Kerala High Court Closes Plea Challenging Proposal To Set Up Polling Booth At Mosque, Notes Site Shifted To Anganwadi

The Kerala High Court has closed a writ petition moved by Twenty 20 Party challenging the proposal to fix a Mosque (Madrasathul Islamiya) as the polling booth for the upcoming local body elections, after the District Election Officer proposed a nearby Anganwadi for the purpose.The writ petition was filed seeking to quash the proposal to fix the polling station at Madrasthul Islamiya in...

Kerala High Court Asks Actor Dulquer Salmaan To Approach Customs Authority Seeking Provisional Release Of Seized Vehicle

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 7) asked actor Dulquer Salmaan to approach the authority under the Customs Act seeking the provisional release of his Land Rover Defender, which was seized by Customs officials as part of Operation Numkhor.The Court asked the actor to approach the adjudicatory authority under the Customs Act with an application under Section 110A of the Customs Act....

'Is This The Feeling You Carry After 70 Yrs?' Gujarat High Court To Shopkeepers Opposing Vacation For Junagadh Museum Restoration

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (October 7) orally questioned the shop-keepers, stated to have migrated from Pakistan, opposing vacation of premises for restoration work at Junagadh Museum.During the hearing the court orally remarked that when petitioners' were granted an accommodation during independence, at that time the situation was all together different, adding that "Is this the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: September 29 - October 5, 2025

Citations: MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 200 to MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 209Nominal IndexJitendra Chawla v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 200Roop Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 201 Anju Murti Upadhyay v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 202Dr Himanshu Dutt Pandey v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 203 YK v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw...

Karnataka High Court Urges State To Frame Policy Regulating Sites In Converted Lands Outside Approved Layouts

The Karnataka High Court has suggested to the State Government to devise a comprehensive scheme to regulate transactions regarding purchase of land/site on converted lands which are not part of any sanctioned layouts.A single judge, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said,“With increasing instances of purchasers acquiring sites in converted lands which are not part of sanctioned layouts, there is...

Allahabad High Court Asks Judges To Avoid Recording Abusive Words In Witness Testimonies

The Allahabad High Court has directed all judicial officers in the State of U.P. to not record abusive language or filthy words made in evidence/ statements during trial.While dealing with a criminal revision against order of the Special Judge (SC/ST) Act, Varanasi, Justice Harvir Singh observed,“The recording of filthy languages and abusive words in the pleadings are unwarranted...

Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict On PIL Against Sale Of Arundhati Roy's Book Showing Her Smoking On Cover

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 7) reserved its verdict on a PIL challenging Arundhati Roy's book "Mother Mary Comes To Me", the front cover of which shows her smoking a Bidi without any statutory health warning.The Petitioner, an advocate, seeks stay on the book's sale without the statutory label.After hearing the matter for some time, a division bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar...

Delhi High Court Warns Against Misuse Of Pleas Over Unauthorized Constructions, Fines Litigant ₹50K For 'Arm Twisting'

The Delhi High Court yesterday warned against the misuse of petitions being filed by unscrupulous persons alleging unauthorized constructions, underscoring that only those directly affected can file such pleas.Justice Mini Pushkarna imposed Rs. 50,000 costs on a litigant since no steps were taken by him to seek possession of the property situated in Jamia Nagar area in which he...

'Who Will Be Able To Contest?' Kerala High Court Questions BCI On ₹1.25 Lakh Nomination Fee, Orders Status Quo On State Bar Elections

“Who will be able to contest?" the Kerala High Court orally remarked today while hearing a plea challenging the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to hike the nomination fee for State Bar Council elections from ₹5,000 to ₹1,25,000— a 2400% increase.Justice N Nagaresh thus directed BCI to maintain status quo as regards to the issuance of notification for election to the State...

Madras High Court Issues Notice To Union Ministry On Plea To Ensure Petrol, Diesel Bills From Outlets Disclose Tax Levied

A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court calling upon the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to ensure that the bills issued by petrol/diesel outlets and the display board in the outlets contain the details of the tax levied. When the petition came up before the Madurai bench of Justice Anita Sumant and Justice C Kumarappan, the court issued notices to the...

After Kerala High Court Nudge, State Establishes Online Portal For Redressal Of Grievances From Public Hospitals

The Kerala government has informed the High Court that an Online portal has been set up for redressal of grievances from public hospitals.The submission was made before the division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji, which is dealing with a writ petition seeking safety standards at public medical facilities, following the collapse of Kottayam Medical...

Dismissal Of Divorce Petition Does Not Bar Second Plea For Divorce On Different Grounds: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that dismissal of a divorce petition on one ground does not bar a second divorce petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on any other ground between the same parties.Justice Manish Kumar Nigam held“Decision of a petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on one ground will not operate as res judicata for filing divorce...