Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Penalty Against District Court Clerk For Delay In Relaying Important Information Requested By HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (June 19), upheld a disciplinary action initiated against an Executant Clerk, serving in the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, for causing undue delay in relaying essential information requested by the High Court. The disciplinary proceedings stemmed from an incident that occurred in June 2016, when the petitioner was required to submit...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Scriptwriter's Plea Claiming Nani's HIT 3 Movie Is An Unauthorised Adaptation Of His Work

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a script writer's plea alleging that the recent movie starring Nani is an unauthorised adaptation of his story. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy issued notice returnable by July 7, 2025, and adjourned the plea. The notices were ordered on a petition filed by Vimal @ Vimalavelan, who was a script writer and an author. Vimal had sought...

Minor Rape Victim Cannot Be Forced To Continue With 'Unwanted' Pregnancy: Bombay High Court Allows 12-Yr-Old Girl To Abort 29 Week Foetus

Observing that it cannot force a rape victim to carry her 'unwanted' pregnancy, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently allowed a minor girl to abort her nearly 29 weeks foetus under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.A division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Sachin Deshmukh said by forcing he girl to continue with the pregnancy, the State would be 'stripping' her...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 09 - June 15, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 206 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 213]Anirudh Prataprai Nansi vs Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 206Rekha P Thapar vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 207Santosh Savlaram Morajkar vs Sumitra Savlaram Moraskar, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 208M/s. Krishna Constructions vs Subhash Uttam Dalvi, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 209Ankur Narayan Panwar vs State of...

Asst Commissioner Can't Issue Blanket Ban On Vehicles Entering Madurai: Madras High Court On Mandatory Pass For Murugan Conference

The Madras High Court recently modified a condition imposed in the conduct of the Murugan Conference of Madurai, mandating that all vehicles coming for the conference obtain a pass to enter Madurai. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekar held that the Assistant Commissioner could not have passed such a blanket prohibitory order as the officer did not have...

Use Of Premises As Homestays Or Hostels Cannot Be Permitted Without Permission From Authorities: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court recently held that operating premises as a Home Stay or Paying Guest (P.G.) hostel without proper registration and mandatory permissions from the authorities is illegal and cannot be permitted to run a business. The Court offered the 8 guests residing in such premises to make alternative arrangements within one week. Justice Mauna M. Bhatt observed, “…considering...

Beneficiary Of Fraud Can't Be Supported By Public Money: Calcutta HC Restrains State From Paying Stipend To Staff Whose Jobs Were Cancelled By SC

The court noted that by providing stipend to those whose appointments were deemed fraudulent by the Supreme Court, the State was attempting to overreach the order of the Apex Court.

Madras High Court Summons TN Chief Secy, Former Chief Secy In Suo Motu Contempt Case For Non-Compliance Of Court Order

The Madras High Court has directed IAS Officer Siva Das Meena (Chief Secretary to TN Government from 19, September 2023 to 19, August 2024) and the current Chief Secretary to TN Government, N Muruganandam to appear before the court and explain why previous order of the court was not complied with in due time. Justice Battu Devanand issued statutory notices to the two officers in a suo...

'Opportunity To Be Heard Was Not Granted': Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Order Terminating Panchayatkarmi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (June 19), set aside a termination order of a Panchayatkarmi, noting that the removal/ termination order was passed in violation of the principles of natural justice. The bench noted that the petitioner was neither granted any opportunity to file written statements nor was granted an opportunity to be heard. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Concerning Overpricing Of Liquor

While hearing a PIL concerning overpricing of liquor beyond MRP by vendors, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to State and asked to file an affidavit indicating the action taken by them in this regard.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed, “Respondents are directed to file an Affidavit indicating (i) number of...

Foreigners Must Be Heard Before Passing Order Restricting Their Movement: Kerala High Court

In a significant ruling that reinforces procedural fairness under Article 21 of the Constitution, the Kerala High Court has held that foreign nationals must be given an opportunity to be heard before orders restricting their movement are passed under the Foreigners Act, 1946.Justice C. Jayachandran, delivering judgment in a writ petition, declared the movement restriction orders issued by...

P&H High Court Dismisses Ex-Judicial Officer's Plea Challenging Full Court Decision To Compulsorily Retire Him, Flags Adverse Remarks In ACR

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today (June 20) dismissed a former Additional Session Judge's plea challenging the full court's decision to compulsorily retire him in 2000 in "public interest."Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel observed that "the phrase 'Public Interest' is inherently broad and falls within the exclusive domain of the competent authority, whose...