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Subsequent Bail Pleas Arising From Same FIR Should Ordinarily Be Heard By Same Judge Who Rejected Earlier Bail: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that subsequent bail applications arising from the same FIR should ordinarily be listed before the same judge who had rejected an earlier bail plea, in order to avoid conflicting or inconsistent orders.“…. the Registry of this Court is bound to act in accordance with the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. It is in compliance with...
District Judge Acting As Reference Court Under Land Acquisition Act Functions As Civil Court: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a District Judge hearing a reference under the Land Acquisition Act functions as a Civil Court and passes judicial orders. Consequently, such orders cannot be challenged through a writ petition under Article 226 but can only be examined under the Court's supervisory jurisdiction, the court explained.The Court was hearing a Letters...
Kerala High Court Directs Nurses' Union To Defer Strike Till March 19, Refers Wage Dispute With Private Hospitals To Mediation
The Kerala High Court on Friday (March 13) suggested mediation at the High Court Mediation Centre to resolve the issues between private hospital management and the nurses association regarding wages, service conditions, etc.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. directed the Kerala Private Hospital Association, the Kerala United Nurses Association, Kerala Private Medical College Management Association,...
SC/ST Act Enacted To Safeguard Interest Of Community Members, Not To Be Used As Tool Against Citizens: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently lamented the misuse of the benevolent provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Justice M Dhandpani observed that the Act was a beneficial legislation intended to protect the interests of the members belonging to the communities and should not be used as a tool against the citizens of the country. “...this...
Union Minister Hardeep Puri's Daughter Moves Delhi High Court Against 'Defamatory' Content Linking Her To Jeffery Epstein
Union Minister Hardeep Puri's daughter has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a global take down of allegedly defamatory content and posts linking her to American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Himayani Puri has filed a Rs. 10 crore defamation suit seeking a john doe order for taking down of the content. As per her, false, malicious, and defamatory statements concerning her...
Accused Against Whom Evidence Is Recorded U/S 299 CrPC May Admit Such Depositions After Appearance: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that when prosecution witnesses are examined during proceedings under Section 299 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against an absconding accused, the accused, upon appearing before the trial court, has the discretion to admit those depositions, and the prosecution cannot insist on recalling such witnesses merely to strengthen its...
'Don't Know What You're Investigating, But Follow Procedure': High Court Tells Delhi Police Over Alleged Illegal Detention Of Activists
The Delhi High Court on Monday orally asked the Delhi Police to follow procedure prescribed in law during the investigation initiated against 10 activists who alleged that they were kept in illegal detention. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja said that while the Court does not know what the police was investigating, but the prescribed legal process...
Release Victim Compensation Within A Week Or We'll Attach Treasury Accounts: Kerala High Court Warns State, Summons Finance Secy
The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 16) remarked that it would pass orders to attach the Treasury accounts of the State government in case the amounts due to the Victim Compensation Fund and the fees to the mediators are not paid within a week.Division bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was hearing two pleas, including a suo motu petition concerning...
Bhojshala Temple–Kamal Maula Mosque Case: MP High Court Judges To Visit Disputed Site
Two judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, hearing petitions relating to the Bhojshala Temple–Kamal Maula Mosque complex, have decided to visit the disputed site.The dispute concerns Bhojshala, an 11th-century monument protected by the ASI. Hindus regard the site as a temple dedicated to Vagdevi, or Goddess Saraswati, while Muslims regard it as the Kamal Maula Mosque. Under a 2003...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup March 9 - March 15, 2026
Nominal Index:Mahavir Singh @ Appu v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 83Akhand Prakash Shahi vs. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 84Sham Lal v. State of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 85Tirath Singh Vs State of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 86Gopal Dass vs Surinder Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 87Sarita Devi Vs Mohan Singh 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 88UT of J&K Vs Maqbool...
Karnataka High Court Flags Gaps In Tracing 'Missing' Persons, Orders Implementation Of SOP & District-Level Missing Persons Units
The Karnataka High Court has called for the State's records to verify the implementation of a Standard Operating Procedure devised earlier this year to deal with the larger systemic issues in tracing the missing persons. The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindraj addressed the bigger picture of untraceable disappearances while hearing the specific grievance about a missing person's...