https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/ High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear. en-IN Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:35:32 GMT https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/meghalaya-hc/meghalaya-hc-suo-motu-pil-fsl-infrastructure-digital-police-portal-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/meghalaya-hc/meghalaya-hc-suo-motu-pil-fsl-infrastructure-digital-police-portal-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:35:32 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere has taken up FSL infrastructure gaps and status-report sharing in criminal cases, impleading central and state forensic directorates. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/budge-budge-company-calcutta-gujarati-education-society-eviction-transfer-of-property-act-apd-4-2025/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/budge-budge-company-calcutta-gujarati-education-society-eviction-transfer-of-property-act-apd-4-2025/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:30:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal against an eviction decree, holding that holding over created a fresh monthly tenancy validly terminated by a 2003 notice, and that a Commercial Courts objection raised post-decree was untenable. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/orissa-hc/orissa-hc-sagarika-parida-reinstatement-verification-roll-criminal-case-wa-357-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/orissa-hc/orissa-hc-sagarika-parida-reinstatement-verification-roll-criminal-case-wa-357-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:25:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Orissa High Court dismissed the State's appeal, holding that a police recruit's negative disclosure in her Verification Roll was not false because she genuinely had no knowledge of the cases against her. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/orissa-hc/sarat-majhi-v-state-of-odisha-juvenile-police-station-pil-orissa-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/orissa-hc/sarat-majhi-v-state-of-odisha-juvenile-police-station-pil-orissa-hc-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:20:32 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench led by the Chief Justice found police at Pirahat Station had treated a minor child in conflict with law contrary to the Juvenile Justice Act and Odisha Rules, prompting conversion to a PIL. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/knots-india-carpets-varanasi-pond-noc-hotel-allahabad-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/knots-india-carpets-varanasi-pond-noc-hotel-allahabad-hc-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:15:32 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench held that a 1913 sale deed by the Municipal Board itself, 74 years of abadi revenue entries, and promissory estoppel barred Nagar Nigam Varanasi from invoking a Fasli 1291 pond record against a hotel project. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/punjab-haryana-hc/shiv-kumar-haryana-juvenile-conviction-sentence-modified-cra-s-629-sb-2001/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/punjab-haryana-hc/shiv-kumar-haryana-juvenile-conviction-sentence-modified-cra-s-629-sb-2001/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:10:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Shiv Kumar was 16 years old when convicted under IPC Sections 363, 366-A and 376. A 2025 age enquiry proved he was below 18 on the date of the offence in 1999, entitling him to the lighter sentencing regime of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/punjab-haryana-hc/atma-singh-v-state-of-punjab-devinder-kaur-missing-crm-m-24454-2024/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/punjab-haryana-hc/atma-singh-v-state-of-punjab-devinder-kaur-missing-crm-m-24454-2024/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:05:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The court found passport records, immigration data, and WhatsApp video calls with close relatives sufficient to conclude that Devinder Kaur is alive and residing in Canada. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/sajal-parui-dowry-death-conviction-sentence-reduced-parents-acquitted-calcutta-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/sajal-parui-dowry-death-conviction-sentence-reduced-parents-acquitted-calcutta-hc-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:00:32 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court upheld the husband's conviction under Section 304B IPC but reduced his sentence from life imprisonment to 10 years, while acquitting his parents for absence of substantive evidence against them. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/rumpa-mallick-union-of-india-railway-untoward-incident-ticket-recovery-fma-1315-2025/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/rumpa-mallick-union-of-india-railway-untoward-incident-ticket-recovery-fma-1315-2025/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:55:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Calcutta High Court set aside a Railway Claims Tribunal dismissal, holding that a police seizure list recording recovery of a journey ticket from a deceased passenger's body was sufficient to establish an untoward incident under the Railways Act. