High Courts
Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Brother-In-Law After 18 Years Of Marriage
The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case against a man accused by his sister-in-law of cruelty. Justice Shampa (Dutt) Paul noted that the allegations in the FIR were vague and did not directly point at the petitioner. She said:"As seen from the allegations as made in the written complaint by the opposite party no. 2, it appears that there is no specific allegation against the...
Bank Can Exercise General Lien To Appropriate Term Deposits Of Customers Toward Default Payment Of Loan: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an order of the single judge which had directed Union Bank of India to release the amount in Term Deposits which came to be appropriated towards the loan taken by a businessman, exercising its power of general lien over such deposits.A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar allowed the appeal filed by the Bank and...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Consortium Of NLUs On Plea Challenging CLAT PG 2025 Answer Key
In a petition challenging the CLAT PG 2025 answer key, the Bombay High Court today (24 December) issued notice to the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs).A vacation bench of Justice SG Dige and Justice Advait M Sethna stated that any selection made by the Consortium would be subject to the final outcome of the present petition.“It is directed that any selection made by the...
Bombay High Court Allows Mahim Dargah Mela To Continue, Quashes Police Notice To Stop Event Due To Christmas Celebrations
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (December 24) quashed a notice issued by Mumbai Police to stop the annual Mahim Mela (fun fair)–one of the city's most vibrant events–citing the "overcrowding" on the streets, especially on December 24 and 25, when people will usher in Christmas celebrations. A vacation bench of Justices Shivkumar Dige and Advait Sethna said that the police, instead...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Yuvraj Singh Foundation's Plea For FCRA Registration
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (December 24) issued notice on a plea moved by the Yuvraj Singh Foundation seeking registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) expeditiously, in terms of applicable laws and scheme.Justice Sanjeev Narula sought response of the Union Government and listed the matter for hearing on January 30, 2025. In the interim, the Foundation has...
Specific Instances Verifiable By Statements Of Witnesses Essential To Establish “Subjective Satisfaction” For Issuing Detention Orders: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the grounds of detention disclosing specific instances verifiable by documents and/or statements of witnesses are essential to establish “subjective satisfaction,” and their absence vitiates detention orders.Such was the finding of Justices Atul Sreedharan and Mohammad Yousuf Wani while setting aside the preventive detention of...
Public Interest Won't Be Protected If Media Is Curbed: P&H HC Closes Contempt Plea Over News Article On Alleged Corruption In Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court closed the contempt case initiated against Hisar District Court advocates and editor of a local daily for getting published an article against district judges that they are allegedly practising.The alleged contemnor relied on Section 13 of the Contempt of Court, in defence.According to Section 13, the court may permit, in any proceeding for contempt of...
Litigant Shifting Responsibility For Inordinate Delay To Counsel's Negligence Is 'Unwholesome': Delhi High Court
While hearing a writ petition moved after a delay of six years, the Delhi High Court deprecated the practice of litigants seeking condonation of delay merely on the ground that their counsel was negligent or indolent. In doing so the court underscored that a litigant's responsibility of keeping track of their case does not go away once a counsel is engaged.A division bench of Justice C....
Delhi High Court Directs Family Courts To Complete Witness Cross Examinations Expeditiously Without Embarrassment To Parties
The Delhi High Court has recently directed all the Family Courts in the national capital to ensure that the cross-examinations of witnesses are completed as expeditiously as possible, without causing any undue harassment or embarrassment to the parties.A division bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that the Family Courts should ensure that the...
Delhi High Court Issues Interim Order To Protect Trademark Infringement Of HCL's Mark In Healthcare Services
The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of HCL Corporation Pvt Ltd–one of the promoter companies of HCL Group of companies–while hearing its plea alleging the trademark infringement of its 'HCL' mark by a company providing healthcare services.HCL Corporation (plaintiff) is the owner of 'HCL' trademark and its formative variants and it adopted the mark as an...
Private Party Can't Seek Punishment For Contempt Of Court Without Prior Written Consent Of Advocate General: Jharkhand High Court Reaffirms
The Jharkhand High Court dismissed a contempt petition filed by an advocate, observing that it was not maintainable under the Contempt of Courts Act as the petitioner lacked locus and failed to fulfil mandatory requirements for initiating such proceedings.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, in its decision, observed, “It is well settled if a private party seeks punishment for contempt of Court,...
J&K High Court Declares Grameen Bank's ₹2 Lakh Indemnity Bond Condition For New Appointees Void For Violating Banking Regulations
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a contentious indemnity bond condition imposed by the Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank (JKGB).The court ruled that the condition, which mandated new appointees to execute an indemnity bond of ₹2,00,000 and allowed its encashment upon premature resignation, was not only unauthorized under the Regional Rural Bank Regulations 2010 but...