High Courts
Where Idol Was Never Installed, No Juristic Person Came Into Existence; Devotion Alone Gives No Locus To Sue For Deity: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that where a deed of gift stipulates only that an idol will be installed on the property in future and no idol is ever consecrated or installed, no juristic person comes into existence in whom the property can vest, and persons professing devotion to the deity have no locus standi to sue on its behalf.Justice Anil Kumar-X held,“However, the...
Has Supreme Court Interdicted Bar Council Meeting Till Co-option Of Women Members? Kerala High Court Seeks Clarification
The Kerala High Court on Friday (August 14) orally asked if the Supreme Court has passed an order interdicting the meeting of the State Bar Council until the co-option of women members.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas put forth the query while hearing two pleas with prayers, including a declaration that the new Council is validly elected and a direction to the Secretary of the body to convene...
Journalist's News Report Causing Embarrassment Doesn't By Itself Constitute Criminal Defamation: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that a journalist would not be criminally liable for the offence of defamation for reporting on the arrest and registration of crime against a person. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 447]Justice C.S. Dias referred to Sections 499 [Defamation], 501 [Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory] and 502 [Sale of printed or engraved substance containing...
Bombay High Court Reserves Verdict In Challenge To Immersion Of PoP God Idols In Natural Water Bodies
The Bombay High Court on Friday (August 14) closed for orders, a batch of petitions, seeking a complete ban on immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) made Ganesh idols in natural water bodies. The High Court has however, clarified that its last year's order which permitted immersion of only six feet and above height PoP idols in natural water bodies and rest (below six feet) in artificial tanks,...
Income Tax Act | 18-Month Period To Decide Settlement Application Under S.245D(4A) Is Mandatory, Not Directory: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has held that the period of 18 months prescribed under Section 245D(4A)(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for disposal of a settlement application is mandatory and not directory in nature. It quashed an order of the Interim Board for Settlement passed after that period had expired.Section 245D(4A)(iii) of the Income Tax Act requires an order under...
State Can't Implement Central Scheme Selectively By Ignoring Pay Parity Clause: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a State which adopts a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, takes financial assistance under it and recruits employees solely to implement it cannot enforce only those parts of the Scheme which are administratively convenient while ignoring those which confer corresponding benefits on the employees so recruited.Clause 12.3 of the Integrated Education for...
Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Engineering Student Accused Of Throwing Eggs At BJP MLA
The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 14] granted an interim stay on further investigation and proceedings against an engineering student implicated in connection with the recent clashes related to NEET protests outside the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office in Bengaluru.The FIR was registered on July 22 at the Shivajinagar Police Station following a complaint lodged by...
Requisition & Proposal Must Be Served Upon Sarpanch Along With Notice While Convening His Removal: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has recently held that it is mandatory for Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) to serve the copies of requisition signed by at least one-third of the total membership of the Grama Panchayat along with the removal resolution, while serving the notice of meeting on the Sarpanch against whom a 'no-confidence motion' is proposed. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 95]Elucidating the...
LiveLaw Orissa High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 67 – 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 87Nominal IndexSarat Majhi v. State of Orissa and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 67State of Odisha and others v. Sagarika Parida, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 68Sri Biswaranjan Mohanty v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 69Ramesh Chandra Behera v. State of Orissa, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 70Dr. Kamala Tirkey @ Swain @ Kamala Tirky v. State...
LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 14, 2026
Links to Top reports of August 13:Burden To Prove Lack Of Consent Rests On Prosecution And Never Shifts, Even Where Accused Admits Intercourse: P&H High Court 'Debate On Reservation Cannot Become A Crime': Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Public TV AnchorReplacing Pages In Notarised Pleadings Is Tampering: Bombay High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Party, Lawyer &...
Failure To Pay Balance Sale Consideration Cannot By Itself Amount To Cheating: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that failure to pay the balance sale consideration under an agreement cannot by itself constitute cheating unless dishonest or fraudulent intention existed when the promise was made.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Alok Kumar Pandey observed that such intention cannot be presumed merely because a party subsequently failed to keep its promise.The case arose from a...
Self-Styled Godman Rampal's Son-In-Law Gets Bail In UAPA Case After 4 Yrs Custody; P&H High Court Notes All Material Witnesses Examined
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Sanjay @ Fauji, the son-in-law of self-styled godman Rampal, in the case arising from the November 2014 violence at Satlok Ashram, Barwala, in which 111 police personnel were injured during the execution of arrest warrants issued by the High Court.The Division Bench of Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj and Justice Deepak Manchanda noted that...