High Courts
Kerala Assembly Polls 2026 : High Court Directs Swift Action On Candidate's Complaint Over Strong Room Opening
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (28 April) directed the Chief Electoral Officer to consider and dispose of representations alleging the opening of strong room storing ballot boxes of General Election in the State within three days. Justice K. V. Jayakumar issued the order in a plea by UDF candidate Adv. K. Praveen which alleged that the strong room located at JDT Islam Convention Centre,...
Able-Bodied Husband Can't Deny Maintenance To Wife Having Cancer Claiming Closure Of Business Without Proof: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a man's appeal challenging family court order directing him to pay maintenance to his wife–under treatment for cancer, noting that closure of the husband's business or recession, in absence of any material, was not a ground to deny maintenance specially in view of the able-bodied principle. In doing so, the court, referring to various judgments underscored...
Karnataka High Court Stays CERC's New Deviation Penalty Formula For Renewable Energy Generators, 2014 Regime To Continue In Interim
The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Monday (April 27) stayed the operation of certain provisions of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations 2024, concerning electricity grid discipline which came into effect from April 1 in the renewable energy sector.The court passed was the order in a batch of petitions filed...
Mere Designation As Managing Director Not Enough To Attract Criminal Liability Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that criminal liability of company officials cannot be presumed merely on the basis of their designation, such as Managing Director or Director.The Court reiterated that, for invoking vicarious liability under Section 34 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the complaint must contain specific averments demonstrating that the accused was in charge of and...
“Long Cohabitation & Economic Dependence”: HP High Court Grants Family Pension To Woman Despite Void Marriage
The Himachal Pradesh High Court allowed an appeal and held that a woman, though not a legally wedded spouse, would be entitled to family pension, having lived in a long cohabiting relationship with the deceased employee. A Division Bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawlia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi remarked that: “The long cohabitation inter se the parties, the entry of the name of...
Transgender Persons Extracting Gifts/Money Not Backed By Law; Can't Legitimize 'Badhai' Collection: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that Kinnars' (transgender persons) customary practice of collecting 'badhai' [gifts/money given on auspicious occasions] has no legitimate or legal backing. A bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai observed thus while dismissing a writ petition filed by Rekha Devi, who is a member of the Kinnar (transgender) community. She had...
WB Polls: Calcutta High Court Declines To Pass Orders In Plea Seeking Action Against Police Observer Ajay Pal Sharma
The Calcutta High Court has declined to pass any orders in a plea seeking action against IPS Officer Ajay Pal Sharma, appointed as Police Observer by the Election Commission of India, for the ongoing West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026.Sharma has been appointed as observer in the Diamond Harbour area of South 24 Parganas, which is also the Lok Sabha Constituency of Trinamool Congress...
Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case Over Violence In Hartal Over Nithin Raj Death
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (28 April) initiated a suo motu case over instances of violence reported during the hartal called over the death of BDS student Nithin Raj. The statewide hartal was called upon by various Dalit organisations in Kerala, demanding justice in connection with the death of Nithin Raj, a BDS student who died by suicide. The family has alleged that Nithin has...
J&K&L High Court Acquits Man In Rape Case, Says School Certificate Alone Cannot Conclusively Prove Prosecutrix Was Minor
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the mere entry regarding date of birth in a school admission register or a certificate issued on its basis does not conclusively establish the age of a person. The Court added that the correctness of such particulars depends entirely on the basis on which the entry was made, and in the absence of evidence showing the source of...
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Jailed MP Engineer Rashid To Visit Ailing Father
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted one weeks' interim bail to jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to visit his ailing father. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain allowed Rashid to either remain in the hospital or residence where his father is located, in presence of atleast two police officials in plain clothes. The Court noted that...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Blocking of MediaOne's Facebook Page
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (28 April) issued notice on a plea filed by Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited, broadcaster of Media One news channel, challenging blocking of its official Facebook page in India.Justice K.V. Jayakumar issued the notice to the respondents and directed the Central government and Meta to file counter affidavits. The petitioner, contends that its Facebook page...