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The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur held that COTPA's prohibition on smoking in public places does not extend to herbal, tobacco-free and nicotine-free hookah, and restrained authorities from taking coercive action against a Rewa restaurant.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a criminal revision by two police constables and an inspector seeking prior sanction protection under Section 197 CrPC in a custodial death case from Indore.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026Uttarakhand High Court holds that without a Departmental Promotion Committee assessment in 2021, AIIMS Rishikesh nursing officers cannot claim Senior Nursing Officer promotion from that year.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026A Division Bench of the Madras High Court reversed a Single Judge's order that had allowed attendance-deficient law students to sit their semester examinations, holding that Bar Council of India Rules permit no further relaxation.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Kerala High Court directed four crew members of vessel MSC Elsa 3, arrayed as accused under the Merchant Shipping Act, to approach the Magistrate's court now that cognizance has been taken.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Bombay High Court held that Tenure "D" land held in perpetuity under pre-independence revenue law is freely transferable, making the State's 75% transfer premium levy illegal.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court held that a practising Homeopath's continued registration under the 2021 Act rendered her Form No.6 declaration factually incorrect, making her enrolment application invalid.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Jharkhand High Court refused to admit a second appeal challenging an ex-parte decree, finding proper notice was served and the appellants' sale deed referenced a different plot entirely.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court held that properties allotted to a father under a family partition of his own father's self-acquired land do not acquire ancestral character, defeating a daughter's coparcenary claim.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court held that a petition seeking declaration of marriage and property rights cannot be filed before a Family Court when the alleged husband had died before the petition was instituted.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The J&K High Court held that a pre-emption suit filed under the J&K Right to Prior Purchase Act could not survive once the legislature repealed that Act before a decree was passed.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Madurai Bench held that an Agricultural Officer who deferred joining a promoted post until he completed 20 years of service could not claim Special Grade benefits he was not otherwise entitled to.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Division Bench at Jabalpur held that an enabling constitutional provision under Articles 15(6) and 16(6) does not automatically entitle EWS candidates to age relaxation absent a state statutory framework.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Andhra Pradesh High Court allowed a writ petition by an 80-year-old ex-serviceman whose assigned land remained on the Section 22-A prohibited properties list despite two government memos and a prior court order directing its removal.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that a divorce-linked maintenance decree is enforceable against a deceased husband's estate, but the right to seek enhancement under Section 37(2) dies with him.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a writ petition by an outsourced Forest Department worker whose engagement was ended after he visited an accused in an illicit tree-felling case and disclosed sensitive official information.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar restores candidates excluded over workshop approval gaps, directing TNPSC to complete selection from a wider eligible pool.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Patna High Court set aside a three-year blacklisting of a food-grain transporting agent by BSFC, finding the punitive action rested on a tender clause that did not exist in the original NIT.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj dismissed a regular bail petition, finding the accused's alleged role in a scheme that extracted Rs 28.5 lakhs by falsely claiming access to judges was not peripheral.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand declined to quash a Section 376 IPC FIR on the basis of a compromise between the prosecutrix and the accused, holding that rape proceedings cannot be extinguished by private settlement.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Kerala High Court dismissed an appeal by a madrassa teacher convicted of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old student, confirming sentences totalling 20 years under the POCSO Act and Section 377 IPC.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026A Division Bench set aside the DGCA's suspension of an Air India pilot's ATPL licence, holding that no show-cause notice, hearing, or reasoned order was issued before the drastic action.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench held that Article 21 dignity extends to mortal remains and authorised State authorities to conduct last rites of Akash Delison after his family declined to receive the body.
By Manaswi Singh · 17 Jun 2026A division bench held the Madhya Pradesh SPE is not an intelligence and security organisation, voiding the 2011 RTI exemption notification and upholding disclosure of sanction records.
By SC Desk · 16 Jun 2026A Supreme Court division bench held that Rule 23(1) of Haryana's 2019 Rules suspends only financial assistance during criminal proceedings, not compassionate appointment, and set aside the High Court order.
