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Appeals Filed Beyond 90 Days Under NIA Act Impermissible; Limitation Act Inapplicable: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that criminal appeals filed beyond the outer limit of 90 days prescribed under Section 21(5) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 are not maintainable, observing that courts cannot condone delay beyond the maximum statutory period fixed by the special statute. The Court clarified that the Limitation Act, 1963 cannot be invoked to extend the...
Banks Must Show Empathy Toward Employees With Medical Ailments; Can't Rigidly Follow Transfer Circulars: Rajasthan High Court
While setting aside transfer of a SBI employee from Jaipur to Hyderabad who was suffering from a medical ailment that resulted in damage to his body, the Rajasthan High Court has held that banks must take a pragmatic approach and show empathy towards their employees. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sangeeta Sharma opined that for postings...
Integrity Allegations Against Judicial Officers Must Be Verified From Multiple Sources Before Adverse ACR Entry: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that adverse remarks against Judicial Officers in Annual Confidential Reports should be made with caution and only after adequately cross-checking allegations from multiple sources.In this regard, a Division Bench comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice T.C.D. Sekhar observed,“… it would be necessary to place a caution regarding the...
S.51 BNSS | How Can Blood Samples Be Taken Without Arrest?: Karnataka High Court Questions State In 'Ellavoma' Drug Bust Case
Last week, the Karnataka High Court raised eyebrows over an alleged discrepancy in the manner in which biological samples were taken from an accused in the 'Ellavoma' Farm Raid back in May 2025.The single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna was hearing a quashing petition filed by one of the accused, a woman from Bengaluru, in the case pending before Special Court for NDPS Cases. The...
Relative's Mere Presence In Matrimonial Home Or Passive Familial Association Can't Attract S.498A IPC: Rajasthan High Court
While setting aside summons under Section 498-A IPC against some family members of a married man, the Rajasthan High Court has held that criminal liability could not be inferred merely on the basis of a relative's presence in the matrimonial house in absence of any precise attribution of role to such family members in the allegations of cruelty. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali opined...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : March 09 - March 15, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 132 - 147]New India Assurance and Ors. v The Federal bank Ltd., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 132Ajeesh Kalathil Gopi v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 133Rafeek v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 134Saheer v. The Ombudsman for Local Self Government and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 135Union of India and Anr. v. Mohanan Madathil...
Delhi High Court Calls For Sensitive Handling Of Child Victims, Says Repeated Summoning In POCSO Trials Causes Trauma
The Delhi High Court has emphasised that child victims and other vulnerable witnesses must not be repeatedly summoned during trial proceedings, observing that the criminal process itself should not become a source of further trauma for victims of sexual offences.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that while the victim must be given an opportunity to present her objections to the grant of bail,...
Can't Supply FIR Copy To Activists Claiming Illegal Detention: Delhi Police Tells High Court
The Delhi Police on Sunday told the Delhi High Court that they cannot supply copy of FIR filed against various activists claiming that they were illegally detained.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja held a special sitting held on Sunday and issued notice in the habeas corpus petitions filed by Ehsanul Haq, Rajbir and Sagrika Rajora.Senior advocate...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67Nominal IndexMEDICAPS LIMITED THROUGH FACTORY MANAGER Versus SMT. SANJU AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42UCO BANK Vs. M/S ASHA OIL INDUSTRIES AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 43MOHD. SHAMIM AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 44MS. DIVYA DUBEY Vs SMT. RASHMI ARUN SHAMI 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 45 KAMLA PATEL Versus...
Delhi High Court CJ Rejects Arvind Kejriwal's Plea To Transfer CBI's Excise Policy Case From Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma
The Delhi High Court's Chief Justice rejected AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's request to transfer CBI's excise policy case from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another bench. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya has said that CBI's petition is assigned to Justice Sharma as per current roster and that any request for recusal has to be taken by the judge concerned.“I, however, do not find...
Delhi High Court To Sit On Sunday For Habeas Corpus Pleas Alleging Illegal Police Detention Of Activists
Various habeas corpus petitions have been filed before the Delhi High Court alleging illegal detention of 10 activists by officials of the Delhi Police Special Cell.The matter was mentioned today by Advocate Shahrukh Alam before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia which said that the pleas will be heard tomorrow. One of the habeas corpus pleas has...