Gauhati High Court Alters Murder Conviction To Culpable Homicide Citing 'Sudden Fight' Between Accused & Deceased Over Land Dispute

The Gauhati High Court altered murder (Section 302 IPC) conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 part 1 IPC), after noting that a sudden fight without premeditation had arisen between the accused and the deceased over cultivable land thereby attracting exception-IV to Section 300 IPC. Exception IV states that Culpable homicide is not murder if it is committed...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni's Appeal Against Conviction, Life Term In Yogesh Goudar Murder Case

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (April 28) issued notice on Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni's appeal challenging a trial court order convicting and sentencing him to life imprisonment for the murder of BJP Leader Yogesh Goudar. The division bench of Justice Venkatesh Naik and Justice Mohammed Nawaz issued notice to the CBI and asked the high court's registry to secure the trial court record....

WB Polls: Calcutta High Court Urges Appellate Tribunal To Expeditiously Decide SIR Appeals Over Deletion Of Voters' Names Ahead Of Polling

The Calcutta High Court has requested the SIR Appellate Tribunal to consider and dispose of a bunch of appeals filed by voters whose names were allegedly deleted from the electoral roll, observing that an early decision would enable the petitioner to exercise his franchise in the upcoming poll scheduled for April 29, 2026.Justice Krishna Rao was hearing writ petitions filed by individuals...

Delhi High Court's Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Recuses From Hearing Karti Chidambaram's Plea To Quash CBI Corruption FIR

Delhi High Court judge, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Tuesday recused from hearing a plea filed by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram seeking the quashing of a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) accusing him of giving relief to an alcoholic beverage company- Diageo Scotland over a ban on duty-free sale of its whisky.Justice Sharma said that the matter “has...

Forcible Repossession Of Vehicles By NBFC Through Recovery Agents Violates Constitutional Protections: Uttarakhand HC

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that forcible repossession of financed vehicles by a Non-Banking Financial Company through recovery agents, without adherence to due process, is illegal and violative of constitutional protections. The Court was dealing with cases where transporters alleged that their vehicles were intercepted on public roads and taken away by recovery agents despite...

Non-Issuance Of Integrity Certificate Doesn't Vitiate IPS Promotion Process, Grading On Comparative Merit Allowed: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that non-issuance of an integrity certificate, though a procedural lapse, does not by itself vitiate an IPS promotion process under the Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations. In doing so the court noted that the petitioner a State Police Service officer who had applied for promotion to the IPS, was independently assessed by the...

Delhi High Court Upholds Police Constable's Conviction For Accepting ₹1,000 Bribe 32 Years Ago

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a police constable under the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹1,000 in 1994, holding that the prosecution had successfully proved both demand and acceptance of illegal gratification.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha dismissed the appeal preferred by the accused challenging his conviction and sentence...

Liquor Policy Case: After Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Boycotts Hearing Before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

After Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia has also written to Delhi High Court judge, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, stating that he will not participate in further proceedings in the CBI liquor policy case pending before her. In his letter, Sisodia has said that like Kejriwal, he too accepts Gandhiji's principle of Satyagraha and that his conscience has left him with no...

“Human Life Is Not Less Important”: Bombay High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To MD, Directors In Nagpur Factory Blast Case

The Bombay High Court on Monday (April 27) refused to grant anticipatory bail to the Managing Director, CEO and three Directors of the SBL Energy Limited, who apprehend arrest in connection with the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against them by the Nagpur Police after a massive explosion took place in the explosives manufacturing factory, killing 17 workers.SBL Energy Limited, is...

Delay In Executing Preventive Detention Order On Unsubstantiated Medical Grounds Renders Detention Unsustainable: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a preventive detention order cannot be sustained where the respondents fail to substantiate the medical grounds relied upon to justify non-execution of the detention warrant, and where there is unexplained delay in its execution.The Court observed that such lapses cast serious doubt on the subjective satisfaction of the...

Special Marriage Act | Marriage Registration Not Mandatory To Maintain Divorce Petition: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that marriage registration under the Special Marriage Act is not necessary for maintaining a petition for divorce under Section 27 of the aforesaid Act.The single judge bench of Justice K.Manmadha Rao was considering a plea filed by the wife against the Family Court order that rejected her application to dismiss the divorce petition filed by the...

Delhi High Court Allows AITA Election Results To Be Declared For Interim Management, Orders Fresh Polls Under New Sports Law

The Delhi High Court has allowed the declaration of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) election results held in September 2024, permitting the newly elected body to function as an interim arrangement to manage the day-to-day affairs of the federation, while directing that fresh elections be conducted in accordance with the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 and the Sports Governance...