Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest Of Man Over Morphed Photo Showing Ex-CM Akhilesh Yadav With Espionage Case Accused

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) recently stayed the arrest of a man accused of sharing a morphed photograph of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav with a woman alleged to have links with Pakistan and is currently facing an espionage case. A bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Rajeev Singh passed the interim order while hearing a plea file by...

Kerala Co-Op Societies Rules | Person Proposing Nomination Of Another Candidate Not Disqualified From Contesting Elections: High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that there is no provision under the Kerala Cooperative Societies Rules that disqualified a person from contesting in an election merely because he proposed the nomination of another candidate in the same constituency.The judgment was rendered by Justice K. Babu, who was considering a writ petition challenging the rejection of the petitioner's candidature...

Husband Can't Claim Exclusive Ownership Of Joint Property Merely On Ground Of Paying EMIs: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband cannot claim exclusive ownership of a property jointly held by both the spouses, merely on the ground that he alone paid the EMIs. “….once the property stands in the joint names of the spouses, the husband cannot be permitted to claim exclusive ownership merely on the ground that he alone provided the purchase consideration. Such a plea...

MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To 'Journalists' Accused Of Assaulting, Using Casteist Remarks Against Teacher

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order denying anticipatory bail to two men stated to be journalists booked for assaulting and using casteist remarks against a scheduled caste school teacher. The court also said that the news article which was published in relation to the teacher described her as a 'Chindi Chor' meaning petty thief and thus the intention to insult...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Non-Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MLA Hardik Patel In 2018 FIR Related To Patidar Quota Agitation

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (September 29) quashed a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against BJP MLA Hardik Patel after he gave an undertaking that he shall appear before the magistrate for attending the proceedings in a case related to a 2018 FIR registered against him. Patel had sought quashing of an order by the Additional Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ahmedabad (Rural) in...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: September 2025 [Citations: 538 - 616]

Nominal Index: [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 538 - 616]Dr Vinodkumar Jacob v The Vice Chancellor and Anr and Connected Matter, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 538C.P. Muhammed v. The Geologist and Ors. and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 539Bindhu Kuniparambath v. The Joint Chief Controller of Explosives and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 540X v Abraham Mathai and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 541Abdul Jabbar...

Mere Social Media Post Supporting Pakistan Won't Attract Offence Of 'Endangering Sovereignty Of India' Under BNS: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that merely posting a message showing support for another country may create anger or disharmony among citizens of India and may also be punishable under Section 196 BNS (promoting enmity), but it will not attract the stringent provisions of Section 152 BNS (Acts endangering sovereignty unity and integrity of India). A bench of Justice Santosh...

Punjab Floods | High Court Asks State Govt To Decide On Compensation For Farmers Who Suffered Less Than 25% Crop Loss

In the aftermath of the Punjab floods, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the state government to decide a representation alleging policy gap regarding absence of provision for compensating farmers who have suffered less than 25% crop loss.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry asked the State Government to decide the representation filed on the issue as expeditiously...

Who Is Prescribed Authority For Appeal U/S 54 U.P. Water Supply & Sewerage Act? Allahabad High Court Asks State

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has asked the State to clarify as to who is the prescribed authority under Section 54 of the U.P. Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1975 to decide appeal against the assessment order passed by JaI Sansthan or any other agency under sub-section (2) of Section 53 of the Act. Petitioner, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Transport Aircraft Division Chakeri,...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Injuncts Deepfake And Morphed Content

The Delhi High Court has recently passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of “The Art of Living” foundation founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora restrained john doe (unknown entities) from infringing Shankar's personality and publicity rights by using his name, voice, image, likeness, unique style of discourse and delivery or any other...

Student Suicides: Rajasthan High Court Asks State, Centre To Inform On Appointment Of Counsellors, Inclusion Of Mental Health In Curriculum

The Rajasthan High Court directed the Centre, State, University Grants Commission, and CBSE to inform on steps taken to provide psychological counsellors and to incorporate psychological maintenance and mental health in the subject curriculum at all levels. The division bench of Acting Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit was hearing a petition that highlighted the...

S.21 Drugs & Cosmetics Act | Fresh Notification Need Not Be Issued Every Time An Inspector Is Transferred: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that it would be unreasonable to issue a notification under Section 21 of Drugs and Cosmetics Act on every occasion when an Inspector is transferred, adding that such a narrow interpretation of the provision is not in furtherance of the object of the Act.Justice S Vishwajith Shetty in his order observed that the Section 21(1) of the Act...