Mere Smell Of Alcohol In Post-Mortem No Grounds To Deny Compensation To Heirs Of Deceased Accident Victim: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere presence of an alcoholic smell in the stomach of a deceased accident victim, as noted in the post-mortem report, cannot be a ground to deny compensation to the legal heirs under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, while dismissing an appeal filed by The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., affirmed an award of compensation granted...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 08 - December 14, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 814 - 823]Manoharan D. and Ors. v. and Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation and Ors. connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 814Mohan Abraham v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 815 M/s T P Trading Company v. The Transport Commissioner (Kerala State), 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 816Sajid Pasha And Ors. V.S.Abdunnasir. P And Ors.,...

MP High Court Questions Police Conduct Over Missing Audio-Video Record In Alleged Opium Seizure Case, Summons Principal Secretary

Observing that the police personnel handling an alleged opium seizure case had conveniently forgotten to adhere to BNSS provisions on search and seizure, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state's Principal Secretary to apprise on steps taken to implement the provisions. In the present matter, the applicant, in custody since August 29, 2025, claimed that he was illegally escorted from...

Kerala High Court Extends Interim Protection From Arrest Granted To MLA Rahul Mamkootathil In Rape & Miscarriage Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday (December 15) extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the rape and miscarriage case alleged against him. Justice K. Babu posted the matter to Thursday (December 18) for consideration and extended the interim order till then.Earlier, he had approached the Principal District and Sessions Court,...

Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Granting Specific Performance Of Development Agreement Between BTRA & Nilkanth Enterprise

The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) upholding a 2017 arbitral award directing specific performance of a long negotiated development transaction concerning 57,000 sq. m. of land in Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai. Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan held that “there is nothing on record to show...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Accused After Police Fail To Produce Him Before Magistrate For Extension Of Remand

The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to an accused charged under provisions of the Scheduled Castes And The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act, after the police failed to produce him before the court for extension of his remand.The accused was arrested on September 15, for commission of offences under sections 69, 89, 351(2) of BNSS-2023 and Section 3(2)(v) of the...

Gauhati High Court Directs Assam Govt To Enforce Prohibitory Orders To Control Illegal Fishing In Kaziranga National Park

The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam Government to enforce prohibitory orders to control illegal fishing in the water bodies in Kaziranga National Park.The division bench comprising the Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury was hearing a PIL seeking urgent judicial intervention to curb large-scale fishing in the water bodies of Kaziranga National Park and...

Delhi High Court Allows Hybrid Hearings Citing Air Pollution

The Delhi High Court has allowed lawyers and parties to avail facility of hybrid hearings, citing the air pollution in the national capital. A notification to the said effect has been issued by the Registrar General, Arun Bhardwaj on December 15.“In view of the prevailing weather conditions, I have been directed to convey that if convenient, Members of the Bar/ Parties-in-Person may...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Lawyer Who Allegedly Posed As Judge Before Traffic Police

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered against an advocate who was accused of impersonating a Judicial Magistrate and obstructing police officials during a traffic check in Chandigarh.Justice Surya Pratap Singh noted, "there are very specific, categorical and prominent allegations against the petitioner that when two police officers...

S.125 CrPC | Valid Re-Marriage With Ex-Husband Presumed Only If Dissolution Of Muslim Woman's Intervening Marriage Proved: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that a presumption under Section 125 CrPC of a valid re-marriage between a Muslim man and his ex-wife can arise only if her subsequent marriage, its consummation and dissolution are proved even though they have been co-habiting for long.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering a revision preferred by a Muslim man challenging the Family Court's...

CGST Act | Gujarat High Court Upholds Power To Confiscate Goods During Transit For Tax Evasion, Clarifies Scope Of S.129 & 130

The Gujarat High Court has upheld the power of GST authorities to confiscate goods and conveyances during transit where there is a clear intent to evade tax, and has clarified the scope and interplay of Sections 129 and 130 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017. A Division Bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi, while deciding a large batch of...

Kerala High Court Grants Time To MLA Rahul Mamkootathil To Object To State's Plea Seeking Cancellation Of His Pre-Arrest Bail In Rape Case

The Kerala government has moved the High Court challenging the pre-arrest bail granted by the Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the second rape case alleged against him.When the matter came up for consideration today (December 15), Justice Viju Abraham granted time to Mamkootathil's counsel to file objections against the state's plea and posted the...