Delhi High Court Dismisses Review Petition Seeking To Scrap EVMs And Conduct General Elections Through Ballot Papers

The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a plea for review of its earlier order dismissing a PIL seeking a direction on the Union Government and Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct general elections through ballot papers and not electronic voting machines (EVMs).A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the review petition filed...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Chandigarh To Frame Rehab Policy For J&K Migrant Workers Evicted After 4 Decades

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Administration to consider framing a rehabilitation policy for migrant labourers from Jammu & Kashmir who have been residing in government quarters for nearly four decades. Acknowledging that the petitioners have been living in the premises for approximately 37 years, the Court held that immediate eviction would be "unjust...

High Courts Cannot Reduce Sentence Below The Statutory Minimum: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that High Courts cannot reduce the sentence for a criminal offence below the minimum punishment prescribed by a statute. Justice A. Badharudeen relied on the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Dashrath v. State of Maharashtra to observe that such an action would be overstepping into the legislature's domain. The case before the Court was an...

Lok Adalat Can't Take Up Case Suo-Motu Or Dismiss It For Absence Of Party; Duty To Return Matter If No Settlement: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a Lok Adalat has no authority to dismiss a pending complaint for want of prosecution on the mere non-appearance of a party and must, where no compromise or settlement is arrived at, return the case back to the court concerned. A bench of Justice Anish Kumar Gupta also added that a Lok Adalat can't take up the matter on own motion, without...

'Aadhar Can Give Clues On Person's Whereabouts': MP High Court Asks UIDAI To Verify Aadhaar-Linked Activities Of Missing Girl To Trace Her

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (October 7) asked the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) to verify if the Aadhaar number of a missing girl had been used in any form of online transactions, in order to discover clues about her location, also directing the body to share it with the police for tracing her. The court, in doing so, observed that since Aadhar is unique to...

Gujarat High Court Orders Status-Quo On Proposed Demolition Of Shops Allegedly Encroaching On Public Road

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (October 09) ordered status-quo till October 16 on the proposed demolition of certain shops in Gandhinagar district, claimed to be encroaching on a public road by the state authorities. The court further granted seven days' time (ending on October 16) to the shop-keepers to produce documents to support their claim and if they are unable to do so, the...

Delhi High Court Quashes Dowry Harassment FIR Filed After Husband's Suicide Within 40 Days Of Marriage

The Delhi High Court has quashed a dowry harassment and cruelty FIR registered by a woman against her in-laws, following the suicide of her husband barely 40 days after their marriage.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that it was a case of vague allegations and abuse of power, and it will not be in the interest of justice to let the criminal proceedings continue. The sister in law, father...

NDPS Act | Madras High Court Questions Pattern In Contraband Recoveries Barely Exceeding Commercial Quantity Threshold

The Madras High Court recently observed that in most cases under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the police seizure usually ends up being barely above the commercial quantity of contraband specified under the Act. Justice S Srimathy added that when the commercial quantity was given as 1 kg, the police seizure would usually be 1.1kg, being just above the commercial...

Karnataka High Court Declines NEET PG Candidate's Plea To Change From General To OBC Category After Declaration Of Results

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a medical student's petition seeking a direction on the authorities to permit her to change her category from General category candidate to OBC candidate after the declaration of the results of NEET-PG 2025.A division bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T dismissed the plea filed by Dr C Anusha. It said “A candidate has filled up his/her...

Gujarat High Court Lawyers Approach Chief Justice Over Difficulties Faced In Curing Defects While Filing Petitions

Lawyers in Gujarat High Court on Thursday (October 9) expressed their concern to Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal with regard to difficulties arising in removal of objections while filing petitions and listing of matters. This they said stems from a September 15 notification which prescribed that minor corrections, alterations or deletions can be done by filing draft amendments under the signature...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Former MP Prajwal Revanna's Appeal Against Conviction, Life Sentence In Rape Case

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the State on an appeal preferred by Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna, challenging his conviction and life sentence in the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District.A division bench of Justice K S Mudagal and Justice Venkatesh Naik T directed Prajwal's...

Delhi High Court Orders ECI To Allot Common Symbol To Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh To Contest Bihar Assembly Polls

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allot a common symbol to Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh (ABJS) to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly Polls. Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the party to submit an application to the ECI for allotment of common symbol as mandated under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order. “…it is directed...