Taking Photographs Of A Woman Doesn't Satisfy Definition Of Stalking U/S 78 Of BNS: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to an industrialist, who was accused of allegedly taking photographs of the wife of a regional officer of the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board in an attempt to intimidate him.The Court reiterated that Section 78 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita deals with stalking and punishes a person who follows a woman and contacts her...

Rajasthan High Court Permits Woman To Appear In Exam For Widow Candidates, Despite Objection By Deceased's Subsequent Wife

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a woman claiming to be the widow of a man, to complete her Diploma Course in Elementary Education under ST (Widow) Category, despite challenge to her status of “widow” by the subsequent wife of the deceased.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that the status of the petitioner as “widow” or “divorced wife” of the deceased could not be...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11 - August 17, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 327 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 336]Shivshankar vs Sanjay, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 327Jayesh Bandu Limie vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 328Babu Abdul Ruf Sarkar vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 329Shashikant Vitthal Kothawade vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 330Ashwini Trading Co. vs Housing Bank Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw...

Calcutta High Court Grants Plea For Injunction By Moondust Paper Ltd In Suit Against Infringement Of 'Captain Gogo' Trademark

The Calcutta High Court has granted an order of injunction to Moondust Paper Private Limited, the owners of the trademark 'Captain Gogo' in a suit for infringement of the trademark by various entities.In granting the prayers for injunction, Justice Ravi Kishan Kapur held:"It is evident that the impugned products fall in the same category as of the petitioners and are also being sold through...

Orissa High Court Raises Concern Over Misuse Of State Emblem, Calls For Awareness Among Citizens & Officials

The Orissa High Court last week expressed serious concern over the rampant misuse and violation of the provisions of the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005, as it stressed the need for greater awareness among both citizens and government officials about its proper use. A Bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman was hearing...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11 To August 17, 2025

NOMINAL INDEX Vimla Kashyap and Ors v. Union of India and Ors 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 301 Sharda University Thru. Registrar And Another vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Chief Secy. Lko And 3 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 302 Bacchi Devi vs. State of U.P. and Another 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 303 Dr Jitendra Kumar vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 304 Sultan Choudhary vs. State...

Revenue Case Paralysed By 68 Adjournments In 102 Hearings Due To Strikes; 'Surprised' Allahabad HC Summons Bar Body Office Bearers

The Allahabad High Court last week expressed deep concern over the repeated adjournments in a revenue case at Tehsil Rudauli (Ayodhya), where out of 102 hearings, 68 were adjourned on account of strikes or condolence calls by the local Bar Association. A bench of Justice Alok Mathur called upon the President and the General Secretary of the Rudauli Bar Association to appear...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11 To August 17, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 946 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 980NOMINAL INDEXMAHUA MOITRA v. NISHIKANT DUBEY & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 946 Mohit Kumar Goyal v. State of NCT of Delhi And Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 947 Bodhisattva Charitable Trust And Ors. v. Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 948 Surender Kumar Sharma And Ors v. Municipal Corporation Of Delhi...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 04 To August 10, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 925 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 945NOMINAL INDEXVinay Sharma v. GNCTD 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 925 F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr. v. Zydus Lifesciences Limited 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 926 Ambika Traders Through Proprietor Gaurav Gupta v. Additional Commissioner, Adjudication DGGSTI, CGST Delhi North 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 927 Vi-John Healthcare India LLP v. Dabur India...

Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For Subsequent Reference To Labour Court After Either Party Disputes Earlier Settlement

The Karnataka High Court has held that if a dispute is raised questioning the validity of a settlement under Section 12(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, before a conciliation officer, the appropriate Government is required to assign reasons for referring it to adjudication.Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde held thus while partly allowing the petitions filed by the Management of Bosch Ltd...

Journalist Raising Concerns About Illegal Migrants, Religious Fundamentalism Alone Doesn't Attract Offence Of Promoting Enmity: Gauhati HC

The Gauhati High Court recently observed that a journalist raising concerns about illegal migrants, religious fundamentalism, militant activities, and demographic threats to the indigenous people cannot, by itself, be construed as an attempt to create enmity between groups or to incite violence. Stressing that the core duty of journalism is to raise burning issues, which matter...

Bombay HC Judge Refuses To Recuse From Cases Over 'Scurrilous' Bribery Claims Against 2 Sitting Judges, Including Himself; Imposes ₹50K Cost

Justice Milind Jadhav of the Bombay High Court last week refused to recuse himself from hearing a set of writ petitions filed in 2016, in which the petitioner levelled serious allegations of corruption, bribery and bias against two sitting Judges of the HC, including Justice Jadhav himself. Dismissing an interim application seeking his recusal from the matters, Justice...