Mathura Stampedes | Allahabad HC Slams Authorities Over Lack Of Policy On Crowd Management & Unauthorized Constructions

The Allahabad High Court today came down heavily on the Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority (MVDA) and the District Magistrate as it expressed severe displeasure over the affidavits filed by them regarding crowd management and unauthorized constructions in the city. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar pulled up the MVDA over failure to specifically answer the Court's query about...

Dr Ambedkar Would Prefer Intellectual Growth, Upliftment Of Downtrodden: Bombay High Court Questions Noisy Celebrations On His Birth Anniversary

Questioning the "loud" celebrations of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birth anniversary in Nagpur, the Bombay High Court recently said that the great philosopher would have preferred a celebration more focused on intellectual growth, social reforms, and empowerment of the downtrodden than using loud music. A division bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Justice Nivedita Mehta noted that on the...

Bombay High Court Quashes Bribery FIR Lodged By Lilavati Hospital Against HDFC CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust against Sashidhar Jagdishan over alleged bribery.A division bench of Justice Makarand Karnik and Justice Nitin Borkar noted that the instant FIR was triggered out of "personal vendetta." It also noted that the HDFC Bank had initiated recovery proceedings against the...

Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case For 'Stealing' Court Record, Says Complaint By Third Party Not Maintainable

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man who was accused of stealing a case bundle from the trial court.Justice C.S. Dias noted that the trial court ought not to have take cognizance of the complaint, which was filed by a third party, when the statutory mandate under Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was for the officer of the Court or...

Delhi High Court To Appoint Amicus For Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia As They Boycott CBI's Excise Policy Challenge

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will appoint three senior advocates as amicus curiae to represent Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak— who have chosen to boycott proceedings in CBI's petition challenging their discharge in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.The Aam Aadmi Party leaders decided to boycott the hearing following Justice...

Postal Department Can't Indefinitely Freeze Fixed Deposits Over Non-Adjudicated Fraud Allegations: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that postal department cannot indefinitely continue a freeze on Joint-B “Either or Survivor” fixed deposit accounts (joint account which allows either holder to operate it independently), merely because allegations of fraud were raised in a legal notice.This, particularly when the Department of Posts itself has made no adjudication on such allegations,...

Swami Avimukteshwaranand POCSO Case Informant Ashutosh Maharaj Moves Allahabad HC To Quash 2013 UP Police History-Sheet

Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj, the first informant in the POCSO FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand, has approached the Allahabad High Court to challenge the UP Police's history sheet, opened in 2013.Appearing in person before the Court, Ashutosh Maharaj, who claims to be the President of Sri Krishna Janmbhumi Mukti Nirman Trust (Registered), Mathura, also sought deletion of his name from...

Imposing Inter-Se Seniority Across Separate Feeder Categories In Fixed Roster Promotion System Is Arbitrary: AP HC

A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice T.C.D. Sekhar held that imposing an additional condition of inter-se seniority across separate feeder categories on a fixed roster-point promotion system is arbitrary and discriminatory, as it can completely eliminate promotional chances for one feeder category. Background Facts...

Posthumously Filed Income Tax Return Can Be Considered To Determine Motor Accident Compensation: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that posthumus filing of income tax return can be considered for deciding quantum of compensation in a motor accident claim.In doing so the court partly allowed an appeal for enhancement of compensation, after noting that the Motor Accident Tribunal had not considered the income of deceased reflected in the income tax return for assessment year...

SC Collegium Recommends 3 Judicial Officers For Appointment As Andhra Pradesh High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of three judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.The officers cleared for appointment are:Smt. Sunitha GandhamShri Alapati GiridharShri Purushottam Kumar Chintalapudi @ Ch. Purushottama...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Haryana AG & 9 Advocates As Punjab & Haryana High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of ten advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.In the first set of recommendations, the Collegium cleared the names of seven advocates: Monica Chhibber Sharma, Harmeet Singh Deol, Puja Chopra, Sunish Bindlish, Navdeep Singh, Divya Sharma, and Ravinder Malik.In a separate resolution...

Ground Reality In Meghalaya Shows High Rate Of Adolescent Relationships & Elopement, Cannot Be Ignored: High Court Quashes POCSO Case

The Meghalaya High Court has acknowledged that the prevailing social realities in the State regarding adolescent consensual relationships often culminate in elopement, early marriage, or cohabitation, and must be recognised by society. The Court noted that such cases frequently lead to the birth of children and have resulted in a growing number of petitions seeking quashing of...