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Cancer Treatment Reimbursement Cannot Be Denied Merely Because Hospitalisation Was Not Required: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by M/s National Insurance Co. Ltd. against an award of the Permanent Lok Adalat at Mangaluru in favour of Mr Padmanabha Shetty G. The dispute concerned reimbursement of Rs.2,85,470/- spent on Zoladex and Xgeva injections prescribed as part of treatment for…
Advocate-Client Relationship No Bar to FIR Investigation, Rape Case Quashing Refused: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The case was filed by a practising Advocate at Rewa who sought quashing of an FIR registered against him at Police Station Chorhata, District Rewa. The FIR was based on allegations by respondent No.4 of repeated sexual assault on 26.12.2024, 04.01.2025 and 15.02.2025, along with allegations concerning pregnancy and a…
Construction of Residential Bungalows on Defence Lease Land Allowed, Pune Cantonment’s Rejection Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court decided two writ petitions concerning leased defence land in Pune Cantonment and applications to construct residential homes. Nikhil Vithal Jhaveri and Kirti V. Jhaveri sought permission to construct a residential bungalow, while Mamta Jain sought permission to construct a two-floor residential…
‘A Mother Is a Mother’: Maternity Leave Rights of Commissioning Mothers Upheld: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled in favour of Dr. Juhi Manhas, a commissioning mother who had been denied maternity leave by the State authorities. The dispute concerned whether a female Government employee who becomes a mother through surrogacy can receive maternity leave under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972.…
RTI Disclosure of Estranged Wife’s Service Details Refused, Privacy Cannot Be Overridden Without Public Interest: Uttarakhand High Court
Quick Summary The Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital has dismissed an appeal filed by Vijendra Kumar seeking service-related information about respondent no.4, who is his wife. The information had been sought from the Public Information Officer under the Right to Information Act concerning her service as an Assistant…
“Life Should Not Be Taken Away Lightly”: Death Sentence Commuted in Child Rape-Murder Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has commuted the death sentence imposed on Ram Narayan @ Bhanu Dhimar in a serious child sexual assault and murder case. A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh delivered the judgment on August 31, 2026. The Court upheld Ram…
Unemployment Does Not Make a Woman’s Property a Joint Family Asset: Karnataka High Court
Quick Summary The Karnataka High Court ruled in favour of M/s Rajesh Exports Limited in a dispute over property in Bengaluru. The property had been purchased through a registered Sale Deed dated March 14, 1963 in the name of Smt. Lalithamma, but her relatives later claimed that it was actually bought from joint family…
Co-Employee Cannot Challenge Colleague’s ACR Grading Merely Because It Resulted in Supersession for Promotion: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition filed by Dr. Mukesh Surya challenging the ACR gradings and promotion of Dr. Shikha Sood. Dr. Surya argued that several of Dr. Sood’s ACRs had been improperly upgraded to “Outstanding”, helping her supersede him for promotion as Assistant Professor in Radiology. The…
Creating an Email ID in Another Person’s Name Does Not Prima Facie Constitute Identity Theft, FIR Against Two Men Stayed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court considered a case involving Krishna Kant Pandey And Another and the State of Uttar Pradesh. The petitioners challenged an FIR alleging that they had created an email ID in the name of a third person and used it to send complaints. The FIR invoked Section 356(2), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and…
Bar Council Directed to Clear Pending Advocate Enrolment Applications by September 9: Rajasthan High Court
Quick Summary The Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to Chetan Kumar S, who was accused in Crime No. 189/2026 registered by Mico Layout Police Station, Bengaluru. The case involved allegations under Sections 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 69, 89 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The alleged victim, a…
