Rajasthan High Court Quashes Unreasoned Suspension Order By RSRTC Officer, Bars Her From Discharging Duty Until Legal Training

Quashing an unreasoned order passed by the Executive Officer (traffic) of State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) concerning suspension of a worker, the Rajasthan High Court directed the DoP's Principle Secretary to ensure that the concerned officer was given training about the procedure and legal principles. While underscoring the significance of a reasoned order, the bench of Justice...

Muslim Man Allegedly Stripped, Forced To Utter 'Jay Sri Ram': Orissa High Court Orders DSP To Supervise Probe

The Orissa High Court has recently ordered the State's Director General of Police (DGP) to handover the investigation to an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) or Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) in an alleged case of public stripping of a Muslim man and coercing him to utter 'Jay Sri Ram'.Allowing the petition filed by the father of the victim, the Bench...

Obligations Toward Parents, Siblings Do Not Absolve Husband Of Primary Duty To Maintain Wife: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a husband's familial obligations towards his parents and siblings do not absolve him of his primary responsibility to maintain his legally wedded wife. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar stated thus while dismissing a criminal revision petition filed by a railway employee who had challenged the order of enhancement of maintenance awarded to...

P&H High Court Directs HSVP To Grant Possession Of Faridabad Plots To Allottees In 4 Months, Rejects Deferment Request Over Pending Plea

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) to handover vacant possession of various plots in Faridaad to 21 allottees within four months.In doing so the court rejected the State's request to defer the matter over pendency of a 2009 connected petition where status quo was granted, remarking that no useful purpose would be served keeping...

Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest [January-March 2026]

[NOMINAL INDEX PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM]Absence Of Written Tenancy Agreement Or Not Furnishing Particulars Of Tenancy Don't Bar Rent Authority Jurisdiction: Allahabad High CourtCase Title: Canara Bank Branch Office and 1 other Versus Sri Ashok Kumar @ Heera Singh 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 1 [MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 626 of 2024]Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 1The Allahabad High Court has held...

Negative DNA Finding Not Decisive When Prosecution Proves Sexual Assault Through Testimony & Other Medical Evidence: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that where the testimony of the prosecutrix is reliable and corroborated by her statement and medical evidence, the prosecution can be held to have successfully proved the factum of sexual assault, and a negative DNA finding does not by itself affect such conclusion. While agreeing with the opinion of the trial court, Justice Pranjal Das, presiding over the...

Repeated Custodial Transfers Strain Police, Exchequer: Rajasthan High Court Permits Accused Booked In 100+ FIRs To Attend Trials Via VC

While allowing the petitioners, accused in over 100 FIRs to appear in proceedings through video conferencing, Rajasthan High Court specified the practical difficulties in cases where an accused was implicated in hundreds of FIRs, including systemic implications of repeated inter-state custodial production. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali held that in such circumstances, unless there...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Preacher Aniruddhacharya Against AI Deepfakes, Meme Content

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of spiritual preacher Aniruddhacharya, restraining unauthorised use of his persona through AI-generated content, deepfakes and meme-based material across digital platforms.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the john doe order while hearing a suit filed by the preacher, who alleged large-scale misuse of his identity,...

'Consensual Sex Outside Marriage By Woman Is Promiscuity, Not Misconception Of Fact': P&H High Court Quashes Rape FIR Against Man

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that where an adult woman voluntarily engages in sexual relations over a prolonged period, such conduct cannot be construed as arising from a misconception of fact so as to attract the offence of rape under Section 376 IPC. The Court observed that in such circumstances, the relationship reflects consensual conduct.Justice N.S. Shekhawat was hearing...

Maintenance A Recurring Entitlement; Wife Can Revive Old S. 125 CrPC Plea If Husband Breaches Settlement: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that if a husband breaches the terms of a mediation settlement, the wife is not required to file a fresh maintenance plea as she can pursue earlier initiated proceedings. The High Court stressed that the right to maintenance is not a one-time bounty but an ambulatory, recurring entitlement which crystallises afresh upon each breach...

Delhi High Court Frames Criminal Contempt Charges Against Lawyer Over 'Scandalous' Remarks, LinkedIn Post Against Judge

The Delhi High Court recently framed charges of criminal contempt against a woman advocate for allegedly making scandalous allegations against a judicial officer, both in court and through a social media post on LinkedIn. A division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja passed the order in a suo motu contempt case initiated on a reference from the trial court. The...

Marital Rape Not Criminalised, But Forced Sex In Love Relationship Is Criminal: Gauhati High Court Refuses To Quash FIR

The Gauhati High Court has held that the existence of a love relationship between a man and a woman does not dilute the criminality of rape, and that even in a premarital relationship, any forceful physical act against the woman's will remains a criminal offence. Presiding over the case, Justice Pranjal Das, observed, “Even if a man and a woman are in a relationship; that would certainly...