Courts Should Not Insist On Conducting 'Potency Tests' On Accused Persons In A Routine Manner: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has asked the courts across the state of Tamil Nadu not to insist on conducting potency tests on accused persons in a routine manner. The court also directed the Director General of Police to issue circulars to the departments asking the officers to refrain from sending the accused for potency test in a mechanical manner. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 03 – February 09, 2025

2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 44 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 50Nominal Index:Tejas Shinde vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 44Harshi Ramjiyani vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 45Case Title: Shoaib Richie Sequeira vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 46Dnyaneshwar Katkar vs The Director General & Inspector General of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 47Musin Thengade vs...

Delhi HC Issues Notice To Prison Authority, NIA On Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan's Plea Against Withdrawal Of Calls, E-Mulaqat Facilities

The Delhi High Court on Monday issues notice on a plea filed by Separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan challenging various circulars issued by the Prison authorities over the alleged withdrawal of phone calls and e-mulaqat facilities to him.Justice Sachin Datta sought response of the prison authorities, Delhi Government and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and listed the matter for hearing...

Imposition Of Conditions By Customs For Provisional Release Of Seized Goods 'Discretionary': Delhi HC Tunes Down 130% Bank Guarantee

The Delhi High Court has held that the imposition and severity of conditions imposed by the Customs Department for permitting provisional release of seized goods is “discretionary” in nature.In doing so, a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Dharmesh Sharma scaled down the alleged onerous condition imposed on an importer, for executing a Bank Guarantee of 130% of the...

PSU Employees Nearing Superannuation Can't Seek To Continue In Service Until Govt Takes Formal Decision To Enhance Retirement Age: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has set aside a single bench order permitting employees of various Public Sector Undertakings (PSU's) to continue in service, irrespective of their retirement age, until the government takes a decision on the expert committee's report on the feasibility of enhancing retirement age from 58 to 60.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K.Narendran And Justice Muralee Krishna...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Rape Accused To Handover All Electronic Gadgets, Password Of Social Media Accounts For Investigation

While granting anticipatory bail to a rape accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed him to handover all his electronic gadgets along with the password of his all social media platforms to the investigating agency. The court also directed the applicant to submit all documents and intimate pictures of the victim to the investigating agency and the victim.The single judge bench of...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 3 - February 9, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 41 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 52 NOMINAL INDEX Anugraha Castings v. Anugraha Valve Castings Limited, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 41M.Murugan v. The District Secretary (and connected cases), 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 42R. Ramalingam v. The Principal Secretary to Government and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 43TR Balu v R Kannan and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 44V Ramkumar and Others...

Execution Proceedings Can't Be Quashed Solely Due To Non-Supply Of Signed Arbitral Award: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court bench of Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey has held that non-supply of the signed arbitral award may be a ground for setting aside an award, but on this ground alone, the execution proceedings cannot be quashed. Brief Facts The petitioner purchased a vehicle through a hire purchase agreement with respondent No.1/bank. The petitioner failed to make payment...

Hindu Marriage Act | No Bar On Joint Petition For Nullity Of Marriage And Divorce: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a wife's revision plea challenging a family court order which rejected her Order VII Rule 11 CPC application for rejection of her husband's 'composite suit' for nullity of marriage and divorce alleging cruelty, after noting that there is no prohibition on filing such a suit or joint petition. The court further observed that while examining the wife's...

Mutation | Tehsildar Can't Relegate A Person To Civil Court To Seek Declaration That He Is Legal Representative Of Deceased Owner: MP High Court

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Tehsildar cannot relegate a person to Civil Court to seek declaration that he is the legal representative of the deceased property owner, to get his name mutated.A single judge bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed, “There is no requirement for the applicant to seek any declaration from the Civil Court that he is the...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 03 - 09, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 74 – 91]Sneha Vijayan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 74State of Kerala v Pradeepkumar A.V, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 75Biju Abraham and Another v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 76Ciby George v District Collector & Connected Cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 77Shuaib A. S. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 78Sooryanarayanan v State...

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 17 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 17 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' (formerly Twitter) on Yati Narsinghanand.A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief.On January 16, the State Government sought time to verify the averments...