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Gauhati High Court Reserves Order On Pawan Khera's Anticipatory Bail Plea In FIR By Assam CM's Wife
The Gauhati High Court today reserved its order in the anticipatory bail plea moved by Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports. A bench of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia reserved the final order after hearing both sides extensively.Appearing for Khera, Senior Counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi referred to CM Himanta's alleged statement against Khera and...
'4 PM' YouTube Channel Blocked To Curb Anti-India Narratives: Centre Tells Delhi High Court
The Central Government has filed a response opposing a plea challenging its order blocking access to “4 PM” YouTube channel, saying that the platform peddled anti-Indian propaganda and used digital lobbying to promote a one sided narrative. In its response filed through Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Centre has said that the content published on the YouTube channel is...
Pension Not Payable If Employee Fails To Exercise Mandatory Option Under 1984 Model Pension Rules Adopted By Municipality: Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that an employee is not entitled to pension under the West Bengal Municipal (Employees' Death cum Retirement Benefits) Rules, 2003 if the municipality had already adopted the Model Pension Rules (1984), and the employee failed to exercise the mandatory option to come under the pension scheme. Background Facts The appellant was employed as a Burial Ground Watchman at Budge...
Accidental Brushing Against Judge's Car Not Offence Of Assault On Public Servant: Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Bus Driver
The Kerala High Court recently held that accidental brushing against the official car of a judge while overtaking would not constitute the offence of assault on public servant.Justice Syam Kumar V.M. quashed all criminal proceedings initiated against the driver of a private bus booked for allegedly injuring and obstructing the official driver of a judicial officer.The Court noted that from...
Conditional NOC Doesn't Authorize Unilateral Cancellation By Authorities: AP High Court Warns Of Adverse Impact On Constitutional Rights
Extensively explaining the repercussions of failure to follow principles of natural justice while passing quasi-judicial or administrative orders, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that such failure can seriously undermine citizens' constitutional rights, weaken public confidence in governance, and disproportionately harm rural communities.Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam was dealing...
'Hate Speech' PILs | Assam CM Continued Provocative Remarks After Court Issued Notice To Him: Petitioners Submit In Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court today granted a further 4 weeks' time to the respondents to respond to a bunch of PIL petitions seeking actions against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for making alleged hate speeches against the minority communities in the state.A bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury posted the matter for May 28, directing the State Government and the Assam CM to file their affidavits by the next date of hearing.During the proceedings of the case,...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By DMK MP Seeking ED Probe Against BJP's Nainar Nagendran And Kesava Vinayagam
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (21st April) dismissed a plea filed by DMK Rajya Sabha MP R Girirajan seeking registration of an Enforcement case against BJP's Nainar Nagendran and Kesava Vinayagam in connection with a cash-for-vote case.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the case and noted that it would pass orders similar to the one passed in...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 13 To April 19, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 371 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 395NOMINAL INDEXJASPREET KAUR v. JAGJEET SINGH & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 371 RISHABH GEHLOT v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 372 BALBIR CHAND TIWARI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 373 ONKAR SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 374 SUMIT v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 375 Gayassudin v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 376 Mujabil v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw...
WB Polls: PIL In Calcutta High Court Challenges Alleged List Of 'Troublemakers' By ECI To Detain TMC's Political Workers
The Calcutta High Court has been moved with a public interest litigation alleging that the Election Commission of India has secretly prepared and circulated a list of so-called “trouble makers” across West Bengal, with directions to identify and arrest or preventively detain such persons before polling in the 2026 Assembly elections.The petition, filed by advocate Md. Danish Farooqui, claims the alleged list predominantly contains workers, office-bearers and elected representatives associated...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 13 To April 19, 2026
Nominal Index [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 182 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 196]Mangesh vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 182Vidyut Metallics Employees Union vs Vidyut Metallics Private Limited, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 183Nivara Infradevelopers LLP vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 184GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited vs Suhas Shankar Pagare, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 185Vinayak Vasudev Tilak Decd vs...
MP High Court Reinstates Election Of BJP Municipal Council President, Rejects Claim Of 'Unlawful' Votes From Congress Councillors
The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside the Election Tribunal's decision which had annulled the returning candidate's election–who belongs to the BJP–as Multai Municipal Council's President on the allegation that there was cross voting wherein the successful candidate got votes from Councillors of Congress party. In doing so the court held that the Tribunal had engaged in "moral policing"...