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Andhra Pradesh HC directed compliance with guidelines barring priests who have travelled abroad from entering the sanctum and offering prayers

Guidelines issued by Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswami, the Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham state that persons who have travelled aboard, or have undergone shaving or haircutting contrary to traditional norms and persons who do not adhere to the prescribed spiritual practices shall not enter the sanctum sanctorum and participate in the worship of the deity.

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Chhattisgarh HC set asides BSNL’s arbitral award for patent illegality in loss of profit claim; Directs refund of security deposit

“An arbitral tribunal, being a creature of contract, cannot grant relief in disregard of contractual stipulations.”

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No retrospective benefit of enhanced retirement age for CAPF retirees above 60 on 31 January 2019: Delhi High Court

It is a settled principle of service law that payment of salary and attendant monetary benefits is ordinarily premised upon actual discharge of duties.

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Father’s Forceful Custody of Minor Does Not Amount to Illegal Detention: Allahabad High Court

“The father, being a natural guardian, cannot be said to have taken the minors out of lawful guardianship so as to attract any criminality.”

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Rajasthan HC Stresses Need for Reliance on Non-controversial Sources by RPSC in AI Age, but Denies Relief Citing Potential Repercussions on All Candidates

“It is expected from the RPSC to ensure that the subject experts are persons having good academic record with excellent academic expertise. We strongly deprecate the practice of the experts relying upon newspaper articles like “Washington Post” or “Hindustan Times” in arriving at a conclusion of a question. We also deprecate the practice of the expert to answer and reject the objections in one line and that too without assigning a convincing reason.”

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Husband’s Girlfriend or concubine not a “relative” under S. 498-A RPC; J&K and Ladakh HC quashes FIR

“The husband’s girlfriend was neither related to him by blood, marriage or adoption, nor was she residing in the matrimonial home or subjected the wife to harassment or intimidation. The continuation of the criminal proceedings in the case would amount to abuse of the process of law and defeat the ends of justice.”

illegal telephone tapping and unauthorised search

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Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR Based on Illegal Telephone Tapping and Search Conducted Before Registration of Case

“The arrest made before the registration of FIR, on the basis of illegal telephone tapping and unauthorized search and seizure, held to be illegal and unconstitutional.”

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Bombay High Court grants interim relief to NSE; restrains misuse of its trade mark on social media platforms

The Court stated that it is open for the intermediaries to communicate with the YouTubers to adjust their accounts to remove infringing content. A large following or long-standing channel is no defence unless prior use before the National Stock Exchange (NSE) can be proven.

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Bombay High Court Protects Kartik Aaryan’s Personality Rights and Trademark; Directs Removal of Infringing Content Upon Intimation

“Such unauthorized use does not only lead to unjust commercial enrichment but also infringes on the individual personality rights and in cases of a pornographic content tarnish the plaintiff’s reputation and goodwill.”

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Read Why Allahabad High Court granted bail to man accused of operating fake Embassy in Ghaziabad

The FIR alleged that he was operating a fake Embassy illegally in Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad, by hoisting flags of various countries and putting diplomatic number plates on vehicles to defraud people. The Embassy did not have the permission of the Ministry of External Affairs.

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Government cannot claim unfettered discretion in tender process: Jharkhand HC quashes arbitrary rejection of bid

“There is no question of vesting any unfettered, untrammelled, or unchanneled discretion in the governmental authority, as the discretion must be exercised judiciously, after due application of mind and for the public good.”

third person filing FIRs under UP Conversion Act

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“Disturbing trend of third persons filing FIRs under U.P. Conversion Act”: Allahabad HC provides protection to inter-faith couple, seeks U.P. Home Secretary’s response

“Prima facie, it emerges that the IO is acting under pressure or is ‘persuaded’ by some other factors. We need not say anything more at this stage.”

Kerala Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Rules 2026

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Kerala HC declines to stay Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2026; Directs State to file reply regarding Ivory Declaration Notification

“Prima facie, the State Government had acted based on the liberty granted by the Coordinate Bench, since the earlier Government Orders had failed due to lack of proper gazette notification. However, the State Government had acted bona fide based on the earlier judicial pronouncement.”

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Inadequate Devotee Facilities in Temples — Ker HC Directs Cochin Devaswom Board to Ensure Sanitation, Drinking Water and Proper Management

Kerala HC, in suo motu proceedings on complaint regarding Kodungallur Temple, directs comprehensive scheme for sanitation, drinking water, and devotee management across all temples under Board control

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“Certain People Thrust Their Religion on Others”: Allahabad HC Refuses Relief to Young Women Accused of Compelling Friend to Convert to Islam

“We must be alive to the situation that UPPUCRA was enacted to curtail an emergent situation in society, where, certain persons go about not professing or propagating their religion, but thrusting it upon others in the belief that the religion they believe in must be followed by others.”

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Right to Privacy Does Not Bar Fair Reporting of FIR Based on Public Records Permissible; Not a ‘Media Trial’: Sikkim High Court

“If the press and the media are doing their duty fairly and accurately … the courts should restrain itself from dragging them into courts on the mere asking.”

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AI Deepfakes and Digital Platforms: Gujarat HC Calls for Strict Compliance with IT Rules, 2026; Issues Notice to Intermediaries

The petitioner highlighted issues pertaining to widespread creation and circulation of AI generated videos on digital platforms posing serious threat to public order and functioning of a healthy democracy.

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“MARQ” v. “MARC”: Delhi High Court affirms interim injunction in Trade mark dispute involving Flipkart

Minor differences and addition of house mark cannot outweigh phonetic and structural similarity between competing marks.

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Bombay High Court lays down test for culpability in ‘Abetment of Suicide’ cases

“A fatal impulse or ill-fated thoughts of the suicide, however unfortunate and touchy it may be, cannot fray the fabric of the provision contained in Section 306 IPC.”

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Menstrual leave is assertion of dignity, not plea for privilege: Karnataka High Court orders faithful implementation of Menstrual Leave Policy across sectors

“While the organised sectors may be regulated through government orders and legislative intervention, the unorganised sector requires a more facilitative mechanism. However, beyond regulatory frameworks, what remains imperative is, a sustained and pervasive effort to sensitise all segments of society, reaching every corner of the State to foster awareness, empathy and compliance.”