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Fabricated Or False Documents In Probe Will Invite Departmental Action: MP High Court Issues Stern Warning To Police
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside the life sentences of two individuals in a 2017 murder case from Panna District, observing that the chain of circumstantial evidence was incomplete and tainted by serious investigative lapses. Further, the division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Rajendra Kumar Vani observed that the memorandum based on disclosure of the accused was...
'No Public Interest, Should Not Engage Judicial Time': Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Change Of Ward Name, Imposes ₹5K Cost
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a PIL seeking change of name of Beereshwaranagara Ward to Chunchaghatta, observing that no public interest had arisen in the matter nor were any fundamental rights of the petitioners violated. The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation petition challenging a notification dated 19.11.2025 passed by respondent No.3–Under Secretary of State's...
State Cannot Have 'Win-Win' Situation By Sitting Over Contractors' Dues For Years & Only Paying Principal Amount: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the State cannot delay payments to contractors for years and yet seek to discharge its obligation by paying only the principal amount, without any consequence.Tailoring its opening to this core principle a bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal categorically observed that “the State cannot have a 'win-win' situation, where it delays...
Intimating Arrest Grounds On WhatsApp Sufficient When Relative Unwilling To Appear: Kerala High Court Denies Relief To NDPS Accused
The Kerala High Court recently denied bail to an NDPS accused on finding that there is prima facie material to connect him to the offence and that the mandatory requirement of communication of grounds of arrest to relative was substantial complied with.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath noted that as per the remand report, the accused's relative was asked to appear before the arresting officer...
High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Stand On Steps Taken To Fill Vacancies In Delhi Commission For Women
The Delhi High Court has sought stand of the Delhi Government on a public interest litigation seeking filling up of vacant position of Chairperson and other staff members of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that there cannot be any reason for not filling up the vacancies and providing for adequate staff of...
Family Pension Received By Heirs Of Deceased Has No Bearing While Considering MACT Compensation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that pension being received by the claimant and the family pension received by the legal heirs of the deceased in a motor vehicle accident should not be considered at the time of calculating compensations under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Referring to the decision of the Apex Court in Sebastiani Lakra and others vs. National Insurance Company Limited and...
Telangana High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Licensed Hookah Lounge Operators, Calls Police Action Abuse Of Process
The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the operators of a hookah lounge booked for alleged offences under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 20(2) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COTPA).Justice Tirumala Devi Eada, while holding that the allegations in the complaint did not disclose a violation of the...
'Patentee Can't Be Made To Suffer For Negligence Of Agent': Orissa High Court Allows Restoration Of Expired Patent Beyond Deadline
The Orissa High Court has recently allowed a patentee to file application before the Controller for restoration of patent, even after expiry of the permissible restoration window of eighteen months, which ceased to have effect due to non-payment of renewal fees by the patent agent.While granting relief, the Bench of Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray held that a patentee cannot be made to suffer...
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking 'Omnibus' Relief Over Missing Person Cases, Says Policing Must Be Left To Police
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a public interest litigation seeking “omnibus” prayers over the recent issue of persons being missing from the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia rapped the petitioner- Anand Legal Aid Forum Trust, noting that the PIL did not contain specific instances or details on the issue. As...
Long-Standing Discretionary Benefits Can Crystallise Into Service Conditions; Employer Cannot Withdraw Without Notice: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that when a discretionary concession is granted repeatedly over decades through formal administrative approvals and published circulars, it may crystallise into a customary concession or service condition, and the employer cannot withdraw it without complying with Section 9-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court observed that prospective discontinuance...
30 Years Of Inaction By Employer Cannot Defeat Compassionate Appointment; Age Bar Can't Be Invoked After Management's Delay: Calcutta HC
Holding that an employer cannot defeat a dependent's claim for compassionate appointment by sitting over the matter for decades and then raising an age bar, the Calcutta High Court refused to interfere with an Industrial Tribunal award directing employment to the son of a deceased coal worker. The Court observed that keeping a dependent waiting for nearly 30 years without either granting...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Robust Mechanism To Trace Missing Persons, Curb Disappearances
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking urgent directions to the authorities to put in place a robust mechanism to trace missing persons in the national capital and curb the rising incidents of trafficking and disappearances.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of Union Government...