Death Penalty Is Irreversible Step, Judges Should Never Be 'Bloodthirsty': Calcutta High Court Commutes Death Sentence In Murder Case

The Calcutta High Court has commuted a death sentence awarded to the petitioner for murder and dacoity to life imprisonment, and observed that judges should not be 'bloodthirsty' in such cases since sentencing someone to death would be an irreversible step that could not be undone even if new evidence were to surface.A division bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Uday Kumar...

Rajasthan High Court Extends Asaram's Interim Bail Till August 29, Orders His Medical Examination

In the background of Gujarat High Court's order in which the temporary bail of Asaram was extended till August 21 on medical grounds, Rajasthan High Court has also extended the bail granted to him in a 2013 rape case till August 29, 2025.Last month, vide its order dated July 8, 2025, the division bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur had extended the bail till August...

Bombay High Court Seeks Mumbai Police's Stand On CPI(M)'s Plea To Hold Peaceful Protest Against Genocide In Gaza

The Bombay High Court on Monday (August 11) ordered the Mumbai Police to specify its stand on the plea filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to hold peaceful protests and call for a ceasefire in Palestine and condemn the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Notably, this is the second time when the CPI(M) has knocked the doors of the High Court seeking permission to protest the genocide in Gaza...

Kerala High Court Halts Construction Of New 'Bhasmakkulam' Pond In Sabarimala Citing Lack Of Structural Assessment

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 7) directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to halt the construction of a newly proposed pond 'Bhasmakkulam' in the light of the fact that no structural assessment or geotechnical study was undertaken regarding the same.Though the Court had permitted the relocation of the pond in March, the construction has not commended but it was assured that the...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 4, 2025 To August 10, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 114 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 121Nominal Index:State of H.P. v/s Anu Bala & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 114Sh. Rajinder Kumar Sen & Others v/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 115Punam Gupta and another v/s State of H.P. & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 116State of H.P. V/s Nitya Nand & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 117V (a juvenile) v/s State of H.P.,2025...

Insurance Claimant Can Restrict Claim Amount To Pay Lesser Court Fees U/S 166 Of Motor Vehicles Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a claimant can restrict the claim amount while filing an appeal under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act to avail the benefit of lower court fees at the initial stage, without being compelled to pay court fees on the full amount claimed in the original proceedings. Justice Shailesh P. Brahme was hearing an appeal filed challenging the award passed...

Rajasthan High Court Orders Removal Of Stray Dogs & Other Animals From Roads, Municipal Bodies May Lodge FIR If Obstructed

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday (August 11) directed municipal bodies to remove stray dogs and other animals from city roads while ensuring that minimum physical harm is caused to them.The court further said that if anyone obstructs the municipal bodies from removing stray animals from the roads/colonies/public paths, then Municipal officials/employees are at liberty to take action...

Kerala High Court Flags ₹40 Lakh Embezzlement In Petrol Pump Run By Travancore Devaswom Board, Orders Digitalisation Of All Temple Accounts

The Kerala High Court on Friday (August 8) pulled up the Travancore Devaswom Board over reported embezzelment of ₹40 lakh from a petrol pump run by it at Nilakkal, a base camp of Sabarimala pilgrims.Noting that the Board administers 1,250 temples, the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar ordered digitalisation of all their accounts and sought...

Delhi High Court Asks CBI To Probe Alleged 'Extortion Racket' Inside Tihar Jail

The Delhi High Court on Monday told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR over the allegations of extortion racket being run inside the Tihar jail involving its officials and inmates. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela perused the status report as well as the preliminary enquiry report of Delhi Government's...

P&H High Court Flags Police-Criminals Nexus After Complainant Who Lodged Corruption Case With Evidence Agrees To Settle Case

In a scathing observation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has flagged a nexus between the police and criminals after a complainant, who had initially lodged a corruption case supported by the audio-recording, later entered into a compromise with the accused. The Court was hearing a pre-arrest bail plea of a man who was accused of asking the complainant, a hotel owner in Punjab's Patiala to...

J&K&L High Court Quashes Case Against Man Booked For Participating In Protest During COVID, Says Officers Intended To 'Harrass' Accused

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court quashed criminal proceedings against three persons who were booked during the COVID-19 pandemic for allegedly violating prohibitory orders, holding that the case appeared to have been registered frivolously to harass them.A bench of Justice M.A. Chowdhary observed that the FIR under Sections 188/34 IPC and Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act appeared to...

Govt Employee Who Acquires Benchmark Disability During Service Can Extend Retirement Age Even If Not Appointed Under PwD Quota: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a government employee who acquires benchmark disability during service is entitled to the benefit of extended retirement age under the State's policy, even if he was not appointed under the handicapped quota.Rejecting the State's contention, Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua said: “Merely because a person suffers disability in service, offers no valid ground...