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MP High Court Denies Termination Of Rape Survivor's 9-Month Pregnancy; Directs CWC To Take Custody Of Child After 15 Days
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied permission to terminate a 9-month pregnancy of a rape survivor, noting that the fetus is in a live condition and would endanger the life of the survivor. The court also directed the Child Welfare Committee to take custody of the child within 15 days of its birth and to take every care and caution for the upbringing of the child. The bench of Justice...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused In Govind Pansare Murder Case
The Kolhapur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Virendra Tawade, Sharad Kalaskar and Amol Kale, all three prime accused in the murder case of slain communist leader Govind Pansare.Single-judge Justice Shivkumar Dige orally pronounced the decision to grant them bail. However, a detailed copy of the order is yet to be made available. According to the prosecution case,...
Why Functions Of UAPA Tribunal Can't Be Equated With Role Of Civil Court? Delhi High Court Answers In PFI Case
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the functions assigned to a Tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA Tribunal) cannot be equated with the functions of a civil court.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the function assigned to the UAPA Tribunal is to decide the reference made to it by the...
Delhi High Court Rejects Philip's Suit Against Sale Of VCDs Over Alleged Infringement Of Its Patent In 'Digital Transmission System'
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a suit filed by Koninklijke Philips N.V., simply branded Philips, against a company manufacturing and selling VCDs alleging that the same violated its “Digital Transmission System” patent.Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that Philips failed to establish any infringement by the defendant company located in Haryana and its Director- M Bathla. Philips...
KSRTC 'Bottle' Row: Driver Moves Kerala High Court Challenging 'Arbitrary' Transfer Order
Jaimon Joseph, the driver of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) who came to limelight following 'bottle' row, has moved the High Court challenging his transfer from Ponkunnam (Kottayam) to Pudukkad (Thrissur).The controversy arose on October 1, when the State Transport Minister, K.B. Ganesh, called up the media and stopped the fast passenger bus at Ayoor on its route...
NDPS Act | No Bar On Producing Call Records, Location Of Raiding Team & Police Informers If Privacy Is Protected: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no bar on producing the call data records (CDRs) of raiding team and police informers in NDPS Act cases provided their safety and privacy is protected.“…there is no embargo to the production of CDRs/location charts before the court at an appropriate stage while taking necessary precautions regarding the safety and privacy of the members of...
No Headmaster, Zero Staff: Punjab & Haryana High Court Flags 'Sorry' State Of Govt School, Says Centre Duty-Bound To Provide Funds
In a scathing observation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has flagged the dire condition of a government school in Amritsar's Tapiala operating without a headmaster, with just one teacher handling all students, no basic infrastructure, no separate toilet facilities for staff and one room available for three classes.The Court said that the centre and state governments are both duty-bound...
16 Years On, Gujarat High Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement Of Judicial Officer Citing Review Committee's Likely Bias
The Gujarat High Court set aside compulsory retirement of a judicial officer made 16 years ago, noting that the adverse remark regarding the officer's doubtful integrity was not based on tangible material and there was also a likelihood of bias in the mind of committee which took the decision. The petitioner contended that a division bench of the high court had made castigating remarks about...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: October 6 - October 12, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 210 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 218Nominal IndexManoj Kumar Ahuja v Gurmej Singh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 210Sandeep Singh Parihar v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 211Ashish Jain v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 212Rohit Pathak v Bar Council of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 213Babita Mor v Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 214M/s APS Enterprises v State of MP...
MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Pension Schemes For Advocates Practising For Over 35 Years
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently issued notices to the State Government, State Bar Council and the Bar Council of India on a public interest litigation plea seeking enactment of a welfare scheme for advocates who have completed 35 to 40 years of practice.The petitioner, Advocate Rajendra Shrivastava, claimed that while advocates contribute substantially to the legal profession, many...
Wife's Anger Doesn't Entitle Her To Tarnish Husband's Reputation With False Allegations Of Infidelity: MP High Court Grants Divorce
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that making baseless and false allegations of moral turpitude against one's spouse amounts to cruelty and can be a ground for divorce. The court also said that wife's anger does not entitle her to tarnish her husband's image by making baseless allegations and thus granted divorce to the husband, setting aside trial court decree which had granted...
'Illegality In Handling Petroleum & Byproducts Directly Impacts Public At Large, Not Private Dispute': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that offences relating to illegal handling and adulteration of petroleum products have a direct bearing on public safety, the economy, and State revenue, and therefore cannot be viewed as mere private disputes between parties. It emphasized that such offences affect a vital sector of public life and must be treated with utmost seriousness while...