'Bhagavad Gita Reminds State Of Its Duty To Common Good': Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Regularisation Of Daily Wagers

Emphasising that Indian constitutionalism is rooted in the civilisational idea of Rajdharma, where governance must be guided by justice, fairness and compassion, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a welfare State cannot, in good conscience or law, continue to extract uninterrupted service from workers while keeping them in perpetual insecurity.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "There...

Long Incarceration No Ground To Allow Successive Bail When First Plea Rejected By Passing Detailed Order: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a second petition filed by an accused in the SFIO investigation into the Adarsh Group of Companies seeking regular bail, holding that while a successive bail application is not barred per se, however mere long incarceration cannot be the sole ground to allow the plea.Justice Manisha Batra said, "Though, a second/successive regular bail...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile In POCSO Case After 'Out Of Court Settlement' With Complainant

The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a juvenile in conflict with law who was accused of rape under POCSO Act, after noting that the juvenile and the complainant had arrived at an "out of Court settlement" where she had expressed no objection to his release. Justice P.M. Raval while considering the general principles to be followed in administration under Section 3 of the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 29, 2025 To January 04, 2026

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 501 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 5 NOMINAL INDEX Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam v. Thathadesikar Thiruvamsathar Sabha & Ors, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 501 Neelima v. The Additional Chief Secretary and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 C. Aryama Sundaram v. The Commissioner Of Income Tax, Chennai, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 Siva.Kalaimani Ambalam v. The...

State Can't Act On Superstitions: Madras High Court On Removal Of Idols From Private House Over Alleged Unnatural Deaths In Locality

The Madras High Court recently remarked that that God or an Idol will never harm any person and the authorities cannot act on superstitions to remove idols from a person's house alleging that it has caused unnatural deaths in the locality. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy ordered that a person can keep any idol in his own premises and worship peacefully by even inviting his friends...

Theft Worth Below ₹5,000 Is Non-Cognizable Offence Under BNS; Police Can't Register FIR Without Magistrate's Permission: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has emphasised that theft of property worth below ₹5,000 is a non-cognizable offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the police authorities cannot register an FIR with respect to the same without the Magistrate's prior permission.In this regard, Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa stated,“There is no doubt that the offence under Section 303(2) BNS is...

IRCTC Scam: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Lalu Prasad Yadav's Plea Against Framing Of Charges

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav challenging framing of charges against him in the alleged IRCTC scam case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of CBI and listed the matter for hearing on January 14.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Yadav. CBI was represented by...

S.13B HMA | 6-Month Cooling Off Period Not Mandatory: Gujarat High Court Quashes Order Rejecting Plea For Divorce By Mutual Consent

The Gujarat High Court has quashed a Family Court order which had rejected a couple's plea for divorce by mutual consent on the ground that six month cooling off period had to be followed, observing that parties had been residing separately for over a year and were settled in different countries. It thus held that the prescription of observing six month cooling of period was not mandatory and...

Third Party Has No Locus To Oppose Withdrawal Of Criminal Complaint: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court recently rejected a petition challenging a trial court order that allowed withdrawal of a private complaint, opining that a third party who was neither the victim nor the complainant themselves, had no locus standi to revive the criminal proceedings.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand emphasized that if such practice is allowed in a casual manner, any...

Prima Facie Established Citizenship: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Obtaining Indian Passport Having Bangladeshi Parents

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of illegally obtaining Indian passport despite having Bangladeshi parentage, observing that he had "prima facie" established based on the passport issued to him by competent authority that he was an Indian citizen. Justice Nikhil S Kariel in his order observed that it appeared that the allegation against the petitioner was that he is not...

Registered Owner Not Entitled To Interim Release Of Vehicle Seized In NDPS Case If He Is Also An Accused: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the registered owner of a vehicle, seized in relation to an NDPS case, is not entitled to get interim custody of the vehicle merely on the grounds of ownership if he/she himself/herself is one of the accused in the case. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition challenging the order of the trial court wherein the application filed by...

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part II]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 301 - 600]Adarsh E. v The Registrar and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 301M/S. National Collateral Management Service Ltd. and another v. Valiyaparambil Traders, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 302Dr. Ciza Thomas v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 303Akhil Raj v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 304TGN Kumar v. State of Kerala, 2025...