Placement Agency Hiring No Ground To Deny Minimum Pay Scale To Class-IV Employees: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that employees engaged through placement agencies, working on various Class-IV posts, are entitled to get benefit of minimum of the pay-scale applicable to Class-IV employees of the government. The bench of Justice Kuldeep Mathur relied upon an order passed by a coordinate bench in Dhariya v State of Rajasthan, where in relation to similarly situated...

Karnataka High Court Upholds POCSO Acquittal, Says Minor Girl Had 'Enough Worldly Knowledge'

The Karnataka High Court at Kalaburagi upheld the acquittal of a man accused of kidnapping and repeatedly raping a minor girl, noting that the facts showed the girl had enough worldly knowledge and was in the habit of having love affairs and extracting money. The Division Bench of Justice Ashok S. Kinagi and Justice Subramanya reiterated the principle set out by Apex Court that an order...

Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case: Rajasthan High Court Upholds UAPA Charges Against Eight Accused

Absence of direct evidence of conspiracy cannot be decisive, Court said.

Orissa High Court Rejects Quashing Plea, Imposes ₹50K Costs On Accused For Suppressing Anticipatory Bail Rejection Orders

The Orissa High Court, while dismissing a petition seeking to quash an impending criminal proceeding, has imposed an exemplary cost of rupees fifty thousand on an accused person for deliberately suppressing adverse orders passed against him earlier by both the High Court and the Supreme Court in anticipatory bail pleas. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 125]While discarding the argument that an accused is...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Criminal Defamation Case Against Maneka Gandhi, But Stays Trial Court Summons For 2 Weeks

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by politician and former Union Minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, seeking to quash criminal defamation proceedings pending against her before the trial court based on a private complaint as well as summons issued to her. The case stems from a private complaint filed by one S.K. Mittal alleging offences under Sections 499 and 500 of the...

Manamadurai Custodial Death: Madras High Court Upholds Remand Of Four Accused Cops, Sets 9-Month Trial Deadline

The Madras High Court has dismissed petitions filed by four policemen accused in the death of Ajith Kumar, a temple guard in Manamadurai who allegedly died in custody earlier this year. The court has also directed the trial court to complete the trial within 9 months. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 535] Justice P Murugan dismissed the petitions filed by the officers challenging the remand...

Messi Visit Row: Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Quash FIR Against Reporter TV MD Anto Augustine

The Kerala High Court on Friday (06 November) issued notice on a plea moved by Reporter TV Managing Director- Anto Augustine, seeking to quash a FIR registered against him in connection with the probe in Argentina Football Team Visit Row.The FIR was registered against Anto Augustine by a Special Investigation Team, which is investigating the alleged financial misappropriation linked to a...

Allegations Of Outraging Modesty Of Woman Can Be Sustained Even If Victim Is Transgender Woman: Bombay High Court

The offence of outraging modesty of a woman punishable under section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) can be sustained even when the victim is a transgender person, who identifies herself as a woman, held the Bombay High Court recently. Single-judge Justice Mehroz Pathan in an order passed on November 3, refused to discharge one Vishal Ingle, who served in Indian Army as an Agniveer. He...

J&K&L High Court Denies Default Bail To UAPA Accused; Holds Charge-Sheet Filed Within 180 Days Extinguishes Right To Statutory Bail

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a default-bail application filed by a man accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, holding that his indefeasible right to statutory bail stood extinguished after the prosecution filed the charge-sheet within the prescribed period of 180 days.The Court observed that even if the period allegedly spent by the accused in...

Looking Inappropriately At Woman Does Not Amount To Demand For Sexual Favours In Absence Of Evidence: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an allegation of looking at a woman in an "inappropriate manner" cannot, by itself, be treated as a request for sexual favours under Section 75(1)(ii) BNS, while quashing the chargesheet against the petitioner accused of sexual harassment and criminally intimidating a woman.Section 75 refers to offence of sexual harassment wherein Section 75 (1)(ii)...

Chargesheet Filed One Day After 180-Day Deadline? Orissa High Court Grants Default Bail In NDPS Case

The Orissa High Court has held that an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ('the NDPS Act') must be granted default bail if the prosecution fails to submit charge-sheet before the expiry of 180 days, while simultaneously defaulting in seeking extension of time from the Special Court for completing investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 124].While granting relief...

PMLA | ED Must Furnish Relied-Upon Documents To Accused At Pre-Cognizance Stage Under S. 223 BNSS: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that an accused in proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act has a legal right, under Section 223 of the BNSS, to be furnished with all the documents relied upon by the Enforcement Directorate. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 536] The bench of Justice Abdul Quddhose and Justice Rajnish Pathiyil observed that the term “opportunity of being...