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LiveLaw Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 10 to August 16, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 371 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 384Nominal Index:Project Revolt LLP vs Bureau of Indian Standards, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 371Rohit Abhijit Oze vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 372Prashant Vasantrao Salunkhe vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 373Aniruddha Gaurav Gursal vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 374State of Maharashtra vs Anil Shridhar...
LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 17, 2026
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Compassionate Appointment Policy Doesn't Differentiate Between Boy & Girl; 'First Child' Means First-Born Irrespective Of Gender: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the State's policy governing compassionate appointment does not distinguish between male and female children of the deceased employee and applies strictly to the first child. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 325]The division bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke and Justice Pushpendra Yadav, dismissing a claim for compassionate appointment by the only son of...
Punjab Civil Service Rules | Disciplinary Authority Dissatisfied With Enquiry Report Can Order Further Enquiry, Not Fresh One: High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that where a disciplinary authority is dissatisfied with an enquiry report, Rule 9 of the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970 permits it to remit the matter for further enquiry, but "does not authorize the appointment of a new Inquiry Officer for conducting a fresh or de novo enquiry on the same charges." [2026 LiveLaw...
Karnataka High Court Stays Criminal Case Against Hindu Activist Satish Pujari Over Banner Depicting Shivaji Maharaj Slaying Afzal Khan
The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on criminal proceedings against Hindu activist Satish Pujari and ten others in a case concerning a flex banner allegedly depicting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj killing General Afzal Khan, which was put up during a Ganesha festival gathering in Davanagere.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, after briefly hearing Advocate...
Buying Medical College Seat Not Commercial Dispute: P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail In NEET-PG Admission Fraud Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined anticipatory bail to a person accused of taking about ₹14.25 lakh on the assurance of securing a candidate's admission to an MD/MS (NEET-PG) course, holding that an alleged attempt to circumvent the regulated mechanism governing postgraduate medical admissions by procuring a seat against monetary consideration cannot be treated as an inter...
Declared Foreigner Who Re-Entered India After Expulsion Not Entitled To Bail Despite Prolonged Detention: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court recently held that a declared foreigner who was expelled from the country and re-entered the country illegally cannot claim bail on the ground of prolonged detention. The bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund held that the Immigration and Foreigners Order 2025 empowered the State to impose restrictions on the movement of...
'To Preserve Confidence In Justice', Kerala High Court Transfers Family Court Case Over Litigant's Apprehension Of Bias
The Kerala High Court recently permitted a case to be transferred from one Family Court to another after a litigant raised an issue of bias. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 448]Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. reserved opinion regarding the correctness of the allegation and observed that the case is being transferred only with a view to preserve the litigant's faith in the judiciary.“It is only in cases...
Bombay High Court Directs Probate Grants To Be Issued Within 2 Weeks Of Court Order, Bars Subsequent Caveats
The Bombay High Court has directed officers exercising functions under its Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction to, henceforth, restrict orders directing issuance of grants to a direction to issue the grant, without making it subject to verification of whether any cross Petition or Caveat has been filed. The Court further directed that all grants be issued no later than two weeks from the...
Allahabad High Court Slams UP Govt For Acquiring Land For Ayodhya Ram Mandir Without Paying Agreed Price
The Allahabad High Court has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for acquiring Shri Thakur Ram Jankiji diety's land at 'Sugriv Kila' in Ayodha for development of Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Temple, without paying sale price.The Court noted that the State was simultaneously questioning the deity's title and claiming that the land could not have been sold in the first place.Remarking that the...
IPL Betting Case: MP High Court Refuses To Quash Cheating, Gambling FIR Against OTT-Fame Satish Sanpal
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea by Dubai-based businessman Satish Sanpal, who gained public recognition from the Netflix show "Desi Bling", to quash an FIR accusing him of being the 'master mind' of an IPL betting racket. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 327]The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi held,"...upon consideration of the entire material available on record, this Court is of...