Separate Compensation Payable For Stillborn Child Of Pregnant Woman Who Died In Railway Accident: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that a 9-month foetus is treated as a child and thus parent of a still-born child can claim accident compensation under the Railways Act, clarifying that the death of a child in womb would be "treated as independent accident apart from death of mother". In doing so the court granted compensation to the father– who lost his pregnant wife who died after...

Rajasthan High Court Flags Mechanical NDPS Prosecution After Man Implicated Solely On Co-Accused's Statement Without Any Recovery

While granting bail to an accused under NDPS Act, Rajasthan High Court highlighted that the accused was implicated without any recovery from him, solely based on information received from the main accused from whom the narcotics were recovered. The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain highlighted “failure in the advice mechanism of prosecution before recommending a charge sheet against...

Delhi High Court Says Commercial Quantity Heroin Case Collapsed Due To “Extreme Carelessness” Of DRI Officers

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted in a 2012 heroin recovery case involving commercial quantity narcotics, while strongly criticising the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for what it termed an “extreme carelessness” and “lackadaisical approach” in handling the prosecution.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha set aside the conviction and 10-year sentence imposed on...

Cyber Crimes Affect Society At Large, Can't Be Quashed Solely Based On Compromise Between Parties: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that cyber crimes are not merely disputes between private individual but affect digital ecosystem and public confidence in electronic transactions. Hence, quashing such offences solely based on compromise between the parties shall defeat the objective of the legislation enacted to curb cyber crimes. In the present matter, the FIR alleged offences of cheating...

Fatal Accident Claims Under 1855 Act To Be Registered As Original Suits; Appeal Under S.96 CPC Maintainable Against Decree: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a decree passed in suit for accident compensation under Section 1A of Fatal Accidents Act is a decree within the meaning of Section 2(2) CPC and is thus appealable under Section 96 CPC.In doing so the court issued a slew of directions, ordering that Fatal Accident Original Petitions shall not be entertained and such matters will be registered...

Delhi High Court Orders Perjury Proceedings Against Company Over Prima Facie False Pleadings, Fabricated NDAs

The Delhi High Court has directed initiation of perjury proceedings against a company after finding prima facie that it had made false averments and relied on fabricated Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in a civil suit filed against a rival company and former employees.Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order while allowing an application filed under Section 340 read with Section 195(1)(b)...

Family Court Can't Refuse Mutual Consent Divorce Merely Because Couple Gives No Reason For Living Separately: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a Family Court cannot refuse a decree of divorce by mutual consent merely because spouses state that they are living separately “without any reason,” so long as both parties continue to consent to dissolution of marriage under Section 10A of the Divorce Act, 1869.A Division Bench comprising Justice J. Nisha Banu and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen delivered...

MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Under Anti-Conversion Law, Says Minor's Statement Prima Facie Implicates Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the quashment of criminal proceedings against one Hemraj Tailor for allegedly forcing a family to convert to Islam under Sections 3 and 5 of the MP Freedom of Religion Act and Section 506 IPC. The bench of Justice Sandeep N Bhatti observed,"Looking to the seriousness of the allegations made in the petition regarding pressurizing...

Unregistered Agreement To Sell Can Be Used For Purpose Of Assessing Nature Of Possession At Interim Stage: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an unregistered agreement to sell, though inadmissible to prove title, can be relied upon for collateral purposes, including for determining the nature and character of possession at the stage of consideration of an application for temporary injunction.The Court further held that the enquiry at the interim stage is limited to...

Summary Procedure Under Protection Of Depositors' Interest Act Self Contained, Plea For Rejection Of Plaint Not Maintainable: Karnataka HC

The High Court has held that an Order VII Rule 11 CPC application seeking rejection of plaint at the threshold claiming no cause of action, would not be maintainable in summary proceedings under Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2004 (KPIDFE) Act.“The KPIDFE Act provides a self-contained mechanism, beginning from ad-interim attachment under...

Bombay High Court Refuses Bail In Former State Minister Baba Siddique Murder Case, Says Co-Accused Confession Admissible Under MCOCA

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (May 7) denied bail to a man booked in the murder case of former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddiqui, who was shot to death in broad daylight on October 12, 2024 at Mumbai's plush Bandra area. At least three assailants had opened fire against Siddiqui, while he was about to enter his car after meeting his son Zeeshan in Bandra East. A total of six bullets...

Karnataka High Court Permits Continuation Of Hormone Replacement Therapy For Two Transgender Persons Challenging 2026 Amendment Act

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [May 7] permitted two transwomen, who have challenged the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act 2026, to continue with their ongoing hormonal replacement therapy subject to the outcome of the writ petition, as an interim arrangement.The single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum was hearing two separate pleas, one filed by...