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LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 21, 2026
Links to Top Picks of August 21:Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Order Directing State To Intervene In Ramakrishna Vedanta Math After Allegations Of Relics Being NeglectedEmployer Cannot Constitute Its Own Appellate Authority Under POSH Act: Bombay High Court'Appalling Apathy': Bombay High Court Pulls Up State Over Failure To Protect Children Walking Through Wildlife-Prone Areas To...
Suffer For Sometime Like You Made Customers Suffer By Serving 'Analogue Paneer': Bombay High Court Denies Interim Relief To Eatery
While refusing to grant interim relief to a Thane-based Udupi restaurant, whose licence has been suspended by the Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) for serving the recently banned 'analogue paneer', the Bombay High Court on Friday (August 21) said such hotels must tell the customers by putting up boards that they are not serving what is being shown in the menu card. A division bench of...
26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: Maharashtra Seeks Trial In Absentia Of 6 Pakistani Nationals Including Hafiz Saeed
The Maharashtra Government on Friday (August 21) urged a Court in Mumbai to prosecute in asbentia (in their absence) the six absconding Pakistani nationals including the handlers of banned outfit 'Lashkar-e-Taiba' - Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the main masterminds behind the deadly 26/11 terrorist attacks in the city.Sessions Judge Satyanarayan Navandar has granted time till...
400 Cases Settled On First Day Of Supreme Court's 'Samadhan Samaroh' Mediation Scheme
More than 400 cases were amicably settled on the first day of the Special Lok Adalat at the Supreme Court of India under the SAMADHAN SAMAROH 2026, as the apex court's initiative to promote consensual resolution of disputes entered its culmination phase on Friday.More than 600 cases were listed before 16 Special Lok Adalat Benches, each comprising two sitting judges of the Supreme Court,...
'Real Learning Happens In Courtroom, No Matter How Much You Read In College' : Justice Sanjay Karol To Young Lawyers
Retiring Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Karol on Friday said the strength of the judiciary lies in a strong Bar and urged young lawyers to attend court regularly, make the most of every opportunity and remain courteous to senior members of the Bar and the Bench.Speaking at his farewell organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Justice Karol said the Bar is the “custodian of...
At SCBA Farewell, CJI Surya Kant Praises Justice Sanjay Karol For Encouraging Young Lawyers
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday praised Justice Sanjay Karol for encouraging young lawyers appearing before him, saying that the judge often tells senior advocates when their juniors have argued a matter well before the bench and such words from a senior judge can mean far more to a young lawyer than any reassurance.Speaking at the Supreme Court Bar Association farewell for...
Post Facto Environmental Clearance: Whose fault Is It Anyway?
What does a 962-bed AIIMS hospital in Odisha, a greenfield airport in Karnataka and a cancer research institute in Tamil Nadu have in common? These are all infrastructure projects that commenced construction or operations without obtaining the mandatory “prior environmental clearance” under the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. On 29 July 2026, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court ('SC') saved these and several other non-compliant projects from potential closure or...
Supreme Court Closes 2015 Suo Motu Case Taken Over Parents' Suicide After Child's Death Due To Dengue
The Supreme Court today closed a suo motu case taken up in 2015 over the suicide of a parent-couple following the tragic death of their 7-year old child due to dengue.Allegedly, the child passed away after some hospitals denied him admission citing shortage of beds. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana closed the matter, while recording a statement of...
