Birth Of Daughter From Another Woman Proves Husband's Illicit Relationship; Wife Justified In Living Separately: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the birth of a daughter from another woman clearly depicts that the husband had a relationship with her while still being married to his first wife. The Court held that this conduct compelled the wife to live separately, and therefore, she could not be accused of desertion.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur remarked that: “Birth of a daughter......

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Followers Of Actor Darshan Booked For Harassing Actress Ramya On Instagram

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to five persons who are stated to be followers of actor Darshan, arrested for allegedly sending sexually coloured remarks, offensive and threatening messages to former MP and actress Ramya on Instagram. The court further granted anticipatory bail to one Vikas B A. The actress on July 28, had filed a complaint giving details of 43 accounts from which...

Allahabad High Court Alters Husband's S. 307 IPC Conviction To 324 & Then 'Acquits' Him Based On Compromise With Wife

The Allahabad High Court recently 'altered' a husband's conviction under Section 307 IPC (attempt to murder) to Section 324 IPC (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means) and then 'acquitted' him after recording that he and victim-wife had reconciled and were living together as husband and wife since 1988 and had raised two children. With this, a bench of Justice Madan Pal...

Madras High Court Directs State To Constitute TN Heritage Commission Within 4 Weeks, Restrains Construction In Tiruvannamalai Temple

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to constitute a Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission, as per the Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission Act, within four weeks. “In that view of the matter, there shall be a direction to the State of Tamil Nadu, that is the Secretary to the Government, Tourism, Culture and Endowments Department, that is the first respondent herein, to...

Indore Truck Rampage: MP High Court Asks State About Road Safety & Traffic Regulation Measures Adopted After SC Directions

Taking note of Supreme Court's comprehensive directions regarding road safety and traffic regulation, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (October 10) directed the State Government to file an affidavit listing what measures are being taken to comply with the apex court's order. The court passed the order while hearing a suo-motu plea initiated regarding an incident where reportedly a...

Strangers Can Be Proceeded Against For Breach Of Injunction Under Order 39 Rule 2A CPC: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the scope of Order 39 Rule 2-A of the Code of Civil Procedure,1908, which lays down consequences for disobeying an injunction or breaching the terms, is not confined to the parties in the suit. The provision applies to any person who has violated the order of the court.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: "In case of disobedience or breach of...

Delhi High Court Allows Natco To Sell Spinal Muscular Atrophy Drug, Rejects Roche's Patent Infringement Appeal

The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld a single judge's refusal of an interim injunction sought by Swiss pharmaceutical giant F Hoffmann-La Roche AG against Natco Pharma Ltd, in a patent dispute over Risdiplam, a drug used to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul dismissed Roche's appeal against a Single Judge's decision,...

Kerala High Court Directs Nodal Agency To Consider Inclusion Of Non-Resident Returnees In NORKA-CARE Health Insurance Scheme

The Kerala High Court has directed NORKA Roots to consider the inclusion of Non-Resident Keralite (NRK) returnees in its recently launched NORKA-CARE Group Health and Accident Insurance Scheme.NORKA Roots is a nodal agency for all matters concerning collaboration with the government of Kerala to address grievances on Non-Resident Keralites. Justice N Nagaresh gave the directions while disposing...

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 70-Year-Old Man Booked For Allegedly Hunting & Killing Leopard In Reserve Forest

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 9) granted regular bail to a 70-year-old man, who is accused of killing a leopard in a reserve forest by laying a cable trap.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas allowed the petition taking into consideration the period of custody undergone, the absence of antecedents and the advanced age of the petitioner. The petitioner was arrayed as an accused in O.R....

Kerala High Court Seeks Details On TDB–NIC MoU For Digital Governance Of Devaswom Institution

The Kerala High Court has sought details of the Memorandum of Understanding between National Informatics Centre and Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) for computerisation and digital governance for managing temple administration.The directions were given by the division bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, while considering a matter concerning the...

'How Can Doctors Work In Insecurity?': Kerala High Court Seeks Report On Safety Of Hospital Staff After Attack On Doctor

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 10) orally directed the state government to submit a report to ensure the safety of doctors, medical personnel and all attendant staff in hospitals. The observation was made in the light of a recent attack on a doctor in Kozhikode. He was attacked using a sharp weapon by the father of a girl, who died of amoebic fever and was treated by the...

Armstrong Murder Case | Madras High Court Orders Postmortem Of Prime Accused Who Died In Custody, Directs Forensic Exam Of Visceral Samples

The Madras High Court, on Friday, has ordered a postmortem of Nagendran, the prime accused in the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Armstrong. Nagendran had died on 9th October, 2025, while under police custody.Since Nagendran's family had raised allegations of poisoning by the police, Justice Satish Kumar has also ordered five visceral samples to be collected and sent to the...