Kerala High Court Appoints Retired Justice KT Sankaran For Appraisal Of Valuables In Sabarimala Temple

The Kerala High Court on Monday (29 September) appointed Justice K T Sankaran, former Judge of the Kerala High Court, for appraisal of all valuables of the Sabarimala Temple.The Court has stated that the Judge can engage a jewel appraiser of proven expertise to conduct a thorough appraisal of all items in the strong room as well as those recorded in the Thiruvabharanam Register and the...

Indian Courts Not Barred From Executing Foreign Decree Pending Enforcement Abroad, Parallel Execution Is Permissible: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that parallel enforcement of a foreign decree is permissible under Section 44A CPC i.e., when the decree is being executed both in the cause country (where decree was passed) and in India.Section 44A(1) of CPC enables a foreign decree, rendered by a superior Court in a reciprocating territory, to be executed in India as if it were passed by a District...

TN Idol Theft Case | Madras High Court Quashes CBI Case Against Ex-IPS Officer Ponmanickavel, Says FIR Lacks Materials

The Madras High Court has quashed a case initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation against former IPS officer Ponmanickavel, who was heading the idol theft wing of the CID in the state of Tamil Nadu. Justice RN Manjula observed that the FIR and the subsequent chargesheet did not disclose any allegations committed by Ponmanickavel and were non est and redundant. The court...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Lift Stay On Rules Capping Movie Ticket Price At ₹200, Expands Scope To Protect Interest Of All

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 30) refused to stay a single judge order staying the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules 2025 which caps movie ticket prices at Rs 200.For context, a single judge had on September 23 stayed the rules till further orders on a plea moved by the Multiplex Association of India and other entities.A vacation bench of Justice Suraj...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds District-Wise Chowkidar Selection, Says Posting Can Be Outside Beat Area For Cogent Reasons

The Jharkhand High Court has held that the recruitment for the post of Grameen Chowkidar has to be made district-wise and not beat-wise, adding that a chowkidar are usually to be posted within their residential beat area however they can be transferred to another area if reasons are cogent. The Court also said that the requirement for a candidate to be a resident of a particular beat is...

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Former Education Minister Accused In Recruitment Scam

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to former state education minister Partha Chatterjee, accused in the multi-crore recruitment scam.Justice Suvra Ghosh held: "The petitioner is in custody for more than a year. He has been granted bail in the E.D. case. He has not been interrogated by the investigating agency after 15th October, 2024. He is similarly circumstanced with coaccused...

J&K&L High Court To Constitute Special Bench To Hear Challenge Against Forfeiture Of 25 Books For Allegedly Propagating Secessionism

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will constitute a Special Bench of three judges to hear a petition challenging a government notification that declared 25 books on Kashmir's political and social history as “forfeited” under Section 98 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).The Chief Justice Arun Palli indicated that orders would be passed shortly for constituting the...

Bombay High Court Orders Pulling Down Of Social Media Posts Labelling Malabar Gold As "Sympathiser Of Pakistan"

The Bombay High Court on Monday (September 29) in an ad-interim order, directed various social media platforms to pull down the defamatory posts against jewellery brand Malabar Gold and Diamonds, which is being labelled as a 'Sympathiser of Pakistan' by netizens for engaging a Pakistani social media influencer to promote it's brand in London.Notably, the plaintiff - Malabar Gold and...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Between Neighbours, Asks Accused To Hold Bhandara For Children During Navratra & Diwali

While quashing an FIR between neighbours over a fight, the Delhi High Court has asked the accused parties to hold “bhandara” for poor children on two occasions- Navratra and Diwali. Justice Anish Dayal passed the order after the husband and wife, accused in the FIR, undertook to organize bhandara for atleast 50 poor children of the area, once during Navratra period and second time...

Calcutta High Court Directs State To Consider Convict's Plea For Early Release Within 6 Weeks After Recommendation By Review Board

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to take a decision within six weeks on the premature release of a convict, Bijoy Mukherjee, who was recommended for early release by the State Sentence Review Board. The order was passed by Justice Om Narayan Rai on a petition filed by Mukherjee and another petitioner, alleging “undue delay” by the State authorities in acting...

'Effort To Harass': MP High Court Upholds Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Health Officials Who Searched Ayurvedic Doctor's Clinic

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an appeal of a BAMS doctor challenging the State Government's refusal to grant sanction to prosecute the inspection team that searched his clinic in Ujjain, observing that the complaint was nothing but an effort to harass the inspection team who were discharging their duties. The Division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Pavan...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against AAP Media Coordinator Over Altercation With Female Journalist, Imposes ₹25K Costs

The Delhi High Court has recently quashed an FIR registered against Aam Aadmi Party Media Coordinator Vikas Kumar Yogi over an altercation with a female journalist, after the parties entered into a settlement.Justice Amit Mahajan said that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the dispute alive and that continuance of proceedings would amount to abuse of judicial process.However, the...