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NBDSA Fines Zee News ₹2 Lakh For

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has imposed a fine of Rs. 2 lakh on Zee News for its coverage of Palestine solidarit…

LiveLaw Gauhati High Court Monthly Digest: August 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 113 - 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 152]

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Contempt Proceedings Against Law Secretary For

The Law Secretary, also a judicial officer, allegedly blamed the High Court for judicial vacancies.

Unproven Misconduct No Ground To Deny Back Wages Entirely; Delhi HC Grants 50% Relief

A Delhi High Court Bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Narula held that the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, Rule 121 mandates that the Managing…

Bank Liable For Delaying Release Of Deceased Depositor

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam, comprising President D.B. Binu and Members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N.,…

J&K Bank Falls Within Definition of

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the Jammu and Kashmir Bank falls within the definition of "industry" under Section 2(…

Kerala High Court Chief Justice Nominates Sr Adv Sumathi Dandapani, Adv Girija K. Gopal To Be Co-Opted To State Bar Council

The Kerala High Court Chief Justice has nominated Senior Advocate Sumathi Dandapani and Advocate Girija K. Gopal to be co-opted to the Bar Counc…

Gauhati High Court Orders ₹2 Lakh Interim Compensation For Woman Expelled To Bangladesh Without Supplying Foreigners Tribunal Order

Court said Foreigner

UP Judge Claims Cases Recalled To Benefit Mafia, Says 'I'd Rather Die Than Be Called A Coward Judge'

In a striking set of observations, UP Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Monday (September 7) claimed that serious cases were recalled from his court t…

Mere Possession Of Allegedly Anti-National Books Does Not Make One A Criminal: J&K&L High Court Quashes Detention Of Scholar

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of an academic scholar who was detained under the Public Safet…

AP High Court Acquits Husband In Dowry Harassment & Cruelty Case Citing Sister

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the acquittal of a husband in a dowry harassment and cruelty case, holding that his conviction could no…

Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Challenging Amendments To Mizo Inheritance Law To Approach High Court

The Supreme Court recently refused to entertain a petition challenging the 2026 amendments to the Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Prop…

Renukaswamy Murder Case: Bengaluru Court Directs Examination Of Approver Pradosh Rao Next Week

A Bengaluru Court on Friday (August 28) directed that accused-turned-approver Pradosh S Rao shall be examined as a prosecution witness on Septem…

Karnataka High Court Slams Police For

The Karnataka High Court on August 28[ Friday] came down heavily on the Whitefield Police for what it termed as a recurring pattern of illegal a…

Criminal Appeal Need Not Be Deferred Merely Due To Appellant

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a criminal appeal cannot be deferred merely on the basis of a medical certificate sho…

Seizure Witness Signed Papers At Police Station, Didn

The Gauhati High Court has acquitted two persons convicted

National Highways Act | Reference Court Can Decide Title Dispute While Determining Entitlement To Land Acquisition Compensation: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that where a dispute arises

Plaintiff Can

The Gauhati High Court has held that a plaintiff cannot opp