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/mahesh-chand-v-state-up-bribery-conviction-upheld-allahabad-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/mahesh-chand-v-state-up-bribery-conviction-upheld-allahabad-hc-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:50:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Sanjiv Kumar dismissed the criminal appeal of Lekhpal Mahesh Chand, upholding his conviction for accepting Rs. 300 as illegal gratification in a 1977 Vigilance trap case. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-nala-catchment-encroachment-ramgarh-kukas-govindram-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-nala-catchment-encroachment-ramgarh-kukas-govindram-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:45:32 GMT Manaswi Singh A Rajasthan HC Division Bench directed the State to immediately clear encroachments on nalas and catchment areas feeding the Ramgarh lake, Kukas dam, and Nevta dam, ahead of monsoon. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/md-idrish-kolkata-port-trust-demolition-wpa-12272-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/md-idrish-kolkata-port-trust-demolition-wpa-12272-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:40:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Petitioners could not show how they came to occupy CDLB and CPT quarters at Brook Lane, Garden Reach; Aadhaar cards alone held insufficient to establish possession. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-magistrate-bail-ndps-special-court-jurisdiction-kaluram-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-magistrate-bail-ndps-special-court-jurisdiction-kaluram-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:35:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Granting bail to an NDPS accused, Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand raised a jurisdictional question on whether a Judicial Magistrate can hear bail applications when Special Courts are constituted under the NDPS Act. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/andhra-pradesh-hc/durga-mahila-podupu-sangam-vs-andhra-pradesh-fp-shop-dealership-natural-justice-writ-petition-19099-2024/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/andhra-pradesh-hc/durga-mahila-podupu-sangam-vs-andhra-pradesh-fp-shop-dealership-natural-justice-writ-petition-19099-2024/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:30:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Andhra Pradesh High Court found a flagrant violation of natural justice where a temporary Fair Price shop dealer's authorisation was cancelled without any inquiry or opportunity of hearing. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gauhati-hc/zahirul-haque-laskar-v-state-assam-section-145-146-crpc-quashing-gauhati-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gauhati-hc/zahirul-haque-laskar-v-state-assam-section-145-146-crpc-quashing-gauhati-hc-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:25:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Gauhati High Court quashed Section 145/146 CrPC proceedings where the complainant's own petition before the Magistrate conceded that the petitioner was in possession of the disputed land. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/andhra-pradesh-hc/devineni-avinash-passport-travel-usa-andhra-pradesh-hc-criminal-revision-653-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/andhra-pradesh-hc/devineni-avinash-passport-travel-usa-andhra-pradesh-hc-criminal-revision-653-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:20:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that an accused's right to travel abroad for a family function cannot be denied solely because the purpose is social or celebratory in nature. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/sbi-officers-federation-mandatory-learning-allowances-calcutta-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/sbi-officers-federation-mandatory-learning-allowances-calcutta-hc-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:15:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The High Court at Calcutta held that SBI officers have no enforceable right to expense reimbursements, and withholding those reimbursements from officers who skip mandatory learning is not arbitrary. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/ram-autar-acquittal-viscera-report-section-313-allahabad-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/ram-autar-acquittal-viscera-report-section-313-allahabad-hc-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:10:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Allahabad High Court set aside convictions under Sections 302, 498A and 323 IPC after finding the viscera report inadmissible and the Section 313 examination fatally defective. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/jharkhand-hc/beni-madhav-jha-v-state-of-jharkhand-kurfanama-santhal-pargana-tenancy-act-wp-3922-2012/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/jharkhand-hc/beni-madhav-jha-v-state-of-jharkhand-kurfanama-santhal-pargana-tenancy-act-wp-3922-2012/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:45:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Jharkhand High Court dismissed a writ petition against an eviction order, finding the petitioner's 1941 Kurfanama collusive and possession of disputed land for 12 years not established under the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-tehsildar-patwari-suspended-encroachment-karauli-roopraj-prajapat/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-tehsildar-patwari-suspended-encroachment-karauli-roopraj-prajapat/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:40:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Rajasthan High Court directed suspension of two revenue officers at Nadoti, Karauli, after they admitted in open court that encroachments remained despite repeated removal orders. