Video Surveillance Of Village Lake Excessively Intrusive: Madras High Court Declines Installation Of CCTV To Prevent Illegal Fishing

The Madras High Court recently refused to permit the installation of CCTV cameras near a village lake to prevent activities like illegal fishing, earth mining, etc near it. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that the village lake was a traditional resource used by the villagers, who used it for multiple purposes like bathing, swimming, and leisure activities. The court added...

POSH Complaints Can't Be Probed By Parallel Inquiry Authority Outside ICC/LCC Mechanism: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the complaints under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act, 2013, cannot be investigated or adjudicated by any parallel authority outside the framework of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) or Local Complaints Committee (LCC). The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti emphasized that allowing such a parallel authority would undermine...

Periodic Replacement, Maintenance Cost Of Prosthetic Limb Must Be Factored Into Motor Accident Compensation: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently enhanced the compensation granted to a person, whose leg was amputated following a motor accident, so as to give him a just compensation for the purpose of maintenance and periodic replacement of his prosthetic leg.Justice M.B. Snehalatha granted Rs. 30 lakhs for periodic replacement and maintenance after noting that artificial leg is not a one-time...

Refusal To Conduct Social Wedding After Notarized Marriage Does Not Convert Consensual Relationship Into Rape: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court recently acquitted a man convicted under Section 376(1) IPC, holding that a consensual relationship arising out of a long-standing love affair and subsisting marriage could not subsequently be treated as rape merely because the accused allegedly refused to conduct a social marriage ceremony. The Court observed that the complainant herself admitted to the existence of...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Parole To Life Convict To Prepare Documents Lost In Fire Incident

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted 8 weeks' parole to a life convict to enable him to prepare essential documents that were destroyed in a fire incident, observing that the denial of parole on mere apprehension of breach of peace is unsustainable in law.Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor noted, "The facts of the case would thus indicate that the petitioner has...

Mother Can't Be Asked To Undergo DNA Test And Prove Maternity For Donating Kidney To Son: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that a mother should not be made to undergo DNA test to prove her maternity while donating kidney to her child. Justice GR Swaminathan thus directed the Authorisation Committee of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research to permit a mother to donate one of her kidneys to her son, who was suffering from systemic hypertension chronic kidney...

Kerala High Court Closes Suo Motu Case On Unauthorized Helicopter Movement Over Sabarimala Temple After Explanation From Coast Guard

The Kerala High Court recently closed the suo motu case initiated in the light of an unauthorized helicopter movement over Sabarimala temple.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar noted that a crime has been registered at the Pamba Police Station for the offence under Section 118(e) of the Kerala Police Act [Penalty for causing grave violation of...

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: Husband Withdraws Anticipatory Bail Plea From MP HC; Seeks To Surrender Before Trial Court

Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh, who has been booked in an alleged case of dowry death, withdrew his anticipatory bail plea from the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (May 22).The bench of Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh, in his order, directed; "at the outset, the counsel for Applicant Samarth Singh seeks withdrawal of this MCRC with liberty to surrender before the Trial Court and...

Senior Citizen Act Can't Be Used To Reclaim Property From Children Of First Wife Amid Family Dispute: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal filed by a senior citizen seeking maintenance and cancellation of a property transfer in favour of his sons from his first marriage, holding that the dispute was essentially a family property matter and not a case of neglect under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.Justice Ashwani...

Gauhati High Court Introduces Fuel-Saving Measures: Directs Virtual Hearings Twice A Week, 50% Staff Attendance Till June 26

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday (May 21) issues guidelines regarding virtual hearings, car-pooling for Judges, roster, mandatory use of e-office, training programs to be done in online mode, in terms of circular issued by the Supreme Court dated May 15, in line with Union government's fuel conservation measures. The SOP issued in respect of the Principal Seat and the Outlying Benches of...

Kerala High Court Stays Centre's TV Rating Policy Clause That Says Viewership Arising Out Of Landing Page Won't Be Counted

Kerala High Court on Friday (May 22) stayed the proviso to Clause 5.4.1 of the TV Ratings Policy 2026 issued by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), which says that viewership arising out of Landing Page shall not be counted in the viewership measurement and that Landing Page can be used only as a marketing tool. The MIB had issued the 2026 Policy vide an order dated March...

Probation Of Offenders Act Inapplicable In Serious POCSO Offences Punishable With Life Imprisonment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the benefit of probation cannot be granted in serious offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act which are punishable with imprisonment for life.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja passed the ruling while hearing arguments on sentencing after convicting a man for offences under Sections 363, 366 and...