MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Eating Sambar Deer, Says No Link Between Him & Meat Recovered From Spot

Granting bail to a man accused of cooking and eating the meat of Sambar deer in the PWD guesthouse at Nagod, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the forest officials failed to establish a link between the applicant with the recovered meat as the FSL report was still awaited.The court also observed that no body part of Sambar deer was found from which it can be inferred that the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 - October 5, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 329 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 335 NOMINAL INDEX A.G Ponmanickavel v. State and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 329 The New India Assurance Company Limited v. Annalakshmi and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 330 The Divisional Security Commissioner and Disciplinary Authority and Others v. K Muniyandi, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 331 SENTHILKANNAN v/s THE DIRECTOR...

Delhi High Court Closes Maggi's Trademark Infringement Suit After Utensils Manufacturer Undertakes To Stop Use Of 'Maggisun'

The Delhi High Court has closed a trademark infringement suit filed by Nestlé S.A., the parent company which manufactures “Maggi”, after it entered into a settlement with a company manufacturing utensils under the mark “Maggisun.”Justice Tejas Karia decreed the suit as the defendant, Shankeshwar Utensils & Appliances Private Limited, undertook that it will not manufacture or...

MP High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Specific Performance Suit Noting That Plaintiff Was Never 'Ready & Willing' To Perform His Part

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order which dismissed the plaintiff's suit for specific performance with respect to sale of a property after finding that he was never ready and willing to perform his part of the contract with respect to purchasing the property. The high court remarked that there was a distinction between readiness and willingness; while Readiness means that...

Mere Celebration Of Bail On Social Media No Ground For Cancellation Without Threat To Complainant: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that mere celebration of bail by an accused or his associates on social media is no ground for cancellation of such a relief, without there being specific threat to the complainant.While refusing to cancel bail of an accused in a house trespass case, Justice Ravinder Dudeja said:“The argument that the accused or his associates celebrated their release on...

Denial Of Medical Insurance Claim Amounts To Violation Of Right To Life Under Article 21 : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that denial of insurance claim for medical treatment amounts to violation of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.Justice P.M. Manoj, delivering the judgment in a writ petition, ruled that once an insured person has undergone treatment or surgery based on the expert opinion of a qualified medical professional, the insurer cannot arbitrarily...

'Intoxication On Duty Erodes Public Trust, Undermines Integrity': Gujarat High Court Upholds Conviction Of Police Constable

The Gujarat High Court has observed that while police officers enjoy certain legal protections, they are not above the law. The Court noted that being found intoxicated while on duty undermines the integrity and efficiency of police personnel and erodes public trust in law enforcement agencies. A bench of Justice RT Vachhani made these observations while dismissing a...

Man Convicted Of Rape & Murder Of Child In Aluva Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Conviction & Death Penalty

Asafak Alam, who was the sole accused in the Aluva child murder case, has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the conviction for rape and murder as well as death sentence by the trial court.The death sentence has not yet been confirmed by the High Court and is pending consideration as DSR No. 3/2023.Alam, stated to be from Bihar, was accused of sexually abusing a five-year-old girl in...

Gujarat High Court Declines To Discharge Man Accused Of Aiding Cops Who Tried To Extort Complainant After Account Freeze

The Gujarat High Court refused to discharge a man booked for allegedly giving complainant's bank account details to cops accused of trying to extort and seek gratification in lieu of de-freezing the complainant's bank account.The court observed that "prima facie" there appeared to be ample material to put the accused to trial.The petitioner had moved the high court against a trial court...

Rajasthan High Court Slams Litigants For “Forum Shopping”, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost & Refers Issue To Chief Justice

Taking serious note of the practice of “forum shopping” and terming it highly disreputable, the Rajasthan High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh each, on a number of petitioners for the same.The court was hearing a batch of pleas where certain institutions had sought inclusion of their names in the list of eligible institutions for counselling in B.Sc. Nursing Course for the academic...

ZP Election Rules 1994 | Online Election Plea Filing With Petitioner's VC Presence During COVID Satisfies Rule 4 (3) : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where an election petition is e-filed by the petitioner himself and the petitioner is present virtually before the court along with his advocate at the time of its presentation during the COVID-19 period, the same would amount to 'sufficient compliance' with Rule 4(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Zila Panchayats (Settlement of Election Disputes...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Against CIAL's Decision To Conduct Online AGM, Says Centre Can Exempt Physical Meeting U/S 96 Companies Act

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a plea challenging the decision of the Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) to conduct its Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) through online modes.Rejecting the petitioner's contention that the AGM has to be held either at the registered office of the Company or some other place within the city, town or village, Justice N. Nagaresh dismissed the...