High Courts
Insurance Company Cannot Recover Compensation Without Hearing Vehicle Owner On Alleged Policy Violation: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court recently ruled that a motor insurance company cannot recover compensation from a vehicle owner without giving them an opportunity to be heard regarding alleged violations of the insurance policy. The judgment was delivered by Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury on February 4, 2026, in F.M.A. 1003 of 2025, involving National Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Lirasa Bibi & Anr.The...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To APCLC Leader Accused Of Displaying 'Satyameva Parajayate', 'Fight Hindu Fascism' Banners
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to a 60-year-old practising advocate and senior leader of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLP) accused of displaying banners where the National Emblem was morphed and the motto "Satyameva Jayate" was altered to "Satyameva Parajayate". A bench of Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa observed that nothing...
LOC Issued Against YouTuber Dr Sangram Patil To Safeguard India's Image, PM's Dignity: Mumbai Police Tells High Court
The Mumbai Police told the Bombay High Court that the criminal action against YouTuber and UK-based doctor Sangram Patil is not 'arbitrary' but it is only to 'safeguard' India's image and also the dignity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the international forum and also to protect national integrity. For context, Patil has been made an accused in a First Information Report (FIR) lodged at...
Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Enhancement Of Prison Wages In State
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (05 February) dismissed a public interest litigation that challenged the State Government's recent decision to enhance the wages paid to convicted prisoners. The division bench comprising Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M dismissed the petition. The petition was filed by advocate Ajeesh Kalathil Gopi questioning the legality of the January 9,...
MP High Court Allows Consideration Of Subsequent Compassionate Appointment Application After Cancellation Of Family Member's Appointment
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore, quashed an order rejecting the petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment and directed the competent authority to reconsider her application in accordance with the Compassionate Appointment Policy, 2008. The petitioner challenged the communication dated 30.10.2023, which had denied her claim on the grounds of alleged ineligibility under Clauses...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Daily-Wage Labourer In ₹15.96 Lakh Cash Seizure Case Over Theft Allegation
The Calcutta High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against Sk. Enamul Hossain, a daily-wage labourer, in a case registered by Datan Police Station, Paschim Medinipur under Sections 379/411/34 IPC for alleged possession of stolen cash amounting to Rs. 15,96,000/-.The petitioner had been arrested after the cash was found in a Bolero vehicle, but he claimed that the money was...
MP High Court Grants Bail To Ex-Congress Councillor Anwar Kadri Accused In Alleged Forced Conversion Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore, granted bail to Anwar Kadri, who was in custody since August 2025 in connection with allegations of facilitating the conversion of a prosecutrix to Islam, and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Freedom of Religion Act, 2021.Counsel for the applicant argued that the prosecutrix had not named him in the complaint and that there...
Roshni Act Being Declared Unconstitutional Does Not Nullify Cases Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that criminal prosecutions launched in connection with irregularities under the Roshni Act can lawfully continue even though the Act itself has been declared unconstitutional and void from its inception.Holding that corruption cannot be legitimised or erased by the invalidation of the statute under which it was committed, the Court made...
Supply Of Police Papers To Accused 'Epitome Of Fair Trial': Allahabad High Court Quashes Charges Framed Sans S. 230 BNSS Compliance
Emphasizing that the procedural mandate for supplying police reports to an accused is not a mere formality but the "epitome of a fair trial", the Allahabad High Court recently quashed charges framed against an accused under the BNS and POCSO Act over non-compliance with Section 230 BNSS [Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents]. A bench of Justice Avnish...
Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Alleged ₹85 Lakh Bitcoin Fraud Case; Allows Further Investigation By Police
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in a cyber fraud case involving alleged inducement to invest in bitcoin trading, holding that an order directing further investigation after submission of a final report does not suffer from illegality and that proceedings cannot be quashed at a premature stage based on mere apprehension. Justice...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds DNA Test Of Child In Divorce Petition Alleging Adultery By Wife
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur has dismissed the petition filed by the wife challenging the Family Court's order directing a DNA test of her child. The Family Court had allowed the husband's application under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act to verify whether the child was biologically his, in the context of a divorce petition filed on the ground of...
'Encroachers On Road Outside Port Trust Hospital Cannot Claim Protection Under Public Premises Act': Calcutta High Court Upholds Eviction
In a judgment delivered on February 4, 2026, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, dismissed an intra-Court appeal filed by Chandeswhwar Shaw and others challenging the eviction order passed in WPA 15989 of 2024. The appellants had sought to overturn an order of a Single Bench dated June 20, 2024, which had granted...