High Courts
Allahabad High Court Acquits Woman, Alleged Paramour In Husband's Murder Case; Says CDR Can't Alone Prove Accused Was With Deceased
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a woman and her alleged paramour in a murder case involving her husband, holding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence connecting them with the crime.A Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay set aside the judgment of the trial court, which had convicted Hasnera alias Shabana...
Full Court Fee Refund Is Statutory Entitlement When Dispute Is Settled, No Separate Plea Required: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that parties are entitled to a full refund of court fees when a suit, counter-claim or appeal is disposed of upon an amicable settlement.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Khetarpal and Justice Bharat Parashar observed that such a refund is a substantive statutory entitlement under the amended Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870.“…. full refund of...
Youth Olympics Equestrian Selection: Delhi High Court Upholds EFI's Selection, Directs Clearer Criteria & Timelines To Avoid Future Disputes
The Delhi High Court has directed the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to ensure that its selection criteria and timelines for future international sporting events are framed and implemented with sufficient clarity and precision.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that ambiguity in the selection process can create avoidable uncertainty...
Delhi High Court Bar Association To Contribute ₹25 Lakh For Construction Of AIIMS Night Shelter
The amount was collected from voluntary donations made by Advocates.
Insult To Prime Minister Doesn't Attract S.352 BNS Without Intent To Provoke Breach Of Peace: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed criminal proceedings against a man who was booked by Athani Police for allegedly putting up barricades in front of his shop and making insulting remarks against the Prime Minister when he was questioned by a social worker. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 378]The single judge bench of Justice Venkatesh Naik T held that the complaint did not disclose...
No Criminal Liability Established In Sabarimala Ghee Loss, But Administrative Lapses Need Fixing: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (23 September) accepted the Vigilance report concluding that the alleged loss in the sale of Adiyashishtam Ghee packets at Sabarimala during the 2025-26 Mandala-Makaravilakku season could not, on the material presently available, be attributed to individual criminal liability.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V....
POCSO Offence Can't Be Settled Through Compromise By Victim Or Her Family: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) cannot be settled through a compromise between the accused and the child victim or her family.Justice Sachin Datta made the observation while refusing to quash an FIR registered against a man for the offences under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6...
'PC Act Conviction Difficult, But Convicts Easily Released Pending Appeal': Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict In Ex-DGP Thachankary's Plea
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (September 24) reserved its verdict in the sentence suspension plea preferred by former Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary in the disproportionate assets case.Justice A. Badharudeen today heard detailed arguments by Senior Advocate B. Raman Pillai, who appeared for Thachankary. The Court also heard the public prosecutor, who opposed the...
'State Best Equipped To Decide Upon Land Requirement For Airport': Bombay High Court Rejects Farmers' Challenge To Purandar Airport Site
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a challenge by farmers to the selection of “Site 1A” for the proposed Greenfield Airport at Purandar, Pune, holding that the choice of site, alignment and project feasibility fall within the domain of experts and the State's policy decision. The Court observed that it would not substitute its own assessment for that of technical experts or...
Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Ajeet Bharti In SC/ST Act Case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to commentator Ajeet Bharti in a case under Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Justice Saurabh Banerjee while pronouncing the verdict, said that the offence under SC/ST Act was prima facie made out against Bharti.It dismissed the anticipatory bail plea as being not maintainable. It cited the statutory bar...
Women Becoming Career-Oriented Taking A Toll On Marriages; Husbands Becoming Homemakers May Be A Remedy: Madras High Court
If there can be house wives, there can be house husbands also. Let this become a new normal, Court said.
Right To Pursue Higher Education Can't Be Curtailed Lightly Even Though Not Declared As Fundamental Right: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the right to pursue higher education cannot be curtailed lightly, even though it is not declared as a fundamental right.Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while permitting a doctor employed with the Delhi Government to pursue a three-year DNB Super Speciality Cardiology course despite the government's objections regarding his earlier study leave and...