The Kerala High Court’s Administrative Committee has decided to take no action against a judicial officer for now and to await further material from the police investigation into the Kochi Mercedes crash.
Which kinds of information sit inside the Vigilance Bureau sections exempted from RTI Act? The Kerala High Court wants the State to say so on affidavit, in two PILs challenging an October 22 notification. Kochi: Two public interest litigations against a notification dated October 22, 2026, which brought the T1 and T2 sections of the […]
Two towers at Gulmohar Greens in Ghaziabad must come down, and the promoter must face an FIR: the Allahabad High Court has ordered the demolition of two Gulmohar Greens towers after finding that the extra construction could not be compounded. Prayagraj: Finding that the additional construction was not compoundable and that officers of the Ghaziabad […]
The 2% cinema ticket cess is under fresh challenge in the Karnataka High Court, where JioStar, Zee and the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation have obtained notice to the State and continued protection from coercive action over non-collection. Bengaluru: Broadcasters JioStar and Zee Entertainment, together with the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation, have got the […]
Hospital receipts but no doctor in the witness box: unsubstantiated mental disorder claims against a spouse amount to legal cruelty, the Karnataka High Court has observed, and a husband who relied on such papers alone could not obtain a divorce on that ground. Kalaburagi: A husband who sought divorce from his wife on the grounds […]
A ₹1.9 crore production dispute ended in a settlement, and with it the cheating case against Nivin Pauly: the Kerala High Court has quashed the FIR after recording that the producer who complained no longer wishes to pursue it. Kochi: Allowing a petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the Kerala High […]
Rape, POCSO convicts not absolutely barred from open air camps: the Rajasthan High Court Full Bench has held that such prisoners are not totally ineligible for transfer, but have no automatic right to admission and must show exceptional circumstances. Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Full Bench on October 26, 2026 held that a prisoner convicted […]
Negligence in a legal opinion may invite disciplinary action, but not a criminal case: the Patna High Court has quashed a bank-fraud prosecution against a UCO Bank panel lawyer on that footing. Patna: A lawyer empanelled with UCO Bank, named in a loan fraud case over allegedly forged property documents offered as collateral, will not […]