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/bombay-hc/elite-diagnostic-krishna-kunj-society-deregistration-section-21a-mcs-act/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/bombay-hc/elite-diagnostic-krishna-kunj-society-deregistration-section-21a-mcs-act/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:35:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Sandeep Marne dismissed a challenge to the Cooperation Minister's order, holding that post-registration events cannot constitute misrepresentation under Section 21A of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/jammu-kashmir-ladakh-hc/anwar-jan-psa-detention-jk-high-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/jammu-kashmir-ladakh-hc/anwar-jan-psa-detention-jk-high-court-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:30:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed a habeas corpus petition against a PSA detention order, holding that pending criminal prosecution does not bar recourse to preventive detention where public order is threatened. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/patna-hc/patna-hc-dismisses-pil-pirpainti-thermal-power-project-adani-power-tariff-land-lease/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/patna-hc/patna-hc-dismisses-pil-pirpainti-thermal-power-project-adani-power-tariff-land-lease/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:10:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Patna High Court declined to treat a writ petition as PIL, finding its challenge to Adani Power's 2,400 MW Bihar project approval, tariff, and land lease allegations vague and unsupported. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/jammu-kashmir-ladakh-hc/jammu-municipality-selective-enforcement-hotel-building-plan-parking-owp-122-2002/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/jammu-kashmir-ladakh-hc/jammu-municipality-selective-enforcement-hotel-building-plan-parking-owp-122-2002/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:05:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal directed the Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, to file a comprehensive affidavit on action taken against establishments lacking sanctioned building plans, parking facilities, and fire safety clearances. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/satish-chandra-gupta-senior-citizens-act-property-dispute-allahabad-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/satish-chandra-gupta-senior-citizens-act-property-dispute-allahabad-hc-2026/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:32 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench dismisses a senior citizen's writ seeking police protection and declaration of forged sale deeds, holding that Section 23 of the 2007 Act has limited, specific preconditions not met here. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/up-koli-kori-caste-certificate-fraud-software-qr-code-allahabad-hc-pil-57442-2013/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/up-koli-kori-caste-certificate-fraud-software-qr-code-allahabad-hc-pil-57442-2013/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:55:32 GMT Manaswi Singh A PIL over 'Koli' members being issued 'Kori' Scheduled Caste certificates has prompted the Allahabad High Court to raise the prospect of QR-code-enabled, auditable caste certification across Uttar Pradesh. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-ajmer-central-jail-cameras-inoperative-suo-motu-2808-2012/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-ajmer-central-jail-cameras-inoperative-suo-motu-2808-2012/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:50:32 GMT Manaswi Singh The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State to explain why surveillance cameras at Ajmer Central Jail were found inoperative or hazy during a recent incident, and why the responsible officer failed to report the lapse. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/andhra-pradesh-hc/andhra-pradesh-hc-section-164-motor-vehicles-act-death-compensation-five-lakhs-macma-262-2023/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/andhra-pradesh-hc/andhra-pradesh-hc-section-164-motor-vehicles-act-death-compensation-five-lakhs-macma-262-2023/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:45:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Holding that Section 164 of the Motor Vehicles Act applies even to pre-amendment accidents at final adjudication, the court rejected the Tribunal's no-fault award and granted maximum statutory compensation. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/madurai-bench-disciplinary-tribunals-delay-corruption-vigilance-commissioner/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/madurai-bench-disciplinary-tribunals-delay-corruption-vigilance-commissioner/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:40:32 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice B. Pugalendhi of the Madras High Court's Madurai Bench set firm deadlines for six tribunal enquiries and called for a permanent, independent Vigilance Commissioner in Tamil Nadu. