High Courts
S.112 Evidence Act | Compelling DNA Test To Determine Child's Paternity Without Imminent Need Violates Sanctity Of Marriage: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that a DNA test must be permitted only in terms of Section 112 of the Evidence Act, after demonstrable non-access between the parents during the period of birth of the child is proved, as the presumption under Section 112 is rooted in public morality and societal peace.The court added that compelling such tests without a need for the same violates the sanctity...
Maratha Quota Stir: Bombay High Court Says Manoj Jarange 'Illegally' Continuing Protest At Azad Maidan, Asks Him To Vacate Site By 3PM
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 2) slamed Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange for continuing to sit on "fast unto death" at Mumbai's Azad Maidan seeking reservation for the Maratha Community, questioning him over steps taken to control crowd after finding that 1 Lakh people had reached the city. A division bench bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe...
'Extremely Serious Issue': Allahabad HC Mulls Exemplary Cost On Raebareli Collector For Hastily Demolishing House Ignoring A Valid Claim
The Allahabad High Court recently strongly pulled up the Raebareli district authorities, especially the Collector concerned, for demolishing the house of a valid patta holder despite his claim being duly recorded in revenue records. The Court directed the Collector and the officer responsible for altering revenue entries to personally explain their actions. A bench of Justice Alok...
Allahabad High Court Surprised Over Aligarh DC Acting Against Sealed Property Despite Pendency Of Statutory Appeal
The Allahabad High Court last week expressed its surprise over the conduct of the Divisional Commissioner, Aligarh, in purportedly entertaining a private complaint and passing an adverse order (of removal) concerning a sealed property even though a statutory appeal filed by the petitioners was still pending before him. "…we are surprised to note that the Appellate Authority...
Punjab Floods | If We Pass An Order, Energy Of State Will Be Diverted In Filing Reply: High Court On PIL Seeking Relief For Victims
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to pass any orders as of now, on a PIL seeking directions to both the States for immediately providing minimum standards of relief and rehabilitation to flood victims under Section 12 of the Disaster Management Act, including food, potable water, sanitation, shelter, lighting, medical care etc.Division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and...
High Court Extends Interim Protection To BJP Karnataka's 'X' Handle Over Post Allegedly Comparing Indira Gandhi To Hitler
The Karnataka High Court has extended the interim protection from arrest granted to the in-charge of the BJP Karnataka's 'X' handle in a case filed under Sections 353 and 192 of the BNS, 2023.Petitioners had sought quashing of the case registered against them for a social media post allegedly comparing former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Adolf Hitler, posted to 'X', which had since...
Will Take Steps To Constitute Authority, Frame Rules Under New Online Gaming Act: Centre To Delhi High Court
The Central Government on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that steps shall be taken to constitute the authority as well as frame Rules and Regulations under the newly passed Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025.SGI Tushar Mehta made the submission before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. Mehta said that once a...
Grounds 'Abandoned' At The Time Of First Quashing Petition Can't Be Exhumed To Prop Up Subsequent Plea: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a second quashing plea under Section 482 CrPC/ BNSS 528 is neither maintainable nor entertainable unless founded upon demonstrable change in circumstance and the grounds which were manifestly available at the time of first plea cannot be exhumed later to prop up a second petition.Justice M Nagaprasanna said:"The second petition under Section 482 of...
Post Death Rituals Should Be Brought Under Govt Policy To Prevent Caste Discrimination, Enable Dignified Last Rites: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has said that "dignity of an individual" after death is hampered due to demarcation of cremation places based on "caste" or other grounds, remarking that it was high time that the State formulated a uniform policy equally applicable to all citizens for a public place to perform post-death rituals.While hearing a petition filed by the Kanchan Patil (Mirasi) Samaj on...
Local Police Stations Can Also Investigate Cyber Crimes, CID-CB Doesn't Have Exclusive Jurisdiction: Orissa High Court
In an important ruling, the Orissa High Court has clarified that the Crime Investigation Department, Crime Branch (Cyber Crime) ('CID-CB') is not the only investigating body empowered to probe cyber/IT related offences, rather the local police stations can also investigate such offences subject to the condition that the Investigating Officer (IO) is not below the rank of...
English Version Of Law Prevails Over Hindi Translation Of Bill, Order Or Service Regulations : Allahabad High Court Reiterates
Following various decisions of the Supreme Court and the decision of Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court in Smt. Ram Rati and others v. Gram Samaj Jehwa, Justice Manish Mathur held that English version of any Hindi translation of a bill or order or service regulations would prevail over its Hindi version.Article 348(3) of the Constitution of India provides that if any Bills, Acts,...
MP High Court Rejects PIL Alleging Preferential Treatment To 'VIPs' At Mahakaleshwar Temple
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a PIL alleging that the management committee of Ujjain's Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple permitted entry inside the Garbhagriha (innermost sanctum) only to "so-called VIPs" to offer water to the deity, while denying access to the general public. The petitioner claimed that such conduct by the temple administrator was discriminatory and arbitrary.However,...