'State Largesse Can't Be Monopolized': High Court Quashes APSRTC Tender For Allowing Single Person To Corner Multiple Shops

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the allocation of multiple commercial spaces by State instrumentalities to a single individual is a "pernicious practice" that incentivises monopolistic behaviour and fosters vested interests, thereby undermining the public interest and the Directive Principles of State Policy.Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad was dealing with a bunch of...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 19 - January 25, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 32 - 48]Reshmi Saseendran v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 32 Malu K. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 33Bineesh v. Mathew Joseph and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 34Pradeep S v Gopakaumar Nair and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 35Adv. Shani A.R. and Ors. v. Bar Council of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 36P G Thomas Tharakan...

Kerala Law Reforms Commission Proposes To Decriminalize Act Of 'Giving Dowry': State Tells Kerala High Court

The Kerala government recently (21 January) informed the High Court that the State Law Reforms Commission has proposed a draft amendment to the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, proposing to decriminalise the act of giving dowry.The submissions were made before the division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M, while it was considering an ongoing PIL filed by a...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 19 - January 25, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 27 to 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 41]XYZ vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 27Ambernath Vikas Aghadi vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 28Ramesh Dada Kalel vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 29Yusuf Khan s/o Bahadur Khan vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 30Dr Mohinder Kumar vs The Chairman, NABARD, 2026 LiveLaw...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Bench Direction To Certify 'Jana Nayagan' Movie; Directs Fresh Hearing

The Madras High court, on Tuesday (27th January) set aside an order of the single judge directing the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant U/A certificate for Vijay's Jana Nayagan movie.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, however, sent the matter back to the single judge for fresh consideration, noting that the natural...

BCI Chairman Writes To CJI Objecting To Kerala HC Judge's Comments Against Election Nomination Fee, Threatens With Transfer

The Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairperson, Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, wrote to the Chief Justice of India taking serious objection to the critical remarks made by a single judge of the Kerala High Court against the Rs 1.25 lakh nomination fee charged for contesting Bar Council Elections.Terming the remarks “baseless and reckless” in a letter dated January 26, BCI Chairman wrote...

Encroachment Can't Be Permitted On Public Street Even If It Has Religious Character: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that encroachment, even if having a religious character, cannot be permitted on a public place or land vested with the local body. The court added that it is the duty of the Municipal Commissioner to remove the encroachment after due notice. Justice V Lakshminarayana thus ordered the removal of a shrine of Mother Velankanni that had been installed...

Can't Deny Maternity Benefit For Third Pregnancy Of Public Servants: Madras High Court Reiterates

The Madras High Court has reiterated that the benefit of maternity leave should be extended to government servants even for their third pregnancy. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice Shamim Ahmed also commented that, though similar orders have been passed by the Supreme Court and the high court repeatedly, the authorities failed to understand the intent of the previous...

Mahakumbh Stampede | Allahabad High Court Sets 30-Day Deadline To Decide Compensation To Victim's Kin; Warns Of 'Serious' View

The Allahabad High Court recently refused to further delay the compensation claim of a Kumbh Mela stampede victim pending the final report of the State's Inquiry Commission. In a stern order, the HC ordered the Mela Authority and the Commission to finalise the field by the husband of the deceased, who had succumbed to the injuries during the stampede, within 30 days. A bench...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 19 - January 25, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 37 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 41 NOMINAL INDEX Prabhakaran v. The State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 37 Amit Malviya v State and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 38 Gokula Krishnan B v. The Registrar and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 39 Ameer Alam v. The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 40 The State of Tamil Nadu v. A Kamala, 2026 LiveLaw...

Don't Defer Framing Charges Unless Order Rejecting Discharge Plea Is Stayed: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Courts

The Allahabad High Court has directed the trial courts across the state of Uttar Pradesh that the framing of charges must not be deferred merely because an accused has filed a revision petition or appeal against the order rejecting his discharge application. A bench of Justice Chawan Prakash observed that the trial courts are under a "statutory duty" to frame charges if a plea...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest : December 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 246 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 262 Nominal Index:Prem Chand Verma v/s State of Himachal Pradesh and another, 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 246Veeku v/s State of H.P. and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 247Raj Industries v/s Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board & others, 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 248Seema Sharma v/s Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry and Anr., ...