High Court Directs Punjab Govt To Decide Plea Against Charges For Downloading FIRs From SAANJH Portal

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation challenging the levy of charges for downloading FIRs and related documents from the Punjab Police's SAANJH portal, directing the authorities to consider the petitioner's representation.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry while noting that representation is pending in...

Madras High Court Directs Consideration Of Emergency Visa For Sri Lankan National To Aid Ailing Mother, Flags Disproportionate Blacklisting

The Madras High Court has ordered the Indian High Commission in Colombo to consider granting emergency visa to a Sri Lankan national to come to India to aid his ailing mother. Justice M Dhandapani noted that there were no adverse materials against the person, and in such circumstances, his continued blacklisting would be disproportionate. The court also noted that the mother was a...

Madras High Court Quashes YouTuber Varaaki's Preventive Detention, Imposes ₹50K Costs On State For 'Targeting' Him

The Madras High Court has recently set aside the detention order passed against a YouTuber, Varaaki, noting that the State had unnecessarily targeted him. In doing so, the bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice Sunder Mohan also directed the state to pay Rs. 50,000 to him for his illegal detention. “In view of the detailed discussion supra, we are left in no doubt that the...

Industrial Dispute Deemed 'Pending' U/S Till 30 Days Post-Award; S.33(2)(B) Approval Mandatory: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an industrial dispute is deemed to remain “pending” under Section 20(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act until 30 days after publication of the award, even if the dispute is factually settled. The Court clarified that during this statutory period, compliance with Section 33(2)(b) is mandatory for dismissal of a workman.Justice Amit Borkar was hearing...

“Bihar Police's Circular On Girls' Safety In Hostels Lacks Penal Consequences For Non-Compliance; Must Be Enforced”: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has observed that the circular issued by the Bihar Police regarding safety measures for girls residing in private hostels and lodges does not provide for any penal consequences in case of non-compliance, and emphasised that the same must be strictly implemented with follow-up action.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar...

Allahabad High Court Allows Withdrawal Of 2012 Riot Case Against Sitting BJP MLA RC Yadav

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside a trial court order that rejected the State Government's application to withdraw criminal prosecution against BJP MLA (from Rudauli) Ram Chander Yadav in connection with the 2012 Idol Immersion Riot Case.Allowing the State's plea for withdrawal from prosecution, a bench of Justice Rajeev Singh categorically observed that the Public...

'Permissions Obtained By Misrepresentation Are Void': Bombay High Court Upholds Revocation Of Building Approval

The Bombay High Court has held that permissions obtained from a Municipal Corporation by misrepresentation or submission of incorrect material are void and cannot be sustained in law. The Court observed that fraud vitiates all actions, and a party cannot take advantage of permissions secured by misleading the authority.A Division Bench of Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata was hearing a...

Illegal Bangladeshi Hawkers Will Be Removed, Need Time To Verify Identity: BMC Tells Bombay High Court

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that the Bangladeshi nationals, who have entered India illegally, have no business here and cannot be permitted to indulge into hawking activites and would be removed soon. The BMC through senior advocate Anil Singh along with Advocate Chaitanya Chavan told a division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Regulation Of E-Rickshaws, Restriction On Their Plying On Highways

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation raising concerns regarding the unregulated operation of e-rickshaws in the State.The division bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra Yadav, after recording preliminary arguments on admission, directed; "Issue notice to the respondents on payment of process fee within seven working days, returnable...

Call Logs Alone Cannot Prove Criminal Conspiracy Under NDPS Act In Absence Of Voice Recording Or Transcripts: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that mere call detail records showing contact between an accused and a co-accused are not sufficient to establish a nexus with drug trafficking, especially in the absence of voice recordings or transcripts of the conversation, and that call logs alone cannot prove a criminal conspiracy for sale or transportation of drugs.The Court was...

Complete Exclusion Of Mother From Child's Life Needs Compelling Circumstances: Karnataka High Court Quashes Blanket Denial Of Visitation

In a matter relating to the custody of a minor girl, the Karnataka High Court quashed a Family Court's ex parte interim injunction order which completely barred the mother from having access to the daughter till the completion of the child's year-end exams in June.A single-judge bench of Justice Dr. K. Manmadha Rao allowed the writ petitions filed by the mother and vacated the interim...

Anticipatory Bail Not Maintainable After Grant Of Regular Bail, Even If Graver Offence Added: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an accused already granted regular bail cannot seek anticipatory bail merely because a graver offence has been added later, reiterating that such an accused is deemed to be in “constructive custody of law.”Justice Manisha Batra noted that the previous petition filed by the petitioner had been dismissed by the Court only on 06.04.2026...