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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...
Accident Victim's Income Can Be Assessed Based On Govt Job Appointment Letter Even If He Had Not Joined: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced the compensation payable to the mother of a 21-year-old accident victim from ₹15.93 lakh to ₹44.55 lakh, holding that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal erred in discarding an appointment letter issued to the deceased for a permanent post in the Department of Posts.Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, "It is a matter of natural and...
Revision Not Maintainable Against Interlocutory Order Passed In Interim Injunction Application: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a revision is not maintainable against an interlocutory order passed in an interim injunction application. It held that the same could be challenged in writ jurisdiction.In 1985, the deceased executed a will in favour of Respondent No. 5. Thereafter, a second and third will were executed in favour of Respondent No. 4 and the petitioner,...
'Something Wrong Somewhere': Allahabad HC Raps Trial Judge For 'Lethargy' In 20 Yr-Old Case Against Elderly Man; Warns Of Action
The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up a trial court in Prayagraj for its 'lethargic' handling of a 20-year-old criminal case, observing that a 73-year-old accused has been 'victimized' due to the court's routine adjournments and the prosecution's failure to produce even a single witness for the past 13 years. Observing that there appears to be "something wrong somewhere" in...
Not Producing Accused Before Magistrate Within 24 Hrs Renders Arrest Illegal; Rearrest From Prison Premises Impermissible: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently exercised its inherent power under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to set aside a remand order and to grant bail to an NDPS accused.Justice C.S. Dias observed that since the accused was not brought before the jurisdictional magistrate within the 24-hour period mandated by Article 22(2) of the Constitution, his arrest stood vitiated and he...
Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Asaram's Plea To Relax Condition Enforcing Police Surveillance During Suspended Sentence
The Gujarat High Court issued notice on Asaram's plea seeking modification/deletion of condition requiring presence of three police officials in his vicinity, during the 6-month period wherein his life sentence has been suspended in a rape case. For context, on November 6 the high court had granted six-month suspension of sentence to Asaram who is convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions...
S.144 BNSS | Wife Not Disentitled To Claim Maintenance From Husband If Income From Her Temporary Job Insufficient: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently clarified that a wife would not be disentitled from claiming maintenance from her husband under Section 125 CrPC/ Section 144 BNSS even if she has a temporary job providing her some income, if she asserts that such income is insufficient.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering petitions filed by a wife against her husband challenging the quantum of...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Man's Conviction For Strangling Minor Daughter, Says Charges Proven Despite Mother Turning Hostile
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) today upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of a man for the murder of his 17-year-old daughter, who he suspected of having a relationship with a boy from the same locality. A bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Rajeev Singh noted that despite the mother of the victim turning hostile during the trial, the chain...