Can't Abuse Court Process By Repeating Withdrawn Allegations: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹25K Costs On Lawyer

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has slammed a lawyer (also a Ph.D. scholar) for repeatedly making “uncalled for allegations” against senior faculty members despite having earlier categorically stated that such allegations were not being pressed. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 287]A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor imposed costs of...

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

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 738 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 755NOMINAL INDEXSUSHIL KUMAR v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 738 Rohit Vij v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 739 SHRI SAIBABA SANSTHAN TRUST, SHIRDI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 740 Delhi Tax Bar Association Through Its Secretary K G Bansal v. Union of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 741 KUSHAGRA...

Election Candidate Can't Seek Vote Recount Merely On Belief That Good Public Service Must Have Won Him More Votes: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that a person cannot seek a recount of votes merely on his belief that more people would vote for him for his good public service. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 394] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy rejected an election petition filed by Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation candidate Anthony Muthu challenging the victory of Indian National...

BNSS Doesn't Curtail UAPA Detention To 90 Days: Delhi High Court Denies Default Bail To Red-Fort Bomb Blast Accused

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (August 18) denied default bail to Jasir Bilal Wani @ Danish one of the accused in the car explosion that took place on November 10, 2025 near Red Fort which claimed 15 lives. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 760]Applying the doctrine of legislation by reference the court said that Section 167 CrPC as applicable to Section 43(D)(2) UAPA must be construed as Section 187...

High Court Releases Attached Salaries Of Haryana Officials After Compliance With Court Orders, Unconditional Apology

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the Haryana Higher Education Department's failure to comply with an undertaking given before the Court to grant notional appointment benefits to a candidate who was ultimately appointed as Assistant Professor (Commerce) after successfully litigating his claim.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar observed that the...

'Serious Matter': Allahabad High Court Summons SSP Mathura After CCTV Prima Facie Shows 'False Recovery' Against NDPS Accused

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Superintendent of Police (SSP), Mathura, to appear personally and file an affidavit after CCTV footage produced by 2 accused in an NDPS case led the Court to prima facie find that a "false recovery" had been shown against them.A bench of Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla termed the matter "very serious" and directed the SSP to provide a specific para-wise...

Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Response On Policy To Standardise Marks Across Different Education Boards For KEA Admissions

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [August 18] directed the State Government to file an affidavit outlining steps taken to consider the formulation of a policy for the standardisation of marks obtained by students from different educational boards for admissions through the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).A Division Bench of Justice Jayant Banerji and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Roundup: August 10 - August 16, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 260 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 277]Union of India and others v. Smt. Shakuntla Devi and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 260 Gunjan Nehra and others v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 261Pardeep Kumar and others v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 262Karambir @ Karmu v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 263Rahul Sharma v. State of Haryana 2026...

2015 Kerala Assembly Ruckus: High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Former Congress MLA A.T. George

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 18) quashed the criminal proceedings against former Congress MLA A.T. George in the 2015 Kerala Legislative Assembly Ruckus case. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 450]The brawl happened on March 13, 2015 when the LDF legislators staged a protest to prevent the then Finance Minister, late K.M. Mani, from presenting the budget and sought his resignation amid bar...

SHRC Can't Enquire Into Police Handling Of Complaints Without Sufficient Material To Establish Human Rights Violation: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that a State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) cannot enquire into allegations regarding the manner in which a police official handled complaints or registered a police case, unless human rights violations were shown. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 393] The bench of Justice M Dhandapani and Justice N Dilip Kumar thus set aside an order of the SHRC which had...

Delhi High Court Closes Plea Over Alleged Illegal Detention Of AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar After Police Say He Was Released

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (August 18) closed a habeas corpus plea alleging the illegal detention of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kuldeep Kumar after the Delhi Police informed the Court that he had been released earlier in the day. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 759]A division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja noted that Kumar had been released at around 3:48 PM on August 18 and...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Governor's Order Suspending KPSC Chairman, Cites Lack Of Council Of Ministers' Aid And Advice

The Karnataka High Court has on August 18[ Tuesday] quashed the suspension of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Chairman Shivasankarappa Sahukar, holding that the order was passed without the constitutionally mandated 'aid and advice' of the Council of Ministers under Articles 163 and 166. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 307]The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj partly allowed...