Delhi High Court Directs Hybrid Hearing Facilities In All District Consumer Commissions Within Eight Weeks

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the authorities to ensure that video conferencing facilities for hybrid hearings are made functional in all District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions across the national capital within eight weeks.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia also ordered that the daily cause list published by all...

MP High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Claiming Exclusion Of EWS Quota In Navodaya Vidyalaya Admissions

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (March 17), sought a reply from the Union Government in a petition claiming exclusion of quota for economically weaker section (EWS) students from the admission framework in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas.The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra observed;"Shri S. M. Guru, Dy. Solicitor General appears on advanced notice for the respondents. Let a copy of...

Karnataka High Court Directs State To File Report On Police Investigations In Dharmasthala 'Mass Burial' Cases

The Karnataka High Court has instructed the state government to file a detailed statement on the investigative steps taken by police officers in multiple unnatural deaths related to the Dharmasthala 'Mass Burial' controversy.Today, the counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha that there have been 74...

Masala Bonds Case: Kerala High Court Dismisses ED Appeal As Stay On Show Cause Notice Issued To KIIFB Expires

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (18 March) disposed of the appeal preferred by the Enforcement Directorate against a Single judge's interim order staying the show cause notice issued against Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), relating to the utilisation of funds raised through masala bond.The Division Bench...

Uttam Nagar Holi Clash: PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks To Prevent Communal Violence Ahead Of Eid

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking urgent intervention to prevent communal violence and curb alleged hate speech incidents in city's Uttam Nagar area ahead of the upcoming Eid festival, in the wake of killing of a 26-year-old man in a clash there on Holi.The plea has been filed by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) seeking...

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Man Accused Of Rape On Promise Of Marriage, Notes Five-Year Relationship With Complainant

Quashing an FIR against a man accused of rape on the pretext of marriage, the Telangana High Court noted that the complainant and the accused were in a consensual relationship for five years and it cannot be alleged that accused had dishonest intention of luring the complainant into a sexual relationship and deceiving her.Justice Tirumala Devi Eada, allowing the criminal petition,...

No Arbitrariness In Clubbing CCTV, GPS & Webcasting Experience: Calcutta High Court On Election Tender

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the tender conditions for providing a surveillance and live web-streaming system for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, reiterating that courts should exercise minimal interference in contractual matters unless the conditions are shown to be arbitrary, discriminatory, or mala fide. Dismissing an appeal filed by M/s Innovatiview India Limited, a...

Telangana High Court Quashes Cheating, Impersonation Case Against Student Booked For Creating 'Fake' YouTube Videos On Contractor

The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a student accused of creating and uploading "fake" videos about a contractor and his family on YouTube after the latter allegedly failed to construct the petitioner's house within the stipulated time. In doing so the court held that the allegations in the complaint did not attract offences under Section 420 IPC...

Cheque Bounce Cases: Delhi High Court Refuses To Send Rajpal Yadav To Jail For Now, Says 'Substantial Payment Made'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will not send Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav to jail for now, as he had made substantial amount of payment to the complainant in the cheque dishonour cases against him. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma asked actor's counsel to make submissions on the petitions filed by him challenging his conviction in the cases. The matter was listed today on...

“No State Of War With Neigbouring Bangladesh, Cannot Deviate From Fair Tender Process”: Tripura HC Slams State For Overlooking Lowest Bidder

The Tripura High Court recently set aside the award of a government contract to a second-lowest bidder and held that the rejection of the lowest bidder was arbitrary, unreasonable, and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court remarked that there was no situation of war or immediate emergency warranting deviation from a fair tender process. A Division Bench of Chief Justice...

Article 25 Protects Right To Congregate For Worship But Forbids Incitement; No Embargo On Prayers In Private Premises: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court on Monday held that Article 25 of the Constitution of India protects the right to congregate for worship for every religious denomination in the country, but it does not accord protection to incitement of one faith by another in the garb of prayer. At the same time, the Court made it clear that there can be no impediment or embargo with regard to prayers...

MP High Court Directs Indore Municipal Corporation To Take Action Against Illegal Hoardings On Road Dividers & Footpaths

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, as an interim measure, on Tuesday (March 17) directed the Indore Municipal Corporation to take action against illegal hoardings installed on road dividers and footpaths in the city. The court was hearing a PIL raising concerns over the illegal installation of hoardings. Issuing notice on the PIL, a division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice...