'Prima Facie Motivated': Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against BJP's Sringeri MLA DN Jeevaraja In Postal Ballot Tampering Case

The Karnataka High Court today stayed till May 7, an FIR registered against BJP MLA D.N Jeevaraja for allegedly tampering with the ballot boxes in a recent vote recount in the Sringeri assembly constituency.The single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda orally remarked that the FIR was prima facie 'motivated' and asked the State to place alleged incriminating material on record.It...

Sending Abortion Pills Through Courier Not Offence U/S 312 IPC Unless Forcefully Given To Cause Miscarriage: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court quashed an FIR against a woman under sections 312 and 313 IPC, observing that merely sending abortion pills to anyone did not fulfil the basic ingredients of the offence unless such pills were forcefully given to the victim with an intention to cause miscarriage. For context, Sections 312 and 313, IPC, indicates that a person can be held responsible and punished for...

Delhi High Court Restrains YouTubers From Publishing 'Disparaging' Content Against AI+ Smartphones And Its Founder

The Delhi High Court has passed an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining certain YouTubers and unknown defendants from publishing or circulating allegedly disparaging content against 'AI+ Smartphones' and its founder.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a commercial suit filed by NxtQuantum Shift Technologies India, which markets smartphones under the brand 'AI+', along with its...

Delhi High Court Allows Jailed MP Engineer Rashid To Visit Ailing Father At AIIMS Under Police Escort

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday modified its earlier order granting one-week interim bail to jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to visit his ailing father.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain permitted Rashid to meet his father from 8 AM to 8 PM daily till May 10 at AIIMS, New Delhi, where he is admitted. For context, on April 28, the Court...

Mere Registration Of Will Doesn't Prove Genuineness, Beneficiary Must Dispel Suspicious Circumstances Through Evidence: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court quashed probate proceedings in favour of "beneficiary" of a Will, noting he was unable to dispel various suspicious circumstances including sequence of obtaining signatures from the deceased and attesting witnesses, the physical presence of parties and the testator's medical condition at that time.In doing so the court reiterated that mere registration of will does...

Dental Student Suicide: Kerala High Court Issues Notice On College HOD's Appeal For Anticipatory Bail In Abetment FIR

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (May 5) issued notice on the criminal appeal preferred by Dr. M. Kodanda Ram, who is arrayed as the prime accused in the suicide abetment case of Dental College student Nithin Raj.The appeal has been filed against the order of the Sessions Court, Thalassery, which had dismissed his bail application while granting pre-arrest bail to the second accused Dr....

Assam Service Rules | Officer Voluntarily Resigning Without Taking Another Govt Appointment Barred From Claiming Pension: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court held that under the Assam Service (Pension) Rules a government employee who voluntarily resigns, without there being material to show that the resignation was for taking up another qualifying government appointment, results in forfeiture of past service and the employee is not entitled to pension. The Court, however, clarified that claims relating to earned...

Karnataka HC Rejects Transport Corporation's Plea Against ₹1.1 Crore Accident Compensation, Says Can't Blame Deceased After Disciplining Driver

The Karnataka High Court dismissed Kalyan Karnataka Road Transport Corporation's plea (KKRTC) challenging compensation of Rs 1.1 Crore in a motor accident claim, noting that the corporation suppressed the removal of the driver in disciplinary proceedings over the incident and had yet blamed the deceased for negligence.The Division Bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj and Dr. Justice...

Claims Of Salary Withholding & Harassment Do Not Amuont To Defamation Without Reputational Harm: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a criminal defamation proceeding against a school Headmaster, holding that allegations relating to salary withholding, harassment, or disciplinary action—without any imputation lowering a person's reputation in the eyes of others—do not constitute an offence under Section 500 of the IPC.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee observed that “if the moral...

Every Success Or Milestone Can't Be Elevated To 'Personality Right', Expanding Doctrine Would Lead To Absurdity: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has cautioned against an over-expansive interpretation of the doctrine of “personality rights”, observing that not every success or individual achievement can be elevated to the level of a legally enforceable personality right.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the observation while dealing with a commercial dispute between rival edtech platforms in the context of the...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27 To May 03, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 425 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 439NOMINAL INDEXBina Modi v. State & Anr and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 425Lawrence Bishnoi v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 426Anil Dhupar v. Chintan N Parikh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 427Const. Satish Kumar v. State Of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 428Abdul Rashid Sheikh v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...

Recovery Of Excess Gratuity From Retired Employee Without Misrepresentation Impermissible: Gauhati High Court Reiterates

The Gauhati High Court has reiterated that recovery of alleged excess gratuity from a retired employee is not permissible where there is no misrepresentation or fraud on the part of the employee and the excess payment has arisen due to the employer's own calculation.Justice Budi Habung, presiding over the case, observed, “In the present case the petitioner is a retired employee. The...