Kerala High Court Directs Additional Chief Secretary To Personally Appear Over Non-Compliance In Vigilance Complaint Against DGP S. Sreejith

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 18) directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Home & Vigilance Department, Minhaj Alam, IAS, to personally appear before it over the alleged non-compliance with its earlier directions in a complaint seeking a Vigilance enquiry against DGP S. Sreejith, IPS.Justice A. Badharudeen passed the order in a writ petition challenging a compliance...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Police Action To Remove Loudspeakers From Mosques In Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation alleging that police authorities in West Bengal were orally directing mosque committees to remove loudspeakers, holding that the allegations made in the petition were vague and unsupported by specific material.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee heard...

Section 47 CPC | Execution Proceedings Cannot Reopen Issues That Could Have Been Raised At Trial: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that objections under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) cannot be used to reopen issues that could have been raised and decided during the original trial, unless the judgment-debtor is able to establish that the decree is void and inexecutable on the face of it.A bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X made the observation while dismissing a...

Landlord Need Not Justify Choice Of Particular City While Seeking Eviction On Ground Of Bonafide Need: MP High Court

While dismissing a tenant's appeal against an eviction decree, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a landlord is not required to justify the choice of a particular city while seeking eviction on the ground of bona fide requirement. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 328]The bench of Justice Pavan Kumar Dwivedi observed that in the present case, the landlord had established a bona fide requirement of...

Approved Building Plan Not 'Personal Information', Can Be Disclosed To RTI Applicant: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a building plan approved by a local body would not constitute 'personal information' as per the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) and can, therefore, be disclosed to an RTI applicant. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 454]Justice Murali Purushothaman held:“Once a building plan is approved by the Secretary of the Panchayat, it forms part of the records relating to...

Non-Teaching Staff Of Private Educational Institute Can't Seek Pay Parity With Govt Staff Through Through Writ Despite Statutory Provision: Karnataka High Court

Concerning the maintainability of writ petitions against private educational institutions, the Karnataka High Court has held that private, unaided institutions are not 'State' under Article 12 of the Constitution, and disputes regarding the payment of salary by such institutions are purely contractual matters lacking a 'public law element'. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 306]The single judge bench...

Allahabad High Court Directs Fresh Committee To Consider Welfare Policy For Advocates' Clerks, Calls UP Finance Dept's Stand 'Arbitrary'

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to constitute a fresh committee to consider the grievances of Advocates' Clerks and submit recommendations to the State for implementing a welfare policy for them.In its order passed on August 13, the Court also rejected the recommendations of an earlier committee from January 2021. A bench of Justice Alok Mathur and...

'We Have A Long Way To Go': Madras High Court Calls For Training Of Judges On Examining Child Sexual Abuse Victims

The Madras High Court has highlighted that the judicial officers presiding over the Special Courts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act should ensure that the child victim is made to feel comfortable in the court and should build a rapport with the child. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 391]The court added that there was a need to understand the victim children and...

Caste Certificates Issued Based On Voter IDs From 2011 Onwards Need Reverification: WB Govt Tells Calcutta High Court

The West Bengal Advocate General on Tuesday told the Calcutta High Court that caste certificates issued on the basis of voter identity cards from 2011 onwards would require reverification, while those issued on the basis of documents such as PAN cards would not be subjected to such an exercise.The submission was made before a Division Bench of ACJ Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Order On PIL Alleging Police Action To Remove Loudspeakers From Mosques In Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a Public Interest Litigation alleging that police authorities in West Bengal were orally directing mosque committees to remove loudspeakers, despite there being no demonstrated violation of the permissible decibel limits.The matter was heard by a Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee...

2019 Rash Driving Case: Kerala High Court Defers Trial Against IAS Officer Sriram Venkitaraman To Facilitate Appointment Of Special Prosecutor

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (18 August) deferred trial proceedings in the 2019 rash driving case against IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, for a period of one month. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 452]Justice C.S. Dias passed the order in a petition filed by widow of journalist K.M. Basheer who was killed when a vehicle allegedly driven by Venkitaraman ran over him at high speed, at Museum Junction...

Madras High Court Rejects Election Petition Against TVK MLA N Elaiyaraja

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (August 18), rejected an election petition filed by a voter of Uthangarai Legislative Assembly constituency, challenging the victory of N Elaiyaraja, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazham (TVK) party candidate. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 392]Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy allowed an application filed by the winning MLA seeking to reject the election petition and thus...