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Abuse Of Law: Madras High Court Slams Party For Paying ₹10 Court Fee For ₹2.5 Crore Recovery Suit, Taking Three Years To Pay Deficit

The Madras High Court pulled up a litigant for making a “mockery of the entire judicial system” and abusing the legal process after he paid a mere Rs 10 court fee for filing a suit seeking recovery of Rs 2.5 crore and then took over three years to pay the deficit court fee, imposing costs of Rs. 50,000 on the party. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 525]Consequently, a Division Bench of Justice N....

Hindu Succession Act | Son Gets Share In Ancestral Property Only After Fathers Death, No Birthright: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that sons do not acquire any right in ancestral property by birth and that the concept of birthright does not apply under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 443]Clarifying that sons become entitled to inherit a share in ancestral property only after their father's demise, the bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed:"It...

Tripura High Court Sets Aside Family Court Order Denying Interim Maintenance To Wife, Says Court Must Protect Deserted Women

The Tripura High Court has set aside a Family Court order rejecting a wife's plea for interim maintenance, observing that the trial court failed to appreciate the purpose and object of maintenance provisions intended to protect deserted and distressed women. The Court held that the Family Court had incorrectly concluded, without recording evidence, that the wife had voluntarily left...

Calcutta High Court Directs Fire Dept To Consider Owners Plea Against Sealing Of Kolkata Hotel Where 9 Died In Fire

The Calcutta High Court has directed a joint inspection of the building at 15G, Mirza Ghalib Street, Kolkata, where nine people were killed in a massive hotel fire in August this year, to enable the occupants to retrieve their personal belongings and essential documents from the premises.Justice Arjun Ray Mukherjee directed that the joint inspection be conducted between November 5 and November...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Age Limits Under ART Act, Says Wife Under 50 Can Avail Services Using Donor Sperm If Husband Is Over 55

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of age limits prescribed under Section 21(g) of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 (the “Act”), opining that the legislative framework sought to balance the desire to attain parenthood through medical assistance with the need to ensure the welfare and well-being of the child. The division bench of...

Pointing Out A Place Already Known To Police Does Not Amount To Discovery Under Section 27 Of Evidence Act: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an accused who points out a place the police have already demarcated on a co-accused's information does not bring to light any “fact discovered” within the meaning of Section 27 of the Evidence Act. Justice Manisha Batra said, “The petitioner pointing out the same place six months later did not bring to light anything which was not...

Rajasthan High Court Orders SOP, Police Training On Handling Electronic Evidence Like CCTV, Call Records

The Rajasthan High Court has issued directions to the Director General of Police to frame and circulate a standard operating procedure for the collection, seizure, preservation, and proof of electronic evidence within two months, especially CCTV footage and call detail records. Observing that the investigating officers are "unaware of the procedure required to be followed in the...

Victims Criminal Antecedents No Ground To Defend Mob Justice: Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Man For Lynching Rival

Just because a person is a history-sheeter and has several criminal antecedents, 'lynching' him to death or 'mob justice' is not justified, held the Bombay High Court while refusing bail to a man, who was part of a mob of nearly 15 persons of a family, which attacked a man over past rivalry and killed him.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav while denying bail to one Sharad Digambar Gorane,...