High Courts
No Indefeasible Right To Force State To Conclude Exam Process When Papers Leaked May Have Benefited Candidates: Allahabad High Court
In a case of leaked paper and cancelled examination, the Allahabad High Court has held that there is no indefeasible right to force the State to conclude the examination process when papers leaked may have benefited the candidates. While dealing with cancellation of written examinations conducted by U.P. Education Service Selection Commission in which paper was leaked, Justice Saurabh...
Courts Can Extend Time For Disciplinary Proceedings Suo Motu To Ensure Misconduct Doesn't Go Unpunished: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently held that the Court has suo moto powers to extend the time limit for disciplinary proceedings fixed by an earlier Court to ensure that serious misconduct does not go unpunished. Referring to the decision of the Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court in Abhishek Prabhakar Awasthi v. New India Assurance Company Limited and Others which was affirmed by the...
Koodathayi Murder: Kerala High Court Refuses To Stall Release Of Web Series 'Anali'; Directs Accused Jolly Joseph To Avail Statutory Remedy
The Kerala High Court has recently (17 March) declined to restrain the release of the web series “Anali” on the OTT platform JioHotstar. The Court held that the petitioner has an effective alternative statutory remedy under the Information Technology Rules, 2021.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, disposed of the plea moved by Koodathayi murder accused Jollyamma Joseph @ Jolly against the release...
Punishment U/S 20 RTI Act Can Be Imposed Only When Deliberate Obstruction/ Delay In Providing Information: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that punishment under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 can only be imposed if there is deliberate obstruction or delay in supplying information sought under the RTI Act. It cannot be imposed based on rushed or prejudged decisions which compromise statutory safeguards or rule of law. Referring to Section 20 of the Right to Information Act,...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 16 - March 22, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 148 - 161 ]Sheno Sebastian v Smitha Maxon, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 148Adv. Sangeetha Lakshmana v Registrar General and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 149Alavikutty T.K v State of Kerala and ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 150Antony Raju v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 151Deputy Commissioner of Customs v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker)...
No Parole For 'Arranging' Children's Marriage Or If Other Criminal Cases Pending: Allahabad High Court Denies Relief To Ex-MLA
The Allahabad High Court has held that a convicted prisoner can't be granted parole merely to arrange or fix the marriage of their children under the Uttar Pradesh (Suspension of Sentence of Prisoners) Rules, 2007. While denying relief to Ex-MLA Angad Yadav, a bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajeev Bharti also noted that, as per Rule 1(4)(c) of the 2007 Rules, a prisoner...
Tenure Of CGRF Members Must Be Considered For Extension Before Issuing Fresh Recruitment: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that failure to consider extension of tenure of members of Consumer Grievance Redressal Forums (CGRFs) in accordance with statutory regulations, and issuing fresh recruitment advertisements without reasons, undermines the independence and impartiality of such bodies. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing a writ petition seeking quashing...
S. 24 Specific Relief Act Does Not Bar Fresh Suit For Refund Of Earnest Money After Dismissal Of Specific Performance Suit: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that Section 24 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, does not bar a plaintiff from filing a fresh suit for refund of earnest money even after dismissal of a suit for specific performance. The Court observed that while Section 24 bars claims for compensation in certain circumstances, it does not extinguish the right to seek other reliefs such as a refund of...
Railway Claims Tribunal Cannot Infer Death Due To Trespass Solely From Nature Of Injuries: Bombay High Court Allows Compensation
The Bombay High Court has held that the Railway Claims Tribunal is not an expert body competent to conclude that death occurred due to trespass merely on the basis of the nature of injuries sustained by the deceased. The Court observed that in the absence of cogent evidence or expert testimony, such findings are unsustainable and cannot be used to deny compensation under the Railways...
Registrar, Sub-Registrar Not 'Court', Section 5 Limitation Act Not Applicable In Proceeding Under Registration Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the registrar and Sub-Registrar under the Registration Act are not Court and therefore, Section 5 of the Limitation Act will not be applicable to proceedings under the Registration Act. Justice Irshad Ali held“..the office of Registrar, Additional Registrar or the Sub Registrar may not be treated as a Court. Accordingly the provision contained in Section...
Allahabad High Court Relies On Victim-Wife's Testimony To Uphold Man's Conviction In 1983 Attempt To Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court last week upheld the conviction and 7-year rigorous imprisonment of a man who shot his wife in February 1983 inside their matrimonial home over an unfulfilled dowry demand for a motorcycle. Dismissing the husband's criminal appeal filed in 1985, the Court relied heavily on the testimony of the injured wife, terming her a "sterling witness" whose evidence was...
S. 482 CrPC Plea Not Maintainable Against NIA Court's Refusal To Discharge Even If State Police Probed Scheduled Offence: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an application under Section 482 CrPC or Section 528 BNSS is not maintainable against an order refusing discharge passed by a Special Court under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, even if the state police investigated the scheduled offenceThe Court held that the remedy against such orders is to file a statutory appeal under Section 21(1) of...