Married Officer Of Uniformed Service Sending Vulgar Messages To Another Woman Unacceptable: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of a married officer of a uniformed service sending vulgar messages to another woman is unacceptable. A division bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav upheld a punishment imposed on a Sub-Inspector (Executive) in CISF over allegations that he sexually harassed a women officer in the same unit by sending...

Madras High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Who Sexually Abused, Impregnated Daughter's Friend

The Madras High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence imposed on a man for sexually assaulting and impregnating his daughter's friend, who was a minor and belonged to the Scheduled Caste community. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V Lakshminarayanan remarked that the case was yet another example of how children from the vulnerable sections of society were placed...

MP High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Video Allegedly Showing OBC Youth Forced To Wash Person's Feet

“The repeated instances of caste-related violence and discriminative actions in the State of Madhya Pradesh is shocking. This is the same State, where a person of the general category urinated on the head of a tribal person,” the court said.

Information Regarding GST Returns Of Company Cannot Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (October 14) held that a company's Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns filing cannot be disclosed under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. Sitting at Aurangabad bench, single-judge Justice Arun Pednekar noted that section 158(1) of the GST Act prohibits disclosure of information of GST returns to third parties and that section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act too...

Punjab Court Directs Janta Party Chief's Arrest In Forged Signature Case, Seeks Explanation From Chandigarh SHO For Obstructing Arrest

A Punjab court has directed the arrest of the Janta Party Chief in connection with a case involving the alleged forgery of MLAs' signatures to file a nomination. The court has also sought an explanation from the Station House Officer (SHO) of Chandigarh for allegedly obstructing the execution of the arrest.Punjab Police on Monday reportedly registered multiple FIRs after several Aam Aadmi...

Family Courts Must Evaluate Oral Evidence In Background Of Normal Human Behaviour Without Generalising Or Stereotyping: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment held that family courts must avert to evaluation of testimonies in the background of normal human behaviour without generalisation or stereotyping when there is hardly any evidence other than oral evidence. It further held that Family Courts should also weigh the oral evidence and resort to preponderance of probabilities.The Division Bench of...

Public Information Under RTI Act Cannot Be Classified As Company's Official Document: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently upheld an order of a single judge setting aside the departmental proceeding against a man for pasting the information related to the party on the notice board. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice R Vijayakumar noted that the information, that was disclosed under the Right to Information Act would not be an “official document” of the...

Gratuity Can't Be Withheld To Recover Loan Default Even If Retired Employee Was Guarantor : Orissa HC

A Division bench of the Orrissa High Court comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman held that gratuity cannot be withheld or forfeited to recover a loan default, even if the retired employee stood as a guarantor, unless termination occurred for misconduct provided under Section 4(6) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Background Facts The...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judicial Officer Vinai Kumar Dwivedi As Allahabad High Court Judge

The Central Government today notified the elevation of Vinai Kumar Dwivedi, Judicial Officer, as a Judge of the Allahabad High Court. His name was recommended by the SC Collegium in its meeting held on 06th October 2025.10 lawyers & 14 Judicial Officers took oath as judges of the Allahabad High Court on 27th September, 2025. With the latest appointment, the High Court is set to function at...

[Land Acquisition Act] Limitation For Filing Application U/S 28A Starts From Date Of Redetermination Of Compensation: Allahabad High Court

Observing that Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act 1984 is beneficial provision, the Allahabad High Court has held that limitation for filing application under Section 28-A starts from date of award of redetermination of the compensation on which land owner relies and not the original award which may have been set aside by a higher court.Dealing with an acquisition made in 1990, the bench...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Demolition Drive Against Houses, Shops Allegedly Carried Out Without Notice Under NDPS Act

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed a demolition drive targeting houses and shops that was allegedly carried out without prior notice under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry while listing the matter for November 7, "Till the next date of hearing, status quo in regard to the property in question of the...

Madras High Court Rejects Plea For Maintenance From Bedridden Senior Citizen Husband, Says Can't Burden Him With Additional Responsibility

The Madras High Court recently refused to order maintenance to a woman noting that her husband, who was a senior citizen could not be burdened with the additional responsibility of paying maintenance. Justice Victoria Gowri noted that the husband had been neglected by his family despite his medical needs. The court noted that the husband also had a right to be protected under...