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/bombay-hc/shashikant-ramane-disqualification-mcs-act-154b-bombay-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/bombay-hc/shashikant-ramane-disqualification-mcs-act-154b-bombay-hc-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:50:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Bombay High Court confirmed the disqualification of three managing committee members of a co-operative housing society who failed to supply demanded documents for 263 to 377 days despite four interventions by the Deputy Registrar. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/madras-hc-habeas-corpus-zahir-hussain-sri-lanka-sentence-transfer-ndps-act-hcp-768-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/madras-hc-habeas-corpus-zahir-hussain-sri-lanka-sentence-transfer-ndps-act-hcp-768-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:45:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Madras High Court found, prima facie, that the Centre reduced a life sentence without Sri Lanka's consent or a court order, as required by the bilateral prisoner-transfer agreement. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/allahabad-hc-quashing-fir-halala-rape-pocso-tayyab-state-up-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/allahabad-hc-quashing-fir-halala-rape-pocso-tayyab-state-up-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:40:35 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court dismissed four writ petitions seeking to quash an FIR alleging statutory rape of a minor and subsequent gang rape carried out under the pretext of nikah halala. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/allahabad-hc-bail-condition-modification-section-482-crpc-baldev-raj-arora-cbi/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/allahabad-hc-bail-condition-modification-section-482-crpc-baldev-raj-arora-cbi/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:35:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Subhash Vidyarthi held that a bail order is an interlocutory order, not a final order, and Section 362 CrPC cannot bar the High Court from modifying onerous bail conditions under Section 482. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/andhra-pradesh-hc/tirlaka-koteswara-rao-pension-cut-sub-registrar-andhra-pradesh-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/andhra-pradesh-hc/tirlaka-koteswara-rao-pension-cut-sub-registrar-andhra-pradesh-hc-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:30:35 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench at Amaravati dismissed cross-appeals, affirming that a Sub-Registrar cannot be penalised for registering documents on the faith of verification certificates issued by his superior, when no connivance was alleged or proved. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/jharkhand-hc/sunil-kumar-singh-jharkhand-hc-bhang-ndps-acquittal-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/jharkhand-hc/sunil-kumar-singh-jharkhand-hc-bhang-ndps-acquittal-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:25:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Jharkhand High Court set aside a seven-year rigorous imprisonment sentence after the FSL report showed the seized substance was bhang, which falls outside the NDPS Act's definition of cannabis. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/bombay-hc/arti-kejriwal-vandana-awatramani-huf-interim-injunction-dismissed-bombay-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/bombay-hc/arti-kejriwal-vandana-awatramani-huf-interim-injunction-dismissed-bombay-hc-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:20:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Farhan Dubash dismissed an interim application seeking protection of properties claimed as HUF assets, finding the plaintiffs presented no cogent evidence and contradictory legal foundations. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/patna-hc/dr-ravindra-kumar-sohane-vs-bihar-agricultural-university-director-extension-education-tenure-patna-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/patna-hc/dr-ravindra-kumar-sohane-vs-bihar-agricultural-university-director-extension-education-tenure-patna-hc-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:15:35 GMT Manaswi Singh A 2011 direct-recruitment appointment as Director, Extension Education could not be converted into a five-year tenure post by applying a statute notified six years later, the Patna High Court held. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/committee-of-management-ats-inquiry-writ-dismissed-allahabad-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/committee-of-management-ats-inquiry-writ-dismissed-allahabad-hc-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:10:35 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench dismissed a petition seeking to quash an Anti Terrorist Squad inquiry, holding that conducting an inquiry does not amount to coercive action against the petitioners. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/rahul-bajaj-v-zee-entertainment-zee5-accessibility-rpwd-delhi-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/rahul-bajaj-v-zee-entertainment-zee5-accessibility-rpwd-delhi-hc-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:10:35 GMT Manaswi Singh A writ petition before the Delhi High Court demands that ZEE5 comply with BIS Standard IS 17802 and be operable by screen-reader technology for disabled users. