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Bar U/S 60 Bihar Prohibition Act Doesn't Oust High Court's Writ Jurisdiction To Release Seized Vehicles: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court held that while section 60 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act bars jurisdiction of the Special Exercise Court to release seized vehicles used to commit the offence, the bar doesn't oust the writ jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution.The order was passed by Justice Arun Kumar Jha.The case arose when the petitioner Karnal Kumar's...
Civil Rights Enforcement Cell Can't Take Up Suo Motu Investigation Over Validity Of Caste Certificates: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has observed that the Civil Rights Enforcement Cell does not have the power to take up suo motu investigation into cases related to validity of caste certificates."....the Civil Rights Enforcement Cell does not have the power to take up suo motu investigation into the caste certificate of the petitioner," Justice M Nagaprasanna said while allowing a petition filed by...
Orissa High Court Asks Why Life Convict's Appeal Filed With 12 Yrs Delay Despite Regular Jail Inspections By District Judge, DLSA
The Orissa High Court has expressed disappointment over the working of Jail and Legal Aid authorities after finding 12 years delay in filing a Jail Criminal Appeal (JCRLA) against a murder conviction recorded by a Sessions Court in the year 2013.A Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra was taken aback by such delay which occurred despite regular...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Annual Schedule For LLB Admissions To Curb Delays
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State authorities to streamline the admission for law courses from 2026, noting that delay in the process has an adverse effect on academic curriculum of candidates.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan passed the order in a PIL filed by Thandava Yogesh.It was the petitioner's case that there...
Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses To Direct Politician's Arrest In Hate Speech FIR; Says Courts Can't Micromanage Investigations
The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the authorities to take time-bound coercive action against Johar Chhattisgarh Party leader Amit Baghel, including his arrest, a thorough investigation and filing of a charge sheet in all pending FIRs registered against him for hate speech.In doing so the court said that mere assertion of “State apathy” claiming that...
Motor Accident Victim Seeking Compensation Must Lodge Complaint In Time: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld an order of the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal which refused compensation to a claimant, observing that the possibility of planting or involving the offending vehicle in the alleged accident cannot be ruled out.A single judge, Justice P Sree Sudha dismissed the appeal stating, "the delay is not at all explained and injured not filed any certified copies...
HAMA | Father Obliged To Provide Maintenance & Marriage Expenses To Unmarried Major Daughter: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a father is legally as well as morally duty bound to provide maintenance and marriage expenses to his daughter, even after she attains the age of majority.While dismissing an appeal against maintenance order passed by Family Court, the Division Bench of Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal held -"The appellant/defendant, being...
Christian Man's Parents, Siblings Need Not Be Arrayed In Motor Accidents Claim Petition If He Left Behind Widow, Children: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, clarified that the non-lineal kindred of an intestate Christian male need not be arrayed as respondents in a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 if he has left a widow and his children.Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed that when the deceased in a motor accident is a Christian male, then his legal representatives,...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: November 17 - November 23, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 248 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 260Nominal IndexTushar v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 248Devisingh v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 249Rafiq Khan v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 250 Raju Dhurvey v Union 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 251Sitarani v Dal Singh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 252 Shyama Verma v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 253Sonu v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 254Vaishali Chaturvedi v State of Madhya Pradesh...
Part-Time Or Guest Faculty Cannot Substitute Full-Time Assistant Professors: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that part-time or guest faculty cannot be used as substitutes for whole-time Assistant Professors required to teach multiple subjects in the Faculty of Law.The Court emphasised that while universities may engage part-time experts for specialised or newly introduced subjects, these arrangements cannot replace the necessity of...
Delhi High Court Declares 'Hermès' And Its 'Birkin' Bag's 3-D Shape As Well-Known Trademarks In India
The Delhi High Court on Monday recognised the three-dimensional shape of Hermès' iconic Birkin bag, along with the “Hermès” name and its stylised logos, as well-known trademarks in India. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia delivered the ruling on November 24, 2025, in a trademark infringement and passing-off suit filed by Hermès International, the French luxury brand, against...