Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking “Free & Fair” Probe Into “I Love Muhammad” Posters In Uttarakhand, UP

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a free and fair probe into three FIRs registered overI love Muhammad” posters displayed by individuals in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, commemorating the birth and passing of the Prophet.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the plea observing that the...

'New Roads Crumble Within Days, Threaten Lives': PIL In MP High Court Seeks Quality Testing Of Material Used By Contractors; Notice Issued

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (November 10) issued notice on a PIL highlighting the alarming deterioration of roads across the State, marked by potholes, cracks, and structural failures that have turned "routine travel into a life-threatening ordeal" for citizens.The petition, filed by Rajendra Singh, sought directions against the concerned authorities to frame and enforce...

Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act | Kerala High Court Raps Competent Authority For 'Callous Inaction' In ₹2,000-Crore Popular Finance Scam

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 11) pulled up Competent Authority under Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 (BUDS Act) for its continued inaction and non-compliance with court directives in the proceedings related to the Popular Finance unregulated deposit scam, estimated to have defrauded around 30,000 investors of nearly ₹2,000 crore.The Division Bench...

IPS Officer Balveer Singh Moves Madras High Court Against Magistrate Order Framing Charges Against Him In Four Custodial Torture Cases

IPS officer Balveer Singh has approached the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court seeking to set aside the Judicial Magistrate order framing charges against him in four custodial torture cases, while he was holding the post of Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram. When the matter came up before Justice Shamim Ahmed, the counsel for the petitioner submitted that the...

After Jabalpur Airport, MP High Court To Now Hear Plea For Enhancement Of Flights From Gwalior Airport; Seeks Centre's Response

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (November 11) sought response from the Union Government in a public interest litigation filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India, seeking direction to commence regular flights from Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport, Gwalior. The PIL, filed through the President of the Confederation, highlighted the lack of consistent...

Plaintiffs Cannot Reserve Rebuttal Evidence Under Order 18 Rule 3 CPC When Entire Burden Of Proof Is On Them: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld a Trial Court order, which dismissed a petition filed under Order 18 Rule 3 of CPC seeking permission for the plaintiffs to reserve their right to adduce rebuttal evidence after the defendants concluded their evidence in a partition suit involving a registered partition deed of 2002, which also stood challenged by the plaintiffs in the original...

'Cultivating' Cannabis Plant An Offence Under NDPS Act Whether Planted In Pots Or In Earth: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that cultivation of cannabis plant is an offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), and that it does not distinguish between cannabis plants grown in pots or in the earth.Justice C.S. Dias observed,“the expression 'cultivate any cannabis plant' used in Sections 8 (b) and 20 (a) of the Act encompasses any act of...

Political Party Moves Madras High Court To Ban “Desiya Thalaivar” Movie; Says It Defames Former CM Kamarajar, May Cause Communal Violence

A political party has approached the Madras High Court seeking to ban the “Desiya Thalaivar” movie, alleging that it defames former Chief Minister K Kamarajar. Desiya Thalaivar is the biopic of politician and freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar. When the matter was taken up by the bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, it...

'No Evidence Of Control Or Exploitation': Kerala High Court Quashes Child Labour Case Under Juvenile Justice Act

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against the licensee of a rubber band manufacturing unit, who was booked under Sections 75 [Punishment for cruelty to child] and 79 [Exploitation of a child employee] of the Juvenile Justice Act for engaging child labourers.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar relied on the Apex Court decision in Narang S.C. v. State (2025) and the Kerala...

DRAT Need Not Mandate 50% Of Debt Due As Pre-Deposit To Entertain Appeals, Must Consider Subject Matter: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that there is no mandate under law that the pre-deposit amount should always be 50% of the debt due, while entertaining appeals under Section 18 SARFAESI [Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest] Act, challenging the order of the Debts Recovery Tribunal.It clarified that the Debt Recovery Appellate...

Restraint Must Be Exercised In Passing Adverse Remarks Against Subordinate Judicial Officers While Hearing Appeals: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has observed that in exercise of appellate powers, Courts must exercise caution and restraint in recording acerbic remarks against subordinate judicial officers.“We concede that the court has the inherent power to act freely upon its own conviction on any matter coming before it for adjudication, but it is a general principle of the highest importance to...

Plea By Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Against Privilege Committee Summons 'Misconceived': Delhi Assembly Tells High Court

The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Wednesday opposed before the Delhi High Court the plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia challenging the summons issued to them by Delhi Legislative Assembly's Privilege Committee over the “phansi ghar” controversy.Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta appearing for the Assembly submitted before Justice Sachin Datta that the...