When Indians Can Follow Road Safety Rules Abroad Then Why Not In India? Bombay High Court In Accident Case

When Indians traveling abroad can follow the rules and regulations pertaining to traffic there, then why can't they follow the road rules here in India, the Bombay High Court recently questioned while disposing of a road accident compensation case, wherein a priest suffering from Parkinson died after being hit by a Thane Municipal Transport Corporation (TMTC) bus.Single-judge Justice...

Writ Court Cannot Examine Validity Of Revenue Mutations Unless Explicitly Challenged: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that where mutations have not been challenged and have attained finality, the writ court cannot examine their validity or comment upon the manner in which they were attested.The Court was hearing an intra-court appeal challenging the judgment of the writ court, which had set aside a mutation and remitted the matter for fresh...

S.197 CrPC Protection Applies Even If Public Servant Exceeded Powers While Discharging Official Duty: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 acts as a shield to public servants who cannot be removed from service without government sanction, protecting them from false and unwarranted prosecution.The Court clarified that even if a public servant has exceeded his powers while discharging his official duties, the...

S.107 CrPC Invocable Only For Threat To Public Peace, Not Over Individual Fear: Patna High Court Quashes Preventive Proceedings

The Patna High Court has held that proceedings under Section 107 CrPC can be initiated only where there are allegations of overt acts likely to lead to breach of public peace affecting the public at large, and not merely because some individuals claim to be living under fear due to threats.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar was hearing a criminal writ petition seeking quashing...

PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks Rules Under Anti-Superstition Act After 'Godman' Ashok Kharat Case

Following the FIR against self-styled Godman Ashok Kharat accused of sexually exploiting women, a PIL has been filed in Bombay High Court, Kolhapur bench claiming 'ineffective' implementation of Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice & other Inhuman, Evil & Aghori Practices & Black Magic Act 2013. The Act is also known as the Anti-Superstition Act.The petition...

'Sweeping Generalisation': Telangana High Court Rejects PIL Claiming 70-90% Reservation In Municipalities, Finds No Supportive Data

The Telangana High Court dismissed a PIL challenging ward-wise reservation notifications issued for ' 2nd Ordinary Elections to Municipalities and Municipal Corporations 2026', holding that the allegation that reservation in several municipalities ranged between 70% and 90% was not backed by “comprehensive or verified data.”A Division Bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and...

Continued Detention Of Approver Who Complied With Pardon Conditions May Violate Article 21; S.306(4)(b) CrPC No Bar: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the continued detention of an approver who has complied with the conditions of pardon and stood by his disclosure without contradiction may violate Article 21 of the Constitution, which guarantees the sacred human right of personal liberty.The Court clarified that Section 343(4)(b) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,...

'Ordinary Policemen Directing Content Take Down': Kunal Kamra Tells Bombay High Court In Plea Against IT Rules Amendment, SAHYOG Portal

Comedian Kunal Kamra has claimed before the Bombay High Court that the situation due Centre's Sahyog Portal, which was introduced vide 2025 amendment to the IT Rules, is such that even an ordinary policeman is ordering takedown of content which they think is "objectionable."Kamra has filed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the SAHYOG Portal and the 2025 amendment to...

Star Health Data Breach | Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By Cyber Security Expert Seeking Probe Into Security Lapses

The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by cybersecurity specialist Himanshu Pathak against a single judge's order dismissing his plea seeking directions to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, IRDAI, and SEBI to inquire into alleged data security lapses in Star...

'Trial Is Going On, Look At How It Is Being Recreated': Karnataka High Court Flags Sensational Media Coverage Of Renukaswamy Murder Case

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (April 09) reserved its verdict on Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa's plea, against his 'brazen media trial' in connection with the Renukaswamy Murder case.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum also orally disapproved of the conduct of media channels and opined that it interferes with the administration of justice, since the trial is ongoing.“A trial is...

Telangana High Court Reserves Order On Pawan Khera's Anticipatory Bail Plea In FIR By Assam CM's Wife Over Passport Row

The Telangana High Court on Thursday (April 9) reserved its orders in the anticipatory bail plea moved by Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports.Justice K Sujana is likely to pronounce the verdict tomorrow.The anticipatory bail petition has been filed...

'Mandatory Tender Conditions Cannot Be Relaxed': Patna HC Sets Aside Technical Qualification Of Bidder For Non-Submission Of Required Document

The Patna High Court has held that mandatory conditions stipulated in tender documents cannot be overlooked or relaxed by authorities while determining technical qualification of bidders, setting aside the technical qualification and L-1 declaration of a bidder who failed to furnish a mandatory payment certificate.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Shailendra Singh was hearing...