High Courts
S.11 A&C Act | Respondent's Letter Seeking Petitioner To Give Up Interest On Outstanding Amount Indicates Ongoing Dispute: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh, while hearing a Section 11 petition under the Arbitration Act, observed that the letter of the Respondent addressed to the Petitioner, requiring them to give up their interest claim on the outstanding amount, showed that the claims were still under consideration. Therefore, the Claims cannot be termed dead, and the Section...
Allahabad High Court Refuses Judicial Inquiry Into 'Police Brutality' On SRMU Law Students; Clarifies 'Not Condoning Any Illegal Act'
The Allahabad High Court last week refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a judicial inquiry into alleged police brutality on protesting law students of Barabanki-based Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University.. The court, however, made it clear that its order should not be understood as condoning any illegal act by the authorities or the private university....
Prisoners Should Be Allowed To Solve Family's Problems, Maintain Link With Society: HP High Court Grants Parole
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that maintaining family and social ties is important for prisoners, and that parole should be allowed to them to attend to their personal and family responsibilities.Justice Virender Singh held that “Mere registration of the FIR cannot be made basis to decline parole to the petitioner, as, the prisoners should be allowed to maintain their family...
"Not Good For Persons At Helm Of Affairs To Speak Like This”: Madras HC Closes Suo Motu Case Against Ex-TN Minister Ponmudi For Hate Speech
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday, closed the suo motu case initiated against former Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudi for his remarks against Vaishnavism, Saivism, and women. The court noted that the complainants were at liberty to approach the concerned jurisdictional magistrates against the closure of complaints. While closing the suo motu case, Justice N Satish Kumar orally remarked that...
Kerala High Court Empowers High-Level Committee To Oversee Pollution Control In Periyar River
The Kerala High Court has issued directions to address the persistent pollution of the Periyar River, while expressing dissatisfaction over the government's delay in constituting a unified authority for its conservation.The division bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha issued directions while considering a batch of petitions concerning the pollution of Periyar...
Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Election Of Congress MLA From Malur Constituency, Stays Order For 30 Days To Allow Him To Approach SC
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday set aside the 2023 election of Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) K Y Nanjegowda representing Malur constituency (Kolar district).During the 2023 assembly election, Nanjegowda won by a margin of 248 votes against BJP candidate KS Manjunath Gowda.Justice R Devdas, while allowing the petition filed by defeated candidate KS Manjunath Gowda said:...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On Plea To Stay Rules Capping Movie Ticket Price At ₹200
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 16) reserved its verdict on the interim relief sought in pleas by Multiplex Association of India and other entities challenging Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules 2025 which caps movie ticket prices at Rs 200.As interim relief, the petitioners have sought for a stay of the Rules, pending further hearing of the main petition....
'Ironical That Courts Remind Authorities Of Their Duty': Delhi High Court On Violation Of Regulatory Measures Ahead Of DUSU Elections
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it hopes and expects that no violation of regulatory measures takes place during the conduct of Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections scheduled to take place on September 18.“We can only hope and expect that no violation of regulatory measures takes place during the elections which shall be the responsibility of the university...
High Court Issues Notice To Media Houses On Plea To Take Down 'Leaked List' Of Allegedly Corrupt Haryana Govt Officers
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and several other media houses on a petition seeking removal of a 'leaked list' that names several Haryana government officials allegedly involved in corruption.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry issued notice to newspapers Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Dainik Bhaskar, The Tribune,...
S.53A Abkari Act | Violation Of Procedure For Drawing Samples Of Contraband Vitiates Prosecution: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has acquitted a man sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for four years over alleged possession and manufacture of arrack, citing the failure of the prosecution to establish possession or ownership of the property where the contraband was seized, along with non-compliance of Section 53A (Disposal of seized liquor, intoxicating drugs or articles) of the Abkari...
Order Of Re-Investigation Must Come From Superior Court Like HC, Magistrate Not Empowered To Do So: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has clarified that the authority to direct a re-investigation lies exclusively with superior courts such as the High Court itself. Magistrates, the court emphasized, do not possess the power to order a re-investigation.Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi explained,"For the purposes of 're-investigation'/'de novo investigate' directions for the same must be issued by...
Able-Bodied Husband Cannot Refuse To Maintain Wife Merely Due To His Unemployment: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that an able-bodied, young man cannot refuse to pay maintenance, citing financial constraints arising out of his unemployment.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held: "Therefore once there is no denial of the fact that the husband is an able bodied young man capable of earning, he cannot simply deny his legal obligation of maintaining of his wife equal to the status...