'Cannot Be Kept In Custody For Indefinite Period': P&H High Court Grants Bail To Undocumented Migrant In Fraud Case On Personal Bond Or FD

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to an undocumented female migrant accused in a fraud case, allowing her release on the condition of furnishing bail bond to maximum amount of ₹10,000 in the form of fixed deposit or on personal bond if she fails to arrange surety within 7 days.It was alleged that Farida Praveen is an illegal migrant and prepared Aadhar Card, Voter Id and...

Kerala High Court Sets Aside Govt Order Sanctioning Further Probe Into Disproportionate Assets Case Of Former DGP Tomin J Thachankary

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday set aside the 2021 Government Order directing further investigation into a criminal case against retired DGP Tomin J. Thachankary for possessing illegal assets.Reversing the judgment of the Single Judge dismissing the writ petition challenging the order, the Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian...

Trial Judge Bribery Case: P&H High Court Seeks ED's Response To Realtor Roop Bansal's Request To Withdraw Quashing Plea

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Haryana Government on the plea filed by real estate developer Roop Bansal, seeking to withdraw a petition filed by him back in April this year, for quashing the FIR lodged against him for conspiring to bribe a Trial Court judge.Bansal is booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act...

Delhi High Court To Hear Next Week PIL Against LG Notification Allowing Police Officers To Depose Virtually

A PIL was mentioned before the Delhi High Court today against a notification issued by Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena declaring all police stations in the national capital as “designated places” for recording deposition of police officers through video conferencing.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela listed the matter for hearing...

Manjeswaram Election Bribery Case: Kerala High Court Paves Way For State To Prefer Appeal Against Discharge Of BJP's K Surendran

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed the State government to withdraw the revision petition filed by it against the discharge of BJP leader K. Surendran in the Manjeshwaram election bribery case.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed that as per the decision in Xavier Raj v. State of Kerala (2025 (4) KLT 257), revision petitions against discharge were not maintainable and the only remedy is...

Delhi High Court Upholds Vires Of S.193(9) BNSS On Further Probe, Says It Does Not 'Camouflage' Accused's Right To Default Bail

The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 193(9) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, saying that the provision does not act as a camouflage to an accused's right to default bail. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed a PIL filed by lawyer Yash Mishra which challenged the validity of Section 193(9)...

Telangana High Court Deprecates 'One-Sided Mud Slinging' By Lawyers, Litigants; Says Judges Can't Present Their Side Of Story

The Telangana High Court has accepted the apology tendered by three persons including two lawyers, who had sought to transfer a matter listed before a single judge alleging bias and non-hearing of the petitioner's counsel. While accepting the apologies, the high court, remarked upon casting of aspersions against a judge when the latter does not have a platform to present their side of...

Kerala High Court Orders Strict Action Against Levy Of Excessive Locker Fees In Sabarimala

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 26) directed initiation of strict action against a tender holder in Sabarimala for charging locker fees, much higher than that permissible by the tender conditions.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu case, which was initiated based on an anonymous complaint by a Telangana...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025 [Citations 720 - 908]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 908NOMINAL INDEXMINOR A THR HER MOTHER S v. STATE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (GOVT. OF THE NCT) OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 721Amazon Technologies Inc v. Lifestyle Equities 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 722Rasiklal Mohanlal Gangani v. State & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 723SHANKESH MUTHA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR...

Rajasthan High Court Denies Termination Of 32-Week Pregnancy To Speech & Hearing Impaired Minor, Cites Medical Report

The Rajasthan High Court refused to permit medical termination of over 32-week pregnancy of a hearing and verbally impaired minor rape survivor, in light of unfavorable opinion of the medical board which indicated serious danger that termination procedure may pose to both fetus and the girl. The medical board which was constituted after the high court's August 5 order, examined the survivor...

Calcutta High Court Halts Grant Of Funds To Durga Puja Clubs Which Failed To Submit Report On Utilisation Of Funds

The Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to stop the grant of funds given to organise Durga Puja celebrations to clubs which failed to submit a certificate on utilisation of such funds granted in the previous year, as had been sought by the court.A division bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De passed the order.On an earlier occassion, the court had sought for the...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Asaram To Surrender In 3 Days, Refuses To Extend Interim Bail

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday rejected the application moved by Asaram, who has been sentenced to life in a 2013-rape case, seeking extension of his interim bail on medical grounds.A division bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur reportedly took note of the self-styled godman's medical record and found that he is stable. The Supreme Court had released him on...