High Courts
Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act Must Be Issued By Original Device Holder For Electronic Evidence: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that the certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act is required to be submitted by the person who possessed the original device in which the evidence was recorded, and not the one in whose device the evidence was merely transferred from the original device.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition against the order of the...
Compelling Parties In Mutual Divorce To Wait For Cooling-Off Period To Expire Will Only Increase Their Agony: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that when parties to a mutual divorce have affirmed their decision to go their separate ways, the court should not insist on them waiting for the mandatory cooling-off period, as the same would only increase their agony. Justice PB Balaji, after considering the decision of the Supreme Court and other High Courts regarding the issue, held...
Mere Allegations Of Fraud Not Directly Challenging Arbitration Agreement Do Not Render Dispute Non-Arbitrable: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court bench of Justice Soumitra Saikia held that mere allegations of fraud or pendency of criminal proceedings do not render a dispute non-arbitrable unless allegations challenge the arbitration agreement itself. Relying on the Supreme Court's judgment in Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supply Corporation Ltd. v. Sanjay Kumar (2025), it held that “the...
Husband Entitled To Divorce Over Non-Disclosure That Wife Suffers From Incurable Disease: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, while dissolving a marriage, held that if a spouse suppresses a fact that she suffers from an incurable disease like "cerebral palsy" before marriage, that can be a ground for the other spouse to seek divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.A division bench of Justices Nitin Suryawanshi and Sandipkumar More decided the appeal filed by a husband, who challenged the judgment...
MP High Court Directs State Bar Council To Provisionally Register Advocate Questioning Exorbitant Fee To Transfer Enrolment From Delhi
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order directed the State Bar Council to provisionally register the name of an advocate on its rolls–who had sought transfer of enrolment from Bar Council to Delhi to Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh–without charging any fees for the time being. These directions were passed in a writ petition filed by the petitioner advocate Rohit Pathak, who...
Karnataka High Court Quashes RERA Circular Imposing Fees On Delayed Submission Of Updates, Audit Reports By Promoters
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside a Circular dated 03-09-2020, issued by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Karnataka (KRERA), which mandated the levy of “delay fee” for belated submission of quarterly updates and annual audit statements by promoters, without distinction to scale of the project, the stage of development, or the peculiar circumstances surrounding it. Justice...
P&H High Court Declines Minor Rape Survivor's Plea To Terminate Pregnancy Citing Medical Grounds But Grants ₹4 Lakh Interim Compensation
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana government to pay ₹4 lakh minimum interim compensation to a 14-year-old rape survivor but declined her plea to terminate 29 weeks pregnancy, citing the advise of medical board.Justice Suvir Sehgal said, "Haryana State Legal Services Authority is also directed to consider petitioner's case for grant of compensation under Section 396...
Manipur High Court Seeks Response From State, Centre In Plea For Compensation To Kuki Women Injured By Paramilitary Forces During Protest
The Manipur High Court recently asked the Central Government as well as the State Government to file counter-affidavits in a petition seeking compensation to Kuki women who were allegedly injured by the para-military forces during a protest in Saibol village in Manipur's Kangpokpi district. The petitioner organisation approached the Court with multiple prayers for registration of FIR, grant...
Delhi High Court Closes Patanjali's Appeal In Dabur Chyawanprash Disparaging Ad Case, Asks It To Delete '40 Herbs' Reference
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (September 23) disposed of Patanjali Ayurved's appeal against single judge's order restraining it from running advertisements allegedly disparaging to Dabur's Chyawanprash product, while directing Patanjali to remove reference to Chyawanprash "made with 40 herbs". For context, the single judge had in its July order allowed the interim applications filed by...
No Maintenance Without Evidence Of Valid Marriage, Testimony Of Unreliable Witnesses Cannot Be Considered: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Family Court at Dindigul, which had directed a man to pay monthly maintenance to his wife, after noting that there was no evidence to prove the marriage between the parties. “The points framed for determination are, therefore, answered that there is no evidence before the Court to establish that the plaintiff was the...
Corrections Made In Basic Tax Register After Re-Survey Prior To Enactment Of Paddy Land & Wetland Act Are Valid: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that corrections made in the Basic Tax Register (BTR) pursuant to re-surveys conducted prior to the enactment of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, are valid and do not require compliance with Section 27 A of the Act.For context, Section 27 A of the Act prescribes that if any owner of an unnotified land desires to utilise such land...
Gaurav Bhatia Moves Delhi High Court Against 'Derogatory' Social Media Posts Over Viral TV Debate Video, Interim Order Likely On Thursday
Senior Advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia moved the Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking take down of allegedly defamatory social media posts over a video of his recent appearance on a TV debate, which went viral on social media.Justice Amit Bansal said that he will pass an order on Bhatia's application seeking interim relief on Thursday, after going through the impugned URLs of the...