Madras High Court Restrains Vigilance Action Against Ex-Minister KN Nehru, Others In Bribery FIR Till June 23

The Madras High Court, on Friday (June 5), asked State not to take any action till June 23, against ex-Minister KN Nehru, others in an alleged bribery case in connection with appointments to Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department, based on information shared by ED.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan made the direction after taking note...

2017 Actress Assault Case: Survivor Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Fresh, Comprehensive Probe Into 'Memory Card Leak'

The survivor of the 2017 Actress Assault case has moved the Kerala High Court seeking a fresh, comprehensive and court-monitored probe into the alleged illegal access of the memory card which contained visuals of the assault.Notably, last year the trial court had acquitted actor Dileep an accused in the case, while finding six others guilty.The case refers to the abduction and sexual assault...

Failure Of Bail Cancellation Followed By Preventive Detention Is 'Antithetical'; J&K&L High Court Quashes PIT-NDPS Detention

Holding that preventive detention cannot be sustained where the detaining authority is kept unaware that the prosecution had already failed in its attempt to secure cancellation of the detenue's bail, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has observed that a situation where cancellation of bail does not succeed but the person is thereafter subjected to preventive detention custody...

Kerala High Court Directs Addition Of Father's Name In Birth Certificate Of Child Conceived Through IVF When Parents Were Living Together

In an exercise of its extraordinary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Kerala High Court recently ordered for the addition of father's name in the birth certificate of a child born when parents were living together.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan was considering a plea by the parents of the child, whose birth certificate recorded only the mother's name but left the...

'Heard For 25 Days': Kerala High Court Questions Independent Candidate For Seeking Review Of Order Upholding Suresh Gopi's Election

Independent candidate Joshi Villadom moved the Kerala High Court seeking to review the dismissal of his election petition challenging the victory of Union Minister Suresh Gopi from Thrissur Parliamentary Constituency in 2024.Villadom has sought for the review of the judgment alleging that he was not heard.The review petition, which was unnumbered, was posted today (June 5) before Dr....

Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu Row: Plea Against Moving Song To Third Place During CM Vijay's Swearing-In Ceremony Withdrawn From Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has permitted the withdrawal of a plea seeking to condemn the relegation of Tamil Nadu's state song, “Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu”, to third position during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister Vijay. Notably, actor and TVK head Vijay was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the State on May 10. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Pass Interim Order Permitting KSAT Member To Continue In Office After Expiry Of Tenure Next Week

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (June 5) declined to pass interim order for now in a PIL seeking a direction to allow an Administrative Member of the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT) to continue in the office after expiry of his tenure on June 13. The Division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice K.S Hemalekha orally said that a memo extending the tenure can be...

Jharkhand HC Vacation Bench Led By Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Disposes 853 Cases During Summer Break

The Jharkhand High Court's Vacation Bench led by Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay disposed of 853 cases between 18 May and 4 June 2026.During this period, a total of 891 cases were listed before Court No. 04. Of these, 809 main cases and 44 miscellaneous cases were disposed of.The highest was on 29 May, when 331 single bench matters were taken up. This included 249 bail applications, 63...

Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo Bids Farewell To Patna High Court, Reflects On Judicial Reforms, PILs, & Legal Aid

Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, in his farewell address at the Patna High Court on June 4, reflected on his brief but eventful tenure in Bihar, describing the High Court not as an office, but as a temple where justice was the deity.He recalled that when he arrived in Patna on January 6 after his farewell from the Orissa High Court, he came with a sense of responsibility and a desire...

“Shocking”: Allahabad High Court Waives Interest Levied During Pendency Of Time Extension Application By UPSIDC

The Allahabad High Court expressed shock over levy of interest by Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation for a period of 8 years for which time extension application filed by the allotee was kept pending by it.Noting that the petitioner allottee also did not take steps towards ensuring that the application was decided, the bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and...

'No Malicious Intention': P&H High Court Quashes FIR Against Actor Rajkumar Rao Over 'Hurting Religious Sentiments' During Film Promotion

While quashing an FIR against Bollywood actor Rajkumar Rao over allegations of hurting religious sentiments through a promotional poster of the film “Behen Hogi Teri”, the Punjab & Haryana High Court held that mere depiction in a creative work, absent deliberate and malicious intent, does not attract criminal liability under Section 295-A IPC.The plea sought quashing of FIR lodged...

Madras High Court Closes Film Producer's Plea Against ED Case Linked To TASMAC, Permits Him To Approach PMLA Appellate Tribunal

The Madras High Court recently closed film producer Akash Bhaskaran's plea challenging the proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against him in connection with an alleged money laundering linked to TASMAC. Bhaskaran had filed the plea challenging ED's search at his premises and to quash all consequential proceedings. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice...