Katchanatham Caste Killings: Madras High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of 26 Accused, Acquits One

The Madras High Court has confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed on 26 men involved in the caste killings that happened in Katchnatham Village in Sivagangai District. The bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan and Justice R Poornima acquitted one person, noting that his presence at the crime scene was highly improbable. The case relates to the violence that took place...

'Need Civic Sense Like Japanese People': Bombay High Court While Granting Compensation In Mumbai Local Train Death Case

While holding that standing near the door in a moving local train or standing on the edge of the platform cannot be considered as 'negligence', the Bombay High Court recently called for inculcating 'civic sense' in Mumbaikars, especially those travelling in local trains just like that amongst the citizens of Japan.Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain observed that citizens using local trains...

“Crime Was Not Result Of Lust But Love”: HP High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused, Cites Marital Relationship & Birth Of Child

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to an accused under the POCSO Act, taking note of the admitted marital relationship between the accused and the minor girl and the fact that a child had been born out of the union. The Court further remarked that continued incarceration of the accused would result in hardship to the prosecutrix, who would otherwise be left to raise...

No 'Mens Rea'; Merely Filing 'False' Cases Against Husband Not Abetment Of Suicide: Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Wife

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a wife and her relatives cannot be held liable for abetting her husband's suicide merely because they filed cases against him over a matrimonial dispute. The Court said that the mere act of lodging cases alone, even if they are alleged to be false, does not establish the requisite mens rea (guilty intention) needed to constitute the...

Ex-Cricketer Kiran More Moves Gujarat High Court Against Disqualification To Contest Baroda Cricket Association Elections

Former cricketer Kiran More has moved the Gujarat High Court challenging a single judge's order which set aside the candidature of four persons (including More) from contesting elections to the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA). The single judge had last month, set aside the candidature after noting that they had completed cumulative term of 9 years as Councillor or Office Bearer. It had said...

Bombay High Court Upholds Murder Charge Against 7 Cops In 2014 Custodial Death Case, Notes 'Disgusting' Sexual Abuse Allegations

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (April 07) cleared the decks for a special court in the city to frame charges of murder and outraging religious sentiments against seven officers of the Mumbai Police, named in the 2014 custodial death case of Agnello Valdaris.A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Shyam Chandak upheld the September 17, 2022 order passed by the special POCSO...

FSSAI Can't Regulate Animal Feed Under Food Safety Law, Scheme Limited To Food For Human Consumption: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) cannot regulate animal or cattle feed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as the legislation is confined to food meant for human consumption.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia allowed a plea filed by Godrej Agrovet Ltd. and...

Disciplinary Authority Cannot Review It's Own Decision In Concluded Enquiry Without Express Provisions: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a disciplinary authority cannot review or revisit its earlier decision taken based on an enquiry report unless the applicable service rules expressly confer such power, and any subsequent attempt to reopen the matter would be legally unsustainable.The Court was hearing two connected writ petitions challenging the imposition...

2021 Bharuch 'Forced Religious Conversion' Case: Gujarat High Court Refuses To Discharge Five, Notes Prima Facie Case Made Out

The Gujarat High Court refused to interfere with a trial court order which had declined to discharge five men booked in 2021 in an alleged case of forced religious conversion in Bharuch, remarking that it cannot in revisional jurisdiction conduct a mini trial and can only find out if a prima facie case is made out. The five petitioners had moved the high court challenging a trial court...

Magistrate Can Direct Further Investigation Even At Post-Cognizance Stage U/S 173(8) CrPC: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a Magistrate or Special Court has the power to direct further investigation in a case where the investigation conducted is defective or certain aspects have not been properly investigated, and such a direction can be issued even after cognizance has been taken, by invoking Section 173(8) read with Section 156(3) of the Code of...

“Show-Cause Issued Without Application Of Mind”: Calcutta High Court Quashes Termination Of LPG Transport Contract

The Calcutta High Court on March 30, 2026, set aside a show-cause notice and a subsequent termination order issued against M/s Sewak Enterprises, holding that the authorities acted arbitrarily and in complete disregard of documents already submitted by the petitioner. Justice Krishna Rao observed that the impugned actions were issued “without any application of mind,” as the records...

'Was Continuously Bullied By Deceased': Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Teenager Booked For Stabbing Schoolmate

The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a teenage boy booked for stabbing his schoolmate last year, after taking note of probation officer's report which stated that the boy had been "continuously bullied" by the deceased. Noting that the petitioner is a school going child and the trial will take its own time to conclude the court granted bail to the petitioner, with the condition that...