Bombay High Court Orders HDFC Bank To Remit ₹38.04 Lakhs To Businessman Who Lost Amount In Cyber Fraud

The Bombay High Court recently while ordering the HDFC Bank to remit a total of Rs 38.04 lakhs to a Pune-based businessman, who lost the amount in a cyber fraud, noted that no liability could be fastened on the customer as the amounts were illegally transacted through SIM swapping/cloning mode. A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande refused to accept...

Karnataka High Court To Quash Reckless Driving FIR Against Lamborghini Driver Subject To Undertaking Community Service

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (April 10) orally indicated that it will close criminal proceedings against the driver of a Lamborghini car booked for reckless driving, subject to him performing community service. The court was hearing a plea for quashing the FIR registered against the petitioner for reckless driving and retrofitted silencers.At the outset, as the petitioner's counsel...

Minister Made No Statement Against 'Hindi': Karnataka High Court Slaps ₹1Lakh Cost On PIL Against SSLC Exam Grading Policy

The Karnataka High Court today imposed ₹1 lakh costs on a PIL litigant for wrongly claiming that the State Education Minister, through a policy prescribing grading system for third language SSLC exam (including Hindi), was "doing away" with Hindi language.Pointing towards sensitivity of the matter, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M Poonacha orally...

Adolescents Marrying & Engaging In Sexual Relations Leading To Birth Of Child Cannot Be Harassed: Bombay HC Quashes POCSO FIR

Two adolescents indulging in sexual relations, which results in the birth of a child, cannot be harassed by prosecuting them under the stringent provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Prevention of Child Marriage Act, the Bombay High Court held while quashing a First Information Report (FIR).Sitting at the Aurangabad bench, Justice Santosh...

Survivor's Testimony Unimpeached, Non-Examination Of Mother Not Fatal: Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction In 1984 Rape Case

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a man in connection with a 1984 Rape case while relying upon the unimpeached testimony of the survivor.A bench of Justice Manoj Bajaj added that non-examination of the mother of the survivor and another witness who had also arrived at the place of occurrence was not fatal to the case of the prosecution in view of the fact that...

2026 TN Elections: Madras High Court Rejects Plea For SMS-Based Vote Confirmation, Says Can't Interfere After Poll Process Has Begun

The Madras High Court, on Friday (10 April), dismissed a public interest litigation seeking SMS confirmation while casting votes for the upcoming assembly elections in the state of Tamil Nadu. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that the election process had already begun and at this point, the court could not issue any such directions to...

No Discrimination Between Landowners Based On Purpose Of Acquisition; Rent Payable When Possession Taken Before Acquisition: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that no discrimination can be made between land owners based on the purpose for which their lands are acquired, particularly when they are deprived of possession prior to initiation of acquisition proceedings. The Court observed that the fact of deprivation of enjoyment of land is the relevant consideration and not the ultimate public purpose for which the land...

'Shaan Of Delhi': High Court Allows Khan Market Restaurants To Operate Without Fire NOC Subject To 50 Guests Cap

Granting relief to various restaurants in city's Khan Market, the Delhi High Court on Friday said that the outlets shall not be denied operation only on account of lack of fire NOC, as long as they maintain occupation of less than 50 guests at a given point of time. Calling the area “shaan of Delhi”, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav took on record an undertaking given by the restaurants...

Sections 144 To 147 BNSS | Gram Nyayalaya Can Decide Maintenance & Execution Petitions: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that Gram Nyayalayas have the requisite jurisdiction to try and decide applications and cases relating to maintenance under Sections 125 to 128 CrPC as well as the corresponding Sections 144 to 147 BNSS. A bench of Justice Abdul Shahid clarified this while allowing an application filed by a wife who sought a direction to the Gram Nyayalaya in Karhal,...

X Corp May Lose Safe Harbour Protection For Failing To Remove Rana Ayyub's 'Derogatory' Posts On Hindu Deities: Centre To Delhi High Court

The Central Government has told the Delhi High Court that X Corp's failure to remove unlawful tweets made by journalist Rana Ayyub allegedly insulting Hindu deities, despite judicial order and Delhi Police notices, amounts to non compliance and can lead to withdrawal of its safe harbour protection in India.The Government as well as the Delhi Police has said that despite receipt of...

Kerala High Court Permits 'Continuation' Of Hormone Replacement Therapy For Two Transgender Persons Challenging 2026 Amendment

The Kerala High Court on Friday (April 10) directed the continuance of hormone replacement therapy for two transgender persons challenging the validity of Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Amendment Act 2026, after noting that the same was "abruptly" stopped following the recent amendments to the 2019 Act. After hearing the submissions for some time Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas...

'Encroachers Must Yield To Larger Public Interest': Delhi High Court Permits Road Expansion, Govt To Consider Ex Gratia

The Delhi High Court has permitted the widening of a public road in Shalimar Bagh, holding the interest of private occupants encroaching upon public land must yield to the broader public interest. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain ruled that the proposed 30-metre road expansion is necessary for ensuring access to essential services such as...