AP High Court Flags 'Abnormally High' Motor Vehicle Accidents, Says It Reflects Lack Of Policing

While hearing a PIL highlighting serious shortcomings in the implementation of provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and Rule 167A of the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventeenth Amendment) Rules, 2021 (the Rules)-- which envisages the enforcement of road safety through electronic devices, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up the State authorities for failing to take effective measures to...

Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak Sworn-In As Judge Of Orissa High Court

Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, senior puisne Judge of Gauhati High Court took oath as Judge of Orissa High Court on Monday (July 21). Justice Pathak was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Harish Tandon in the presence of Judges of Orissa High Court, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan and Advocate General Pitambar Acharya among other dignitaries.The Collegium of the Supreme Court...

Preliminary Decree In Partition Suit 'Interlocutory' Or Conclusively Decides Substantive Rights? Allahabad High Court Larger Bench To Decide

A single judge of the Allahabad High Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether a preliminary decree in a partition suit is an interlocutory order or an order finally deciding the substantial rights of the shareholder. It also referred the question whether such an order is appealable under Section 207 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006.Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code,...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 14 - July 20, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 234 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 240Nominal Index: Dr Manjunath R AND The Secretary To Government of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 234Rohit Jawa AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 235Abhishek Mishra AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 236Asif & ANR AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 237Balakrishna K P & ANR AND K...

Motorbike Constitutes 'Dangerous Weapon' U/S 324 IPC If Used To Cause Harm To Human Body: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a motorbike can qualify as a 'dangerous weapon' under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code, if it is used intentionally to cause harm.Justice Kauser Edappagath delivered the judgment interpreting the provision which penalizes the offence of "voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means".The petitioner had been found guilty under section 324 of IPC...

7/11 Mumbai Train Blasts: Bombay High Court Acquits All 12 Accused

Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside the judgment of a special MCOCA court, which handed over the death sentence to 5 and life term to 7 accused booked for conspiring and executing the bombs in Mumbai's Western Railway local line. 7 bombs had ripped through the local lines in Mumbai. A total of 189 citizens lost their lives and nearly 820 innocents sustained severe injuries in these...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 14 to July 20, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 239 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 245 NOMINAL INDEX Malar Selvi v. The Director DVAC, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 239 Dr.A.K.Boominathan v. The Director of Collegiate Education and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 240 Thirumalaisamy v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 241 Venkatesan v. The District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw...

[S.125 CrPC] Maintenance Is No Longer Granted To Barely Cover Subsistence, But As A Tool To Maintain Lifestyle: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that due to the development in jurisprudence around granting maintenance, it is no longer handed out as a payment for subsistence but instead to preserve the stability of one's lifestyle.A single bench of Justice Bibhas Ranjan De held: "The present time and age there has been a drastic change in the society with relation to marital obligations. Therefore,...

Allahabad High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2025

[NOMINAL INDEX PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM]ORDERS/JUDGMENTS [January-June 2025]Husband Can't Claim Ownership Of Wife's Body, Privacy, Her Consent Paramount; Sharing Intimate Acts' Video A Breach Of Trust: Allahabad HCCase title – Brijesh Yadav @ Brijesh Kumar Vs. State Of U.P. And Another 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 1Case citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 1The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is high...

'Only Wilful Disobedience Amounts To Contempt': Uttarakhand HC Closes Case Against IIM Kashipur Interim Chairman, CAO

Closing contempt proceedings against IIM Kashipur's Interim Chairperson and Chief Administrative Officer, the Uttarakhand High Court last week observed that every disobedience is not contempt, and to bring a breach of the Court's order within the realm of contempt, it should be a 'wilful' disobedience. A bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani added that it should be an informed choice...

[Insurance Act] Surveyors Work Impartially & Independently, Cannot Be Branded 'Puppets' Of Insurance Company: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that persons assessing the extent of loss in an accident to determine the amount payable by an insurance company to the policyholder cannot be branded as the company's “puppet”.Justice Manoj Jain observed, “They work impartially and independently and, such surveyors and loss-assessors, are mandated to comply with code of conduct in respect of their...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 1 - 141]• Anjali Kushwah And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 1 • Vijay Katara Versus Principal Secretary And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 2 • Atharv Chaturvedi Vs. The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 3 • Saket Tiwari Versus M.P. Board Of Secondary Education And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 4 • Mohd....