Accused Can't Disown Counsel's Surrender Statement By Changing Lawyer To File Second Anticipatory Bail Plea: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a second anticipatory bail petition by a truck owner in an NDPS case. It held that a litigant cannot disown a statement his earlier counsel made in court simply by engaging a new lawyer, and that a change of counsel or legal strategy is not a change in circumstances.Justice Alok Jain observed that allowing this would "open a Pandora's box"...

NEET Medical Board Cannot Reassess Disability Percentage In Candidates With Benchmark Disabilities: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the percentage of disability of a candidate possessing a valid Unique Disability ID (UDID) card cannot be reassessed by a Medical Assessment Board or Appellate Authority for determining eligibility for reservation under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category in NEET-UG admissions.Justice Amrita Sinha held that the quantum of disability,...

Delhi High Court Waives ₹50K Costs On Litigant, Asks Counsel To Distribute Samosas And Tea To DHCBA Employees

The Delhi High Court has waived costs of Rs. 50,000 imposed on a company while directing its counsel to distribute samosas and tea to all employees of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) within a week.Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed the direction while allowing an application moved by Indus Birra Beverages seeking waiver of costs imposed in an order passed on August 20.“Learned...

Prima Facie 'Horrific': P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Senior Citizen Accused Of Molesting Niece

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to a 63-year-old man accused of sexually harassing his niece, who had been living in his house for work. The Court relied on a transcript of a call in which he allegedly admitted to "a very big mistake" and asked her not to make an issue of it.Justice Ramesh Kumari held that the transcript "clearly prima facie points out that...

Students' Federation Of India Moves Delhi High Court Against Disabling Of Instagram Account

Students' Federation of India (SFI) has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the permanent disabling of its official Instagram account, alleging that the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) has failed to decide its appeal within the period contemplated under the Information Technology Rules, 2021.The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Amit Mahajan. The petition, filed by SFI and its...

'Penetration To Any Extent' Sufficient For Aggravated POCSO Assault: Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that “penetration to any extent” is sufficient to constitute penetrative sexual assault under Section 3 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), even in the absence of physical injuries on the child. The Court made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by Shyam Veer against his conviction under Section 6...

Disputed Land-Acquisition Records Require Crime Branch Investigation With Signature Verification & Cyber Forensics: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has directed the Crime Branch to investigate a land-acquisition dispute concerning the NH-208 project and subject the disputed records to signature verification and cyber forensics, after the petitioner questioned the authenticity of a statement and email relied upon by the authorities to claim that joint verification and demarcation of her land had been conducted....

Order Modifying Interim Relief In Pending Writ Is Not A "Judgment" Under Clause 12 Letters Patent: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an order modifying an interim direction in a pending writ petition, while keeping the substantive issues open for adjudication, does not constitute a “judgment” within the meaning of Clause 12 of the Letters Patent and is therefore not amenable to an intra-court appeal.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and...

'Instagram Chat With Student Cannot Be Sole Material To Deny Bail': Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Tuition Teacher In POCSO Case

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a senior citizen running private tuition classes, who was booked under Sections 4, 8, 10 and 18 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, observing that an Instagram chat relied upon by the prosecution could not be the sole material for denying bail. The Court noted that the chat did not explicitly describe the alleged offence or...

Father's Maintenance Obligation Continues For Severely Disabled Son Even After He Attains Majority: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a father's obligation to maintain a major child who is unable to maintain himself due to physical or mental abnormality does not automatically cease upon the child attaining majority.Justice Uday Kumar made the observation while dismissing a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging orders of a Magistrate permitting continuation of...

MP High Court Rejects Husband's Bid For Wife's Medical Examination In Divorce Case, Says Roving Inquiry Not Permitted

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the order directing a woman to undergo medical examination at the instance of her husband in divorce proceedings, holding that such power cannot be exercised to permit a roving or fishing inquiry, particularly at the stage of final arguments. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 385]Observing that medical examination at the stage of final arguments could not be...

Participating In Tender “Under Protest” Cannot Justify Challenge To Conditions After Unsuccessful Bid: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that merely participating in a tender process “under protest” does not justify a subsequent challenge to the tender conditions after the bidder's bid has been rejected.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma was hearing a writ petition filed by Adyaraj Developers Pvt. Ltd. challenging an eligibility...