Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea By Accused Absconding For 30+ Years To Recall 2025 Conviction Verdict In 1982 Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a recall application filed seeking a recall of its judgment passed in March this year confirming the conviction of the an accused (appellant before HC) in connection with a 1982 Murder case. A Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Praveen Kumar Giri noted that the recall application was barred by Section 362 CrPC which prohibits...

Absence Of Upward Injury Marks On Deceased Leads Allahabad High Court To Acquit Sole Surviving Accused In 1984 Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man in connection with a nearly four-decade-old murder case as it opined that the prosecution had failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt. In its appreciation of evidence against the sole surviving accused, a Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha found that the firearm injuries on the deceased...

Woman Cannot Claim Maintenance From Live-In Partner Whom She Accused Of Rape, No Husband-Wife Relationship: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the order of the Principal Sessions Judge, Kathua, which set aside the trial Magistrate's order granting interim maintenance to a woman petitioner who had been in a live-in relationship with the respondent. The respondent had been convicted under Section 376 IPC on her complaint.A bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul noted that...

Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage: Right Of Spouses Or Court's Prerogative?

“A marriage that is dead for all purposes cannot be revived by a judicial verdict.” – Naveen Kohli v. Neelu Kohli (2006) 4 SCC 558, ¶62.This observation from the Supreme Court continues to shape one of the most debated issues in Indian family law: should irretrievable breakdown of marriage (IBM) be recognised as a statutory ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, or should it remain a remedy available only through the Court's extraordinary power under Article 142 of the...

Corruption Threatens Democracy & Undermines Rule Of Law, Courts Must Ensure Accountability: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that courts or tribunals should not lightly interfere in the matter of misconduct arising out of charges of corruption.A division bench of Justice S.Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil, said “Corruption is a menace that not only threatens the very fundamental principles of democracy, but also undermines the rule of law and the institutions...

Allahabad High Court Orders Inquiry Into Illegal Encroachments, Makeshift Temples In Lucknow Park

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently took strong exception to unauthorized encroachments in a public park in Lucknow and directed the authorities to hold an inquiry into how makeshift temples and other non-public structures were allowed to come up on the land. A Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Brij Raj Singh passed the order while hearing a writ...

Matrimonial Discord Common In Domestic Life; Torture Sans Intent To Abet Suicide Won't Attract S. 306 IPC: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that matrimonial discord and differences in domestic life are quite common and if due to this reason, either husband or wife commits suicide, then it cannot be held that due to their abetment, the deceased committed suicide. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain observed thus while setting aside the order of a Sessions Court which had rejected...

Date Of Service Of Summons Is Starting Point For Limitation Period To File Written Statement: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the limitation period for filing a written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 begins from the date of service of summons along with a copy of the plaint, and not from the date of filing of the Vakalatnama by the defendant. The Court emphasised that the responsibility to serve the plaint rests upon the plaintiff...

Investigating Officer Can't Keep Probe Pending But Court Can't Give Direction To File Chargesheet: MP High Court

In a petition seeking directions to the police to file a charge sheet in an attempt to murder case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court underscored that while Investigating Officer cannot keep the investigation pending, however the court cannot direct filing of chargesheet as it amounts to supervising the probe. Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke referred to Supreme Court's decision in D....

Conditional Promotion Due To Financial Objections Serves State Interest : Chhattisgarh High Court

A Division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that a promotion can be validly granted subject to conditions, such as being contingent on the outcome of pending inquiries involving serious financial objections, to protect the state's interest. Background Facts The appellant/ writ petitioner was serving as an...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: September 2025 [Citations 1050 - 1235]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1050 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1235NOMINAL INDEXSharjeel Imam v. State & other connected matters 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1050VIKAS VERMA v. DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTION AND ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1051Himanshu v. TCNS Clothing Co. Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1052AJAY KUMAR NAYYAR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1053X v. Y 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1054Chetan v. State...

'Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Anathema To Liberty': MP High Court Grants Bail To Rape Accused Where Victim Turned Hostile

While granting bail to a man accused of rape, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remarked that prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to liberty after noting that the trial was not likely to conclude in the near future and that the prosecutrix had turned hostile. Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed:"Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegations and...