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State Can't Appoint Special Public Prosecutor At 'Specific Request' Of Complainant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that while State may on its own appoint a Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) where a case needs special knowledge, it however cannot appoint an SPP on the specific request of the complainant as it goes against principle of fairness required in a criminal trial. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 290]In doing so the court quashed a State Government's notification...
Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Unauthorised Merchandise, Obscene Content On Actress Khushi Kapoor
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed takedown of obscene and pornographic content posted on social media against Bollywood actress Khushi Kapoor.Justice Jyoti Singh also ordered removal of impugned content concerning unauthorized sale of merchandise using her personality elements or commercial exploitation of her personality. The Court said that it will be passing a john doe order in favour of the actress in her interim injunction application filed in the suit seeking protection of her...
Advisory Board's Opinion Not Condition Precedent For Arrest Pursuant To Preventive Detention Order: AP High Court
Obtaining an Advisory Board's opinion is not a condition precedent for arresting/detaining a person pursuant to a prevention detention order, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held while clarifying that the Board's report is required for the State Government to decide whether to confirm or revoke the detention order. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 185]The Division Bench presided over by Justice Ravi...
Madhu Kishwar Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court To Quash FIR Over Social Media Post On PM Modi
Academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking quashing of an FIR registered by the Chandigarh Police over a social media post concerning a video clip allegedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving a face massage from a woman.Justice Vikram Aggarwal directed the Chandigarh Administration to file an affidavit addressing the assertions made by Kishwar in her petition.The Court also directed the parties to address how the quashing petition...
Loans Taken By Husband Cannot Reduce His Maintenance Obligation Towards Wife: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a husband cannot ordinarily rely on loans taken for “future wealth construction” to reduce his income for determining maintenance or permanent alimony. The Court held that voluntary loan repayments, particularly for creating assets, cannot override the obligation to maintain the wife.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad made the observation while dealing with a matrimonial appeal filed by a husband against the dismissal...
Calcutta High Court Pulls Up Advocate For Allegedly Using 'Slang' Against Judge, Directs Him To Apologise On Court Livestream
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday pulled up Advocate Firdous Samim for allegedly using objectionable “slang” against a sitting judge after his plea was refused, directing him to apologise before the concerned judge during live proceedings and submit an undertaking that such conduct would not be repeated, failing which the Court may proceed with criminal contempt action.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee observed that the alleged...
Delhi Riots | Police To File Appeal Against Acquittal Of Six Accused In IB Staffer Ankit Sharma Murder Case, High Court Told
The Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it will be filing an appeal against the acquittal of six accused in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.The statement was made by Delhi Police Special Counsel Rajat Nair before a division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan. “The State will be preferring an appeal against the 6 accused who have been acquitted,” he said. The submission...
Existing Houses Near Kumbhalgarh Fort Can Be Repaired, Expanded; No New Construction On Fresh Foundations: Rajasthan High Court
Holding that persons residing near archaeological sites for generations cannot be ousted merely in the name of protecting such sites, the Rajasthan High Court has permitted residents of existing houses near Kumbhalgarh Fort to carry out repairs and additional construction over those structures, subject to requisite permissions.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma...
Calcutta High Court Orders Demolition Of 'Aqua Golf Villa' Housing Project, Holds Construction Illegal And Unauthorised
The Calcutta High Court has declared the real estate project “Aqua Golf Villa” at Rajarhat in North 24 Parganas as illegal and unauthorised, and directed the Zilla Parishad, North 24 Parganas, to take steps for its demolition within four weeks.Justice Suvra Ghosh passed the order while hearing a writ petition filed by Ashley Brian Hyams, a retired ship-captain who had booked a villa in the project developed by M/s Greentech IT City Pvt. Ltd.According to the petitioner, he had booked Villa No....
Minister Had No Authority To Cancel Highest Bid, Housing Board's Post-Facto Approval Was 'Paper Formality': Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a Single Bench order directing the Rajasthan Housing Board to accept the highest bid submitted by a bidder in an auction for a commercial plot, holding that the Minister of the Urban Development and Housing Department had no authority under the applicable rules to cancel the bid and that the subsequent approval by the Housing Board was merely a...