Gujarat High Court Lawyers Approach Chief Justice Over Difficulties Faced In Curing Defects While Filing Petitions

Lawyers in Gujarat High Court on Thursday (October 9) expressed their concern to Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal with regard to difficulties arising in removal of objections while filing petitions and listing of matters. This they said stems from a September 15 notification which prescribed that minor corrections, alterations or deletions can be done by filing draft amendments under the signature...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Former MP Prajwal Revanna's Appeal Against Conviction, Life Sentence In Rape Case

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the State on an appeal preferred by Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna, challenging his conviction and life sentence in the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District.A division bench of Justice K S Mudagal and Justice Venkatesh Naik T directed Prajwal's...

Delhi High Court Orders ECI To Allot Common Symbol To Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh To Contest Bihar Assembly Polls

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allot a common symbol to Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh (ABJS) to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly Polls. Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the party to submit an application to the ECI for allotment of common symbol as mandated under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order. “…it is directed...

Mere Use Of Abusive Or Defamatory Language Not Sufficient To Constitute Offence U/S 294 IPC: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the mere use of abusive, filthy, or defamatory language is not sufficient to constitute an offence under Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) unless the act is obscene and causes annoyance to others in or near a public place. The Court reiterated that annoyance and obscenity are both essential ingredients of the offence and must be...

MP High Court Directs Factory Owner To Plant 25 Saplings For Failing To Cure Defects In Plea Despite Grant Of Sufficient Time

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the proprietor of a factory to plant 25 saplings of native plants/trees within the factory premises as a condition for restoring its writ petition, which was earlier dismissed for non-compliance with a peremptory order. The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi noted that despite sufficient time being granted to the...

Rajasthan High Court Shocked At Death Penalty In Case With 'No Trace Of Evidence'; Acquits Man Accused Of Killing Siblings, Raping Sister

While answering the death reference in negative, Rajasthan High Court acquitted a man convicted for murder of two siblings and raping the sister.In doing so, a division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Anuroop Singhi expressed its "astonishment" over trial court's decision of awarding death penalty to the appellant in a case wherein they struggled to find any trace of...

[JJ Act] Document Of Higher Preference For Determining Victim's Age Not 'Gospel Truth' When Contents Are Shaky: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the document of higher preference for determining a victim's age under the Juvenile Justice Act is not to be taken as a “gospel truth” when its contents are shaky and stand falsified. “There is no absolute rule that the document, having higher preference, for age determination of child under Juvenile Justice Act has to be taken as a gospel truth, even...

Sale, Purchase Or Lease Of Other Properties By Landlord Not An Impediment To Seek Eviction Of Tenant For Bonafide Need: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that sale/ purchase/ lease of other properties by a landlord are not an impediment for him to seek eviction of tenants under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958, for bonafide use.Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed,“The sale of certain premises by the landlord before filing of the eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the DRC Act are...

Courts Aren't For Adjourning Cases: MP High Court Fines Municipality ₹25K Over Failure To Seek Substituted Service Despite Grant Of Time

The Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed a cost of ₹ 25,000 on Gwalior Municipal Corporation for failing to file an application for substituted mode service to the respondent through publication despite time granted a month ago.The court in its August 21 order had observed that the notice issued by the corporation to M/s Gleg Engineers Pvt Ltd in their review petition was received back without...

Apprising Interested Party Of Company's Ongoing Mismanagement Or Disputes Not Defamation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that any communication made in the context of existing legal disputes and for protection of a company's financial interests falls within the protective ambit of the defamation law. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that to allow criminal prosecution under defamation to proceed in case where the dispute is evidently civil and commercial in nature, would be...

Contempt Petition Filed In Allahabad High Court Against Change In Darshan Timings Of Sri Banke Bihari Temple At Vrindavan

A contempt petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court against the change in darshan timings of Sri Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan.Advocate Gaurav Goswami, petitioner, approached the High Court against the decision dated 11.09.2025 of the High Powered Committee- changing the timings. It has been pleaded that the committee had overreached its mandate, as set by the Court. Supreme...

Bail Not To Be Granted On Parity If Order Relied On Granted Relief On Wrong Facts: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that parity must not be followed while granting bail when the order relied on records wrong facts.Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh held that “a Judge is not bound to grant bail to an accused on the ground of parity if the order granting bail contain wrong facts. If any illegality is brought to the notice of the Court, the same shall not be permitted...