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Guinness World Record Holders Special Ability Can Be Considered To Assess Income In Motor Accident Claim: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has enhanced the motor accident compensation awarded to the legal heirs of a motorcycle rider to Rs. 27.97 lakh, taking into account his achievement as a Guinness World Record holder for lifting a cement bag with his teeth while assessing his income, despite there being no clear evidence of his earnings as a contractor. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 260]A division bench of Justice...

Filing Numerous Proceedings Against Someone As Per Law Cant Invite Prosecution For Suicide Abetment: Bombay High Court

A complainant filing number of proceedings as per law against someone cannot be booked under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code which penalises abetment to suicide only because the proposed accused, later on commits suicide, held the Bombay High Court recently while observing that if such a complaint in such circumstances is prosecuted, people involved in criminal activities will never...

Preventive Detention | Not Informing Detenu Of Right To Represent To Central Govt Violates Article 22(5) Safeguard: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the failure to inform a detenu of their right to make a representation to the Central Government under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1988 seeking revocation of detention order, violates safeguard under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. A Division Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna and Justice...

Accidental Saffron Down Display Of National Flag Not Offence Without Intent To Insult: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that accidental 'saffron down' display of National Flag does not attract prosecution under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 as the required intention or mens rea is absent. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 531]Justice A. Badharudeen was delivering the judgment in a petition to quash the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner...

Firearm License Cannot Be Suspended On Mere Registration Or Pendency Of Criminal Case: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a firearms license cannot be suspended on mere registration or pendency of a criminal case. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 388]The bench of Justice Gajendra Singh emphasized that while passing a suspension order, the licensing authority shall record independent and reasoned satisfaction under Section 17 of the Arms Act. "The competent authority shall record...

AMMA Row: Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Ansiba Hassan In Lakshmi Priyas Plea To Quash Intimidation FIR

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 28) issued notice to actress Ansiba Hassan in a plea filed by actor Lakshmi Priya and her husband seeking to quash a criminal initimidation case initiated against them based on Hassan's complaint.Justice Jobin Sebastian was considering the plea preferred by Lakshmi Priya and husband Jayesh, who are arrayed as the 1st and 2nd accused in the...

Unrecorded Monetary Assurances Cant Be Added To Concluded Settlement Without Cogent Proof Of Fraud: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that unrecorded monetary assurances cannot be added to a concluded settlement merely on the basis of subsequent assertions, unless clear and cogent material establishes fraud, inducement or other circumstances vitiating the parties' consent. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 918]Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observation while dismissing a plea filed by three...

Calcutta High Court Directs SIR Tribunal To Expeditiously Consider Hajj Pilgrims Plea Seeking Passport, Visa After Voter Roll Deletion

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Appellate Tribunal to expeditiously consider an appeal filed by Hajj pilgrims whose names were deleted from the electoral roll, after they approached the Court seeking relief to enable them to obtain passports and visas for their pilgrimage.Justice Krishna Rao directed the Appellate Tribunal to decide the matter within...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against YouTuber Drone Prathap Over Pond Explosion Experiment, Says No Malicious Intent

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a science educator and YouTuber, Pratap N M, who runs the channel 'Drone Prathap', over a video demonstrating the reaction of sodium with water. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 382]The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj opined that though it does not endorse the manner in which the experiment was conducted, the act was 'educative'...

Re-Arrest Without Magistrates Permission Illegal Where Earlier Arrest Vitiated For Failure To Furnish Grounds Of Arrest: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that re-arrest of an accused is illegal where the procedure mandated by the Supreme Court is not followed after his earlier release on account of violation of the constitutional safeguards under Article 22(1) of Constitution of India. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 917]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Arun Bhardwaj observed that once an accused...