High Courts
Accused Can Rebut Presumption U/S 139 NI Act By Furnishing Evidence To Dispute Financial Capacity Of Complainant: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently upheld the trial court's finding of acquittal in an appeal preferred by the complainant in a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, alleging dishonour of a cheque by the accused.Analysing the precedents laid down, Justice Johnson John observed that when the defence evidence to dispute the transaction as well as the financial capacity of...
Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Hairstylist Jawed Habib, Son In Alleged Multi-Crore Fraud Case
The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to well-known hairstylist Jawed Habib and his son Anosh Habib in connection with an alleged case of multi-crore investment fraud. The Court has directed that no coercive action be taken against them until the police conclude the investigation and file a chargesheet. A Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma...
Unauthorised Waste Dumping Poses Threat To Public Health: Karnataka High Court Directs Technology-Driven Waste Management Framework
The Karnataka High Court recently observed that “the city of Bengaluru, despite its stature as a global metropolis, is plagued by the chronic issue of “garbage blackspots,” which are areas of recurrent, unauthorised waste dumping that pose a significant and ongoing threat to public health and the urban environment.”Justice Suraj Govindaraj, to tackle this issue, has directed...
Accused Not Entitled To Bail Merely Because Recovered Ganja Is Below Commercial Quantity If It Is 'Highly Potent': Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court rejected bail of a 27-year old NDPS accused, who was arrested with 18.5 Kg of hydroponic weed, allegedly valued at Rs. 18 Crore, despite the recovered quantity being less than the commercial threshold, owing to the value of the drug, its high potency, and the sophisticated method of import.The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman observed that the peculiarities in the...
Arbitral Award Without Corroboration Of Claim Certificate Patently Illegal: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when there is no appearance of a qualified person to corroborate the claim certificate, the arbitral award suffers patent illegality.A Division Bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma remarked that: “In the absence of corroboration of the certificate… and any qualified person putting in appearance, the award of...
Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To Advocate Facing Contempt For Alleging Judge Was 'Dishonest' & Lacked 'Probity'
The Allahabad High Court recently refused to recall its order referring the case of an Advocate to the Division Bench for initiation of criminal contempt against him after he filed a written submission accusing the Court of bias, dishonesty and lack of 'probity' during the hearing of a bail application. Though a bench of Justice Siddharth accepted the Advocate's unqualified apology,...
'Disabled Staff Compelled To Climb Stairs Daily': Chhattisgarh High Court On Lack Of Basic Necessities Like Functional Lift In Govt Building
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news-item published in a Hindi daily, which reported the concerning conditions of a composite Government building, which accommodates the commuting of roughly 500 employees and visitors on a daily basis including four disabled employees, and which has an inoperational lift for the past six months and is devoid of basic amenities...
Delhi High Court Restrains Patanjali from Broadcasting 'Dhoka' Chyawanprash Ad in Dabur's Plea
The Delhi High Court has barred Patanjali Ayurved from airing an advertisement that labeled all other Chyawanprash products as “dhoka” (deception), ruling that it constitutes commercial disparagement. The restriction will remain in place until the next hearing on February 26, 2026. The court also directed Patanjali to remove, block, or disable the advertisement across all platforms within...
UAPA | Only Special Or Sessions Court Can Extend Accused's Custody Beyond 90-Days, Magistrate Court Can't: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate that extended judicial custody of a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) accused by another 90 days, and denied his right to default bail, opining it to be without jurisdiction, illegal and perverse.The bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal stated that the offences under UAPA were scheduled offences under...
Kerala High Court Stays Electricity Regulatory Commission's 2025 Renewable Energy Regulations
The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 10) stayed the operation, implementation/ enforcement and all further proceedings under the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Renewable Energy and Related Matters) Regulations, 2025 issued by the Regulatory Commission vide a notification on November 5.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. passed the interim order on a plea by Domestic On-Grid...
Railways Liable Even For Deaths Caused While Unauthorizedly Crossing Tracks If It Failed To Implement Preventive Measures: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (November 10) held that the Railways is liable to pay compensation even in deaths caused while unauthorized track crossing, if the Railways had failed to implement sufficient measures to prevent such unauthorized access to tracks.In the present case, the bench noted that the deceased Rajesh, who was 3 years old, came onto the Railway tracks and to save...
Court's Interference In Infrastructure Tenders On Technical Grounds Will Cause Huge Loss To State Exchequer: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently held that interference by High Court in tenders relating to infrastructure development, on technical grounds, will cause huge loss to State Exchequer and judicial interference in such matters must not be done unless specific and cogent grounds are made out that indicate arbitrariness.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant Kumar...