Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Lawyer Who Told Litigant She 'Won't Be Spared' If She Comes To Court Again, Calls It “Mere Outburst”

The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a lawyer accused of criminal intimidation for allegedly telling a woman litigant that she “won't be spared” if she came to court again.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the statement was merely a vague outburst made during an altercation between the parties and did not amount to a criminal threat under Sections 503 and 506...

Anil Ambani Moves Delhi High Court Against NDTV Over 'Defamatory' Reports On CBI, ED Cases; No Interim Relief For Now

Businessman Anil Ambani has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against New Delhi Television (NDTV) over allegedly defamatory reports on CBI and ED cases registered against him. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to NDTV on Ambani's interim injunction application and listed the matter for hearing in July. The Court said that it will be passing an interim order after...

Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Gangster Sushanta Dhalasamanta In 2004 Murder Case Citing 10-Yrs Long Pre-Trial Incarceration

The Orissa High Court has granted bail to gangster Sushanta Dhalasamanta, who is a part of notorious crime syndicate Dhalasamanta Brothers/D-Brothers, in a murder case citing more than ten years of pre-trial incarceration.A Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy made it clear that mere existence of criminal antecedents against an accused do not give license to the prosecution to seek...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals By Sohrabuddin's Family Against Acquittal Of 22 Policemen In Alleged "Fake" Encounter Case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (May 7) dismissed the appeals filed by the family members of the victims in the alleged "fake" encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kausar Bi and associate Tulsiram Prajapati. The family had challenged the acquittal of the 22 Policemen from Gujarat, who were named in the case. A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice...

Production Of Accused Before Magistrate U/S 170 CrPC Doesn't Mean Arrest Or Judicial Custody: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Bailable Warrants

Rajasthan High Court set aside the bailable warrants against accused in a forgery case, holding that once the investigating agency did not think it was proper to arrest the accused during investigation, issuance of bailable or non-bailable warrants should be done by the Court only where the accused was charged with henious crime or was likely to abscond or tamper with evidence. The bench...

Ombudsman Must Enquire Into Complaints Of Maladministration Under Panchayat Raj Act, Can't Relegate Parties To Other Forums: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that the Ombudsman for Local-Self Government Institutions has a duty to conduct a proper and effective enquiry into complaints regarding maladministration and losses caused to panchayat, and it cannot relegate the same to courts.Justice P.M. Manoj set aside an order of the Ombudsman that relegated, to the Rent Control Court, a complaint raising issues...

Re-Examination Is Right Of Parties, Doesn't Require Court's Permission Unless New Relevant Facts Are To Be Introduced: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held re-examination is a right of parties and does not require court's permission unless a new fact or issue which is relevant to the matter is required to be introduced.The petitioner being the complainant had filed a plea before trial court under Section 138 of N.I. Act against respondents 1 and 2. The examination-in-chief of PW.1 was held in 2012 and...

Motor Accident Compensation | Taking Engineering Student's Notional Income At ₹6,000 Is 'Unrealistic': P&H High Court Enhances Compensation

The Punjab & Haryana High Court enhanced compensation from ₹5.76 lakh to ₹46.46 lakh in a motor accident death case involving a young engineering student, emphasizing that assessing the monthly income of a young engineering student at ₹6,000 is “unrealistic”.Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "The deceased was pursuing his studies in one of the premier engineering institutions of...

Calcutta HC Denies Relief To Bangladeshi Hindu Woman Accused Of Overstaying Visa, Says Religious Persecution Plea Must Be Proved

The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a Bangladeshi Hindu woman accused of overstaying in India without a valid visa under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, holding that whether she qualifies for statutory protection as a victim of religious persecution can only be determined at trial.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee observed that although the...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Poor Postal Ballot Implementation, Lack Of Transport Facility In TN Assembly Polls

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court alleging poor implementation of the postal ballot facility and the lack of adequate transport services during the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections which were held on April.The plea seeks direction to the authorities to ensure complete adherence of postal ballot voting of all voters either on election duty or otherwise unable to cast their...

'Insensitive Attitude Of Few Erode Entire System': Kerala High Court Denounces RDO's Conduct But Vacates 10K Costs Imposed On Him

The Kerala High Court, in a recent ruling, expressed strong disapproval towards the careless manner in which a government official handled a citizen's application for changing the nature of her property.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was considering an appeal against a Single Bench's order imposing Rs. 10,000 costs upon a Revenue Divisional...

Telangana High Court Monthly Digest: April 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 36 - 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 59Nominal Index S.P. Kasim Peera v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 36Sri Azmeera Kailas v. State of Telangana & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 37CH. Muralidhar v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 38Justice G. Sri Devi v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 39Jangati Vijay v. State of Telangana...