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Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 14 To July 20, 2025
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Legitimate Govt Engages, Doesn't Banish Protesters; 'Police State' Mentality Impermissible: Orissa HC Quashes Exclusion Order Against Doctor
In a sharp rebuke to executive overreach, the Orissa High Court on Friday quashed an order of the District Magistrate prohibiting Dr. Randall Sequeira, a medical professional and social worker, from entering Rayagada district for two months ahead of his proposed peaceful anti-mining protest. A bench of Justice SK Panigrahi termed the order issued under Section 163(3) of...
Kerala HC Clarifies : Judgment On Joint Family Abolition Act's Repugnancy With Hindu Succession Act Applies Only In Mitakshara Law Cases
The Kerala High Court recently passed an interim order correcting its judgment on succession under Hindu law, wherein it was held that Sections 3 and 4 of the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act 1975 are repugnant to Section 6 of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005.The Court observed that it mainly dealt with the case governed by Mitakshara Law while pronouncing the...
Patent Infringement: Delhi High Court Restrains Zydus From Manufacturing Biologic Similar To 'Nivolumab' Cancer Drug
The Delhi High Court has restrained Zydus Lifesciences Limited from manufacturing, selling importing, exporting or dealing in any biologic which is similar to Nivolumab, a drug used to treat cancer, sold under the brand name “Opdivo.”Justice Mini Pushkarna passed the interim order in favour of Nivolumab's manufacturer company- E.R. Squibb and Sons LLC, in its patent infringement suit...
Monthly Rent Payment Cannot Be Accepted As Instalments Towards Sale Consideration Of Property: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that monthly payment of rent made under a registered lease deed cannot be construed as instalments towards the sale consideration of a property.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora thus rejected a suit filed seeking title over the suit property on the strength of an agreement to sell, a customary sale deed and the alleged monthly instalments.The...
Entry In Scheduled Tribe List Must Be Read As It Is, Pre-Constitutional Evidence Cannot Be Ignored: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that pre-constitutional documentary evidence showing consistent entries of Scheduled Tribe status cannot be disregarded merely on the ground that the claimants fail to satisfy the affinity test. The Court quashed an order of the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee and directed it to issue validity certificates to Vedant Wankhade and his father,...
Patna HC Stays Case Against Rajat Sharma Over India TV's Alleged Report Labelling Man As 'Fake Currency Trader'
The Patna High Court on Friday granted relief to Journalist Rajat Sharma, the Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder of 'India TV', in connection with a news report allegedly labelling a man as a 'fake currency trader'. A bench of Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha stayed coercive action as well as the proceedings of the complaint case filed against Sharma by the complainant, Amit...
State Can't Obstruct Rituals Recognized Since Time Immemorial & Promoting Cultural Harmony On Trivial Grounds: Allahabad HC
In its order disposing of 3 petitions challenging the DM's denial of permission for the Jeth Mela at the Bahraich Dargah, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday made a significant observation regarding limits on the state to obstruct long-standing ritualistic practices. The Court observed that such practices, which have been recognised since time immemorial, cannot be obstructed by the...
Mandatory To Conduct 'Air Blank Test' To Ensure Breath Analyser Has 'Zero' Calibration Before Taking Sample : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment directing the Director General of Police (DGP) to issue necessary directions to the police officers of the State to mandate conduct of Air Blank Test and ensure that the calibration is at 'zero' before subjecting a person to the breathalyser test.Justice V.G. Arun observed, "it is essential to note that the purpose of conducting an Air Blank...
'AI Tools Not Be Used To Arrive At Judgments': Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines For AI Use In District Judiciary
Kerala High Court has issued a policy outlining guiding principles for the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in district judiciary in the State.Recognising that while AI tools can be beneficial in many ways, there are also several negative consequences in AI use including privacy violations, data security risks and erosion of trust in judicial decisions, the Kerala High...
Bahraich Dargah Mela | Interim Arrangements Ensured Peaceful Rituals, State's Fears Dispelled: Allahabad HC Disposes Pleas
Dealing with 3 petitions filed concerning the Annual Jeth Mela at Bahraich's Dargah Syed Salaar Masood Ghazi (RA), the Allahabad High Court observed that "all the apprehensions of the State stand dispelled" in light of the smooth implementation of arrangements under its interim order. Disposing of the pleas, including a writ filed by the Committee of Management of Dargah Sharif, the...