Dying Declaration Lacking Medical Certification Unsafe For Conviction: Rajasthan High Court Acquits Man Booked For Setting Wife Ablaze

The Rajasthan High Court has acquitted a man convicted for his wife's murder by setting her on fire, in light of the fact that there was no medical endorsement on the dying declaration certifying that the deceased was conscious, oriented and in a mentally fit state to make a statement. The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma further observed that...

Mental Healthcare Act Can't Be Used As Litigation Weapon: Bombay High Court Rejects Plea To Subject Father To Mental Examination

Passing orders directing Mental Health Review Board (MHRB) under section 105 of the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017 to ascertain a person's mental health based on the proof adduced by his or her opponent, would create a mechanism that may be weaponised by an adversarial party instead of protecting the 'rights' of the person, held the Bombay High Court recently.Notably, section 105 enables...

MP High Court Expedites Bangladeshi Woman's Trial But Declines Release Over Security Concerns Amid Current International Scenario

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State prosecuting agency to expedite the trial of a Bangladeshi woman currently lodged in a detention centre in the District Court of Indore. The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi denied her request for release, observing that in view of the prevailing "international scenario", it would be prudent to keep the...

'1000s Of Appeals Pending For 20-30 Yrs': Rajasthan High Court Says Sentence Suspension Must Be Considered Where Early Hearing Is Unlikely

Rajasthan High Court has said that appellate court's discretion to grant suspension of sentence must be exercised with greater circumspection in cases where it is satisfied that the criminal appeal is not likely to be heard in near future, for the reason that if the appeal ultimately succeeds the imprisonment undergone can't be reversed.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali opined that in the...

Can A Student Be Expelled From School For Non-Payment Of Fees During Elementary Education? Bombay High Court Answers

Emphasising on the importance of education in today's world, the Bombay High Court recently came to rescue of a 13-year-old girl student, who was removed from her school for non-payment of fees.Sitting at the Nagpur seat, a division bench of Justice Anil Kilor and Justice Raj Wakode held the school's action to be 'illegal and arbitrary' in view of the Right of Children to Free and...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Husband's Plea Seeking ₹100 Crore Compensation Over Wife's Death During Nepal Unrest

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filed by a husband seeking Rs. 100 crore compensation, a judicial enquiry and fixation of accountability over the death of his wife, an Indian citizen, during violent civil unrest in Kathmandu, Nepal, in September 2025.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was informed by the husband's counsel that he was restricting the relief...

SC Collegium Recommends Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari As Madras High Court Chief Justice; Justice Lisa Gill For Andhra Pradesh HC

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on February 26, 2026, has recommended the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, presently a Judge of the Kerala High Court (parent High Court: Madhya Pradesh), as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The recommendation has been made in view of the impending retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on March 5,...

Kerala High Court Reserves Order On 'Kerala Story 2' Movie Producer's Appeal Against Single Bench's Stay On Release

The Kerala High Court on Thursday heard appeals preferred by the producer of the movie 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' against the interim order of the Single Judge granting stay on the release of the movie, slated to hit the theatres tomorrow.The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan heard the appeals urgently today, at 7:30 p.m., just hours after...

Once Pension Is Credited To Bank Account, It Loses Statutory Protection & Can Be Recovered For Guarantor's Liability: J&K&L High Court

Explaining that the statutory protection over pensionary benefits does not extend beyond the stage of actual payment, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that once pensionary benefits are credited to a pensioner's bank account, they lose the protection under Section 11 of the Pensions Act, 1871 and can be subjected to recovery towards enforceable contractual...

Acts Disturbed 'Even Tempo Of Life': Allahabad High Court Upholds NSA Detention Of 3 Over 'Cattle Slaughter' On Navratri-Eid Eve

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the detention of 3 persons under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, who were accused of illegally slaughtering cattle in the town of Kalpi, Jalaun, in March 2025, on the first day of Chaitra Navratri, coinciding with the very event of Eid.A bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Devendra Singh-I noted that the alleged act, precisely timed...

MP Inbadurai Moves Madras High Court Over Alleged Delay In Registering FIR Against Minister KN Nehru Despite HC Order

Rajya Sabha MP Inbadurai has approached the Madras High Court seeking action against IPS officer AT Durai Kumar (In-Charge Director of Directorate for Vigilance and Anti-Corruption) for alleged wilful disobedience of a High Court order directing DVAC to register a case against Minister KN Nehru and others in connection with a cash for job scam. It may be noted that on February 20,...

Need To Record Reasons While Granting Bail In Heinous Crimes, Mechanical Bail Orders Impermissible: J&K&L High Court

Emphasising that bail orders in serious criminal cases cannot be passed in a cursory or mechanical manner, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that courts are duty-bound to indicate reasons reflecting a prima facie satisfaction while granting bail, particularly where the accused is charged with grave offences punishable with death or life imprisonment.Justice Rajnesh...