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Right To Livelihood Doesn't Extend To Street Vending In Areas Outside Notified Zones: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition filed by a street vendor, having a vehicle repair kiosk, opining that where vending zones were declared by the State by issuing notifications, no one could be allowed to put kiosks or to make temporary encroachments on any place which was not declared as a vending zone. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma observed that the while right to livelihood...
Woman's Midnight Arrest Without Magistrate Permission Illegal, But Not Ground To Quash Case: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held the midnight arrest of a woman without prior permission of the Magistrate to be violative of Section 43(5) BNSS, but ruled that the illegality in arrest alone was not a ground to quash the proceedings against her under the NDPS Act.At the same time, noting the lapse on the part of the Sub-Inspector who effected the arrest, the Court directed the Director...
Live-In Relationship Akin To Marriage, Consenting Adults Entitled To Police Protection: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that live-in relationships are akin to marriage, though not legally recognized, and consulting adults in such relationships are entitled to police protection. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 761]Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that a live-in relationship attracts the protection of individuals' fundamental rights to freedom, life and liberty under Articles 19 and 21 of...
LiveLaw Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 10 - August 16, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 320 - 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 334]State of Rajasthan v Bhagwan Singh; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 320State of Rajasthan & Ors. v Dr. Maneesha; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 321Anupama Prasad v State of Rajasthan & Ors.; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 322Lekhraj v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 323Rani Devi v State of Rajasthan; 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 324Jitendra Kumar v...
Allahabad High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Severe Waterlogging In Prayagraj; Summons Top Officials Over Civic Failures
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognizance of severe waterlogging in Prayagraj and directed senior district and State authorities to explain the failure to take timely measures to prevent the city's low-lying areas from getting waterlogged amid incessant rain.The Court has directed the District Magistrate, Prayagraj, and Municipal Commissioner, Prayagraj, to appear before it...
LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 18, 2026
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Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment Of Four Advocates As Orissa High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of four advocates as judges of the High Court of Orissa.The decision was taken at the Collegium's meeting held on August 18, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Supreme Court.The four advocates recommended for appointment as judges of the Orissa High Court are Sasmita Tripathy, Aditya Narayan Das, Rajjeet Roy and...
Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment Of 3 Judicial Officers As Chhattisgarh High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.The decision was taken at the Collegium's meeting held on August 18, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Supreme Court.The three judicial officers whose appointments have been approved are Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant and Sudhir Kumar.Click here to read...
Speaking On Harmful Effects Of Excessive Pesticide Use In Public Interest Not Defamation: Bombay High Court Quashes Cases Against Doctors
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (August 18) quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against two doctors, way back in 2015 under charges of criminal defamation for speaking in Aamir Khan's 'Satyamev Jayate' show, about toxic food poison and also about fruits and vegetables having abnormally high levels of pesticide residues thereby causing “folic acid” deficiency in pregnant...
S.21 NIA Act | Order Framing Charges Is Not Interlocutory, Appeal Lies Before HC: Allahabad High Court Differs With Delhi HC View
The Allahabad High Court has held that an order framing charges passed by a Special Court under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) is not an interlocutory order and can therefore be challenged by way of an appeal before the High Court under Section 21 of the 2008 Act.A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi thus differed with the view of the Delhi High Court in the case of...
Punjab Police Rules | Subsequent Acquittal Not Ground To Reopen Departmental Proceedings That Have Attained Finality: High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a subsequent acquittal in a criminal case cannot, by itself, reopen or invalidate departmental proceedings that had already attained finality, particularly where the departmental punishment was imposed before the acquittal. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 284].Justice Namit Kumar held that "the departmental proceedings were not initiated pursuant to...