LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: November 10, 2026

Maratha Quota: Bombay High Court Refuses Day-To-Day HearingParents Can Claim Compensation For Loss Of Unborn Child In Motor Accident: P&H High Court2423 Corruption Cases Pending Throughout TN: Madras High Court Asks State To Examine Setting Up Special CourtsDrunk Driving | Authorities Need Not Wait For Criminal Conviction To Suspend Or Revoke Driving Licence: Kerala High Court'Compounding Of Companies Act Offence Extinguishes Foundation Of Criminal Prosecution': Patna High Court'Mental...

PAN Card And Voter ID Alone Cannot Prove Indian Citizenship Without Supporting Records : Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that PAN cards and Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) issued on the basis of self declarations without formal verification cannot by themselves establish Indian citizenship unless supported by the underlying records.A Division Bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund dismissed a petition filed by petitioner challenging a Foreigners Tribunal opinion declaring her a foreigner who entered India after March 25, 1971.The High Court held...

Manipur High Court Keeps 2027 Census On Hold Till April 30, Directs Centre To Decide Seven Representations

The Manipur High Court (High Court) has directed the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India to consider seven representations raising concerns over the proposed Census of India, 2027 in Manipur and pass a common reasoned order by April 30, 2027. The High Court has also directed that the census exercise in Manipur shall continue to remain in abeyance until that date.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M. Sundar and Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma passed the directions while...

J&K&L High Court Gives Two FCI Employees Last Chance To Save Jobs After Failing Mandatory Hindi Typing Test

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has granted one last opportunity to two Food Corporation of India employees, who were discharged from service for failing a mandatory Hindi typing test during their probation period, to appear in the test afresh.The Court held that the employees had been “hard done by” as they were given only a couple of days to prepare for the test, and directed that they be given at least one month's time to prepare for the fresh test. The Court further...

2423 Corruption Cases Pending Throughout TN: Madras High Court Asks State To Examine Setting Up Special Courts

The Madras High Court recently flagged the pendency of corruption cases throughout the state of Tamil Nadu and directed the State Government to take appropriate steps for setting up special courts. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 540] Noting that 2423 cases were pending throughout the state of Tamil Nadu and an additional 61 cases were pending in Puducherry, Justice B Pugalendhi has asked the state government to consult with the High Court with respect to setting up special courts considering...

Mental Health Centres To Be Renamed As 'Regional Institute For Happiness And Wellness': State Tells Kerala High Court

The Kerala Government on Tuesday (November 10) informed the High Court about its decision to rename Mental Health Centres as 'Regional Institute for Happiness and Wellness'.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Basant Balaji today recorded the submission of Advocate General K. Jaju Babu:"Learned Advocate General submitted that after hearing all stakeholders, the government has finalised the name 'Regional Institute for Happiness and Wellness'. He added that a...

Drunk Driving | Authorities Need Not Wait For Criminal Conviction To Suspend Or Revoke Driving Licence: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently directed the Transport Commissioner to ensure prompt and effective action is taken to suspend or revoke the licences of persons engaged in drunken driving. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 620]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath relied on Peethambaran T.R. v. Additional Licensing Authority and Sijo Joseph v. Transport Commissioner and Others and clarified that the Licensing...

Failure To Prove Penetrative Sexual Assault Warrants Modification Of Conviction: Tripura High Court Reduces POCSO Sentence

The Tripura High Court has held that the prosecution's failure to establish penetrative sexual assault warrants modification of a conviction under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Observing that the evidence established physical contact with sexual intent without penetration, the Court converted the conviction to an offence under Section 7 of the POCSO Act, punishable under Section 8, and reduced the accused's sentence from 20 years to five years of...

AI-Generated Books For Public Libraries? Madras High Court Directs DVAC To Register FIR, Directs Freezing Of Publishers' Bank Accounts

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (November 10), directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to register an FIR in connection with the alleged scam in the procurement of books for public libraries. The court has also directed the authorities to take necessary steps to freeze the bank account of alleged fraudulent publishers. The scam relates to alleged procurement of “AI-generated” books purchased for public libraries in the state. The matter came to light when renowned...

'Compounding Of Companies Act Offence Extinguishes Foundation Of Criminal Prosecution': Patna High Court

The Patna HC has held that once an offence under the Companies Act has been compounded by the competent statutory authority, criminal prosecution founded on the same contravention cannot continue merely because the compounding order was not communicated to the criminal court. The Court quashed criminal proceedings against a statutory auditor, observing that the subsequent compounding had extinguished the very foundation of the prosecution.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ansul was hearing a...

'Mental Illness Cannot Be Ground For Divorce, Refusal To Undergo Treatment Not Automatically Cruelty': Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand HC has held that mental illness cannot, by itself, be a ground for stigmatising a spouse or dissolving a marriage, and that refusal or inability to undergo medical treatment cannot automatically be characterised as matrimonial cruelty. The Court set aside an ex-parte divorce decree granted to a husband on the basis of allegations concerning his wife's mental health and refusal to take prescribed medication.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Akhil Kumar...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Fresh Plea Against Demolition Of 'Illegal' Building, Says Pending Appeal Does Not Automatically Stay Court's Order

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a fresh writ petition filed by a man challenging an order directing him to demolish his allegedly illegal building, observing that the mere pendency of an appeal against the demolition direction does not operate as a stay of the order.Justice Rishad Medora held that the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Baruipur, had committed no illegality in directing the petitioner to demolish the construction by October 28, 2026, since the earlier High Court order declaring...