“No Sane Person Would De-Board Running Train”: Gujarat High Court Upholds ₹8 Lakh Railway Accident Compensation, Rejects Suicide Theory

The Gujarat High Court dismissed Railways appeal against an order awarding compensation to the mother of a deceased passenger who fell after receiving a jolt and lost his life, rejecting the Railways claim that the deceased might have committed suicide or fallen down due to his own negligence.In doing so the court remarked that no sane person would attempt to de-board or alight from a...

Failure To Frame Issues In Divorce Case Leads To 'Ballpark Assessment': Patna High Court Sets Aside Family Court Decree

The Patna High Court has held that failure of a trial court to frame specific issues in a matrimonial dispute under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vitiates the adjudication, observing that conclusions drawn without such issues amount to a “ballpark assessment” rather than a reasoned determination.A Division Bench of Justice Nani Tagia and Justice Alok Kumar Pandey was hearing...

Transgender Amendment Act Challenge: Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Interim Plea For Continuation Of Hormone Replacement Therapy

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [April 30] reserved its order on interim reliefs sought by two transwomen who have challenged the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.The single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum was hearing two separate pleas, one filed by a transwoman undergoing hormonal replacement therapy for a few years and another by a...

Panchayat Polls 2026 | In Contempt Plea, Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt To Specify Timeframe For Forming OBC Commission

Hearing a contempt petition concerning the delay in constituting a dedicated Other Backward Classes (OBC) Commission for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Principal Secretary of the State's Department of Panchayati Raj.A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania has asked the concerned authority to file an affidavit within 3...

"Aimed At Creating Psychological Fear": Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash Child Abuse FIR Under Goa Children's Act

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 29) refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against four persons booked under the charges of 'child abuse' punishable under the Goa Children's Act, 2003, for allegedly abusing, threatening and punching a minor.Single-judge Justice Ashish Chavan noted that the threatening and also the verbal abuse did not merely affect the...

Delhi High Court Refuses Habeas Corpus Plea In Transnational Custody Dispute, Directs Father To NCPCR Mediation Mechanism

The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a habeas corpus petition filed by a father seeking production of his minor son currently residing in the United States with his ex-wife.The Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain directed the Petitioner to approach the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which is specially constituted to deal with...

Kerala High Court Upholds Age Limits Under Surrogacy Act, Says It's Scientifically Justified

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a writ petition that challenged the constitutional validity of the age limit prescribed by the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 on intending couples.Justice M.B. Snehalatha remarked that the upper age limit is scientifically justified and it is not arbitrary or discriminatory.“The age limits prescribed for intending parents and surrogate mother are...

Disabled Daughter Eligible For Family Pension Despite Omission In Declaration; Hyper-Technical Approach Cannot Deny Benefit: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a major daughter who is physically crippled and unable to earn a living is eligible for family pension under Rule 23(i) of the State Bank of India Employees Pension Fund Rules, even if her name was not specifically indicated in the declaration form submitted by the deceased employee at the time of retirement. The Court added that...

District Admin, Not Judicial Commission, To Decide 'Mahakumbh Stampede' Ex-Gratia Claims Within 30 Days: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that claims for ex gratia compensation to the victims of the tragic Mahakumbh Mela stampede (of January 2025) must be decided by the District Administration and the Mela Authority within 30 days and not by the State-appointed Judicial Enquiry Commission.A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Satya Veer Singh was hearing a writ petition filed by one...

“How Will He Protect Women?”: MP High Court Slams Cop For Making Female Operator Check Male Officers' Breath

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (April 29) took serious note of the conduct of a Police Inspector who allegedly directed a privately hired female call operator to check the breath of intoxicated male police personnel in the Dial-100 control room.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf expressed strong disapproval of the incident during the...

JD(S) Leader HD Revanna Withdraws From Karnataka High Court Plea Seeking Quashing Of Kidnapping Case

Janata Dal (S) Leader H.D Revanna withdrew on Thursday (April 30) his plea before Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against him for allegedly kidnapping a woman. The single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav accepted the memo of withdrawal filed by Revanna's counsel and disposed of the petition to quash the proceedings. On February 26 the high court...

High Court Refuses To Interfere In Delhi Govt's Sports Equipment Tenders, Says Belated Challenge By Non-Bidders Not Maintainable

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with multiple tender processes initiated by the Directorate of Education for procurement of sports and outdoor gym equipment, holding that a belated challenge by non-participating bidders is not maintainable.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan dismissed a writ petition filed by GeM-registered sellers and MSME...