Calcutta High Court Rejects Written Statement Filed Beyond 120 Days; Holds Postal Service At Registered Office Valid Under CPC

The Calcutta High Court has held that service of a writ of summons on a company by speed post at its registered office constitutes valid service under Order XXIX Rule 2(b) of the Code of Civil Procedure, thereby triggering the mandatory 120-day period for filing a written statement under the Commercial Courts framework.Justice Aniruddha Roy dismissed NTC Industries Limited's application...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PhonePe's Appeal Against Order Allowing Police To Seek User Details, Transaction Data

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State Government on an appeal preferred by digital payment intermediary 'Phonepe', challenging a single judge order which had dismissed its petition questioning a police notice seeking transaction details/ full account credentials of its registered users and merchants, while investigating a criminal case.A division bench of Chief...

Proceedings Under Domestic Violence Act Not Akin To Criminal Prosecution, Magistrate Can Drop Or Revoke Process: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has clarified that proceedings under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, are not to be equated with the filing of a criminal complaint or initiation of prosecution.The High Court explained that once the trial Magistrate obtains a response from the husband or his relatives, he is empowered to revoke the issuance...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Overnight Removal Of Govt Pleader; Says 'Doctrine Of Pleasure' Not A Licence For Arbitrary Action

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a notification cancelling the appointment of an Additional District Government Pleader within 24-hours of his appointment and appointing another advocate in his place.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna said,“The appointment made is on one day, and undone the next day, within a span of just 24 hours. The petitioner so appointed, as Government...

'Proceeds On Conjecture, Devoid Of Reasons': Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Barring Seer's Entry In Dharwad For Two Months

The Karnataka High Court (Dharwad bench) on Tuesday (November 25) set aside a prohibitory order dated November 04 passed against Adrushya Kadeshwara Swamiji, restraining him from entering the territorial limits of Dharwad district, for the period commencing from November 05 till January 03 next year.Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and said: "The order is devoid of reasons,...

Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award In Favour Of TCS; Rejects UP Assembly's 'Frustration' Claim Over Cancelled Recruitment Exam

The Bombay High Court dismissed a petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) thereby upholding an arbitral award passed in favor of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) concerning the conduct of an online recruitment examinations for Review Officers and Assistant Review...

“Forced To Sit Idle”: Gujarat High Court Summons Registry Officer After Only One File Sent In Batch Of 200 GST Confiscation Petitions

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (November 26) asked the Registrar (Judicial) to explain why only one file was sent to the court in a batch of 200 petitions concerning confiscation proceedings under the GST Act, remarking that due to non-supply of the petitions the court was forced to sit idle waiting for the appropriate file. The court has asked the registry to send an officer at...

Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Intimidation FIR After Settlement, Asks Accused To Pay ₹25K For Benefit Of Destitute Girls

The Delhi High Court has recently quashed an FIR over allegations of hurt and criminal intimidation after the victim as well as the accused entered into a settlement agreement.Justice Amit Mahajan asked the accused to deposit Rs. 25,000 with Arya Kanya Sadan, Pataudi House, Daryaganj, for the benefit of destitute girls and Rs. 25,000 as compensation to the victim. The FIR was registered for...

Illegal Acts Committed As Juvenile Cannot Form Basis For Preventive Detention: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that allegations relating to illegal acts committed when a person was a juvenile cannot legally justify a subsequent detention order under the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978.The Court was hearing an intra-court appeal filed against the dismissal of a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of a 20-year-old under Section 8 of...

Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws In S.498A IPC Case, Says Hostile Neighbours & Contradictory Family Testimony Undermine Prosecution

The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a mother-in-law and brother-in-law under Section 498A IPC, ruling that the prosecution failed to establish any consistent or reliable evidence of cruelty or dowry harassment. Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das delivered the judgment on November 24, 2025.The trial court had sentenced the appellants to two years' rigorous imprisonment in...

Man Acquitted In 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks Free To Do Any Job Not Requiring Police Verification: State Govt To Bombay High Court

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that Fahim Arshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari, who was acquitted in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, is free to take up any employment that does not mandate a police clearance certificate.Ansari moved the HC seeking a 'Police Clearance Certificate' so that he can engage in some employment to earn his livelihood.The oral...

'DNA Test Can't Be Directed In Routine Manner': Allahabad High Court Rejects Husband's Paternity Challenge In DV Act Case

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a DNA test to determine the paternity of a child cannot be directed in a 'routine manner' merely because a party disputes the parentage during legal proceedings. A bench of Justice Chawan Prakash said that such orders for DNA Test can only be passed in specific circumstances where "no chance for cohabitation" is proven...