High Courts
Rajasthan High Court Orders Removal Of Stray Dogs & Other Animals From Roads, Municipal Bodies May Lodge FIR If Obstructed
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday (August 11) directed municipal bodies to remove stray dogs and other animals from city roads while ensuring that minimum physical harm is caused to them.The court further said that if anyone obstructs the municipal bodies from removing stray animals from the roads/colonies/public paths, then Municipal officials/employees are at liberty to take action...
Kerala High Court Flags ₹40 Lakh Embezzlement In Petrol Pump Run By Travancore Devaswom Board, Orders Digitalisation Of All Temple Accounts
The Kerala High Court on Friday (August 8) pulled up the Travancore Devaswom Board over reported embezzelment of ₹40 lakh from a petrol pump run by it at Nilakkal, a base camp of Sabarimala pilgrims.Noting that the Board administers 1,250 temples, the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar ordered digitalisation of all their accounts and sought...
Delhi High Court Asks CBI To Probe Alleged 'Extortion Racket' Inside Tihar Jail
The Delhi High Court on Monday told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR over the allegations of extortion racket being run inside the Tihar jail involving its officials and inmates. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela perused the status report as well as the preliminary enquiry report of Delhi Government's...
P&H High Court Flags Police-Criminals Nexus After Complainant Who Lodged Corruption Case With Evidence Agrees To Settle Case
In a scathing observation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has flagged a nexus between the police and criminals after a complainant, who had initially lodged a corruption case supported by the audio-recording, later entered into a compromise with the accused. The Court was hearing a pre-arrest bail plea of a man who was accused of asking the complainant, a hotel owner in Punjab's Patiala to...
J&K&L High Court Quashes Case Against Man Booked For Participating In Protest During COVID, Says Officers Intended To 'Harrass' Accused
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court quashed criminal proceedings against three persons who were booked during the COVID-19 pandemic for allegedly violating prohibitory orders, holding that the case appeared to have been registered frivolously to harass them.A bench of Justice M.A. Chowdhary observed that the FIR under Sections 188/34 IPC and Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act appeared to...
Govt Employee Who Acquires Benchmark Disability During Service Can Extend Retirement Age Even If Not Appointed Under PwD Quota: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a government employee who acquires benchmark disability during service is entitled to the benefit of extended retirement age under the State's policy, even if he was not appointed under the handicapped quota.Rejecting the State's contention, Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua said: “Merely because a person suffers disability in service, offers no valid ground...
Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Relief To BJP MP K. Sudhakar In Abetment To Suicide Case
The Karnataka High Court on Monday granted interim relief to BJP Member of Parliament K Sudhakar and restrained the police from taking any coercive steps against him in connection with the FIR registered against him on charges of abetting the suicide of a driver employed with the Zilla Panchayat in Chikkaballapura district.Justice M.I. Arun passed the interim order on the petition filed...
Cash-For-Query Row: Delhi High Court Orders 'Strict Confidentiality' After Mahua Moitra Flags Media Leak Of CBI Report To Lokpal
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra moved the Delhi High Court on Monday against the alleged media leak of the news of CBI submitting its report to Lokpal of India in relation to the alleged cash-for-query scam.Justice Sachin Datta heard the matter today and said that directed that confidentiality shall be “strictly maintained by all the concerned.”“I'll make it clear saying...
Pulling Woman's Hands Though Shocks Decency, It Doesn't Outrage Her Modesty Unless Coupled With 'Criminal Intent': Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that though pulling the hands of a woman by a man would shock her sense of decency, it would not amount to outraging the modesty of the woman if there was no criminal intention. Justice RN Manjula added that without any clear evidence about the intention of the man, vague or generalised statements would only earn a benefit of doubt in favour of...
KTU Vice-Chancellor Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Direction To Resolve Administrative Stalemate
Dr. Sivaprasad, Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking interference by the Court to resolve the administrative stalemate in the University. As per the plea, a few members of the Syndicate (respondent 2 to 4) are abstaining from attending the Syndicate meeting, due to political reasons. These respondents, namely, the Secretary...
Online Bail Order Sufficient For Release To Immediately Restore Accused's Liberty, No Need To Wait For Certified Copy: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a downloaded copy of a bail or suspension of sentence order is sufficient for securing the release of an accused. The court clarified when the certified copy of the order is not immediately sent by the Registry, the downloaded copy must be accepted by the Court before whom bail bond is furnished.A division bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 04 - August 10, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 263 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 271 NOMINAL INDEX Davidson Devasirvatham v A Shankar @ Savukku Shankar, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 263 MP Ranjan Kumar v. The Commissioner of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 264 Vajra Global Consulting Service LLP v. Assistant Director of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 265 Dr. M Sathya Kumar v. The Government of Tamil Nadu and...