Allahabad High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Woman Convicted For Killing NRI Husband, Confirms Life Term To Accomplice

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the conviction of a 38-year-old British woman for the murder of her NRI husband, but commuted the capital sentence imposed by the trial court to one of life imprisonment. The Court also confirmed the life term awarded to her alleged lover for his role in the killing. While a bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Madan Pal Singh...

Delhi High Court Seeks PWD Status Report On Renovation, Construction Of Toilets In District Courts

The Delhi High Court has sought a status report form the Public Works Department (PWD) regarding the progress of renovation or construction of toilets in the District Courts complexes in the national capital.Justice Sachin Datta was dealing with a plea filed by a woman lawyer highlighting the unhygienic conditions of female washrooms in the Lawyers' Chambers Block at Saket Courts.A status...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Select City Walk, Restrains Real Estate Developer From Using 'Vardhman Citywalk' Mark

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Select Citywalk Retail Private Limited and restrained a real estate developer from using “Vardhman Citywalk” mark.Justice Tejas Karia said that Select Citywalk Retail Private Limited has been using the Mark 'CITYWALK' continuously since 2004 with respect to commercial spaces, themed landscapes & outdoor zones, and other...

Delhi High Court Raps Centre For Failing To Respond To Pleas Seeking Implementation Of Rights Under Transgender Persons Act

The Delhi High Court has expressed displeasure with the Central Government for failing to respond to a batch of petitions seeking implementation of the rights under the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. A division bench comprising Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Anish Dayal was dealing with three petitions filed in 2017 and 2019 by Riya Sharma,...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Allow Bhima Koregaon Accused Dr Anand Teltumbde To Travel Abroad For Delivering Lectures

After the Bombay High Court on Wednesday expressed disinclination to permit rights' activist Dr Anand Teltumbde to travel to Amsterdam and the United Kingdom for attending academic assignments, the accused in the Elgar Parishad - Bhima Koregaon case, withdrew his plea.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale while expressing it's view against permitting Teltumbde,...

'Homemaker's Contribution Invaluable': Rajasthan High Court Enhances Compensation By ₹3.15 Lakh In Accident Case

The bench of Dr. Justice Nupur Bhati at the Rajasthan High Court enhanced the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, in relation to death of a homemaker, taking into account the “significant and invaluable contribution of homemakers”.The Court was hearing an appeal filed against the quantum of compensation awarded by the tribunal towards death of a homemaker. One of...

Injuring Vital Body Part Without Intention Not Attempt To Murder: MP High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Accused Who Hit Neighbour's Head

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order acquitting two men accused of 'attempt to murder' by hitting the heads of complainants with a wooden log, holding that merely inflicting injury on a vital body part without intention to kill does not attract IPC Section 307. The bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed;"There was no previous enmity between...

MP High Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Raping, Trafficking Minor Girl Citing Specific Allegations Needing Detailed Probe

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to grant bail to an advocate practising in the District Court accused of raping and dragging minor girl into trafficking, who had named the accused after she recollected it later during court proceedings, observing that there were specific allegations levelled against the accused. The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra observed that as per the record, "during...

Political Leader Claiming That His Party Will Form Govt Is Not Sedition: High Court Grants Relief To Jharkhand BJP President

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a political statement by the President of a State Unit of a national political party expressing confidence that his party will form the government in the State cannot be equated with exciting disaffection against the government established by law. The Court observed that such statements are part of normal political discourse and do not meet the...

Motor Vehicles Act | Borrower Of Vehicle Steps Into Shoes Of Owner, Can't Claim Compensation For Accident: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently reiterated that a person who borrows a vehicle from its owner would step into the shoes of the owner and such a person cannot claim compensation similar to a third party. Justice R Poornima of the Madurai bench took note of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Ramkhiladi and another Vs. United India Insurance Company and another, where the...

'No Arbitrariness': Delhi High Court Rejects Plea By NEET-UG Candidate For Re-Checking Of OMR Sheet

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea filed by a candidate seeking to recalculate his OMR evaluation and to revise his result and rank in relation to the National Eligibility Entrance Test (UG) 2025.Justice Vikas Mahajan said that there was no discrimination or arbitrariness in the process adopted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for checking the OMR sheets.“The OMR sheets of...

Kerala High Court Makes AI-Based Transcription Tool Mandatory For Recording Of Witness Statements From November 01

The Kerala High Court has directed that all trial courts in the state must mandatorily record witness depositions using the Adalat.AI speech-to-text transcription tool from November 1, 2025.The decision comes after a successful pilot phase that began on February 1, 2025, in select courts in Ernakulam, including the Additional District and Sessions Court (for trials relating to atrocities...