Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka High Court Declines Interim Relief From Arrest To RCB's Marketing Head Nikhil Sosale

The Karnataka High Court has adjourned a plea filed by Marketing and Revenue head of RCB Nikhil Sosale challenging his arrest by the Bengaluru Police in the early hours of Friday (6th June).Though the court prima facie opined that an FIR was enough to make the arrest, noting that the matter involved personal liberty of an individual, the court adjourned the case to Monday.Sosale had argued...

Chinnaswamy Stampede Case : High Court Stays Arrest Of Karnataka Cricket Association Officials

The Karnataka High Court has asked the State police to not take any precipitative action against the Karnataka State Cricket Association in connection with the stampede that took place near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru ahead of the victory celebration of Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Justice S R Krishna Kumar asked the authorities to not take...

Temple Advisory Committee Can't Collect Money From Devotees For 'Para Nirakkal'; Collection Only Against Approved Sealed Coupons: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has recently passed a judgment wherein it held that even the Temple Advisory Committee constituted under S.31A of the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act cannot collect donations from devotees in connection to 'Para Nirakkal'. It was also held that any collection of money from devotees in connection with annual festival shall be with the prior approval of...

CLAT PG : Delhi High Court Finds Errors In Two Questions; Asks NLU Consortium To Revise Marks

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to take steps to avoid “excessive” fee charged for raising objections to questions for future examinations.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of the pleas challenging the results of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) PG, 2025 held on December 01...

[Hindu Marriage Act] Fact Of First Marriage Irrelevant To Decide S.24 Application For Maintenance Pendente Lite In Second Marriage: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that the fact whether the second marriage was void due to subsisting first marriage of a spouse is irrelevant for the purpose of deciding application for maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.The bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Avnish Saxena held“What is important is for the Court to ascertain whether the...

Bengaluru Stampede: RCB's Marketing Head Nikhil Sosale Approaches Karnataka High Court Challenging Arrest

Marketing and Revenue Head of the Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB), Nikhil Sosale has approached the Karnataka High Court challenging his arrest in connection with the stampede that occured near the Chinnaswamy stadium ahead of RCB's victory celebration. Sosale was arrested by the Bengaluru Police in the early hours of June 6th (Friday).He has contended that the arrest was illegal, arbitraty...

J&K High Court Grants Extension Of Building Permission Due To Interim Stay Blocking Construction, Says Parties Can't Suffer Due To Court Order

In a case involving delay in construction due to court-ordered stay, Jammu and Kashmir High Court directed the Municipal Committee to extend the previously granted building permission by two more years, allowing the appellants to carry out construction that was earlier stayed due to pending litigation.The appellants had approached the court arguing that the interim stay order dated issued...

KSCA Approaches Karnataka High Court Seeking To Quash Case Over Stampede Outside Chinnaswamy Stadium

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court by the Managing Committee of Karnataka State Cricket Association, Bangalore and its office bearers, seeking to quash the FIR filed by the Cubbon Park police station against it following the stampede that occurred on Wednesday, outside the Chinnaswamy stadium, in which 11 people died.A single judge, Justice S R Krishna Kumar is likely to...

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Widow, Orders Status Quo On Batla House Property Facing Demolition

The Delhi High Court has granted relief to a widow and ordered status quo on her property in city's Batla House area facing demolition. Vacation judge, Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, listed the matter on July 10 while asking the authorities to maintain status quo on her property. The petitioner, Ishrat Jahan, moved court challenging the demolition order issued by the Delhi...

Bombay High Court Asks State Govt To Decide Plea To Allow Namaaz At Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan

The Bombay High Court on Friday (June 6) ordered the Secretary, Cultural Affairs Ministry of the Maharashtra Government to decide, preferably today itself, the representation to perform Namaaz on city's August Kranti Maidan. A vacation court division bench of Justices Dr Neela Gokhale and Manjusha Deshpande noted that the petitioner - Umer Abdul Jabbar Gopalani in his petition, only...

'No Valid Marriage Between Parties': Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Man's Conviction U/S 498A IPC

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday (June 3) set aside a judgment and order passed by a Trial Court by which it convicted and sentenced an accused under Section 498A IPC, on the ground that there was no valid marriage that could confer upon the victim the status of a 'wife' as required to invoke Section 498A IPC.The single judge bench of Justice Mitali Thakuria observed as follows:“Upon...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR Against Farmers Protesting Against Jawai Dam Distribution Issue, Says Water Is A Matter Of Survival For Them

Quashing FIRs against over 50 farmers stated to be "peacefully protesting" on Jawai Dam water distribution issue, Rajasthan High Court said that an individual taking to the streets to protest to safeguard their rights when their interest were affected did not imply that they had committed offences alleged under IPC and National Highways Act.The Court was hearing a batch of writ petitions...