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Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 26 To February 01, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 105 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 124NOMINAL INDEXNarender Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 105 SMT. LAKSHMI DEVI AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 106 MAHILA HAWKER WELFARE ASSOCIATION v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHAHDRA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 107 Karan Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 108 Harsh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 109 X v. Y 2026...
Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026
Nominal Index: [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 1 - 48]Absence Of Written Tenancy Agreement Or Not Furnishing Particulars Of Tenancy Don't Bar Rent Authority Jurisdiction: Allahabad High CourtCase Title: Canara Bank Branch Office and 1 other Versus Sri Ashok Kumar @ Heera Singh 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 1 [MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 626 of 2024]Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 1The Allahabad High...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 26 To February 01, 2026
Avanish Chandra Srivastava vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 42 Abhinav Gaur vs. Union of India and 3 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 43Khalsa Medical Store Thru. Prop. Yashwant Singh vs Reserve Bank Of India Thru. Governor And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 44Rajesh Kukreja vs. State of U.P. and Anr 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 45Jyoti Kamal and others vs. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home....
Quasi-Judicial Authority Can't Challenge Order Setting Aside Its Own Decision: Kerala High Court Rejects Admission Supervisory Committee's Appeal
The Kerala High Court has held that the Admission Supervisory Committee for Medical Education in Kerala, being a statutory body exercising adjudicatory functions under the Kerala Medical Education (Regulation and Control of Admission to Private Medical Educational Institutions) Act, 2017, cannot be treated as an “aggrieved person” entitled to maintain a writ appeal against a judgment...
State Can't Forfeit EMD After Bid Validity Expires; Show Cause Notice Mandatory: HP High Court Quashes Intas Pharma's Blacklisting
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an order of blacklisting and directed the refund of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) to Intas Pharmaceuticals, holding that once the bid validity period has expired, the State cannot penalise a bidder for refusing to extend the bid validity. The Court further held that a three-year debarment has serious civil and adverse consequences and cannot be...
Auto Rickshaw Permit | After HP High Court Terms 'Self-Driving' Condition Arbitrary, State Relaxes Rules For Widows & Incapacitated Owners
The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a writ petition after the State Transport Authority (STA) issued new instructions relaxing the condition requiring an auto-rickshaw owner to personally drive the vehicle as a prerequisite for the grant of a permit. The relaxation was made after the High Court observed that the rigid restriction was unreasonable and arbitrary, as it failed...
Similarity In Wrong Answers Or Regional Concentration Of Successful Candidates Not Proof Of Exam Scam: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the entire recruitment process conducted pursuant to Advertisement Haryana Senior Assistant-cum-Inspector, holding that mere similarity in incorrect answers, regional concentration of successful candidates, or post-result dissatisfaction of unsuccessful candidates cannot justify quashing a recruitment process in...
Gauhati High Court Declines Compassionate Appointment Due To Delay But Grants Compensation For 'Arbitrary' Rejection
In a writ petition seeking a direction for fresh consideration of a compassionate appointment claim, the Gauhati High Court has held that such relief cannot be granted where nearly 13 years have elapsed since the death of the employee, observing that compassionate appointment is meant to provide immediate relief and must be proximate to the date of death, and that in the present case the...
Supreme Court's 'Bulldozer Justice' Verdict Not A Shield For Illegal Constructions: Jharkhand HC Refuses To Stay Demolition In Jamshedpur
The Jharkhand High Court has refused to modify its earlier order directing the demolition of illegal constructions in Jamshedpur. The Court held that the Supreme Court's decision In Re: Directions in Matter of Demolition of Structures, does not assist the applicants, as that judgment was rendered in the context of "bulldozer justice" and not in cases involving illegal constructions raised...
Restitution Of Conjugal Rights | Wife Living Separately For Job Is 'Reasonable Excuse' U/S 9 HMA: Jharkhand High Court Rejects Husband's Appeal
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the orthodox concept of a wife and the expectation that she must subordinate her life and career to the wishes of her husband has undergone a "revolutionary change", and that a married woman has a right to stand financially on her own feet and oblige society as a professional woman.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice...
NDPS Act | Search By Gazetted Officer Who Is A Member Of Raiding Party Doesn't Satisfy Section 50: Bombay High Court Acquits Kenyan Man
When a person, while being searched, is informed that he will be searched in the presence of a 'Gazetted' Officer, who is also member of the raiding party, then the same would not amount to 'compliance' to the mandatory provision of section 50 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, held the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court while acquitting a Kenyan Nation, who...
'Can't Remain Silent Spectator': MP High Court Orders Disciplinary Proceedings Against Police Officer For 'Shielding' Accused
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (January 30), directed the Competent Authority to initiate departmental disciplinary proceedings against a police officer for shielding an accused. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed; "The conduct of respondent No.2 in the present matter reflects a disturbing and alarming disregard for the rule of law, the authority of the Court, and...