Offence Being Part Of Commercial Transaction Alone Not Enough To Avoid Trial: J&K High Court

Dismissing a petition that sought the quashing of an FIR and charge sheet, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that merely because the offence was committed during the course of a commercial transaction, it would not suffice to conclude that the complaint does not warrant a trial. The truthfulness of the allegations in the complaint is to be determined based on the evidence...

Contempt Plea Filed In Kerala HC Against ASHA Workers Protest Outside Trivandrum Secretariat For Allegedly Blocking Roads, Footpath

A contempt case has been filed before the Kerala High Court against the ASHA workers (Accredited Social Health Activists) protest which is allegedly conducted by blocking the road and footpath in front of the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram district from February 10, 2025.The contempt case has been alleging that the members of the Kerala ASHA Health workers Association has violated...

MV Act | Paralysis Of Minor's Upper Body Left Him Deadwood At Nascent Stage, Tribunal Erred In Assessing Disability As 50%: Gujarat HC

Enhancing the compensation to Rs. 13,09, 240 along with interest to a 5-year-old boy who became paralytic after a road accident, the Gujarat High Court said that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal–which had awarded over Rs. 2 Lakh– had “failed to understand” the effect of paralysis on the boy's upper body which left him “deadwood at the nascent age”. In doing so the court...

[UAPA] Harbouring Terrorists Provides Them 'Veil Of Secrecy', Creates 'Safe Havens' Endangering Citizens' Security: Delhi High Court

Underscoring that harbouring terrorists is a serious offence under UAPA, the Delhi High Court has said that such an act creates “safe havens” for terrorists and provides them a “veil of secrecy” which endangers the life and security of the citizens. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that harbouring terrorists leads to disturbing society...

Meghalaya High Court Directs State To Conduct Inquiry Into Alleged Illegal Limestone Mining In Jaintia Hills

In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition alleging illegal limestone mining in the Jaintia Hills by a cement company, the Meghalaya High Court has directed the State Government to treat the petition as an informal complaint and conduct an inquiry into the alleged illegal mining. A division bench of Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh admitted the PIL stating it to be of...

Violates Public Trust Doctrine: Delhi HC Sets Aside Tribunal's Award Allowing RIL To Explore 'Migrated Gas' Without Express Permission

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee, while hearing an appeal under Section 37 of the A&C Act, set aside an arbitral award in favour of Reliance Industries Limited(RIL). The Court invoked the doctrine of 'public policy in India', 'public law' and 'Public Trust Doctrine' and observed that the findings of the...

HAMA | Father-In-Law's Liability To Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law Dependent On Income From Co-Parcenary Property: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA) a father-in-law is not automatically liable to pay maintenance to his widowed daughter-in-law unless he has sufficient income from the co-parcenary property.Justice Jitendra Kumar, presiding over the case, emphasized, “Section 19 clearly shows that liability of father-in-law to maintain his...

Senior Citizens Act | Maintenance Tribunal Has No Jurisdiction Over Complaints Not Seeking Maintenance Or Property Transfer: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has ruled that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 does not empower the Maintenance Tribunal to entertain complaints that do not seek maintenance or challenge a property transfer. Justice Jitendra Kumar, presiding over the case, observed, “As per the statutory provisions of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007,...

Seriousness Of Offence Not Ground To Deny Bail To Juvenile, 'Ends Of Justice' Mean Development, Rehabilitation, Protection Of Child: Patna HC

The Patna High Court has reiterated that the involvement of a juvenile in an offense of serious nature is not, by itself, a ground for denying bail under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015. It thus overturned the order of the Children Court, which had rejected the bail petition of the appellant on the grounds that he was involved in a murder case, had bad company, and that...

Rajasthan High Court Orders State To Release Retiral Benefits Of Employee Who Was Granted Premature Voluntary Retirement

The Rajasthan High Court has come to the rescue of a government employee who was denied retirement benefits after the State committed a mistake by accepting his voluntary retirement application, without his completing 15 years of prescribed qualifying service period. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand relied upon the coordinate bench decision of Sudheer Kumar Khana v State of...

Purchaser Can Get Title Conveyed Only If Seller Has Title To Property: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has reiterated that a purchaser can acquire a valid title to a property only if the seller possesses a legal title to transfer.Justice Jitendra Kumar while delivering the judgment in a criminal case launched over alleged false transfer of Petitioner's property y accused said, “the complainant has not parted with any property to the Accused persons, nor has he executed...

Person Nominated By Deceased Cannot Claim Right Over Estate, Defeat Law Of Succession When Other Legal Heirs Have Claim: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that if a nomination is made during the lifetime of a deceased, it does not amount to divesting of title after the death of the deceased, notwithstanding the legal heirs. It stated that after death, whatever the estate/amount is there, it is devolved to the legal heirs of the deceased as per the governing law of inheritance. A single judge,...