NI Act | Complainant Can Appeal Against Acquittal Whether Passed By Trial Court Or Appellate Court: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court opined that irrespective of the judgment of acquittal being passed by the Court of First instance or the Court of Appeal, where acquittal was passed in a case instituted upon a complaint, the complainant was entitled to seek the leave of the Court to prefer an appeal, subject to applicable provisions of law.Furthermore, the bench of Justice Farjand Ali granted leave to...

Failure To Seek Recount During Counting Alone Does Not Justify Rejecting An Election Petition: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld an Election Tribunal's decision refusing to reject an election petition merely because the election petitioner had not sought recounting of votes during the counting process. The Court held that specific allegations of discrepancies in vote tabulation and manipulation of election records raised triable issues which required adjudication on evidence....

Pre-2006 Pensioners Cannot Claim Parity With Post-2006 Retirees For Refixation Of Pension Under 6th Pay Commission: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has held that an employee who retired prior to the implementation of the 6th Central Pay Commission cannot claim parity with those who retired after the year 2006 for the purpose of refixation of pension.The Court held that the pension of a pre-2006 retiree must be refixed only in accordance with the specific orders issued by the...

Prolonged Litigation Cannot Defeat Legitimate Need Of Landlord: Supreme Court Restores Eviction Order After 40 Years

The Supreme Court has observed that “prolonged litigation cannot defeat the legitimate need of the landlord,” while restoring an eviction order in a dispute where a tenant had continued to occupy the premises for nearly four decades despite the landlord's bona fide requirementA bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the Allahabad High...

Bombay High Court Orders Removal Of Objectionable Content Against TV Actor Rupali Ganguly In Her Personality Rights Suit

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (November 5) ordered deletion of objectionable content available on the internet with regards to popular TV Actor Rupali Ganguly. Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar in an ad-interim order, directed all the respondents to pull down the objectionable content against Ganguly except for one - Huts and Looms Pvt. Ltd. which has claimed that they have been using...

Gujarat High Court Criticizes Police For Filing FIRs In Civil Disputes Despite Circular Issued By DGP

The Gujarat High Court has deprecated the practice of filing FIRs in civil disputes giving it a criminal colour, observing that despite a circular issued by the State's Director General of Police for not registering FIRs in civil disputes such FIRs are registered for reasons best known to the police. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 305]The court was hearing a plea moved by the petitioner seeking quashing...

Jiostar Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Halt On Release Of Webseries 'Anali' Allegedly Based On Koodathayi Murders

Jiostar India Pvt. Ltd. has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the halt on the release of Hotstar Webseries 'Anali' allegedly based on the Koodathayi serial murders.The release of the series was halted based on an order of Munsiff Court, Ernakulam in an injunction suit filed by prime accused Jollyamma Joseph @ Jolly Joseph. Jolly is accused of murdering six of her family members,...

Patna High Court Quashes Defamation Case Over Ramdev Book, Says Disciples Cannot Claim To Be Aggrieved

The Patna HC has held that a person cannot initiate criminal defamation proceedings merely because he is a follower or disciple of the individual allegedly defamed. The Court observed that under Section 199(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), a complaint for criminal defamation must be instituted by a person aggrieved by the alleged offence, and that personal sentiments or...

Missing Computation Sheet No Ground To Disregard Income-Tax Returns In Motor Accident Claim: Rajasthan High Court

While enhancing the compensation under Motor Vehicles Act from around Rs. 3.5 Lakhs to around Rs. 18.5 Lakhs, the Rajasthan High Court held that absence of computation sheets, by itself, is not a sufficient ground to disregard income tax returns of the deceased.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali observed that two successive income tax returns could also be corroborated with oral testimony of...

Non-Implementation Of Firefighting Policy Puts General Public At Risk: J&K&L High Court Seeks Category-Wise Data On Fire Stations

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has directed the State to furnish a single, consolidated, category-wise chart setting out the exact number of areas falling under different risk categories, the number of fire stations required to be functional as per policy, and the number of fire stations presently functional in each category, supported by an affidavit.The...

Riding Motorcycle Without Number Plate Is Not Cheating Under BNS: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a cheating case against a father and son accused of riding a motorcycle without a number plate, holding that the allegations did not attract the offence under Section 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).The provision penalises the offence of Cheating.A single-judge bench of Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde allowed the petition filed by...

Madras High Court Orders Relocation Of EV Ramasamy's Statue From Temple Land To Some Other Suitable Place

The Madras High Court has directed the State Government to remove a statue of EV Ramasamy, which was installed in Arulmigu Bramasirakandeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur District. The court has also asked that the statue be placed elsewhere, at a suitable place. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the statue was installed on the temple land without...