Delhi High Court Deprecates ANI's Conduct In Copyright Infringement Case Against 'Dynamite News'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI), challenging a single judge order passed in its copyright infringement suit against news platform Dynamite News.The single judge had on October 14 directed YouTube to unblock the channel of Dynamite News.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla found...

“Criminal Process Becomes Tool Of Harassment If Accused's Relatives Are Over-Implicated": P&H High Court Rejects Plea U/S 319 CrPC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has cautioned against the tendency of complainants to over-implicate friends and relatives of the main accused in criminal cases, observing that such practices risk converting the criminal process into a tool of harassment rather than justice.While dismissing a revision plea against rejecting the prosecution's application under Section 319 CrPC seeking to...

'No One Should Suffer Because Of Court': Orissa High Court Judge Admits His 'Mistake Of Fact', Recalls Own Judgment In Review

The Orissa High Court has recalled its judgment dismissing a writ petition without hearing the petitioner on the question of delay and also leaving out a material aspect during the course of hearing.In a rare gesture, Justice Sashikanta Mishra candidly admitted to have fallen prey to a 'mistake of fact' while adjudicating the writ petition and thus, observed –“The doctrine actus...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PIL Alleging Bias In Distribution Of CM Infrastructure Development Fund To Assembly Constituencies

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL claiming unequal distribution of funds under Chief Ministers Infrastructure Development Program to assembly constituencies represented by ruling party MLAs and constituencies represented by opposition MLAs as violative of Article 14. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha issued notice to the...

Rejecting Physically Disabled Individual's Candidature Citing No Vacancy Defeats RPwD Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that rejecting a physically disabled individual's candidature citing no vacancy for such individuals defeats the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain dismissed a plea filed by the Delhi Police against CAT's order directing it to reconsider the case of a man, who...

Delhi High Court Seeks Timelines For Equipping Consumer Forums With Video Conferencing Facilities

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought timelines within which period the consumer forums in the national capital will be equipped fully with video conferencing facilities.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the counsel appearing for Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to seek instructions on the aspect from the...

Possessing Intermediate Quantity Of Opium Poppy Doesn't Attract Rigors Of S.37 NDPS Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that possession of 7.033 kg of poppy husk is an intermediate quantity and the rigorous conditions for bail under Section 37 of the NDPS Act are not applicable in such cases.Justice Rakesh Kainthla reiterated that: “The Central Government has issued a notification prescribing 1 kg of opium poppy straw as the small quantity, and 50 kg of the poppy straw...

Delhi High Court Quashes Attempt To Murder FIR Against Prof Madhu Kishwar Over Alleged Assault In 2008

The Delhi High Court has quashed an attempt to murder case lodged against commentator Prof. Madhu Kishwar back in 2008, over an alleged altercation with the Basoya family while she was clicking pictures of alleged unauthorised constructions in the city for her organization, Manushi.Justice Amit Mahajan found the FIR to be “maliciously motivated counter blast” to the case first lodged...

'Artificial Delay Created By Accused Not Grounds For Bail': P&H High Court Issues Directions To Fast-Track NDPS Trials

In a significant step toward expediting trials under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a comprehensive set of guidelines for Special Courts to ensure the timely disposal of cases involving commercial quantities of contraband.The Court clarified that the directions shall come into force from January 01, 2026.It also added...

'Lived A Socially Respectable Life': Orissa High Court Reduces Sentence Of Septuagenarian Convicted In 1998 For Outraging Modesty

The Orissa High Court recently upheld the conviction but reduced the term of imprisonment of a man in his late seventies convicted by trial Court in 1998 for outraging and insulting modesty of a scheduled caste woman by trespassing into her house.Accepting the submission on behalf of the appellant/accused regarding his reformed behaviour ever since the said incident, the Bench of Justice...

Delhi High Court To Hear Pleas Against CBFC Certification To 'The Taj Story' Tomorrow

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will hear tomorrow the petitions against the certification given to “The Taj Story” film, slated to be released on October 31. Earlier today, lawyer Shakeel Abbas mentioned his plea against the film release. He has cited fabrication of facts and propagation of a "communal propaganda.”Appearing in person, the lawyer mentioned the matter...

Hurling Caste Abuse On Flyover Satisfies Threshold Of 'Public View' Under SC/ST Act Even In Absence Of Witnesses: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that assaulting a woman and using caste based remarks against her on a flyover falls within the meaning of “public view” to satisfy the offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.Justice Ravinder Dudeja made the observation while denying anticipatory bail to a man and said that the ingredients necessary...