Police Can't Be Disbelieved Merely Because Narcotic Search, Seizure Isn't Videographed: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that the version of the police cannot be disbelieved merely because the search and seizure of narcotics under the NDPS Act is not videographed or photographed.Justice Ravinder Dudeja said that while use of technology enhances the efficacy and transparency of the police investigation, but it cannot be ignored that the tools for videography or photography...

DHCBA President Flags 'Frequent' Transfer Of Judges From Delhi High Court, Calls For Safeguarding Judicial Independence

Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) President, Senior Advocate N Hariharan on Monday flagged concerns over "frequent" judicial transfers in the recent times, while calling for a need to uphold judicial independence.Hariharan was speaking at the full court ceremony organized to bid farewell to Justice Arun Monga and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju following their transfer to the Rajasthan...

Justice Arun Monga, Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju Bid Farewell To Delhi High Court

Justice Arun Monga and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju on Monday bid farewell to the Delhi High Court, following their transfer to Rajasthan and Karnataka High Courts respectively.Justice Ganju had sworn in as Delhi High Court judge on May 18, 2022. Her name was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium in the year 2020, followed by reiteration.On the other hand, Justice Monga had sworn in as...

Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Seeks Explanation From HC Bar Association Secy Over Appreciation Letter To CJ For Designating Seniors

The Punjab and Haryana Bar Council has sought an explanation from the Secretary of the High Court Bar Association for issuing an appreciation letter to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Sheel Nagu, over the recent designation of senior advocates. The Council alleged that the letter was issued in Secretary's personal capacity, without convening meeting of the...

Rule 9 Of Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules Does Not Apply When Secured Creditor Suppressed Material Facts: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has directed the Union Bank of India to return INR 2,16,25,000 paid by K. Indra Mohan as 25% of the sale consideration, holding that the Bank had not adequately disclosed to the purchaser the pending litigation over the subject property.The Division Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Gadi Praveen Kumar, referring to Rule 9 of The Security...

YouTuber Ajeet Bharti Moves P&H High Court Seeking Protection From Coercive Action Over Remarks On CJI BR Gavai

YouTuber Ajeet Bharti has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking protection from coercive action in connection with alleged objectionable remarks made by him against CJI B.R. Gavai.According to media reports, Punjab Police have booked the right-wing influencer among others in over a dozen FIRs for “casteist” and “provocative” remarks made on social media about...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: October 20 - October 26, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 354 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 361Nominal Index: Shakuntala Desai AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 354Deputy Director AND Asadullah Khan. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 355Nara Suryanarayana Reddy AND Initiating Officer & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 356Gurnunath Vadde AND Deputy Commissioner & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 357ALTHAF HUSSAIN YANE ALTHAF MOOSA AND State...

'Forgery Of Documents Not Relevant When Deciding Interim Custody Of Vehicle In Cases Of Loan Default': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that issues relating to forgery of documents cannot be examined at the stage of deciding the interim custody of a vehicle. The Court observed that for the purpose of granting interim custody, the primary considerations are whether the applicant is the owner and whether the vehicle was seized from their possession.Justice M.M. Nerlikar was hearing a petition filed...

Karur Stampede: TVK's Bussy Anand Withdraws Anticipatory Bail Plea From Madras High Court After Transfer Of Probe To CBI

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party's general secretary N Anand @ Bussy Anand, on Monday (October 27) withdrew an anticipatory bail petition filed by him in the Madras High Court in connection with the Karur Stampede. Anand's counsel informed a bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan that he intended to withdraw the plea, since the...

No Cognizance In 'GR Case' After Accepting Closure Report, Protest Petition Treated As Complaint For Taking Cognizance: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a Court cannot take cognizance in the General Register case ('GR case') after accepting the closure report submitted by the police due to lack of evidence. It further clarified that if the informant files any 'protest petition' against acceptance of the final form, the same may be considered as a 'complaint' [as defined under Section 2(d) of the CrPC/...

Remarks On Assam CM | Gauhati High Court Extends Interim Protection Granted To Journalist Abhisar Sharma Till November 17

The Gauhati High Court today extended till November 17 the interim protection granted earlier to journalist Abhisar Sharma in connection with an FIR registered against him over his alleged remarks accusing Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of pursuing communal politics. A bench of Justice Shamima Jahan extended the relief for Sharma as the state did not produce the case...

'Relationship Born Of Mutual Volition Can't Be Criminalised': Karnataka High Court Relief To Man Booked For Rape By Woman He Met On Bumble

"A relationship born of mutual volition, even if it founders in disappointment, cannot, save in clearest of cases, be transmuted into an offence under the criminal law," said the Karnataka High Court while quashing an FIR registered against a 23-year-old man accused of rape a woman he met on dating app Bumble. Justice M Nagaprasanna said so while allowing a petition filed by Sampras Anthony...