Rajasthan HC Enhances Compensation To ₹78 Lakh In MBBS Final-Year Student's Accidental Death, Applies Notional Income of ₹50K Per Month

The Rajasthan High Court has enhanced the compensation from around Rs. 50 Lakhs to Rs. 78 Lakhs in favour of the family of a 23-year old final year MBBS student who passed away in an accident in the year 2015. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand referred to the Supreme Court case of Bishnupriya Panda v. Basanti Manjari Mohanty & Anr. that dealt with an identical factual situation,...

'Why Are Your Officials Left Out Of FIR?': Karnataka High Court Questions Bank For Giving ₹2 Crore Loan Over 'Non-Existing' Property

While hearing a case challenging a cheating FIR wherein a loan was offered for a property which allegedly does not exist, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 24) orally questioned the bank for not making allegations against it officials adding that without their connivance the alleged offence could not have been committed. The court further orally questioned as to why...

Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against 85-Yr-Old For 'Inverted' Display Of Indian Flag; Says 'Intention To Insult' Essential Under National Honour Act

An 'intention' to insult the Indian National Flag by displaying it inverted - saffron down - is required for a person to be booked under the provisions of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, held the Bombay High Court while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a 85-year-old man booked for insulting the national tricolour by displaying it inverted on...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Swami Ramdev, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of Yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved founder Ramdev. Justice Jyoti Singh restrained various individuals, including unknown entities, from misusing his name, image, voice and other personality attributes through AI-generated deepfakes and unauthorised commercial listings.Ramdev had contended that for the past...

Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Attachment Of PFI-Linked Organisation's Property Under UAPA

The Madras High Court has refused to interfere with an order of the Thei District Collector, approved by the Principal District Judge, attaching the properties of an organisation that has been allegedly linked to the banned Popular Front of India (PFI). Though the parties argued that they were not associated with PFI, the bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan and Justice R Poornima noted...

'Days Of Deepfakes': Gujarat High Court Rejects PIL Filed Solely Based On WhatsApp Video Alleging Illegal Demolition Of College Building

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a PIL alleging illegal demolition of a college building based on a video received by the litigant over WhatsApp, observing that in the age of "deepfake"— images, videos and audios can be edited or generated using artificial intelligence (AI) to target any person. The court also said that such videos are circulated and made viral by people wherein none of...

S.69 BNS | Sexual Intercourse Via Deceitful Means Cases Mushrooming Despite Parties Having Consensual Relationship: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 24) ordered the release of a man accused of having sexual intercourse with a woman "deceitfully", remarking that Section 69 BNS cases were "mushrooming" before court wherein FIR was registered despite there being a consensual relationship. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the plea challenges FIR registered under Section 69...

Mere Refusal To Marry Or Non-Reply To Messages Not Abetment Of Suicide: Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail

The Delhi High Court today granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of abetting the suicide of his former partner, observing that mere refusal to marry or failure to respond to messages does not constitute instigation or abetment under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. Justice Saurabh Banerjee held that a suicide note, by itself, is not sufficient to deny bail in the absence of any...

Every Non-Relative Organ Donor Can't Be Viewed With Suspicion Of Commercial Dealings: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently directed the Authorisation Committee of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research to grant approval for the kidney transplant of a law student from his maternal aunt's husband's brother. Justice PT Asha observed that not every third-party donor has to be seen through the eyes of suspicion, and the Authorisation Committee only had to scrutinise...

Speculative Fear Of Village Rivalry No Ground To Deny Parole, Law & Order Manageable Through Conditions: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that possibility of inter-se tensions between the parties or a perceived threat could not, by itself, be a determinative factor for denying parole, especially when the applicant's conduct in jail was reported to be satisfactory. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali observed that maintenance of law and order is a continuous obligation of the State and such...

Mere Breaking Up Of Relationship Not 'Instigation' For Abetment Of Suicide: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that mere breaking up of a relationship does not constitute “instigation” to constitute the offence of abetment of suicide under Section 108 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. “Though, broken relationship and heartbreaks have become common these days, mere breaking-up of relationship may not per se constitute instigation so as to make it to be a case...

Madras High Court Dismisses Vaiko's Plea Challenging 2012 LTTE Ban, Says Expired Notification Can't Be Adjudicated

The Madras High Court on Tuesday (24th February) dismissed a plea filed by the General Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and former Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko, challenging a 2012 notification issued by the Central government banning the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and...