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/great-value-sharanam-apartment-owners-association-noida-additional-far-writ-dismissed/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/great-value-sharanam-apartment-owners-association-noida-additional-far-writ-dismissed/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:05:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Allahabad High Court held that 978 verified consents from flat owners outweighed an association's resolution, and that majority approval satisfies U.P. Apartment Act requirements for additional FAR. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/patna-hc/punjab-national-bank-v-sanjay-kumar-srivastava-disciplinary-authority-independent-mind-lpa-911-2018/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/patna-hc/punjab-national-bank-v-sanjay-kumar-srivastava-disciplinary-authority-independent-mind-lpa-911-2018/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Patna High Court Division Bench upheld a Single Judge's order quashing a bank employee's removal, finding the disciplinary authority had acted under the Chief Vigilance Officer's dictates rather than its own assessment. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/west-bengal-transport-corporation-dipankar-banik-compassionate-appointment-calcutta-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/calcutta-hc/west-bengal-transport-corporation-dipankar-banik-compassionate-appointment-calcutta-hc-2026/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:55:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Calcutta High Court dismissed an intra-court appeal by West Bengal Transport Corporation, holding that financial stringency cannot be urged for the first time in a writ affidavit when the enquiry committee's own report found the deceased's family in need. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/kerala-hc/kerala-hc-divorce-act-1869-section-3-3-wife-residence-jurisdiction-princy-nv/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/kerala-hc/kerala-hc-divorce-act-1869-section-3-3-wife-residence-jurisdiction-princy-nv/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:50:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas dismissed a petition seeking to add wife's residence as a jurisdictional ground under the Divorce Act, 1869, while urging Parliament to amend the law. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/shanmugam-aiadmk-mla-police-protection-madras-hc-wp-36331-2024/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/shanmugam-aiadmk-mla-police-protection-madras-hc-wp-36331-2024/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:45:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan directed the Director General of Police to provide armed security forthwith to C.Ve. Shanmugam, citing continuous life threats and a pending murder trial. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/s-divya-v-registrar-general-madras-hc-maternity-leave-third-child-fr-101a/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/s-divya-v-registrar-general-madras-hc-maternity-leave-third-child-fr-101a/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:40:35 GMT Manaswi Singh A Madras High Court Division Bench holds that a government employee's third-child maternity leave is capped at 12 weeks under amended Fundamental Rule 101(A), overriding earlier High Court precedents. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/madras-hc-quashes-sedition-case-book-tamizharasan-1967-statement/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/madras-hc-quashes-sedition-case-book-tamizharasan-1967-statement/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:35:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy held that merely recording a 1967 speech calling for Tamil Nadu's secession cannot incite hatred in today's social milieu. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-dna-test-paternity-children-identity-ravi-kumar-geeta-devi/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-dna-test-paternity-children-identity-ravi-kumar-geeta-devi/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:30:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Delhi High Court upheld a Family Court's DNA test order, ruling that three children's right to know their biological father outweighs an alleged father's concern for his own reputation. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-territorial-jurisdiction-ips-officer-right-to-be-forgotten-matrimonial-dispute-google-youtube/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-territorial-jurisdiction-ips-officer-right-to-be-forgotten-matrimonial-dispute-google-youtube/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:25:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Delhi High Court holds it has territorial jurisdiction to hear an IPS officer's writ seeking removal and de-indexing of online content about his settled matrimonial dispute from Google, YouTube and Twitter/X. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gujarat-hc/ansari-ikbal-alihusen-surat-demolition-gujarat-hc-sca-8712-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gujarat-hc/ansari-ikbal-alihusen-surat-demolition-gujarat-hc-sca-8712-2026/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:30:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Gujarat High Court held the Surat Municipal Corporation squarely responsible for an unauthorised demolition and directed it to file a proposal for rebuilding or relocating the displaced residents. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/meghalaya-hc/union-of-india-v-veena-dhoundiyal-macp-hindi-officer-nepa-meghalaya-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/meghalaya-hc/union-of-india-v-veena-dhoundiyal-macp-hindi-officer-nepa-meghalaya-hc-2026/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:25:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Meghalaya High Court upheld a CAT order directing three MACP financial upgradations to a NEPA employee, rejecting the Union of India's argument that his 1998 appointment as Hindi Officer constituted a promotion. