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Mr. Narayana reviewed the progress of construction at key buildings in Amaravati, including the Assembly, High Court, GAD Tower, and four HoD Towers, which are being developed as landmark structures.

The High Court in Kenya has issued interim orders preventing the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) from disrupting court proceedings before judges and judicial officers. This action is pending a preliminary objection challenging the court's jurisdiction to hear the case.

The High Court ruled that transgender suspects can request to be strip-searched by an officer of a different sex. The decision addresses procedural considerations for transgender individuals during police searches.

A council has obtained a High Court injunction to prohibit individuals from placing flags on lampposts. The council cited that workers are frightened and must cover their faces when removing the flags.

A High Court has ordered an NRI to appear with his minor children in a contempt case filed by his wife. The case involves legal action taken by the wife against the NRI.

The High Court has directed Kochi Corporation to prepare a protocol for maintaining footpaths. The Corporation acknowledged past neglect of pedestrians and stated remedial measures would be taken.

The election victories of six Kerala MLAs, including Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Nemom), V. Muraleedharan (Kazhakuttam), C. Ravindranath (Manalur), N.K. Akbar (Guruvayur), Reji Cheriyan (Kuttanad), and Rajan J. Pallan (Thrissur), are being challenged in the High Court following the May 2026 Assembly elections.

The High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to form a high-level committee to review the functioning of the DVAC. The committee, led by the Chief Secretary, will assess areas including leadership, governance, institutional capacity, investigation, administrative reforms, technology, and public interface.

The Chinese super embassy in London has received approval after a High Court challenge from neighbors was dismissed. The project will proceed following the court's rejection of the opposition case.

The High Court has requested the police's stance on Umar Khalid's bail plea in a UAPA case related to the 2020 Delhi riots. The court will hear the plea on August 27, alongside the bail application of co-accused Sharjeel Imam.

The High Court highlighted a lack of coordination between Revenue and HYDRAA authorities.

The Kerala Police Officers’ Association, comprising ASIs, SIs, and Inspectors, is challenging its dissolution. This follows the Kerala Police Association (KPA) securing a stay from the High Court on a state government order to restructure police associations.

The UK Supreme Court will hear an appeal against a lower court's ruling that the ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was lawful. The Court of Appeal previously upheld the ban in June, citing the group's support for violence, while the High Court in February deemed the ban unlawful for infringing on freedom of expression.

The UK Supreme Court has allowed an appeal hearing to challenge the Home Office's 2025 ban of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization. The Court of Appeal previously overturned a High Court ruling that deemed the ban unlawful, stating the government's action balanced individual rights with national security interests.

A Taiwanese man was sentenced to over 12 years in Hong Kong for trafficking cocaine via red wine bottles. The case marks the final public appearance of Judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun, who retired early due to public concern over judicial plagiarism.

Chitungwiza Residents Trust and eight residents are suing Chitungwiza Municipality in the High Court, demanding an order to repair and upgrade the city's failing sewer system. They claim years of sewage overflows have violated constitutional rights to health, dignity, and a clean environment.

Three persons were arrested by CB-CID in connection with the illegal sale of Palani math land. The arrests occurred after a former AIADMK MLA approached the High Court seeking a CBI investigation.

K.S.N. Venugopalu Senapathi has petitioned the High Court for a CBI investigation into fraudulent registration of math land. The current investigation is being conducted by CB-CID, a Tamil Nadu government agency, but concerns about impartiality arise due to allegations against state officials.

Katz ordered the end of an administrative restraining order on a detained settler extremist. IDF reportedly demolished a Jordan Valley home despite a High Court order against the action, and a Palestinian-American claimed troops evicted his family to use the home as a lookout position.

The High Court is likely to strike down a law that banned arrests of Haredi draft-dodgers. Justices minimally challenged arguments that the law was discriminatory and violated Knesset procedure, while strongly opposing the Haredi claim that the Torah forbids enlistment.

Kenya's High Court has lifted a ban on shisha, ruling the government's continued enforcement of the prohibition is unlawful and unconstitutional. The court cited the government's failure to regularize the underlying regulations as the basis for its decision.

