Mithun Manhas Date Of Birth Row: Jammu Court Orders Inquiry Into Complaint Alleging Different DOBs In Cricket Records Of BCCI Prez

A Jammu Court has directed a preliminary inquiry into a complaint alleging that the incumbent BCCI President Mithun Manhas furnished different dates of birth in records connected with his cricket career and thereby obtained an advantage in participating in sub-junior and junior-level cricket tournaments.The Court has directed the Station House Officer, Police Station Nowabad, Jammu, to...

Mere Annoyance Or Irritation In Marital Life Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court Denies Divorce To Husband

Mere annoyance or irritation between a couple will not amount to cruelty and cannot be a ground for seeking divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, held the Bombay High Court recently while dismissing a husband's appeal against an order of a Family Court, which too had dismissed his plea seeking dissolution of his marriage on grounds of cruelty. A division bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Order Directing State To Intervene In Ramakrishna Vedanta Math After Allegations Of Relics Being Neglected

The Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri has set aside an order directing the District Magistrate, Darjeeling to convene a meeting and consider measures for preservation and maintenance of relics and articles kept at a Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, after a petitioner alleged that sacred relics associated with Swami Abhedananda were being kept in a neglected and unsafe...

Kerala Court Halts Release Of JioHotstar Web Series 'Anali' Allegedly Based On Koodathayi Murders

An Ernakulam Court on Thursday (August 20) granted a temporary injunction restraining the release and circulation of web series “Anali” on the OTT platform JioHotstar, which is allegedly inspired by the Koodathayi murders.Third Additional Munsiff (RCC) Smt. Reeja R. Nair passed the order in a suit filed by Jollyamma Joseph @ Jolly Joseph, who is an undertrial prisoner accused of the...

Madras High Court Closes Plea Seeking Reconsideration Of “Jana Nayagan” Movie Certification For Alleged Objectionable Content

The Madras High Court has disposed of a plea seeking direction to the Central Board of Film Certification to reconsider the certificate of Chief Minister Vijay's “Jana Nayagan” movie for alleged objectionable scenes. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 401] The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice R Sakthivel had noted that the grievance of the petitioner was that in one scene of...

Unseen Burden Of Electronic Evidence

Today, digital evidence has changed the way criminal investigations are conducted. Mobile phones, laptops, CCTV cameras, emails, cloud storage and messaging applications have become important sources of evidence. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (“BSA”) recognises electronic records as documentary evidence [Sections 2(1)(d) and 2(1)(e)] and provides a special mechanism for proving secondary electronic records u/s 63. Under Section 63(4), such records must be accompanied by a certificate in...

One Missing Judge, Many Missing Communities

On 20 August 2026, the Department of Justice notified nine advocates who will take the oath as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. On 4 May, the Supreme Court Collegium had approved ten, on a list that began in the High Court collegium and carried the endorsement of every constitutional functionary consulted along the way. The nine who have taken oath deserve every good...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 21 August 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...

Consultant (Legal) Vacancy At EdCIL (India) Limited

EdCIL (India) Limited invites online application for the post of Consultant (Legal) on Contractual basis for PMU under Samagra Shiksha & STARS, Rajasthan Project, Department of School Education, Government of Rajasthan. Name of the Post: Consultant (Legal) No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 45 Years Essential Qualification and Experience Bachelor's degree in law (LL.B.) from a recognized University/ Institution / master's degree in law (LL.M.)Good command of computer...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Inclusion Of District Police Chief In Kerala Public Prosecutor Appointments

The Supreme Court on August 19 issued notice on a plea challenging the inclusion of the District Police Chief in the State of Kerala's procedure for appointing Public Prosecutors under Section 18 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).The petitioner contends that Section 18(4) requires the District Magistrate to consult the Sessions Judge and does not permit the Police Chief, who...

Appeal Against Reference Court Decree Under Land Acquisition Act Does Not Lie Under Section 96 CPC: AP High Court

Such decree is governed by special provision contained in S.54 Land Acquisition Act and not general provision of S.96 CPC, the Court said.

Witness Attesting Allegedly Fraudulent Document Not Criminally Liable Without Specific Allegations: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that mere attestation of an allegedly fraudulent document, without any specific allegation attributing an active role to the attesting witnesses in the alleged offence, cannot by itself make them criminally liable. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 195]The Court accordingly quashed the criminal proceedings against two accused who had been implicated solely on the ground...