High Courts
Film 'Ghooskhor Pandat' Will Be Renamed: Netflix Tells Delhi High Court
Netflix told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer film “Ghooskhor Pandat” will be renamed. The statement was made before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav who was hearing the plea challenging the proposed release of the film. The Court noted that the producer has taken a “conscious decision” in light of the concern that has arisen to change the title of the...
NI Act | Company, Directors Can Be Prosecuted Even If Cheque Signatory Is Dropped As Accused: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings in a cheque dishonour case, holding that dropping the cheque signatory from the array of accused does not invalidate prosecution against the company and its directors under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“dropping of the signatory of Cheques from proceedings, does not result in the...
Surrender Of Absconding Accused After Filing Of Challan Not Grounds For Police Custody When Co-Accused Already Acquitted: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that mere surrender of an absconding accused after filing of challan does not create a right in favour of the prosecution to seek police custody, particularly when the prosecution rests on the very same evidence on which co-accused have already been acquitted. Justice Sanjay Parihar made this observation while dismissing a criminal...
Filing False Suit With Forged Documents Against SC/ST Person Prima Facie Attracts Offence Under SC/ST Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that the offence under Section 3(1)(q) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act would be prima facie attracted when it is prima facie established that a false suit using a forged document was filed by a non-member against a member of the community.Justice A. Badharudeen observed:“when it is prima facie established that...
Mere Plea Of Head-On Collision Doesn't Establish Contributory Negligence In Motor Accident Claim Cases: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court, in a recent judgment, held that a mere plea of head-on collision does not automatically establish contributory negligence in a motor accident claim. Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy, while considering an appeal filed by the insurance company against an award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Secunderabad, rejected the insurer's challenge to the finding...
Acquittal Under Essential Commodities Act Doesn't Automatically Entitle Trader To Interest Or Higher Compensation: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that an acquittal in a criminal trial under Section 3(1) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1995 does not by itself entitle a trader to compensation with interest under Section 6C(2), unless the statutory preconditions under that provision are strictly satisfied.For context, Section 3 deals with the power of the Central Government to control...
Delhi High Court Relaxes Deadline For Constituting School-Level Fee Regulation Committees Till Feb 20
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed that schools in the national capital which have not yet constituted the School-Level Fee Regulation Committee (SLFRC) shall not be compelled to do so until February 20, while it considers challenges to the Delhi School Education (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...
Mere Apprehension Of Adverse Order Not Ground To Transfer Suit U/S 24 CPC: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has rejected a transfer petition seeking transfer of a civil suit from the Court of the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Medchal, reiterating that mere apprehension of an adverse order is not a ground for transfer under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Rejecting allegations of influence, the Court observed that it is “almost impossible” for...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Group-D Status For Polytechnic Hostel Workers, Refuses State's Challenge Against Regularisation Benefits
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the State of West Bengal and the Director of Technical Education and Training challenging orders that granted permanent government employee status and full Group-D service benefits to hostel/mess employees working in Government and Sponsored Polytechnics.A Division Bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha...
S.23 Senior Citizens Act | Express Recital In Gift Deed For Maintenance By Transferee Not Mandatory: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a gift deed through which a senior citizen transfers his property to the transferee need not contain an "express recital" of maintenance of the senior citizen, to claim that such transfer is void under Section 23 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act.In doing so the court held that maintenance of senior citizen under Section 23...
Land Acquisition For Industrial Park Is 'Public Purpose', Not For Private Company; Subsequent Lease To Industry Valid: Calcutta High Court
Emphasising that land acquired for “employment generation and socio-economic development” cannot be invalidated merely because the implementing agency changes, the Calcutta High Court has held that acquisition for setting up an industrial park constitutes a clear “public purpose” under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and cannot be attacked as acquisition for a private company...
Mere Claim Of Short, Discontinuous Cohabitation Not Enough To Seek DNA Test Of Child: Karnataka High Court Rejects Husband's Plea
The Karnataka High Court rejected a man's plea seeking DNA test of the child born to his wife suspecting the child's paternity on the ground that they did not cohabit for a long time. In doing so the court said that DNA test on paternity of a child can't be ordered as a matter of course, finding that the petitioner did not dispute that he had cohabited with the wife and also not disputed...