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gauhati-hc/dibrugarh-university-lachit-borthakur-subsistence-allowance-deemed-suspension-wa-419-2024/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gauhati-hc/dibrugarh-university-lachit-borthakur-subsistence-allowance-deemed-suspension-wa-419-2024/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:20:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Dibrugarh University must pay subsistence allowance with revisions for twelve years after the Division Bench upheld that an employee was under deemed suspension once his dismissal order was set aside. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/tripura-hc/tripura-hc-condonation-delay-substitution-abatement-title-appeal-saha-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/tripura-hc/tripura-hc-condonation-delay-substitution-abatement-title-appeal-saha-2026/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:15:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao held that legal heirs who file a substitution application within sixty days of abatement need not separately seek condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-management-quota-seats-rule-8-2-a-v-professional-colleges-act-justice-for-all/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-management-quota-seats-rule-8-2-a-v-professional-colleges-act-justice-for-all/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:10:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL challenging Rule 8(2)(a)(v) of the 2007 Delhi Professional Colleges Rules, holding that institutions may independently fill Management Quota Seats from CET-qualified candidates. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-suspends-adhoc-committee-appoints-administrator-rajasthan-cricket-association-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-suspends-adhoc-committee-appoints-administrator-rajasthan-cricket-association-2026/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:05:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Rajasthan High Court suspended the cricket body's Ad-hoc Committee and placed an Additional Chief Secretary in charge after repeated failures to hold elections despite court directions. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/punjab-haryana-hc/ranjanni-gaur-v-state-of-punjab-bnss-298-dog-dressed-krishna-fir-quashed/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/punjab-haryana-hc/ranjanni-gaur-v-state-of-punjab-bnss-298-dog-dressed-krishna-fir-quashed/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:55:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Subhas Mehla held that dressing a pet dog in Krishna's attire for Janmashtami, posted as a WhatsApp status, disclosed no offence under Section 298 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-mediation-period-written-statement-limitation-larger-bench-reference/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-mediation-period-written-statement-limitation-larger-bench-reference/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:50:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Subramonium Prasad finds conflicting Delhi HC rulings on whether time spent in mediation counts against the 120-day cap for filing a written statement, and refers the question to the Chief Justice for constitution of a two or three-judge bench. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gauhati-hc/gauhati-hc-writ-dismissed-gmda-demolition-statutory-appeal-bimal-baishya/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gauhati-hc/gauhati-hc-writ-dismissed-gmda-demolition-statutory-appeal-bimal-baishya/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:45:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Petitioners who failed to challenge the original demolition order under the GMDA Act were told to exhaust the statutory appeal remedy before the District & Sessions Judge, Kamrup. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/vinod-kumar-v-state-of-rajasthan-mv-act-section-53-vehicle-compliance-rajasthan-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/vinod-kumar-v-state-of-rajasthan-mv-act-section-53-vehicle-compliance-rajasthan-hc-2026/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:40:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Rajasthan High Court dismissed an appeal against a Section 53 notice, holding that a vehicle registered in Madhya Pradesh must still meet Rajasthan's statutory norms to ply there. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/karan-chopra-vs-state-delhi-hc-child-repatriation-canada-habeas-corpus/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/karan-chopra-vs-state-delhi-hc-child-repatriation-canada-habeas-corpus/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:35:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Division Bench held that roots built through deliberate non-compliance with a foreign court's order cannot defeat that order, directing repatriation of the minor child within six weeks. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/suhail-tufail-conviction-dowry-death-dying-declaration-allahabad-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/suhail-tufail-conviction-dowry-death-dying-declaration-allahabad-hc-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:05:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The court confirmed murder conviction of Suhail on his wife's dying declaration alone, while finding no sustainable evidence of cruelty against his father Tufail, who lived separately. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/kerala-hc/kerala-hc-yoosuf-safwan-coercive-proceedings-stayed-crl-mc-5436-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/kerala-hc/kerala-hc-yoosuf-safwan-coercive-proceedings-stayed-crl-mc-5436-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:42 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice C.S. Dias of the Kerala High Court restrained the Ernakulam North Police from taking coercive steps against petitioner Yoosuf Safwan until 3 July 2026. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/syed-rashid-ali-dalmandi-street-varanasi-kashi-vishwanath-corridor-allahabad-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/syed-rashid-ali-dalmandi-street-varanasi-kashi-vishwanath-corridor-allahabad-hc-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:55:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Six Dalmandi shopkeeper-tenants sought to block road-widening under the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project and protect six pre-1947 mosques; the Division Bench found they lacked standing on both counts. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/himachal-pradesh-hc/himachal-pradesh-hc-kasol-rave-party-drug-overdose-officer-transfer-sit-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/himachal-pradesh-hc/himachal-pradesh-hc-kasol-rave-party-drug-overdose-officer-transfer-sit-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:50:38 GMT Manaswi Singh The Himachal Pradesh High Court found the Deputy Commissioner, Kullu, and two police officers to have colluded with organisers of large-scale rave parties at Kasol's Parvati Valley, directing their transfer within a week and an SIT investigation. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/allahabad-hc-bhanwar-singh-beniram-acquittal-hearsay-rumour-section-302-ipc/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/allahabad-hc/allahabad-hc-bhanwar-singh-beniram-acquittal-hearsay-rumour-section-302-ipc/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:45:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Allahabad High Court acquitted four men convicted of murder, finding the prosecution could not choose between two inconsistent stories and produced no eyewitness, only hearsay and unverified sniffer-dog evidence. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/karnataka-hc/karnataka-hc-quashes-498a-fir-sister-in-law-luxembourg-telephonic-calls/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/karnataka-hc/karnataka-hc-quashes-498a-fir-sister-in-law-luxembourg-telephonic-calls/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:40:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that instigation over the telephone by a sister-in-law residing abroad does not constitute an ingredient of Section 498A IPC, quashing Crime No. 377/2024. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/k-ponmudi-hate-speech-bns-cognizance-madras-hc-crl-rc-645-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/k-ponmudi-hate-speech-bns-cognizance-madras-hc-crl-rc-645-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:35:44 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan dismissed the revision petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister K. Ponmudi, holding that the trial court rightly took cognizance of hate speech charges without prior sanction. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/vikas-jain-sneha-jain-divorce-cruelty-streedhan-madras-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/vikas-jain-sneha-jain-divorce-cruelty-streedhan-madras-hc-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:30:41 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench of the Madras High Court confirmed dissolution of a marriage marked by isolation, body-shaming, and a demand for DNA testing of the wife's child, and reversed a trial court order that had refused to direct return of streedhan articles. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/bakiyaraj-vs-district-collector-dindigul-devendra-kula-vellalar-temple-procession-caste-exclusion/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/madras-hc/bakiyaraj-vs-district-collector-dindigul-devendra-kula-vellalar-temple-procession-caste-exclusion/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:25:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Madurai Bench held that no custom excluding a community from a public temple festival can survive constitutional scrutiny under Articles 14, 15, 17 and 25. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/kerala-hc/kerala-hc-strikes-down-20-page-limit-bpl-rti-applicants-rule-4-4/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/kerala-hc/kerala-hc-strikes-down-20-page-limit-bpl-rti-applicants-rule-4-4/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:20:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Kerala High Court has declared the proviso to Rule 4(4) of the Kerala RTI Rules ultra vires, holding it directly conflicts with the absolute fee exemption under Section 7(5) of the RTI Act. