Delhi High Court To Hear Next Week PIL Against LG Notification Allowing Police Officers To Depose Virtually

A PIL was mentioned before the Delhi High Court today against a notification issued by Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena declaring all police stations in the national capital as “designated places” for recording deposition of police officers through video conferencing.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela listed the matter for hearing...

Delhi High Court Grants John Doe Order Awarding Dynamic Interim Injunction Protecting Tata Pay Trademark

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim dynamic injunction, protecting the trademark of Tata Group's payment solutions platform Tata Pay.Justice Tejas Karia restrained unknown entities from infringing the group's 'TATA' and 'TATA PAYMENTS' marks.Tata contended that Tata Digital Private Limited serves as its financial services arm, engaged in providing a wide range of...

Manjeswaram Election Bribery Case: Kerala High Court Paves Way For State To Prefer Appeal Against Discharge Of BJP's K Surendran

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed the State government to withdraw the revision petition filed by it against the discharge of BJP leader K. Surendran in the Manjeshwaram election bribery case.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed that as per the decision in Xavier Raj v. State of Kerala (2025 (4) KLT 257), revision petitions against discharge were not maintainable and the only remedy is...

Delhi High Court Upholds Vires Of S.193(9) BNSS On Further Probe, Says It Does Not 'Camouflage' Accused's Right To Default Bail

The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 193(9) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, saying that the provision does not act as a camouflage to an accused's right to default bail. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed a PIL filed by lawyer Yash Mishra which challenged the validity of Section 193(9)...

Telangana High Court Deprecates 'One-Sided Mud Slinging' By Lawyers, Litigants; Says Judges Can't Present Their Side Of Story

The Telangana High Court has accepted the apology tendered by three persons including two lawyers, who had sought to transfer a matter listed before a single judge alleging bias and non-hearing of the petitioner's counsel. While accepting the apologies, the high court, remarked upon casting of aspersions against a judge when the latter does not have a platform to present their side of...

Conviction Of A Single Accused For Gang Rape Is Permissible If Other Accused Couldn't Be Apprehended: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a single person can be convicted for the offence of gang rape punishable under Section 376DA IPC (Section 70 BNS), even if the co-offender manages to escape trial.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta while dealing with an appeal against conviction observed,“One of the arguments of the Appellant is also that as the...

Kerala High Court Orders Strict Action Against Levy Of Excessive Locker Fees In Sabarimala

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 26) directed initiation of strict action against a tender holder in Sabarimala for charging locker fees, much higher than that permissible by the tender conditions.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu case, which was initiated based on an anonymous complaint by a Telangana...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025 [Citations 720 - 908]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 908NOMINAL INDEXMINOR A THR HER MOTHER S v. STATE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (GOVT. OF THE NCT) OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 721Amazon Technologies Inc v. Lifestyle Equities 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 722Rasiklal Mohanlal Gangani v. State & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 723SHANKESH MUTHA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR...

Kerala High Court Rules Out 'Privacy' Concerns Regarding AI Cameras Monitoring Traffic Violations In State

The Kerala High Court has ruled out privacy concerns raised against the State's AI-enabled 'Safe Kerala Project', which deploys automated cameras for traffic enforcement.The writ was filed by the leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan and MLA Ramesh Chennithala, stating that entrusting private contractors with sensitive driving data violated citizens' fundamental right to privacy. They claimed...

Rajasthan High Court Denies Termination Of 32-Week Pregnancy To Speech & Hearing Impaired Minor, Cites Medical Report

The Rajasthan High Court refused to permit medical termination of over 32-week pregnancy of a hearing and verbally impaired minor rape survivor, in light of unfavorable opinion of the medical board which indicated serious danger that termination procedure may pose to both fetus and the girl. The medical board which was constituted after the high court's August 5 order, examined the survivor...

Calcutta High Court Halts Grant Of Funds To Durga Puja Clubs Which Failed To Submit Report On Utilisation Of Funds

The Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to stop the grant of funds given to organise Durga Puja celebrations to clubs which failed to submit a certificate on utilisation of such funds granted in the previous year, as had been sought by the court.A division bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De passed the order.On an earlier occassion, the court had sought for the...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Asaram To Surrender In 3 Days, Refuses To Extend Interim Bail

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday rejected the application moved by Asaram, who has been sentenced to life in a 2013-rape case, seeking extension of his interim bail on medical grounds.A division bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur reportedly took note of the self-styled godman's medical record and found that he is stable. The Supreme Court had released him on...