Gujarat High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Journalist Ravi Nair Over Article Alleging Govt Directed LIC Investments In Adani Group

The Gujarat High Court has refused to quash the Forgery FIR against Journalist Ravi Nair registered at the instance of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd. over a Washington Post article alleging that the LIC made investments in the Adani Group on the instructions of the Central Government. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221]Justice M. R. Mengdey observed that mere pendency of a private complaint on the same set...

Calcutta High Court Directs Urgent Decision On NEET Aspirant's EWS Certificate, Says Mother's Voter List Deletion Not Relevant

The Calcutta High Court has directed the authorities to urgently consider the request of a NEET-UG 2026 aspirant seeking an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate, making it clear that the deletion of his mother's name from the voter list due to a discrepancy in her name cannot be taken into consideration while deciding his eligibility.Justice Krishna Rao passed the direction while...

Typing Speed Is Minimum Eligibility Condition For Promotion As Junior Assistant, Can Be Tested Before Written Exam: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that testing minimum eligibility condition for promotion prior to promotion to the post of Junior Assistant before written test is conducted is valid. It held that after the enforcement of the U.P. Government Departmental Ministerial Cadre Service Rules, 2014, a minimum typing speed is an eligibility condition for promotion to the post of Junior Assistant,...

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

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 435 - 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 447Nominal IndexThomas v. K.K. Mohanan, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 435Sabu Stephen v. Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 436X v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 437Dr. Kirit Somaiya v. Ziqitza Health Care Ltd. and Anr. and connected case, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 438Save A Family Plan India v. Union of India and Ors. & Kerala Social Service...

Stamp Act | Collector's Function Ends On Determining Deficiency, Can't Impose Penalty Or Direct Recovery: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that where an instrument is referred to the Collector under Section 31 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, his function comes to an end once he determines the deficiency in stamp duty, and he is not competent thereafter to impose a penalty or direct recovery. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 278]Justice Kuldeep Tiwari held that Section 31 "does not contemplate any...

Police Cannot Register FIR On Same Allegations If They Initially Treated Complaint As 'Non-Cognizable': Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that where the police initially treated a complaint as a non-cognizable dispute, registering an FIR on the very same allegations without any fresh material indicates that the dispute has been given a criminal colour. The Court further observed that non-fulfilment of a promise or breach of contractual terms cannot attract criminal liability in the absence...

LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: 10 August - 16 August, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 183– 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 189Nominal IndexBoddusatyavathi and Others v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 183Kadagala Srinivas Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 184Smt. Sivakumar Meenakshi v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 185Dr Rayagada Santosh Patnaik v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2026...

Delhi High Court Directs Meta To Disclose Material Behind Disabling Stock Market Advisor's Instagram Account

The Delhi High Court on Monday (August 17) directed Meta to place on record the material based on which it disabled the Instagram account of a stock market advisor and imposed restrictions on her other social media accounts. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 756]Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the direction while hearing a suit filed by Aakanksha Gupta, who is stated to be a stock market advisor...

Mere Claim Of Ownership Of Suit Property Doesn't Make Third Party A Necessary Party In Small Causes Suit: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that third party claiming independent title doesn't become necessary or proper party merely by asserting it in a small causes suit. It held that such a person can be brought on record only where his title has to be decided before the plaintiff's entitlement to the relief claimed can be determined.Order I Rule 10 CPC governs the addition of parties to a...

Writ Petition For Contractual Dues Against State Not Entertainable Unless Amount Is Admitted: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ petition seeking payment of contractual dues can be entertained against the State only where the dues are admitted. The bench of Justice J.J. Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla held,“We are conscious of the fact, that every writ petition seeking payment of contractual dues cannot be thrown out and can very well be entertained against the State...

Teacher Appointed Without Sanctioned Post, Qualification Can Claim Salary Only From Management Committee That Appointed Him: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a teacher appointed by a Committee of Management without prior approval of the post and without the qualification prescribed for it can only claim his salary from the Committee of Management which appointed him.Petitioner was appointed by the Committee of Management on 23rd November 1999, when he held the degree of 'Shiksha Alankar'. Unpaid, he moved...

Excess Salary Paid Due To Employer's Error 17 Years Ago Can't Be Recovered From Retiral Dues: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that excess salary paid to a Class-III employee because of the employer's own faulty pay fixation cannot be recovered from his post-retiral dues where the mistake is corrected 17 years later and the employee is not shown to have brought it about.Directing refund of Rs. 11,51,840/- deducted from the retiral dues of a retired Head Constable (Driver), with 7%...