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/karnataka-hc/enforcement-directorate-bail-cancellation-aishwarya-gowda-pmla-section-45-karnataka-hc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/karnataka-hc/enforcement-directorate-bail-cancellation-aishwarya-gowda-pmla-section-45-karnataka-hc-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:15:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Karnataka High Court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's petition to cancel bail granted to a woman accused under the PMLA, holding that Section 45's twin conditions do not apply to women. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-red-corner-notice-contempt-maintenance-sakshi-nagrath-tarun-arora/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-red-corner-notice-contempt-maintenance-sakshi-nagrath-tarun-arora/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:10:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Sachin Datta sentenced a UK-based contemnor for wilfully disobeying maintenance orders, directing the CBI to seek an INTERPOL Red Corner Notice and issuing arrest warrants. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-hospital-hmis-demo-cancer-institute-equipment/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-hospital-hmis-demo-cancer-institute-equipment/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:45:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Hearing suo motu petitions on Delhi's government hospitals, the Division Bench asked for a live demo of the NextGen e-Hospital system after GNCTD reported rollout across 38 hospitals. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/bombay-hc/bombay-hc-quashes-externment-sdpi-secretary-protest/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/bombay-hc/bombay-hc-quashes-externment-sdpi-secretary-protest/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:40:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Madhav Jamdar sets aside externment orders against an SDPI office-bearer, holding that leading morchas against Union government decisions cannot justify externment under the Maharashtra Police Act. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/uttarakhand-hc/uttarakhand-hc-protection-married-couple-vanshika-tomar/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/uttarakhand-hc/uttarakhand-hc-protection-married-couple-vanshika-tomar/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:35:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Alok Mahra directs Haridwar police to assess threat and protect a married couple, relying on Lata Singh v State of U.P. after a counsellor's report backed the wife's stand. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-crpf-inspectors-tattoo-assistant-commandant-plea-dismissed/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/delhi-hc/delhi-hc-crpf-inspectors-tattoo-assistant-commandant-plea-dismissed/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:20:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Two CRPF Inspectors denied promotion to Assistant Commandant after a forearm tattoo made them medically unfit failed to persuade the Delhi High Court to order re-examination. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-stray-dog-compliance-supreme-court-directions/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/rajasthan-hc/rajasthan-hc-stray-dog-compliance-supreme-court-directions/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:15:35 GMT Manaswi Singh The Jaipur Bench, monitoring compliance with Supreme Court directions on stray dogs, ordered affidavits from the State, Union of India and Animal Welfare Board of India, clarifying the order covers all of Rajasthan. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/chhattisgarh-hc/chhattisgarh-hc-denies-acp-senior-scale-teacher-refused-promotion/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/chhattisgarh-hc/chhattisgarh-hc-denies-acp-senior-scale-teacher-refused-promotion/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:10:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Dismissing a Navodaya Vidyalaya teacher's plea, the Chhattisgarh High Court held that voluntarily declining promotion four times bars a claim to time-bound financial upgradation. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/telangana-hc/telangana-hc-electoral-roll-deletion-sir-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/telangana-hc/telangana-hc-electoral-roll-deletion-sir-2026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:05:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Division Bench declines to direct restoration of a voter's deleted name, holding the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision already offers a remedy under the Representation of the People Act. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gujarat-hc/gujarat-hc-bail-stray-dog-assault-machi/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/gujarat-hc/gujarat-hc-bail-stray-dog-assault-machi/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Nikhil S. Kariel allows successive regular bail to the alleged primary accused in an assault arising from a dispute over feeding stray dogs, imposing a six-month district entry ban. High Courts https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/patna-hc/patna-hc-refuses-quash-fir-politician-police-assault-case/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/high-courts/patna-hc/patna-hc-refuses-quash-fir-politician-police-assault-case/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:25:35 GMT Manaswi Singh Justice Arun Kumar Jha dismissed a writ plea to quash an FIR alleging a mob assaulted police investigating a false firearm licence report, applying the Bhajan Lal guidelines. High Courts