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1. Madras High Court refuses blanket ban on protests against court rulings, orders case-by-case review

The Madras High Court, in an order passed on Friday, October 30, by a bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan, refused to impose a blanket restriction on public

Madras High Court refuses blanket ban on protests against court rulings, orders case-by-case review

The Madras High Court, in an order passed on Friday, October 30, by a bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan, refused to impose a blanket restriction on public protests against court rulings and held that citizens have a right to question and peacefully protest judicial decisions. It directed Tamil Nadu authorities to assess applications for meetings, marches or protests relating to judicial matters on a case-by-case basis under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and local police laws, and to deny permission to any gathering aimed at personally targeting a sitting judge. The court also directed the Cyber Crime Division of the Tamil Nadu police to monitor digital platforms for content amounting to criminal intimidation of sitting judges and directed police to complete, fairly and expeditiously, investigations into two criminal cases registered in connection with protests against a Madurai Bench judgment. The order was passed on a public interest litigation filed by R Karthikeyan seeking action against alleged organised campaigns against judges. The petitioner alleged that after the Madurai Bench struck down a government order on backwards-class benefits in June last year, protests turned into personalised campaigns, including abusive and caste-based remarks. He argued that Article 19(1)(a) protects fair criticism but not personal attacks, intimidation or attempts to lower the court's authority. The state submitted that the petition lacked specific details and that Sections 148 and 163 of the BNSS and Section 41 of the Chennai City Police Act were adequate, and opposed a blanket prohibition. The court observed that judicial independence is part of the basic structure, that there is a line between criticising a legal conclusion and attacking the judge who authored it, and that abusive, defamatory or caste-based language against a sitting judge would attract Article 19(2) reasonable restrictions.

2. MP High Court Rules Accident Compensation Can Be Paid Into Any Nationalised Bank Account

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that motor accident claimants can receive compensation in an account with any nationalised bank and cannot be required to open a Union Bank of India account for

MP High Court Rules Accident Compensation Can Be Paid Into Any Nationalised Bank Account

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that motor accident claimants can receive compensation in an account with any nationalised bank and cannot be required to open a Union Bank of India account for disbursement or fixed deposit receipts. Justice Vinay Saraf, sitting at Indore, set aside two orders of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Neemuch, dated 31 July 2026 and 5 August 2026, which had insisted that FDR amounts be invested only through a Union Bank of India account. The revision was filed by Smt. Shahin and others through Advocate Akhil Godha, who argued that neither the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice nor the High Court Registry had issued such an instruction and that compensation can be transferred to any nationalised bank branch. Registrar (Judicial) Anil Kumar and Registrar (I.T.) Surya Prakash Sharma told the Court that no such direction had been issued and that the direction was to comply with a Supreme Court order to transfer compensation directly into claimants' accounts with any nationalised bank. The Court examined the Supreme Court's 22 April 2025 directions in Suo Motu Writ Petition (C) No. 7/2024 and a compliance report dated 27 October 2026 stating that no administrative instruction mandates an FDR in a particular bank. Justice Saraf observed that no direction requires a Union Bank of India account for disbursement or fixed term deposits and that tribunals are obligated to transfer the amount directly to the claimant's account in any nationalised bank. The Court noted that only Union Bank of India is currently integrated with the dashboard for preparing FDRs, so dashboard-created FDRs can for now be opened only there, though the claimant need not open an account with it; other banks' integration is under way. Disposing of the petition, the High Court directed direct transfer to the claimant's account in any nationalised bank; where FDRs are not made through the dashboard, they can be created in any nationalised bank branch. It set aside the impugned orders and directed the Member of the Tribunal at Neemuch to reconsider the claimant's application in light of the directions. Case Title: Smt. Shahin and Others vs. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd through Branch Manager and Others; Order Date: October 29, 2026; Bench: Justice Vinay Saraf.

3. Ajay Devgn moves High Court against Tukaram Mundhe notice over Vimal Elaichi ads

Ajay Devgn moved the High Court against a notice by Tukaram Mundhe concerning advertisements for Vimal Elaichi. Tukaram Mundhe said proceedings against actors for allegedly violating state rules were

4. Madras High Court restrains Thanjavur hotel from using Sangethas name in Sangeetha trademark suit

The Madras High Court, in an interim order by Justice P.B. Balaji, restrained a restaurant opposite the Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple from using the name HOTEL SANGETHAS PURE VEG RESTAURANT in a tra

5. Supreme Court cancels anticipatory bail of IPS officer in Lokayuktha corruption case, orders surrender in three weeks

Supreme Court cancels anticipatory bail of IPS officer in Lokayuktha corruption case, orders surrender in three weeks

The Supreme Court set aside the Karnataka High Court's September 1, 2025 order granting anticipatory bail to IPS officer Srinath Joshi Mahadev, a Superintendent of Police in the Karnataka Lokayuktha Police, in a corruption case registered by the Lokayuktha Police. The Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva allowed the Lokayuktha Police's appeal and directed the officer to surrender within three weeks. The Court held that the High Court was not justified in foreclosing the possibility of custodial interrogation given the material procured by the prosecution, including two mobile phone handsets seized from the respondent that were found to have been tampered with and extensively damaged, with the Forensic Science Laboratory report still awaited. It observed that a member of a uniformed service of the rank of Superintendent of Police cannot claim parity with a layman seeking protection from arrest. FIR No. 28/2025 was registered on June 2, 2025 under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; the respondent was initially not named and was later arraigned as Accused No. 2 based on disclosures by co-accused Ningappa Savantha. The officer had been examined under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. His anticipatory bail applications before the Special Court were rejected on June 24 and July 18, 2025, before the High Court granted relief in Criminal Petition No. 10806/2025; the Lokayuktha Police challenged that order in SLP (Crl.) No. 4840/2026.

1. Bandari Ramchander and Ors. vs. Maitri Coop. Housing Society Ltd. and Ors. (29.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1241/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Bandari Ramchander and others versus Maitri Coop. Housing Society Ltd. and others, concerning the ownership of lands in Miyapur Village, Telang

2. Srinivasa T. and Ors. vs. The State of Karnataka and Ors. (29.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1240/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the constitutionality of the Karnataka Civil Services (Validation of Selection and Appointment of 2011 Batch Gazetted Probationers) Act, 2022, challenged by Sriniv

3. Mansi Finance (Chennai) Ltd. vs. M. Lalitha (29.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1239/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed a request for clarification by Vyomesh Mahipatray Shah regarding its judgment in Mansi Finance (Chennai) Ltd. v. M. Lalitha, concerning the applicability of the Ma

4. Shreeram Builders vs. Upendra Kantilal Thanawala and Ors. (29.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1238/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Shreeram Builders and Upendra Kantilal Thanawala and others regarding the nature of an agreement dated 06.08.2003, which was contested as eithe

5. The Supreme Industries Limited vs. Supremo India Private Limited (28.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1235/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed a dispute between The Supreme Industries Limited and Supremo India Private Limited concerning trademark infringement. Both parties filed commercial suits in differ

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