Public Prosecutor Has No Independent Authority To Seek Police Remand Without Police's Request: J&K&L High Court

Holding that a Public Prosecutor has no independent authority to seek police remand under Section 167 CrPC unless such a request emanates from the Investigating Agency, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that police custody must be rooted in investigative necessity expressed by the police and not prosecutorial discretion.Justice Sanjay Parihar, while dismissing a...

Wrong Charge Strikes At Root Of Disciplinary Action: Rajasthan High Court Reinstates CRPF Constable

The Rajasthan High Court has held that while the form of the charge sheet overrides the substance but when its foundation itself is based on a wrong charge, the State cannot subsequently dilute or reinterpret the charge to suit the outcome of the enquiry. While setting aside the suspension of the petitioner-constable, the bench of Justice Anand Sharma observed that the disciplinary authority...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026

[CITATIONS: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 1-2026 LiveLaw (AP) 16]NOMINAL INDEXGanpati Ispat v. Union of India: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 1 M/s Amnos Evangelical v. The Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 2M/s. Sunrise & Engineering Industries vs. Hindustan Shipyard Limited & Anr. (and connected matters): 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 3P RASHIDULLA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH and Anr.:...

No Juvenile Rehab Infra Across Uttar Pradesh? Allahabad High Court Says JJ Act 'Frustrated', Moots Role Of Schools, Teachers

The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its deep concern over the state of affairs after the State Government admitted before it that there are significant infrastructure gaps in the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, 2015, across the state. Essentially, the Uttar Pradesh Government's counsel informed the Court that there was no information regarding the availibiliyt...

'Youngsters May Cultivate Hatred': Karnataka Govt Opposes Quashing Of Hate Speech FIR Against RSS Leader

The Karnataka government told the High Court on Thursday (February 05) that the speech delivered by RSS Leader Prabhakar Bhat in a college in Puttur last month, shows that he is trying to create hatred between communities wherein youngsters may cultivate feeling of hatred against a community.For context, Bhat has moved the high court seeking quashing of an FIR over registered at Puttur town...

Ex-Serviceman Re-Employed On Contractual Basis Not Entitled To Civil Pension: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Dismissing a writ petition filed by an ex-serviceman seeking pensionary benefits for his civil re-employment, the High Court has held that pension cannot be claimed merely on the basis of long duration of service, unless the appointment is substantive, permanent, and governed by rules providing for pension.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "Since the very inception, the petitioner was well...

'Every Movie May Be Inspired By Some Real Story': Kerala HC Remarks In Plea To Stall Film Allegedly Based On Venjaramoodu Mass Murder Case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 5) orally asked how the movie Kaalam Paranja Kadha was defamatory to the family of the accused in the Venjaramoodu mass murder case when every movie is inspired by some real incident or story. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering a plea preferred by the father of the accused who stated that the movie may prejudice the trial in the case, which...

Delhi High Court Quashes CBSE Decision To Scrap 'Additional Subject' Facility For 2025 Class XII Pass-Outs

The Delhi High Court has quashed two CBSE notifications which had withdrawn the facility for Class XII pass-outs of the year 2025 to appear in an “Additional Subject” as private candidates, holding that the decision was arbitrary, retrospectively applied, and violative of the doctrine of legitimate expectation .Justice Jasmeet Singh allowed a batch of petitions filed by students who...

Delhi High Court Asks SSC To Adopt Systematic Approach In Finalizing Question Papers & Answer Keys, Flags Serious Lapses

The Delhi High Court has asked the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to adopt a more systematic and rigorous approach in framing, vetting and finalising question papers and answer keys in the recruitment examinations. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan said that institutionalising a clear and transparent policy for addressing ambiguities and...

Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To WinZo's Subsidiary Seeking Payment Of Salaries To Employees After Account Freeze By ED

The Karnataka High Court has asked Gaming company WinZo's subsidiary Zo Private Limited to approach the ED with a list of its employees to whom salaries are to be paid, directing the agency to verify the same and communicate it to the concerned bank enabling the company to make payments. The petitioner company, whose account was frozen by the ED, had sought for a declaring that the...

Motor Accident Compensation Can Be Enhanced Even In Insurer's Appeal; Fair Compensation Is Paramount: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Dismissing an appeal filed by the insurance company against a motor accident compensation award, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has reiterated that courts exercising jurisdiction under the Motor Vehicles Act are duty-bound to award just and fair compensation, even if it results in enhancement of the award in the absence of any cross-objection or cross-appeal by the claimants.Justice...

Cheque Bounce Cases: Delhi High Court Raps Actor Rajpal Yadav For Non-Compliance, Directs Immediate Surrender To Tihar Jail

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to recall its order directing Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav to surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent in relation to his conviction in cheque dishonour cases.While directing the actor to surrender before the Jail Superintendent, Tihar, immediately today, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the Court cannot be expected to show...