Actress Rape Case: Kerala High Court Closes Dileep's Plea Alleging Media Trial After Probe In All 5 Cases Completed

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 18) closed the plea preferred by actor Dileep seeking action against Indo-Asian News Channel Private Limited/Reporter TV for allegedly publishing trial details relating to the 2017 Actress Assault case. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 453]When the matter came up before Justice Jobin Sebastian today, Dileep's counsel told that the purpose of the plea has been...

Narendra Dabholkar Murder Case: Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Alleged Shooter Sachin Andure

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (August 18) while granting bail and suspending the life sentence awarded to right-wing extremist Sachin Andure, a prime convict in the murder case of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar, who was shot dead in August 2013, held that the evidence against him was very weak which could even result in his acquittal in appeal.A division bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal...

Mohanlal-Starrer 'Athimanoharam' Can't Be Shot Inside Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala High Court Told

The Kerala High Court on Monday (August 17) disposed of a plea preferred by the makers of the Mohanlal-starrer Malayalam film 'Athimanoharam' seeking a direction to the Forest Department officials to consider their request to permit film shooting in Pamba and Sannidhanam. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 449]The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar yesterday took note...

Telangana High Court Directs Police To File Final Reports In Unnatural Death Cases Before Judicial Magistrate, Not Executive Magistrate

The Telangana High Court has held that where the police conduct an investigation into an unnatural or accidental death under Section 174 CrPC, the final report must be filed before the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate of First Class and not before an Executive Magistrate. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 130]The Court further held that the person who first gave information regarding the death must...

'Not Everything Online Is Genuine': Gujarat High Court On Public Service Commission Using Unverified Internet Source To Set Exam Question

Asking question from downloaded edition 'published 100-Yrs ago' wasn't reasonable, Court said.

LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up: August 10 - August 16, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 287 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 302NOMINAL INDEXSwamy & Anr. v. State of Karnataka, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 287State of Karnataka v. JAR Gold Retail Private Limited & Connected Matters., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 288Srushti v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 289Dr. Vinuta B. & M/s Kids Clinic India Ltd. (Cloudnine Hospital) v. State of Karnataka &...

Delhi High Court Halts PG-Admissions At JNU Based On 'Deprivation Points'

Court said giving extra marks to candidates based on geographical background prima facie alters CUET result.

Accused's Right To Silence Can't Be Stretched To Avoid Investigation, But Police Cannot Resort To Endless Summoning: AP High Court

There is a fine distinction between the right not to incriminate oneself and the duty to appear, Court held.

Orders Against State Bind All Its Departments, Officers Even If Not Named As Parties To Proceedings: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that an order passed against the State binds all its departments, instrumentalities, agencies and officers, even if a particular department was not specifically made a party to the earlier proceedings. The Court said that the State is one juristic entity and cannot use different departments to repeatedly raise issues which have already been concluded against...

Pendency Of Civil Suit Does Not Bar Mutation Proceedings: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the mere pendency of a civil suit relating to title does not bar revenue authorities from exercising their statutory powers to conduct mutation proceedings under the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 191]In doing so, the Court clarified that while the Civil Court's declaration of title would...

AP High Court Sets Aside Gift Deed Restoration Order As Subsequent Transferees Were Not Heard

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside a Single Judge order that had restored a registered gift deed, ruling that writ proceedings cannot adversely affect the rights of third-party purchasers without impleading them and giving them an opportunity of hearing. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 190]The Division Bench comprising Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Purushottam Kumar...

'Stand-Still' Situation: Orissa High Court Bar Association Flags Declining Strength Of Judges, Urges SC Collegium To Fill Vacancies

The Orissa High Court Bar Association (OHCBA), led by its President-Senior Advocate Lalatendu Samantaray, held a press conference on Monday (August 17) to voice concerns of the Bar over low functional strength of High Court Judges and lack of regular appointments, against an ever-increasing docket pendency.Addressing the media, Samantaray highlighted the “stand-still” situation in the...