seeking protection of her personality rights, Advocate Gautam Bhatia, appointed […]

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09/10/2026, 1 week ago

Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside 1,000-Km Transfer of Bank Officer Caring for Thalassemia Patient, Says Policy Cannot Override Right to Dignity

Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a transfer order issued by UCO Bank against an employee who was the primary caregiver of his younger brother suffering from Thalassemia and having 75% permanent disability. The Court found that the Bank had mechanically applied its general transfer policy without properly considering the protection available to […]

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09/10/2026, 1 week ago

Madras High Court Reserves Orders on Plea to Reject Election Petition Challenging Victory Over Alleged Asset Disclosure Discrepancies

Introduction: The Madras High Court has reserved orders on an application filed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay seeking rejection of an election petition filed by voter S. Dinesh challenging his election from the Perambur Assembly constituency. Justice V. Lakshminarayanan reserved orders after hearing Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for Vijay, and Advocate Ashok, […]

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09/10/2026, 1 week ago

General Abuse Without Sexually Coloured Remarks Does Not Attract Section 354A(1)(iv) IPC: Kerala High Court

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has held that merely using abusive or obscene language against a woman does not, by itself, constitute sexual harassment under Section 354A(1)(iv) of the Indian Penal Code. The Court clarified that the provision specifically requires an allegation that the accused made “sexually coloured remarks” against the woman. A general allegation […]

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09/10/2026, 1 week ago

Refusal to Marry Cannot, by Itself, Amount to Abetment of Suicide: Supreme Court Quashes Proceedings Against Six Accused

Introduction: The Supreme Court has held that the refusal of a person to marry his partner, even where such refusal is followed by the partner taking her own life, cannot by itself constitute abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court emphasised that the prosecution must establish the necessary element […]

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09/10/2026, 1 week ago

Robbery Must Be Proved for Conviction Under Section 394 IPC, Supreme Court Holds; Conviction Altered to Grievous Hurt

Introduction: The Supreme Court has reiterated that the offence punishable under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be established merely by proving that an accused voluntarily caused grievous hurt during an incident in which robbery is alleged. The prosecution must independently establish the foundational element of robbery or an attempt to commit robbery. […]

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08/10/2026, 2 weeks ago

Patna High Court Holds Unauthorised Covid Testing Lab Alone Cannot Defeat Ex-Gratia Compensation Claim

Introduction: The Patna High Court has held that the mere fact that a Covid-19 test was conducted by a laboratory that was not formally authorised or empanelled by the State Government cannot, by itself, be used as a ground to deny ex-gratia compensation to the family of a person who died of Covid-19. The Court […]

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