High Courts
'Blot On Police Administration': Orissa High Court Orders SP's Appearance After Cops Allegedly Demand Money To Rescue Kidnapped Minor Girl
The Orissa High Court on Tuesday (August 05) came down heavily on police officials who allegedly asked for some sort of 'gratification' to rescue an already traced kidnapped minor girl.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman was hearing a criminal writ petition seeking issuance of the writ of habeas corpus filed by a man for tracing out his minor...
Kerala High Court Deprecates ADGP's Action Of Using Tractor On Sabarimala Road Defying Its Earlier Orders, Closes Suo Motu Proceedings
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 6) expressed its strong disapproval against the action of M.R. Ajith Kumar IPS, Additional Director General of Police (Armed Forces Battalion) for using a tractor belonging to the Kerala Police Department on the Sabarimala Swami Ayyappan Road on July 12 and 13.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar...
Wife's Right To Shared Household Under DV Act No Bar To Partition Of Matrimonial Home Between Divorced Couple: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a married woman's right to reside in a shared household under Section 17 of the Domestic Violence Act cannot override or nullify the lawful entitlement of husband to seek partition or enforcement of ownership rights in civil proceedings.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar thus dismissed a divorced woman's appeal...
Unable To Represent Constituency In Parliament Due To Costs Imposed: Jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid Tells Delhi High Court
Jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that he was unable to represent his constituency (Baramulla) due to the condition imposed on him to pay daily costs to attend the parliamentary session. Senior Advocate N Hariharan made the submission before a division bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani in Rashid's plea...
Kerala High Court Suspends Toll Collection In Paliyekkara Toll Plaza On NH 544 For Four Weeks
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 6) suspended the toll collection in Paliyekkara Toll Plaza (Thrissur district) on NH 544 for four weeks.The Division Bench of Justices A. Muhammed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon passed the order in a batch of petitions challenging the toll collection and observed:"We note with concern the total apathy displayed by the National Highways Authority...
Delhi High Court Denies Interim Maintenance To Wife Citing Estranged 70-Yr-Old Husband's Financial & Emotional Incapacity
The Delhi High Court recently denied interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act to a woman, citing her estranged husband's financial incapacity.“Respondent should not be burdened with the obligation to provide interim maintenance, particularly when his own financial, physical and emotional conditions are visibly strained,” a division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal...
Owners Of MSC Elsa 3 Ship Approach Kerala High Court Seeking To Limit Liability On Maritime Claims Arising Out Of Sinkage
Elsa 3 Maritime Inc., Multi Container Management and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. have filed an admiralty suit before the Kerala High Court praying for limitation of liability for maritime claims arising from the losses caused due to the sinkage of MSC Elsa III.MSC Elsa 3, a Liberian-flagged vessel, sank off the coast of Kerala on May 25, 2025, causing grave environmental, ecological...
No Power To Transfer Case From One High Court To Another: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that it does not have power to transfer a case from one High Court to another. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "So far as the prayer of transferring the aforesaid three cases to any other High Court is concerned, the same cannot be granted since this Court is not vested with any such power; the petitioner for this purpose...
The News Minute Moves Karnataka High Court Challenging 'Gag Orders' In Dharmasthala Burial Case
Spunklane Media Pvt. Ltd. a company which owns and operates 'The News Minute' Web Portal has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the ex-parte interim 'gag order' issued by the civil court against media houses in connection with the Dharmasthala burial case. The company has also filed a plea challenging an order passed in respect of the portal's reporting on the alleged murder of...
'Employment' U/S 17B Industrial Disputes Act Includes Self-Employment Where Workman Earns Adequately: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that the term “employment” under Section 17 B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, includes self-employment where the workmen earns adequate income.Justice S Manu, while deciding on an interim application in a writ petition, held that a workman cannot claim benefits under Section 17 B merely in the absence of formal employment, if he or she is...
"Why Is Police Taking Sides?": Bombay HC Orders Action Against Cop For Refusing FIR By Muslim Family Allegedly Attacked Over Religious Identity
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (August 5) expressed shock over the conduct of a Station House Officer (SHO) of Pune Police, who refused to lodge an FIR on the complaint of a Muslim family on the ground that an FIR was already lodged against the family in a road rage case by a Hindu family.The court thus ordered Pune's Commissioner of Police to take 'stringent' action against the...
Can Caste Scrutiny Committees Suo Motu Recall Their Own Orders Validating Caste Certificates? Bombay High Court Larger Bench To Decide
The Bombay High Court on Monday (August 4) referred to a larger bench to decide as to whether a Caste Scrutiny Committee (CSC) has powers to suo motu recall its own orders granting validity to caste certificates on the ground that it were vitiated by fraud, misrepresentation or suppression of material facts. A division bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Yanshivraj Khobragade after...