After 37 Years, Rajasthan High Court Refuses Retrial Despite Invalid Compromise Of Criminal Case, Quashes Proceedings

The Rajasthan High Court recently upheld the acquittal of a man by the trial court which was based on a compromise agreement, even though the agreement was invalid. In doing so the court refused to order retrial, noting that remanding the matter for a fresh trial after a lapse of 37 years would not secure the ends of justice.Despite the acquittal not being in strict consonance with the law,...

Grounds Of Arrest Need Not Be Communicated To Foreigner's Family If FRRO/Embassy Informed: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that when the accused is a foreign national, it is not necessary to communicate the grounds of his arrest to his relatives if the accused has been duly informed along with the Foreign Regional Registration Officer or his embassy or consulate.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering a bail application preferred by a Tanzanian national residing in India...

Father Taking Child Away From Mother Despite Foreign Court Order Amounts To Unlawful Custody: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court directed a father to hand over custody of his child to the mother, after finding that he had brought the child to India unlawfully by removing him from his mother's custody granted to her by a Canadian court where the father had participated.In doing so the court observed that forcing the child to stay away from the mother who is based in Canada would be traumatic....

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: March 09 - March 15, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 72 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 77Nominal IndexRamniwas Rawat v. Mukesh Malhotra 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 72Ramniwas Rawat v Mukesh Mahotra 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 73Bansh Mani Verma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 74Rakesh Pandey v Rishiraj Mishra 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 75Dinesh Dixit v Rakesh Singh Baghel 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 76X v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 77MP...

British Citizenship Row | Allahabad High Court Peruses Record Of MHA's 2019 Notice To Rahul Gandhi; Allows Impleadment Of GoI

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Thursday perused the official records produced by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) concerning a notice issued to Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in 2019, seeking clarification regarding his nationality.The records were placed before a bench of Justice Rajeev Singh in compliance with an earlier order dated March 9, 2026....

How Can An Accused Seek Police Protection?: Uttarakhand High Court To 'Mohammad' Deepak; Says He Is Sensationalizing Matter

The Uttarakhand High Court today orally rebuked Kotdwar-based gym owner 'Mohammad Deepak' over extraneous prayers in his FIR quashing petition, wherein he inter alia sought police protection and action against erring police officials for their 'partisan' approach. A bench of Justice Rakesh Thapliyal termed the extraneous prayers in the petition as 'pressure tactics' aimed at influencing...

'This Sort Of Litigation Should Be Condemned': Kerala Story 2 Producer Tells High Court After Another Plea Moved Against Film

Another plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the certification of the film The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond and seeking removal of 'Kerala' from the movie title.The plea also alleges that the producer of the film committed offences punishable under Sections 196 [Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence,...

Mental Agony Of Prolonged Trial A Punishment Itself: Calcutta High Court Reduces Sentence In 2008 Assault Case

The Calcutta High Court upheld the conviction of an accused for causing grievous hurt under Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code, but reduced the sentence to the period already undergone, citing inordinate delay of nearly 17 years in the conclusion of proceedings and prolonged pendency of the appeal.The appeal arose from a 2010 judgment of a Sessions Court in Howrah convicting the appellant...

Kerala High Court Orders Status Quo On State's Nomination For SNDP Yogam Directors After Vellappally Natesan & Others Challenge Disqualification

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (March 19) ordered that status quo be maintained with respect to the nomination of directors for the Aruvipuram Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam).The interim order was passed by the Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. while considering a batch of appeals preferred against the judgment of the Single Judge...

Detenu's Representation Ignored By Advisory Board Vitiates Preventive Detention: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court held that the Advisory Board proceeded on the incorrect assumption that the detenu had not submitted any representation, despite a valid representation being made earlier. This resulted in the detenu being deprived of his valuable right to have his case considered at a crucial stage of review. The Court observed that such omission directly infringed the...

Uttam Nagar Holi Clash: Delhi High Court Orders Police To Ensure Safety Of Public During Eid In PIL To Prevent Communal Violence

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (March 19) directed the Delhi Police to take all necessary action to ensure that public life is not disrupted during Eid Festivities, in connection with an incident which took place in Uttam Nagar following the killing of a 26-year-old man in a clash during Holi.The court further directed the Police to make arrangements which should "instil essence of security...

Madras High Court Issues Directions For Removal Of Invasive Plant Species 'Seemai Karuvelam', Appoints Two Retired Judges To Oversee

The Madras High Court has issued extensive directions for the removal of Seemai Karuvelam (Prosopis Juliflora) in the State including setting up of a special committee consisting of two retired judges of the Madras High Court (Justice A Selvam in the South and Justice V Bharathidasan in the North) to supervise the action taken by the District Collectors. The specially constituted bench...