By SC Desk · 16 Jun 2026The Kerala High Court upheld a brown sugar conviction under Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act, ruling Section 50 inapplicable where contraband was recovered from a plastic bag, not a body search.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court dismissed DTC's appeal, holding that failure to check a conductor's cash and multiple enquiry lapses meant misconduct was never proved.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026A daughter who has waited over a decade for a Junior Assistant post under the Compassionate Employment Scheme wins a direction from the Kerala High Court to force a cadre review and seniority-based appointment.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026The Madras High Court dismissed a PIL by an AIADMK advocate demanding a CBI inquiry into four MLAs who resigned and joined TVK, finding no tangible material beyond suspicion.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka held that freezing a savings account on informal cyber-crime portal alerts, without a competent statutory order or notice, is arbitrary and violates natural justice.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026The Madurai Bench confirmed conviction under Section 302 IPC after holding that an injured professor's dock identification was reliable without a test identification parade, and that hostile student witnesses had been won over.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026The Calcutta High Court held that Order 23 Rule 1 CPC does not prevent disciplinary authorities from issuing a fresh charge memo after withdrawing a procedurally defective one before the Tribunal.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026The Uttarakhand High Court set aside a Sessions Judge's order directing FIR registration against a Circle Officer and SHO under Section 4 of the SC/ST Act, ruling that an administrative inquiry recommendation is mandatory before any such direction.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026Uttarakhand High Court grants bail to two NDPS accused after finding that inventory and arrest memo bore the FIR number before the FIR was registered, casting doubt on recovery proceedings.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026The Lucknow Bench upheld a Section 302 IPC conviction for burning a pregnant wife over dowry, relying on a dying declaration, but commuted life imprisonment to a fixed 20-year term without remission.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026Gauhati High Court holds that mere pendency of a CBI criminal case cannot justify indefinitely withholding an MBBS pass certificate from a doctor who completed her course and secured registration.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026Justice N. Tukaramji found a critical inconsistency: the petitioner's name did not appear in the FIR, remand report, or charge sheet, yet police communications referred to him.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026The Gauhati High Court held that cancelling an entire departmental promotion exam over suspicion about two candidates was disproportionate and directed N.F. Railway to segregate those candidates and complete the selection.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026Justice Namit Kumar held that Note 1 and Note 2 below Rule 6.17(4) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules do not apply when only one widow survives the deceased government employee.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a writ petition by two outsourced stenographers who challenged the reversal of their designation from Senior Personal Assistant back to Stenographer.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026A Supreme Court bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma holds that forum non conveniens rarely applies where writ jurisdiction is grounded in the situs of the respondent's office under Article 226(1).
By SC Desk · 16 Jun 2026Justice Sumeet Goel affirmed concurrent conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that an admitted cheque signature triggers the presumption of liability and a bald security-cheque plea cannot rebut it.
By Manaswi Singh · 16 Jun 2026A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar held that Article 329(b) bars writ relief against nomination rejection, leaving an election petition as the only remedy.
By SC Desk · 15 Jun 2026A division bench held that a plaintiff who challenged only specific sale deeds was not barred from later asserting his larger, undisputed title from the 1960 deed.
By SC Desk · 15 Jun 2026A division bench held that the absence of mandatory officials under Rule 3 was a curable, severable defect, directing the cooperative society to reconvene and reconsider the appointments.
By SC Desk · 15 Jun 2026A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside a non-speaking MHA letter, held heinousness alone cannot bar remission, and ordered Rohit Chaturvedi's premature release.
By SC Desk · 15 Jun 2026A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the dismissal of an MSEDCL clerk as disproportionate while leaving the misconduct finding intact and ordering subsistence allowance.
By SC Desk · 15 Jun 2026Jabalpur bench quashes 2012 screening committee order, holds that rewarding bravery with cash while calling the same act routine duty is legally perverse under Regulation 70-A.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026Karnataka High Court sets aside IndusInd Bank's full account freeze, holding that a bank's authority is limited strictly to the aggregate amount specified in freezing directions from investigating agencies.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that cumulative default imprisonment for non-payment of fine across three cheque-dishonour cases rooted in a single loan agreement was disproportionate, and ordered immediate release.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Kerala High Court quashed a District Police Chief's finding that a trainee employee was "not suitable for appointment" solely because a motor vehicle accident case was pending against him.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Supreme Court Collegium, meeting on 26 February 2026, approved the appointment of nine advocates as Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Patna.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Gauhati High Court dismissed a second appeal in a long-running Lakhimpur land dispute, holding that plaintiffs claiming through Badal Hussain produced no title deed establishing his ownership of the suit land.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore held that a 20-year-old woman, being a major, has the right to reside with a partner of her choice, and directed police to protect the couple from family interference.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Jabalpur bench directed the State to hand over custody of a seven-year-old girl to her mother the same day, after the child unequivocally stated she wished to live with her mother.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Orissa High Court refused to quash a vigilance trap case against a former Tahasildar, holding that non-recovery of bribe money does not automatically destroy a corruption prosecution.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Orissa High Court set aside a major penalty imposed on a senior judicial officer, holding that the disciplinary enquiry rested on presumptions, misread evidence, and impermissibly reversed the burden of proof.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The High Court set aside a Gurugram magistrate's summoning order under Section 304-A IPC, holding the trial court violated its own direction to obtain a PGI Chandigarh expert report before proceeding.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026Justice G. Satapathy held that a JMFC erred in issuing a non-bailable warrant against an accused on bail without first issuing notice to sureties or a bailable warrant.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026A Division Bench held that CSD's transfer policy is a guideline, not an enforceable right, and that administrative exigency alone justified moving an LDC from Jaipur to Mumbai headquarters.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026Justice Suraj Govindaraj directed the Additional Government Advocate to make submissions on when the final report would be filed, relisting the matter for 29 June 2026.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri held that a post-mortem report constitutes conclusive expert evidence on age, overturning a tribunal's presumption-based finding that slashed compensation by two-thirds.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Rajasthan High Court set aside a Board of Revenue order that allowed a revision petition at the admission stage without notice, without hearing, and without first deciding a pending delay-condonation application.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Telangana High Court set aside a Magistrate's refusal to discharge an accused who had posted critical remarks about a Minister in a private WhatsApp group, finding no ingredients of the alleged IPC offences.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The High Court of J&K and Ladakh held that once a criminal charge sheet is dismissed and no assessed loss exists, a public sector corporation cannot withhold a retired employee's terminal benefits.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld concurrent findings that a security guard's termination without Section 25-F compliance was illegal, rejecting the college's contractor-engagement defence.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Rajasthan High Court set aside a Special POCSO Court's order accepting a closure report on the basis of a minor rape victim's consent, holding that a minor's consent is immaterial at every stage of proceedings.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026Rajasthan High Court dismisses a wife's writ seeking inclusion in her retired husband's Pension Payment Order, holding the petition premature while the pensioner remains alive.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Rajasthan High Court held that an ex-Sepoy with Radial Nerve Palsy was entitled to invalid pension under Army Pension Regulations, after the Army discharged him without conducting a Release Medical Board.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the District Legal Services Authority, Kullu to inspect rave party sites at Kasol and ordered the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police to file personal affidavits.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Madurai Bench granted bail to a Sub-Inspector accused of harbouring his son after an honour killing, finding no evidence of his active role in the offence.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed the State's appeal, holding that a teacher awarded the Indira Gandhi NSS Award by the President was entitled to two years of salary increment under the 2015 notification.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026The Madurai Bench drew a sharp line between specific matrimonial allegations against a police constable husband and omnibus Section 498-A charges against six relatives living separately.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026Rajasthan High Court holds that legal heirs of a deceased complainant-victim fall within Section 2(wa) CrPC and can seek leave to continue an appeal against acquittal, flagging a legislative gap in Section 394 CrPC.
By Manaswi Singh · 15 Jun 2026