High Courts
Calcutta High Court Directs Designated Senior Advocates To Be Added As Parties In Plea Challenging Senior Designations
The Calcutta High Court has directed the petitioner challenging the designation of Senior Advocates by a notification dated November 26, 2024, to implead all the advocates who were granted the designation as party respondents in the writ petition.Justice Krishna Rao passed the direction while hearing a writ petition filed by Samarjit Roychowdhury questioning the notification through which...
Contractor Suppressing Prior Blacklisting Bars Equitable Relief, But Payment For Executed Work May Still Be Granted: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that a party invoking writ jurisdiction must approach the court with clean hands, holding that suppression of a prior blacklisting order disentitles a contractor from equitable relief.The Court further clarified that public authorities may still be directed to release payments for work already executed, subject to contractual recoveries and claims of...
Must Prove Identity Of Deceased In Homicide Case: Madras High Court Faults Police, Trial Court For Not Conducting DNA Test Of Decomposed Corpse
The Madras High Court recently set aside the conviction of a woman for allegedly murdering her husband due to repeated quarrels and throwing his body in the nearby well. While doing so, the bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice P Dhanabal noted that in homicidal death cases, the primary fact that had to be proved was the identity of the deceased, which was not done in the...
'Law Was A Solemn Calling For Him': J&K&L High Court Chief Justice Arun Palli Pays Tribute To Justice V.K. Jhanji
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Highcourt held a Full Court reference on March 9 to pay tribute to former Acting Chief Justice Vijay Kumar Jhanji, who passed away on February 23, 2026.Chief Justice Arun Palli described Justice Jhanji's passing as the end of a distinguished judicial journey marked by intellect, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to justice. He noted that Justice...
LPG Cylinder Shortage Hits Delhi High Court Lawyers' Canteen, Main Course Food Suspended
The Lawyers' Canteen at the Delhi High Court has temporarily stopped serving main course food items due to the unavailability of LPG gas cylinders.In a notice dated March 11, issued by the canteen management, it was informed that the shortage of LPG has made it impossible to prepare cooked meals.“This is to respectfully inform you that due to the unavailability of the LPG gas cylinder...
Take Action Against District Collectors & Police Officials If They Don't Act To Remove Orderly System: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has asked the government to take appropriate action against District Collectors and police officials, if they do not act in accordance with the Government's policy to abolish the orderly system in the State. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Surender noted that the orderly system had been abolished in the state and the government was duty-bound...
Kerala High Court Quashes Obscenity FIR Against Actor Shwetha Menon, Says Complaint Filed To 'Tarnish' Her Reputation
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (March 11) quashed all further proceedings in the FIR and private complaint lodged against Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly acting in movies and advertisements containing obscene and vulgar visuals.Justice C.S. Dias was considering a plea by the actor seeking to quash all further proceedings against her prusuant to the complaint and FIR. The...
Redisplaying Of Defamatory Content Can Attract Offence U/S 499, 500 IPC: Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Magazine Editors
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the plea preferred by the editors of Vellinakshatram magazine seeking to quash the criminal complaint initiated against them for allegedly defaming an actor by redisplaying on their website the derogatory comments made against him in a Facebook group.Justice G. Girish held that the offence of defamation as provided under Section 499 IPC makes...
Landowner's Right To Seek Reference Cannot Be Denied On Grounds Of Limitation When Compensation Not Paid: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that rejection of a reference under Section 18 of the J&K Land Acquisition Act on the ground of limitation cannot be sustained where compensation awarded for the acquired land was never paid to the claimants.The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that where compensation awarded for acquired land has neither been...
'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...