High Courts
Madras High Court Orders Demolition Of Church, Says Land Reserved For Community Hall Can't Be Diverted
Holding that land earmarked as 'Community Hall' or for any specific purpose by Town Planning Authority cannot be used for any other purpose including public purpose, the Madras High Court directed the Greater Chennai Corporation to demolish a church illegally built on such land within 2 weeks. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 386]The Court found that the disputed land, measuring about 15 grounds and...
JJ Act | Failure To Conduct Mandatory Reformative Assessment After Child Turns 21 Warrants Suspension Of Sentence: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of a POCSO convict during the pendency of his appeal, holding that non-compliance with the mandatory reformative-assessment procedure under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 constitutes a relevant circumstance for grant of suspension. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 273]Justice Mandeep Pannu said, "Sections 19, 20...
Only A Parent Or Person Above 60 Years Can Prefer Complaint Under Senior Citizens Act: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that only a parent or a person above the age of 60 years can maintain a complaint under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 385] Justice M Dhandapani thus interfered with an order passed by the District Collector, Kanyakumari, directing payment of Rs. 6000 per month as maintenance to...
ED Officials Attack: Kerala High Court Refuses To Cancel Bail Granted To Accused Harishkumar But Imposes New Condition
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 13) refused to cancel the bail granted to Harishkumar, the 9th accused in the crime registered pursuant to the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials following a raid at the residence of Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter on May 27. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 444]The development comes in a plea moved by the State seeking to cancel...
'Recurring Issue': Bombay High Court Questions Whether FSSAI Or Customs Should Draw Samples For Testing Imported Food
The Bombay High Court has observed that the issue of whether samples of imported food items should be drawn by authorised officers appointed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) or by Customs Officers and sent to the Central Revenues Control Laboratory (CRCL) is a recurring one. The Court, therefore, directed the Revenue Authority to file its stand on the issue. A...
Appeal Not Maintainable Against Order Closing Contempt Case On Recording Compliance: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is maintainable only against an order or decision of the High Court passed in exercise of its jurisdiction to punish for contempt, that is, an order imposing punishment for contempt. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 188]In doing so, the Court held that an order closing contempt proceedings after...
Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Teacher's Plea Suspended For Framing Quiz Question On VD Savarkar
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 13) sought the State's response to a plea by Guruprasad Rai K., a teacher who was suspended for including V.D. Savarkar's name in a quiz on freedom fighters.Justice Viju Abraham granted time till Monday (August 17) for the government pleader to take instructions in the matter and to apprise the Court about reasons for suspension.According to the...
No Disciplinary Proceedings To Terminate Aided School Teacher Who 'Abandoned' Service To Continue Foreign Job: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently clarified that there is no need for disciplinary proceedings to terminate an aided school teacher, who refused to rejoin service even after the expiry of sanctioned leave in order to continue foreign employment. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 443]Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed that disciplinary proceedings are not required in such cases since refusal to rejoin...
IPL Betting Case | Parity Can't Be Applied Mechanically To Quash Proceedings Against Co-Accused: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to quash a cheating FIR against a man over alleged betting in IPL matches, noting that the accused's plea for parity with co-accused against whom FIR was quashed, cannot be applied mechanically when the evidence against the accused needs independent evaluation. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 322]The counsel for the petitioner had argued that the FIR and...
SARFAESI Action For Debt Below ₹20 Lakh? P&H High Court Stays Dispossession From Sole Residential House
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice of motion and directed that borrowers shall not be dispossessed from their residential house till the next date of hearing, in a petition challenging recovery proceedings initiated under the SARFAESI Act, 2002 by a Non-Banking Financial Company in respect of a secured debt of less than ₹20 lakh.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri and Justice...
Teacher-Student Ratio Norms Under RTE Act Can't Be Invoked To Challenge Teachers' Transfer Policy: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that teachers have no inherent right of transfer under any statute, and that such rights as they have in the matter arise only from the transfer policy itself.It held that a district-wise Pupil-Teacher-Ratio (PTR) list prepared by the State only to work its policy for inter-district transfer of basic school teachers has nothing to do with the mandate of The...