High Courts
Bombay HC 5-Judge Bench Initiates Additional Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Lawyer For 'Scandalous' Remarks In Plea Against Judge
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday initiated another suo motu criminal contempt of court case against advocate Nilesh Ojha, who made 'scandalous and scurrilous' allegations against a sitting judge, while defending himself in another criminal contempt of court case, which was initiated by a five-judge bench for levelling similar allegations against the same judge. For context, suo motu...
Wife Pressurizing Husband To Sever Bonds With His Family Is Cruelty, Ground For Divorce: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a wife's “persistent and pressurising conduct” to sever the husband's bonds with his family certainly amounts to cruelty and is a ground for divorce. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar further said the act of a wife of publicly berating the husband at his workplace in the presence of his...
Women's Induction Into Notified Army Corps Can't Be Numerically Restricted; Vacant Male Posts Must Be Open To Eligible Women : Delhi HC
A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that women's induction into notified Army corps under Section 12 of the Army Act cannot be numerically restricted, as it violates gender neutrality and equality under Articles 14, 15 and 16. Background Facts An Examination Notice was issued by the Union Public...
Delhi High Court Upholds Single Judge Order Paving Way For Demolition Of 12 Tower Signature View Apartments
The Delhi High Court has upheld a single judge order paving way for demolition and reconstruction of Signature View Apartments in city's Mukherjee Nagar. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that it cannot, by any stretch of imagination, be said that there was no relevant material before the MCD for passing the order to remove...
Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic+ Injunction To JioStar, Restrains Rogue Websites From Illegally Streaming Jolly LLB 3
The Delhi High Court has recently passed a dynamic+ injunction restraining various rogue websites from illegally streaming, hosting or screening upcoming Bollywood film “Jolly LLB 3” which is scheduled to be released on September 19.Justice Tejas Karia said that any delay in blocking access to the rogue websites could lead to financial losses for JioStar, and an irreparable breach of...
Mandating Local Surety For Bail Of Person From Outside State Is 'Assault' On His Fundamental Rights: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that mandating a local surety as a condition for bail amounts to an assault on the fundamental rights of a person.The court said that such a requirement discriminates against individuals from other parts of the country solely on the basis of their residence.In doing so, the Court quashed an FIR lodged under Sections 419 and 420 of the IPC (Cheating...
Railway Authorities Can't Deboard Passenger Holding Valid Ticket Merely Because He Is Going For Protest: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that the railway authorities cannot de-board a passenger holding a valid ticket merely because his travel was for conducting a protest. Justice B. Pugalendhi noted that, as per the Railways Act 1989, a person could be de-boarded only in limited circumstances like travelling without a ticket, having an infectious disease, or travelling in...
Repeated Pleas By Roop Bansal Seeking To File & Withdraw Quashing Plea In Judge Bribery Case Amounts To Bench Hunting: ED Tells P&H HC
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that repeated pleas by businessman Roop Bansal, seeking to file and withdraw petitions for quashing an FIR against him for conspiring to bribe a Trial Court judge amounts to "bench hunting."Bansal is booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy under Section...
Delhi High Court Bats For Gender Neutrality In Army Recruitment, Directs Consideration Of Women Candidates For Unfilled Men's Posts
The Delhi High Court has granted relief to five young girls wanting to join as Short-Service Commissioned Officers (Non-Tech) in the Indian Army, saying that elimination of “anachronistically artificial chromosomal distinction” between women and men is a cherished constitutional goal. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla directed that the...
Hindu Marriage Act | Second Marriage During Appeal Period Valid If Divorce Decree Remains Unchallenged By Ex-Spouse: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that a marriage contracted within the time frame provided for appealing a decree of divorce dissolving previous marriage would not be considered to be illegal if the decree is unchallenged by the former spouse.The decision was passed by the Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha while considering an original petition by...
Fairly Determined Compensation For Land Acquisition Must Also Be Given To Land Owners Who Didn't Approach Court: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that once a fair rate of compensation for land acquisition has been decided, its benefit must be extended to all landowners affected by the same acquisition.The Court held that denying such benefits to some landowners merely because they did not approach the court amounts to discrimination.Rejecting the State's reasoning, the Justice Ajay Mohan...
'Prima Facie Case For Trial': Karnataka High Court Orally Remarks In Former CM BS Yediyurappa's Plea To Quash POCSO Case
While hearing former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's plea seeking quashing of a case registered against him under POCSO, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 17) orally remarked that it was "prima facie" a matter for trial.The high court was hearing a second petition filed by Yediyurappa seeking to quash trial court order dated 28.02.2025 taking cognizance and issuing summons to...