Delhi High Court Restrains FIITJEE Directors From Travelling Abroad, Orders Attachment Of ₹66 Lakh Over Unpaid Rent Dues

The Delhi High Court has restrained the directors of test-prep coaching institute FIITJEE Limited from travelling outside the country without its permission in a case involving unpaid rent dues. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 773]Justice Sachin Datta also ordered attachment of Rs. 66.31 lakh lying in the bank account of the company's sister concern towards alleged unpaid rent dues.The Court also ordered the Directors to deposit their original passports within four weeks. Justice Datta passed the order...

'Malicious' Prosecution: Why Allahabad High Court Quashed Judicial Officer's FIR Alleging Doctor-Wife Demanded ₹1 Crore For Divorce

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed an FIR lodged by a Judicial Official of the State against his doctor-wife and two others after finding that the criminal proceedings were "not bona fide but malicious and also an abuse of the process of Court".A Bench of Justice Rajeev Misra and Justice Dr. Ajay Kumar-II allowed a writ petition filed by the wife and two others while setting aside the FIR lodged by a Judicial Officer in January this year. The Court took into account two circumstances:...

Delhi High Court Appreciates 'Scientific Investigation' Using Technology To Trace 'Fake GST Fraudsters', Denies Anticipatory Bail

The Delhi High Court has appreciated a Delhi Police Investigating Officer (IO) for conducting an elaborate “scientific investigation” using information technology tools to trace alleged fraudsters involved in creating fake GST registrations by misusing PAN cards and other credentials of innocent persons. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 772]Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observations while refusing to grant anticipatory bail to one Raj Kumar, accused of generating fake GST numbers using credentials of...

Bail Bond Amount Need Not Be Deposited In Cash For Release Of Accused: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has clarified that the amount mentioned in a bail or surety bond cannot be treated as an amount required to be deposited in cash for securing release on bail.Justice Budi Habung observed, “it is hereby clarified that the amount specified in a personal/bail bond or surety bond does not mean that a cash deposit is required to be made before the police or the Court...

J&K&L High Court Orders Prosecution Of Former Govt Employee For Using Forged Medical Certificate To Justify 7-Year Absence From Duty

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a writ petition and ordered the prosecution of a petitioner who produced a forged medical certificate to support his claim for service benefits.The Court found that the petitioner had incorporated additional sentences in a medical certificate to justify his unauthorized absence from service for nearly seven years, and directed the Registrar Judicial, Srinagar, to file a criminal complaint against him for offences under Sections 336...

Protection In Predicate FIR Doesn't Automatically Extend To PMLA Proceedings: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that protection granted to an accused in proceedings arising out of a predicate offence does not automatically extend to independent proceedings initiated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 771]Justice Madhu Jain clarified that the proceedings under PMLA are distinct from those relating to the scheduled or predicate offences...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Establish 3 New NDPS Courts By September 10 To Address High Pendency Of Cases

The Kerala High Court on Friday (August 21) directed the State to establish three new NDPS courts at Thrissur, Palakkad, and Manjeri by September 10.It has also directed the State to engage permanent staff for the newly established NDPS courts in Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram by the said date.The Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice C. Jayachandran today expressed concern over the delay on the part of the State government in establishing the new courts, taking note of the...

Madras High Court Closes Dravidar Kazhagam Plea After Police Grants Permission For Anti-NEET, EWS Bike Rally

The Madras High Court has closed the plea filed by the Dravidar Kazhagam party seeking permission to conduct a bike rally against NEET and EWS in the State of Tamil Nadu. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 403]Justice V Lakshminarayanan closed the plea after taking note of the State's submission that the police officials on the route of the rally have granted permission. “The State Public Prosecutor submits that the police officials situated on route of the rally have all granted permission to the petitioner...

Mere Protesting Or Using Bad Language Does Not Constitute Obstruction Of Public Servant: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that mere protest or use of intemperate language against a public servant, in the absence of any overt act that actually obstructs the discharge of official duties, does not constitute an offence under Section 186 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Court observed that while “obstruction” need not necessarily be physical, the prosecution must establish an act involving force, threat, or an actual effect of preventing the public servant from carrying out...

Karnataka High Court Closes DRDO Officers' Quash Plea In Case Over Disappearance Of 21 Stray Dogs; Chargesheet Filed

The Karnataka High Court has disposed of a petition filed by two Estate Officers of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in connection with a case concerning the disappearance of 21 stray dogs from the DRDO campus in Bengaluru, after noting that the investigation has been completed and the chargesheet filed. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 312]The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna recorded that one of the petitioners, Rakesh Kumar Sahu, has been dropped from the array of...

Contradictory Doctor Testimony In POCSO Case Prompts Madras High Court To Order Guidelines For Medical Witnesses

After taking note of contradictory testimony of a Doctor in a POCSO case, the Madras High Court recently directed the Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department and the Director of Medical Education to issue a comprehensive circular/guideline to all Government Medical Colleges, Government Hospitals, etc, detaling the duties and responsibilities of Government medical professionals while acting as expert witnesses before court in POCSO cases [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 402] ...

Litigant Should Not Suffer For Counsel's Lapse: Gauhati High Court Restores Appeal Dismissed For Non-Prosecution

The Gauhati High Court has reiterated that a litigant should not suffer due to the negligence of his counsel, while restoring an appeal dismissed for non-prosecution and condoning a delay of 123 days in seeking its restoration.Justice Pranjal Das observed, “The decision in Solim Manyu Vs. Benglum Manyu, CRP/21(AP)/2025 and N. Balakrishnan Vs. M. Krishnamurty reported in (1998) 7 SCC 123, would not come in the way of this revisional court approaching the matter in a justice-oriented manner,...