Police Cannot Refuse Missing Persons' Complaints Citing Lack Of Jurisdiction: Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines

The Karnataka High Court has said that police shall not refuse to register any missing persons complaint on the ground that the concerned Police Station does not have the jurisdiction to deal with the same and issued a slew of directions to be followed by police in missing persons cases. A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice C M Poonacha said:"No complaint should be refused to...

Compensation Received From NHAI For Acquisition Of Land Not Taxable: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that the compensation received against the acquisition of land from the NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) is not exigible to tax under Section 96 of the RFCTLARR Act (Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013). Section 96 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: September 15 - September 21, 2025

Citations: LiveLaw 2025 (AP) 149 – LiveLaw 2025 (AP) 155Nominal Index:Yemu Kondal Rao v. The State Of AP and Others: LiveLaw 2025 (AP) 149V.D. Moorthy v. The State of AP and Others: LiveLaw 2025 (AP) 150Shaik Masthan Vali v. Kummaru Durga and Batch: LiveLaw 2025 (AP) 151Realme Mobile Telecommunications v. State of AP: LiveLaw 2025 (AP) 152Nakul Chandra Biswal v. Badaru Srinivasa Rao...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 15 - September 21, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 369 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 381]Asian Paints Ltd. vs Competition Commission of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 369Rajan Baburao Vichare vs Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 370Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 371Rahul Pittu Savalkar vs Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, 2025...

'Police Tough On Poor, Toothless Before Affluent': Chhattisgarh High Court On Road Hooliganism & Rash Driving

In yet another incident of reckless hooliganism on roads, the Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of news reports published in two Hindi dailies, detailing the act of some youngsters who, while travelling to a farmhouse to celebrate a birthday, were rashly and negligently driving their cars and performing stunts by hanging on the windows and sunroof, while endangering the...

Rajasthan High Court Directs DGP To Implement Law Prohibiting E-Cigarettes, Seeks Detailed Action Plan

In furtherance to its order dated May 6, 2025, in the matter of PIL filed in relation to the menace of e-cigarettes, Rajasthan High Court has directed the DGP to prepare a team of officers representing various range headquarters to implement the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019 (“the Act”) in its entirety.The division bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice...

UAPA Provides Complete Mechanism For Adjudication, NIA Act Cannot Be Invoked To Bypass Its Statutory Remedy: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that once such a statutory forum is available under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), an appellant cannot bypass it by invoking the appellate jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act.The Court emphasised that the UAPA provides a complete mechanism from seizure...

No Social Media For 3 Years: Rajasthan High Court Imposes Unique Bail Condition On Youth Accused Of Circulating Explicit Content

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to a 19-year-old, charged with the offence of circulating sexually explicit material against the respondent-complainant and intimidating her on social media, by imposing a unique condition that the accused shall not use social media platforms for a period of 3 years in any form either in his name or any fictitious name.The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar...

NH-544: Kerala High Court Defers Order On Restoring Paliyekkara Toll Over Reports Of Service Road Collapse

The Kerala High Court has refused to pass orders lifting suspension of toll collection at Paliyekkara Toll Plaza (Thrissur district) on NH 544, citing collapse of a service road at Muringoor.The Division bench comprising Justice A Muhammed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V Menon were hearing writ petitions concerning severe traffic congestion in the Mannuthy–Edappally stretch of NH...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 15 - September 21, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 565 - 587]Suo Motu v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 565Shaji @ Shaiju v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 566Dr. A Neelalohithadasan Nadar v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 567Sunilkumar v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 568XXX v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 569Suo Motu v State of Kerala and...

'Unfortunate And Painful': Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Verification of Father's Income in Daughter's Battle For Maintenance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has expressed anguish over the plight of a young woman compelled to approach the courts repeatedly for her maintenance from her father.A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi was hearing an appeal filed by father against his daughter, who is pursuing her graduation in Mumbai.“It is very unfortunate and painful...

PIL Filed In Delhi High Court Seeking Removal Of Graves Of Afzal Guru, Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt From Tihar Jail Premises

A public interest litigation has been initiated before the Delhi High Court Court seeking the removal of the graves of Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt and Mohammad Afzal Guru, who were executed for terrorism-related offences, from Delhi's Central Jail, Tihar. As an alternative, it is prayed that the authorities relocate their mortal remains to a secret location in accordance with law, “so as to...