Yu Hey-tsit, owner of the Prime Solid Learning Education Centre in Hong Kong, was sentenced to six years and four months in jail for molesting five boys aged seven to 14 at the premises and filming some of the acts. The High Court described his actions as 'despicable and repulsive,' and a government psychologist linked the offences to his upbringing.

Ben Hai Segev, the chief of a government-appointed media regulatory body, resigns citing a High Court ruling that froze the tenure of the Second Authority. Petitioners allege her appointment aimed to prevent a media buyout by government critics.

Pro-Palestine protesters in Queensland have filed a high court challenge against a state law banning the slogan 'from the river to the sea', alleging it is an unconstitutional content-based restriction on free speech. The law, which also prohibits the phrase 'globalise the intifada', was enacted by the Liberal National Party government following a December terror attack in Bondi.

A TDP national spokesperson accused YSRCP of attempting to politicize the Mega DSC drive and emotionally blackmailing unsuccessful candidates. The High Court found no fault in the examination's conduct.

The High Court rejected a petition to recognize Alon Shamriz, a hostage mistakenly slain, as a fallen soldier. His family criticized the ruling as a 'spit in the face,' arguing he had received reserve orders for his elite unit on Oct. 7 when he was abducted.

The Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, urged the High Court to strike down a law that freezes the arrest of Haredi draft dodgers. She described the legislation as 'discriminatory' and 'an extreme and clear case of harmful legislation that does not meet legal standards.'

The High Court criticized the police for not following protocol in the arrest of professor M.K. Ram, as the Supreme Court's guidelines requiring written grounds for arrest were not provided. This led to Ram's release by the Special Court, confirmed by a report from the Additional Director General of Police.

Kenya's High Court convicted Okoth Obado, Michael Oyamo, and Caspal Obiero for the 2018 murder of university student Sharon Otieno. The case involves the former Migori Governor and his associates in the death of the student.

A fireworks accident in Mundathikode claimed 17 lives, prompting the Thrissur police chief to propose stronger regulations and safety norms. The officer filed a statement in the High Court as part of a suo motu petition based on news reports of the incident.

The Kerala government has compensated victims of the Mundathikode fireworks blast and informed the High Court about the measures taken.

MK Haskel testified lawmakers were instructed to film a vote for comptroller and show Netanyahu. A watchdog has called for a perjury investigation due to conflicting affidavits between Haskel and Likud MKs, and the High Court has annulled the vote, ordering a new one.

Kenya's High Court declared President William Ruto's Public Debt Audit Task Force unconstitutional, citing encroachment on the mandate of an independent constitutional office. The ruling marks a significant setback for Ruto's initiative to establish the task force.

The Kerala actor assault case High Court declined to suspend the sentences of two more convicts. The Division Bench stated there is sufficient evidence to prove the alleged conspiracy and that the plan was executed with precision.

The High Court (HC) has ordered the status quo to be maintained regarding the lands in Bahadurguda village. The decision aims to preserve the current situation without immediate changes.

A media scholar claims the government advanced a media overhaul law despite knowing it couldn't survive judicial review, aiming to shatter legislative norms and provoke a High Court showdown to appease its political base. The overhaul is seen as targeting democracy, not just broadcasting.

Kenya's High Court has removed a block on publishing an arbitration award in a commercial dispute between Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) and Jilk Construction Company Ltd regarding the construction of KBL's Kisumu brewery.

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has directed the State Police Chief to investigate potential procedural lapses in the handling of Dr. Ram's case following observations from the High Court.

The Supreme Court stated that baseless corruption allegations can harm the reputation of judicial officers. The court was hearing a plea from Gulshan Pahuja challenging a High Court order that denied him time to surrender after he was sentenced to six months in prison for criminal contempt over derogatory videos targeting judicial officers.

The High Court ruled the Kerala Vesting of Minerals Act unconstitutional, which had vested all mineral rights in the Malabar region with the State government. Landowners challenged the law, and the court determined the State legislature lacked authority to enact it.