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Political Leader Claiming That His Party Will Form Govt Is Not Sedition: High Court Grants Relief To Jharkhand BJP President
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a political statement by the President of a State Unit of a national political party expressing confidence that his party will form the government in the State cannot be equated with exciting disaffection against the government established by law. The Court observed that such statements are part of normal political discourse and do not meet the...
Motor Vehicles Act | Borrower Of Vehicle Steps Into Shoes Of Owner, Can't Claim Compensation For Accident: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently reiterated that a person who borrows a vehicle from its owner would step into the shoes of the owner and such a person cannot claim compensation similar to a third party. Justice R Poornima of the Madurai bench took note of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Ramkhiladi and another Vs. United India Insurance Company and another, where the...
'No Arbitrariness': Delhi High Court Rejects Plea By NEET-UG Candidate For Re-Checking Of OMR Sheet
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea filed by a candidate seeking to recalculate his OMR evaluation and to revise his result and rank in relation to the National Eligibility Entrance Test (UG) 2025.Justice Vikas Mahajan said that there was no discrimination or arbitrariness in the process adopted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for checking the OMR sheets.“The OMR sheets of...
Delhi High Court Warns Of Costs For Filing Petitions Without Jurisdiction
The Delhi High Court has deprecated the practice of filing petitions without jurisdiction, adding that it may be necessary to impose costs, even at the stage of withdrawal of the matters. Justice Prateek Jalan directed the Registry to forward a copy of the order to the Delhi High Court Bar Association's President and Secretary, before practice of imposition of costs in such cases...
Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Telugu Actor Nagarjuna; Restrains Unauthorised Use Of His Name, Image
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Telugu actor Nagarjuna Akkineni by restraining various entities from misusing his image, name, voice or other elements of his persona for monetary gains without his consent or authorization.Justice Tejas Karia restrained various websites and John Doe (unknown entities) restrained from violating the...
Bombay High Court Quashes Bank Of India Order Classifying Naresh Goyal's Loan Account As 'Fraud'
The Bombay High Court recently quashed and set aside a show cause notice issued to Jet Airway's founder Naresh Goyal, by which the Bank of India (BoI) classified his loan account as 'fraud.'A division bench of Justices Riyaz Chagla and Farhan Dubash noted that the Bank did not provide an opportunity to Goyal to represent against the July 1, 2025 show cause notice classifying his account...
Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute | 'No Sufficient Cause Shown' : Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea To Remove Next Friend Of Deity In Suit 7
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed an application filed by plaintiffs no. 2 to 5 in the suit no 7 of Krishna Janmabhoomi–Shahi Idgah title dispute cases seeking the removal of Shri Kaushal Kishore Thakur Ji @ Kaushal Singh Tomar as the next friend of plaintiff no. 1, the deity Bhagwan Shri Krishna Lala Virajman. A bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra noted that...
Gujarat High Court Vacates Stay On Auction Of Shops Constructed In Residential Area In Rajkot Citing Grant Of Development Permission
The Gujarat High Court recently vacated its earlier order staying a proposed auction for sale of commercial shops constructed in residential premises known as Rangoli Park Apartments in Rajkot. For context, the court had on August 26 directed the Gujarat Housing Board not to auction the commercial shops scheduled on August 28. Vacating the stay the court noted that the development...
Divorced Wife Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC Irrespective Of Ground Or Manner Of Divorce: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a divorced wife is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 or CrPC, it respective of the ground or the manner of divorce. “….it is pertinent to observe that once a wife is divorced, she is per se entitled to maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C irrespective of the ground or the manner in which the divorce is taken,” Justice Neena Bansal...
Inimical Relationship Between Victim & Accused Requires Cautious Evaluation: HP High Court Upholds Acquittal In Molestation Case
The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld the acquittal of an accused in a molestation case, observing that when the victim submits that she does not have cordial relations with accused and was not on talking terms with him, her testimony requires greater caution.Justice Rakesh Kainthla held that: “The informant admitted that she had an inimical relationship with the accused, and she was not...
NCLT Approval Not Needed To Adjudicate Criminal Complaints In Cases Where Companies Were Wound Up By HC: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that the leave of the National Company Law Tribunal is not needed to proceed with criminal complaints in cases where the companies have been ordered to be wound up by the High Courts in accordance with provisions of the Companies Act, 1956.Justice Viju Abraham was considering a report filed by the official liquidator seeking permission to proceed with...
Delhi High Court Restrains Man From Using 'Barbie' Trademarks, Orders Removal Of References From Social Media
Granting relief to Mattel Inc, the Delhi High Court has restrained a man from using “Barbie” trademarks in relation to commercial kitchen equipment, event management and catering services. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora restrained Padum Borah from using marks like Barbie, Barbie One Stop Solution For Horeca & Foods Processing, Barbie Enterprises, Barbie Hospitality, Barbie...