High Time Courts Distinguish Between 'Genuine' & 'Made Up' Cases Of Long Incarceration: Bombay High Court Denies Bail To MCOCA Accused

While noting the 'well designed' attempt on the part of an accused under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) 1999, to ensure the trial does not commence, the Bombay High Court recently emphasised on the need for the courts to distinguish between 'genuine' cases of 'long incarceration' and 'made up' cases, wherein the delay in a trial is attributable to an...

Wife Quitting Job For Marital Obligations Entitled To Support: MP High Court Upholds ₹40K Maintenance To Engineer Wife

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a wife who discontinues her job due to marital obligations and compulsions is entitled to maintenance from her husband until she again obtains a job with sufficient income to maintain herself. A bench of Justice Gajendra Singh thus UPHELD a Family Court order directing the husband to pay Rs. 40K as maintenance to wife, holding a...

Allahabad High Court Directs Centre To Decide Plea Claiming Ex-Chinese National Obtained Indian Citizenship By Fraud

The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Central Government to pass a reasoned order within 4 weeks on a plea seeking action against a former Chinese national who has been accused of obtaining Indian citizenship by fraud. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Indrajeet Shukla passed the order on a writ petition filed by the Maha Bodhi Society of...

'Conviction Cannot Rest On Contradictions': Calcutta High Court Acquits Brothers In Attempt-To-Murder Case After 19 Years

The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of two brothers, Naba Kumar Koley and Gunadhar Koley, who had been found guilty under Sections 307 and 324 of the IPC for allegedly assaulting their sibling Balai Koley over a dispute relating to Til plants. Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), delivering judgment on April 8, 2026, held that the prosecution's case was riddled with...

Suspension Order Subject To Inquiry Isn't Blacklisting; State Free To Reject Bid Over Quality Concerns: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a suspension order cannot be casually treated as a blacklisting order, especially when the suspension order is subject to inquiry. However, the Court upheld the rejection of a technical bid as it noted that poor past performance is a valid ground for rejection in the public interest. The bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh...

Land Acquisition Act | Acquisition Lapses If 80% Compensation Not Paid Before Taking Possession U/S 17A: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that where the State invokes urgency provisions under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1990, but fails to comply with the mandatory requirement under Section 17-A of paying 80% compensation before taking possession, the acquisition proceedings lapse by operation of Section 11-B.The Court was hearing an intra-court appeal filed...

Delhi High Court Closes Subedar's Plea After Army Admits Procedural Lapses In Service Extension Screening, Orders Fresh Firing Test

The Delhi High Court has closed a plea filed by a Junior Commissioned Officer challenging denial of service extension, after the Army acknowledged “procedural lapses” in the screening process and agreed to conduct a fresh firing test.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetrapal and Justice Amit Mahajan was hearing a plea by Nai. Subedar Ramakant Singh, who had contested...

'Scandalous, Wild & Hollow': Allahabad HC Slams Man For Making False Sex Racket Claims Against Wife & Daughters

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed a criminal writ petition filed by a man who sought registration of an FIR against the persons who are involved in the alleged Sex Racket running in Kanpur Nagar. Though the petitioner initially raised concern over the uploading of indecent videos of his wife and daughter online, in later hearings, he eventually made...

Improbable For Elderly In-Laws Suffering From Medical Ailments To Assault Daughter-In-Law: Calcutta High Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case

“To allow such proceedings to continue would be a sheer abuse of the process of the court,” the Calcutta High Court observed while quashing criminal proceedings under inter alia Sections 498A IPC, and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against a 67-year-old father-in-law and 61-year-old mother-in-law.Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das allowed a criminal revision petition filed...

'Only Prima Facie Case Is Seen At Charge-Framing Stage': Allahabad HC Refuses Relief To Book Editor Accused Of Insulting Quran

The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by a book editor seeking discharge in a case of allegedly publishing insulting words against Islam and the Quran. Observing that, at the stage of framing charges, only a prima facie case is to be seen, a bench of Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma upheld a trial court order refusing to discharge Revisionist-Dr....

'Undesirable For National Security': Calcutta HC Upholds Dismissal Of BSF Personnel Accused Of Taking Bribes To Declare Candidates 'Fit'

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the dismissal of BSF personnel Md. Farhad Zaman, accused of accepting bribes to secure “fit” medical certificates for job aspirants appearing in the 2018 Constable (GD) recruitment in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Assam Rifles.Justice Amrita Sinha dismissed the writ petition filed by the dismissed BSF constable and observed that overwhelming material existed to...

Thiruparankundram Deepam Row: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By Hindu Dharma Parishad Seeking Permission To Light Lamp

The Madras High Court on Thursday (9 April) dismissed a petition filed by the Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking to light lamp atop the Thiruparankundram Hills.The bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman criticised filing such pleas for political gains and dismissed the plea.“You're using this for your political gain? Doesn't the court have any other work to do? Is there no...