LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 24, 2026

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24 Aug 2026 9:52 PM IST

  • LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 24, 2026
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      1. Allahabad HC Refers Senior IAS Officer's Conduct For Criminal Contempt Over Attempt To Intimidate Judge
      2. Mere 'Reading Out' Grounds Of Arrest To Accused Only During Production Before Trial Court Violates Article 22(1) Mandate: AP High Court
      3. Party Lacking Any Conceivable Right Over Land Can't Challenge Eviction Notice: Gauhati High Court
      4. KSU Black Flag Rally Violence: Meghalaya High Court Initiates Suo Moto PIL, Seeks Action-Taken Report
      5. Rajasthan High Court Tightens Rules For Advocate Clerks, Law Interns; Mandates Clerk Registration, Intern Dress Code
      6. 'Right To Take Out Religious Processions Is Not Absolute': Patna High Court Refuses To Interfere With Restrictions On Mahabiri Julus
      7. J&K&L High Court Directs Action Against Special Tribunal Member For Allowing Compounding Of Major Building Violations
      8. SP Competent To Initiate Departmental Inquiry, Punish SIs, ASIs Under MP Police Regulations: High Court
      9. Wife's Enrolment As Advocate Does Not Prove Sufficiency Of Income To Deny Her Maintenance Claim: Telangana High Court
      10. Accused On Interim Bail Cannot Be Arrested Merely After New Offences Added: Allahabad HC
      11. 'Protectors Have Become Violators': HP High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Police Constables Convicted Under NDPS Act
      12. Posts Revealing Address Of Cockroach Janta Party's Saurav Das Taken Down: X Tells Delhi High Court
      13. Allahabad HC Directs UP DGP To Appear Personally Over Police Officers' Reluctance To Obey Court Orders
      14. Authorised IRCTC Agent Using Personal ID To Book Tickets Can't Be Prosecuted Under Section 143 Railways Act: MP High Court
      15. Not Planning To Hold Bye-Elections In 5 TN Seats Until Pending Election Petitions Are Decided: ECI Tells Madras High Court
      16. 24-Hour Clock For Production Before Magistrate Runs From Initial Detention, Not Formal Arrest Under NDPS Act: Gauhati High Court
      17. 'Living Together As Spouses' On Certain Occasions After Separation Doesn't Condone Cruelty: Calcutta High Court Upholds Divorce
      18. Earlier Finding Of Paternity Operates As Res Judicata In Maintenance Case; No DNA Test Without Strong Case Of Non-Access: Gauhati High Court
      19. Calcutta High Court Disposes Of Abhishek Banerjee's Plea After HDFC Bank Reactivates Account
      20. Son's Senior Citizen Status Does Not Give Him Right To Occupy House Against Wishes Of 93-Year-Old Mother: Chhattisgarh High Court
      21. UP Tenancy Act 2021: Allahabad HC Strikes Down Key Provisions On Rent, Eviction, Dispute Resolution
      22. Transgender Devotee Moves Kerala High Court After Being Stopped From Proceeding To Sabarimala
      23. Gauhati High Court Acquits Man In POCSO Case, Says Prosecution Failed To Prove He Knew Victim Was Minor
      24. Wife Need Not Seek Permission To Visit Her Parents, Can't Be Forced To Look After In-Laws: Karnataka High Court
      25. Former CM MK Stalin Moves Madras High Court Seeking Vote Recount In Kolathur; Alleges EVM Failures, VVPAT Verification Lapses
      26. Acclimatization In High-Altitude Area Like Leh Is Part Of Soldier's Duty, Injury During It Attributable To Service: MP High Court
      27. Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes FIR Against Two Booked For Sharing Online Cartoon On Governor After Unconditional Apology
      28. AI-Generated Case Laws In Tax Order: Gujarat High Court Directs Strict Verification And Human Oversight, Warns Of Contempt
      29. Husband Can't Be Denied Right To Travel Abroad Merely Due To Pending Domestic Violence Case: Madras High Court
      30. Rajasthan High Court Initiates Suo Motu PIL For Gen Z, Gen Alpha & Gen Beta Welfare; Seeks Plan To Address Paper Leaks, AI Disruption
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