'Such Cases Should Never Reach Court': Bombay HC Criticises Railways For Making Family Of Deceased Employee Litigate For Compensation

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court recently held that the cases pertaining to accidental deaths of railway employees in train accidents, should never land in courts or tribunals and instead, the Railways must themselves go through the case file and grant compensation to the family of the deceased. Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain held that the Railways must not compel the...

Claim That Daughter Falsely Accused Father Of Rape Over Discontinuation Of Studies 'Far-Fetched': Bombay High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction

A girl would not accuse her father of a serious charge like rape only on an apprehension that he would discontinue her studies and get her married, said the Bombay High Court while rejecting a theory of 'false implication' raised by a man convicted for raping his own minor daughter. A division bench of Justice Manish Pitale and Justice Shreeram Shirsat upheld the March 12, 2020 order of a...

Notification Inviting Applications Only For Govt Pleader Can't Be Used To Appoint Public Prosecutor: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that notification inviting application only for Government Pleader cannot be used for the appointment of Public Prosecutor. The Court observed that the Rule 7 of the Kerala Government Law Officers(Appointment and Conditions of Service) and Conduct of Cases Rules, 1978 enables the Government to separate the offices of Government Pleaders and Public Prosecutors...

Technology Must Facilitate Access To Justice: Gujarat High Court Allows NRI Husband To Join Conciliation Via VC

The Gujarat High Court quashed a family court order which had while considering a mutual consent divorce case, rejected a US-based husband's request to participate in conciliation process through video conferencing, holding that the request was blindly rejected without considering the facts of the case. In doing so the court said that the use of video conferencing ensures that...

Natural Justice Violated: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Expulsion Of MBBS Student In Exam Scam Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently set aside an order expelling an MBBS student from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences in connection with an alleged examination scam, holding that the punishment was imposed without complying with the principles of natural justice.In doing so, the Court directed the university's Vice Chancellor to reconsider the matter after supplying...

Courts Not Bound To Mechanically Direct FIRs U/S 173(4) BNSS Merely Because Victim Belongs To SC/ST Community: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a Special Court or Magistrate is not automatically bound to direct registration of an FIR on an application filed under Section 173(4) BNSS merely because the applicant belongs to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community. A bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X added that the Court has to first evaluate the allegations placed before it...

Courts Will Become Forums For Personal Vendetta If Every Broken Relationship Is Criminalised: Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR

Observing that the criminal justice system cannot be made a remedy for the emotional turmoil of failed relationships, the Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR U/s 69 and 115(2) of BNS arising from a live-in relationship in Ireland.“….If every broken relationship were to be clothed in the garb of criminality, the Courts would transform into forums of personal vendetta, rather than forums...

Mere Roadshow By Star Campaigner On Polling Day Not 'Undue Influence': Bombay High Court Upholds Election Of Shinde Sena Leader

A mere visit to a constituency by a 'Star Campaigner' on the polling day would not be enough to constitute 'undue influence' or 'corrupt practice' under the Representation of People Act of 1951, held the Bombay High Court. The High Court also refused to accept that a mere visit by then Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai's Chandivali area during the 2025 State Assembly elections, which...

Special Court Under PC Act Is Also Designated Court Under PMLA: Madras High Court Transfers Money Laundering Case To CBI Court

The Madras High Court directed the transfer of a money laundering case lodged under the PMLA to the Special Court of CBI cases which is hearing the predicate offence under Prevention of Corruption Act in the matter, after noting that the Special Court under PC Act is a designated court under the PMLA as well. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (now retired) and Justice...

[Maharashtra Co-Op Societies Act] 50% Deposit Mandatory Even If Revision Challenges Only Consequential Recovery Steps: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the requirement of depositing 50% of the recoverable dues under Section 154(2A) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, is mandatory even when a revision application challenges only consequential or derivative actions taken pursuant to a recovery certificate and not the recovery certificate itself. The Court observed that permitting litigants...

Plea In Madras High Court Seeks Ban On Pre-Poll Alliance Between Political Parties, Says It Is Against Democracy

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to ban pre-poll alliances between political parties, alleging that they are against democratic principles. When the matter was taken up on Monday (March 10), the petitioner appeared in person before the bench comprising Chief Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan.However,...

Govt Order Cannot Supersede Statutory Notification Altering Tehsil Jurisdiction Under Land Revenue Act: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that an administrative government order cannot override or supersede a statutory notification issued under the Jammu & Kashmir Land Revenue Act altering territorial limits of revenue administrative units.The Court emphasied that territorial limits of revenue administrative units defined through a statutory notification under the Land...