'Father Stan Swamy Died Natural Death, Was Provided Prompt Medical Treatment': State Tells Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court was informed on Monday that a mandatory Magisterial Inquiry report on Father Stan Swamy's death was submitted before the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) earlier in May which concluded that he had died a 'natural death.'A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale was informed by the State that a bench of the MSHRC chairman...

Forging Court Summons Undermines Public Trust In Judiciary: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail Despite Compromise

Emphasizing the seriousness of forging judicial documents, the Punjab and Haryana High Court denied pre-arrest bail to a woman accused of fabricating a court summons, stating that such acts "have serious ramifications on public confidence in judiciary and undermines public trust."The petitioner was booked on the basis of disclosure statement of a co-accused who allegedly forged judicial...

Insurance Company Cannot Use Hidden Or Undisclosed Clauses To Deny Compensation: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that an insurance company cannot rely on clauses to deny compensation which was not revealed to the insured at the time of signing the agreement.Emphasizing on the principle of good faith, the court remarked that it was the duty of the insurance company to inform the insured about all clauses. Applying the Doctrine of Blue Pencil (which strikes off...

No Condonation For Bureaucratic Lapses: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects 992-Day Delay In Filing Appeal By State

Reaffirming that the law of limitation cannot be defeated under the guise of advancing substantial justice, the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the State's application seeking condonation of a 992-day delay in filing an appeal.Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "it is by now a well-settled principle that while Courts lean in favour of advancing substantial justice, they cannot do so...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 To October 4, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 176 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 183Nominal Index:State of H.P. v/s Chander Sharma & Others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 176Subash Kumar & others v/s State of Himachal Pradesh .,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 177Ashok Kumar v/s Dusha Kapil & another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 178Smt. Asha Rani V/s State of H.P. & Others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 179State of H.P. v/s Rajesh Kumar.,2025...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Trial Court Order To File Challan Against Cop For Bypassing Mandatory HC Rules

Reiterating the mandatory nature of procedural safeguards, the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed a trial court's order directing the filing of a challan against a police officer without following the due process laid down in the High Court Rules. The Court observed that any action or criticism against a police officer must strictly comply with Chapter 1, Part H, Rule 6 of the High...

Bombay High Court Issues Fresh Notice In Sameer Wankhede's Plea Against FIR In Liquor Licence Case

The Bombay High Court on Monday issued a fresh notice on a plea filed by controversial IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in 2022 seeking to quash an FIR lodged against him for allegedly falsifying his age to obtain a liquor licence for starting a hotel in Navi Mumbai, when he was a minor.For context, the Kopri Police Station in Thane has booked Wankhede under Sections 181(false statement to...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 To October 05, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1210 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1251NOMINAL INDEXMS AM v. GOVERNMENT OF STATE OF GNCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1210 DIRECTOR GENERAL v. SANJEEV KUMAR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1211 K v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1212 S.N.BHARDWAJ ADVOCATE v. ARCHCOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA & other connected matters 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1213 LT GEN INDERJIT SINGH AVSM VSM (RETD)...

Occupation Must Be Considered To Assess Functional Disability: Karnataka High Court Enhances Compensation For Vendor Who Lost Limb In Accident

The Karnataka High Court recently came to the aid of a vegetable vendor and increased the compensation amount awarded to him by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal from Rs 5, 98,300 to Rs 11,40,795.Justice Dr Chillakur Sumalatha said, “For a vegetable vendor, it will be highly difficult to continue his occupation and earn in the light of loss of one of the lower limbs. For assessing...

Rajasthan High Court Orders Heirs Of Jaipur Royal Family To Remove 'Maharaj' And 'Princess' Prefixes From Their Plea

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the descendants of the erstwhile royal family of Jaipur to remove prefix “Maharaj” and “Princess” from the names of the petitioners as well as the respondents as mentioned in the case title of the petition, failing which the plea would be dismissed.The court was hearing petitions filed by Maharaj Prithviraj and Maharaj Jagat Singh through his...

Allahabad High Court Frames Contempt Charges Against Man Over 'WhatsApp Message' Accusing Judicial Officer Of Corruption, Treason

The Allahabad High Court recently framed criminal contempt charges against a man who is prima facie found to have circulated a WhatsApp message among the advocates, accusing an Additional District Judge posted in Basti of accepting bribes for writing fake and forged order sheets and for committing treason. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava directed that...

Separate Property Acquired By Mitakshara Hindu Who Died Before 1956 Completely Devolves Upon Son: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the separate property acquired by a Hindu governed by Mitakshara law, who died before 1956, will completely devolve upon his son.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar observed that the Hindu Law of Inheritance (Amendment ) Act, 1929 did not affect the son's absolute right to inherit his father's property. “It...