'Unbelievable That Vehicles Stop On Top Of Zebra Crossing': Kerala High Court Urges State To Take Concrete Action For Pedestrian Safety

The Kerala High Court has called for urgent, concrete measures to improve pedestrian safety across the State, observing that mere reports and studies are not sufficient to make public spaces “pedestrian safe and pedestrian worthy.”Justice Devan Ramachandran was considering a matter concerning road safety and zebra crossing.Nagaraju C, Transport Commissioner, K Biju, Secretary, Public...

'Ba***ds of Bollywood Is Satire, Not Defamation': Red Chillies Opposes Sameer Wankhede's Plea Before Delhi High Court

Red Chillies Entertained has opposed before the Delhi High Court IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede's defamation suit over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan.In its reply to Wankhede's interim injunction application, the production company has said that the portrayal of the characters in the series is purely in the nature of satire...

Transactions Purely Commercial; Public Trust Doctrine Can't Defeat Limitation: Madras HC Dismisses GAIL Appeals In ₹246 Cr Dispute

In an important ruling for the natural gas sector, the Madras High Court Bench of Justices G Jayachandran and Mummineni Sudheer Kumar denied appeals by GAIL (India) Limited against five natural gas supplier companies in arbitrations aggregating to Rs. 246 crores, observing that natural gas transactions are commercial and GAIL could not invoke the public trust doctrine to escape...

Farmers Protest: Bachchu Kadu Drops 'Rail Roko' Andolan After Bombay High Court Cautions Against Public Disturbance

Farmers' leader and former MLA Omprakash alias Bachchu Kadu on Thursday cancelled his proposed plan to stage a "Rail Roko Andolan" in Nagpur after the Bombay High Court cautioned him against probable inconvenience to the citizens.Notably, Kadu led thousands of farmers and staged protests by blocking the National Highway 44 popularly known as Wardha Road, which connects to the Samruddhi...

Interim Restraint On Creating Third-Party Rights In Property Is Permissible In Specific Performance Suits: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an injunction can be granted against the owner of a property in specific circumstances under Order 39 Rule 1 & 2 of CPC, even if the principle of lis pendens under Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act ('TP Act') is applicable.Referring to the decision of the Apex Court in Ramakant Ambalal Choksi vs. Harish Ambalal Choksi & Others,...

Daughter-In-Law's Right To Residence Under DV Act Can't Suspend In-Laws' Right To Live In Their Home Without Distress: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that when the residential rights of a daughter in law have been protected under the Domestic Violence Act, the right of senior citizens, being the in-laws, to live in their house without distress cannot be suspended indefinitely.“While the PWDV Act confers a vital and protective right of residence upon an aggrieved woman, it cannot be construed to extinguish...

Now RSS Office Bearer Opposes Haal Movie Before Kerala High Court, Says Organisation Depicted As 'Riotous, Thuggish'

An office bearer of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has moved the Kerala High Court opposing Shane Nigam starrer 'Haal' over alleged "degraded" portrayal of the organisation in the film.The film came in controversy after the Central Board of Film Certification suggested several cuts including beef biriyani eating scene and a sequence in song where heroine uses Muslim religious attire...

'Shocking': MP High Court Takes Suo-Motu Cognizance Of News Report On Felling Of 488 Trees Near Bhopal Without Permission

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (October 29), took suo motu cognizance of a news report published in the Times of India, as which the Public Works Department (PWD) had felled 488 trees near Bhopal without taking requisite permissions. The court also restrained any further felling or pruning of trees in the area except through permission granted by the state appointed committee...

“Ganja” Includes Only Flowering Or Fruiting Top Of Cannabis Plant, Not Stem And Stalk: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the definition of Ganja does not include the stem and stalk, but only includes the flowering or fruiting top. Justice KK Ramakrishnan emphasised that when a contraband is accompanied by stems and seeds, the weight of the flowering or fruiting top alone is to be considered for ascertaining the commercial quantity. “At the cost of repetition,...

Denial Of Subsistence Allowance During Suspension Amounts To “Economic Excommunication”: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that subsistence allowance is mandatory in any circumstance of suspension of an employee, and “he cannot be denied his statutory subsistence allowance.”Justice M. Nagaprasanna said this while allowing a petition by Basavaraj Pundalikappa and quashing the suspension order dated 22-07-2025. The petitioner joined as an attender in Bagalkote Municipal Council...

S.263 Succession Act | Grounds For Annulment Of Probate Are Illustrative, Not Exhaustive: Bombay High Court Clarifies

The Bombay High Court has held that the explanations (a) to (e) appended to Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, for annulment of probate, are illustrative and not exhaustive. The Court clarified that even circumstances not specifically enumerated in these explanations can amount to “just cause” for revoking or annulling a grant of Probate or Letters of Administration, depending...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea To Cancel 'India Gate' Trademark; Says Only Delhi HC Has Jurisdiction Since Mark Was Registered At Delhi

The Kerala High Court has recently dismissed a special jurisdiction case filed before it under the Trade Mark Act seeking to cancel the registered trade mark 'INDIA GATE' belonging to the 1st respondent KRBL Limited.Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim observed that the rectification petition filed by the petitioner under Section 57 of the Act was not maintainable before the Kerala High Court but before...