Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Litigant For Forum Shopping, Filing Frivolous Contempt Plea Against IAS

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a litigant for engaging in forum shopping and filing a meritless contempt petition in a civil disputeThe development comes in a contempt plea alleging that the authorities have disobeyed Supreme Court's ruling in Rajeeb Kalita Vs. Union of India and others by disconnecting the water supply of the petitioner. In Rajeeb...

Bombay High Court Directs CBFC Not To Insist On Film Makers Getting NOC From Yogi Adityanath For Certification Of 'AJEY' Movie

The Bombay High Court was today informed that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has rejected the plea for certification by makers of a movie titled "Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi," based on a book written on the life of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.During the hearing, it was submitted by the petitioners that the CEO of the CBFC had told the makers that they should go and...

Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against Actor Shwetha Menon In Obscenity FIR

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 7) stayed proceedings in FIR lodged against Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly acting in movies and advertisements containing obscene and vulgar visuals for monetary gain. The interim order was passed by Justice V.G. Arun.While dictating the order the high court said:"I find prima-facie substance in the contention of the learned counsel for...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Sharing FB Post Showing PM Modi Apologising To Pakistan After 'Op Sindoor'

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to one Shahrukh Khan, who was accused of sharing a controversial Facebook video allegedly showing edited visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologising to Pakistan amid the context of Indo-Pak tensions. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal passed the order without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, on the condition that the...

Failure Of State Authorities To Take Timely Decisions Piles Up Case Pendency : Allahabad High Court

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court on Monday expressed serious concern over the casual functioning of State instrumentalities, after the Standing Counsel failed to assist the Court due to non-receipt of instructions from the concerned authority. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan was dealing with a writ petition filed by one Sunaina concerning payment from...

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025

NOMINAL INDEXHasin Jahan Vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 152Smt. Kajari Karmaker @ Kajari Marick vs. The Employees' State Insurance Corporation & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 153Shri C. Chitambaram Versus The Director of Transport Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 154Super Smelters Limited v United Cables Limited Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal)...

Plea For Suspension Of Sentence Maintainable Even If Accused Did Not Surrender After Conviction: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that an application for suspension of sentence filed along with criminal revision petition challenging conviction in a criminal case is maintainable before the High Court, even if the convict has not surrendered post-conviction.Justice Sumeet Goel said,"A criminal revision petition against the judgments of conviction (as also an application...

Karnataka High Court Strikes Down State Rule Enabling Direct Private Complaints To Sessions Court, Says It May Lead To Double Jeopardy

The Karnataka High Court has struck down Rule 6 of Karnataka State Human Rights Courts Rules 2006, wherein a victim can directly approach a sessions court in a private complaint instead of Commission conducting an inquiry, holding it to be unconstitutional and inconsistent with the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.For context, Rule 6 states that a victim of an offence arising out of...

Temples In Bihar Should Match Cleanliness Of South Indian Temples : Patna High Court

Observing that temples in South India maintain high standards of cleanliness and provide a pleasant experience to devotees, the Patna High Court recently questioned why temples in Bihar cannot be kept equally 'neat', 'clean', and 'green'. A bench of Justice Rajiv Roy made the remark in a matter relating to the constitution of a permanent committee for Shri Baba Kusheshwar Nath...

Digital Marketing Is Business, Not Profession; Audit Report Not Required For Turnover Below ₹5 Crores: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court held that digital marketing is a business and not a profession; and an audit report is not required for turnovers below Rs. 5 crores. Justice Krishnan Ramasamy stated that “Digital Marketing is the business for persons who carry out the said activities. In the event anybody carrying on the business of Digital Marketing with cash transactions both on the aspect...

Rajasthan High Court Urges Centre To Revisit Citizenship Laws For Children Born Abroad To Indian Parents

Stating that children born to Indian citizens outside India often face great challenges relating to citizenship, the Rajasthan High Court has urged the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to revisit the provisions of laws related to the issue, and if deemed necessary, make necessary amendments.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was dealing with a petition filed by a 5 year old girl. She was...

Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram's Temporary Bail Till August 21 In Rape Case

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (August 7) extended temporary bail of Asaram till August 21, who was convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in Gandhinagar and is serving a life sentence.Notably on July 3, the high court had extended Asaram Bapu's temporary bail for one month, after noting statement by Asaram's counsel that he wont seek further extension of temporary bail. The...