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...

Delhi High Court Bars Victory Procession By Candidates Elected In DUSU Polls, Warns Of Contempt If Regulatory Norms Violated

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 17) barred any kind of victory procession by candidates, including their supporters, who are elected in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections scheduled to take place on September 18.“We direct that after declaration of results, no victory procession, either in the campus or in the hostels or any area in the city of Delhi shall...

'Can't Keep Matters Pending For 40 Yrs': MP High Court Directs Trial Court To Expeditiously Decide Cases Concerning Bhopal Gas Tragedy

While hearing a PIL by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahayog Samiti, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (September 17) directed the trial court, where cases related to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy are pending, to dispose of the matters as expeditiously as possible. The court further directed competent courts to submit monthly progress reports of the proceedings to the Registrar of...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand On Notification Of Human Rights Courts, Information On CCTV Cameras In Police Stations

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (September 16) asked the state government to file a statement declaring that Human Rights Courts, as contemplated under Section 30 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, had been duly notified. It also told the State to place on record information relating to the functioning of CCTV cameras in police stations. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar...

Kerala High Court Defers Hearing On Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Idol, Awaits Chief Thanthri's Report

The Kerala High Court adjourned proceedings concerning the defects in Moolavigraha (principal idol) of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, noting that the Chief Thanthri — the ultimate authority on spiritual matters — was presently unable to provide his inputs due to a bereavement in his family.A division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha delivered...

Kerala HC Allows PV Anvar To Be Added As Party In MR Ajithkumar's Plea Challenging Decision To Prosecute Him In Disproportionate Assets Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (September 17) allowed the impleading petition filed by former MLA P.V. Anvar in a plea filed by ADGP M.R. Ajithkumar challenging a Special Court's decision to prosecute him in a disproportionate assets case.Justice A. Badharudheen allowed the petition and impleaded Anvar as additional 3rd respondent. Anvar had raised a contention that the present...