Editorial Team 
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a State writ appeal filed 213 days late, rejecting administrative processing as sufficient cause. Judge / Bench — Justices G.S. Ahluwalia and Anuradha Shukla; order by Justice G.S. Ahluwalia. The 13 October 2026 order in State of Madhya Pradesh v Rakesh Singh Jadon and others recorded that the … Read more
The Allahabad High Court has sought the Centre’s and RBI’s responses on a mechanism allowing dependants to access savings of patients in a coma, noting difficulties funding care and household needs. Judge / Bench — Justices Ajit Kumar and Garima Prashad. The 8 October 2026 order continued consideration of the issue despite the account holder’s … Read more
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed authorities to ensure treatment, compensation and legal assistance for a sexual-assault survivor while rejecting an accused’s fourth bail application. Judge / Bench — Justice Gajendra Singh. The 13 October 2026 order noted that the survivor remained unable to testify and required further treatment. A positive DNA report concerning … Read more
The Kerala High Court has upheld a child-sexual-assault conviction and twenty-year POCSO sentence while setting aside a separate IPC sentence imposed for the same act. Judge / Bench — Justice A. Badharudeen. In Shaji’s appeal, decided on 13 October 2026, the court found that the child’s testimony and medical evidence established penetrative and aggravated penetrative … Read more
The Kerala High Court has directed the State to appoint prosecutors exclusively for POCSO cases within six weeks, rejecting permission for those prosecutors to handle non-POCSO proceedings under the Juvenile Justice Act. Judge / Bench — Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M.; judgment by Chief Justice Soumen Sen. The 14 October 2026 … Read more
The Kerala High Court has set aside orders cancelling a family settlement, holding that a reserved life interest alone did not satisfy the statutory conditions for cancellation under the Senior Citizens Act. Judge / Bench — Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim. Allowing Bindu and Harikrishnan’s petition on 8 October 2026, the court found neither a condition … Read more
The Delhi High Court has upheld a buyer’s refund of ₹4.15 lakh while refusing to compel completion of a property sale, distinguishing failure to prove readiness from a seller’s right to retain money. Judge / Bench — Justice Neena Bansal Krishna. Dismissing Ram Pal Saini’s appeal on 16 October 2026, the court found insufficient evidence … Read more
The Bombay High Court has awarded ₹2,10,365 to an injured bus passenger, overturning dismissal of his compensation claim after finding fault with both the passenger and the moving bus’s driver. Judge / Bench — Justice S.M. Modak. Deciding Mohan Laxman Chavan’s appeal on 22 October 2026, the court said the tribunal had concentrated on his … Read more
The Kerala High Court has quashed a preventive-detention order after finding that unexplained delay broke the connection between the alleged drug activity and the need for detention. Judge / Bench — Justices Anil K. Narendran and Muralee Krishna S.; judgment by Justice Muralee Krishna S. The 8 October 2026 judgment allowed Sajina C.V.’s challenge to … Read more
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a property second appeal, holding that merely pleading adverse possession does not shift the burden of proof to the true owner where occupation began with permission. Judge / Bench — Justice Sandeep V. Marne. The 21 October 2026 judgment in Chandrahas Jethalal Patel’s appeal affirmed findings that a relative … Read more
