Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Bigg Boss Malayalam Winner Booked In Alleged Gym Theft Case

The Kerala High Court recently granted pre-arrest bail to bodybuilder and the winner of 'Bigg Boss Malayalam 6' Jinto P.D., booked in an alleged case of theft after trespassing into a gym “Jinto Body Craft”.The prosecution allegation was that the petitioner entered into the establishment run by the de facto complainant and stole ₹10,000/- and certain important documents and...

Delhi High Court Asks AFT To Decide Expeditiously Plea By JAG Women Army Officers For Permanent Commission

The Delhi High Court has asked the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) to decide a plea filed by various women officers of Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch of the Indian Army, seeking Permanent Commission.The women officers are presently on Short Service Commission Officers. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla said that since the officers are in...

MP High Court Issues Notice On NEET-UG Students' Plea For Refund Of ₹10 Lakh Each Forfeited After Seat Cancellation

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (October 6) issued notice on a petition by certain 2024 NEET-UG medical aspirants seeking refund of ₹10 Lakh each deposited by them during counselling, after applying for cancellation of seats allotted by private college. The plea also challenges the vires of Rule 12(7)(ga) of the Madhya Pradesh Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation...

'Father Stan Swamy Died Natural Death, Was Provided Prompt Medical Treatment': State Tells Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court was informed on Monday that a mandatory Magisterial Inquiry report on Father Stan Swamy's death was submitted before the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) earlier in May which concluded that he had died a 'natural death.'A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale was informed by the State that a bench of the MSHRC chairman...

Forging Court Summons Undermines Public Trust In Judiciary: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail Despite Compromise

Emphasizing the seriousness of forging judicial documents, the Punjab and Haryana High Court denied pre-arrest bail to a woman accused of fabricating a court summons, stating that such acts "have serious ramifications on public confidence in judiciary and undermines public trust."The petitioner was booked on the basis of disclosure statement of a co-accused who allegedly forged judicial...

Insurance Company Cannot Use Hidden Or Undisclosed Clauses To Deny Compensation: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that an insurance company cannot rely on clauses to deny compensation which was not revealed to the insured at the time of signing the agreement.Emphasizing on the principle of good faith, the court remarked that it was the duty of the insurance company to inform the insured about all clauses. Applying the Doctrine of Blue Pencil (which strikes off...

No Condonation For Bureaucratic Lapses: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects 992-Day Delay In Filing Appeal By State

Reaffirming that the law of limitation cannot be defeated under the guise of advancing substantial justice, the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the State's application seeking condonation of a 992-day delay in filing an appeal.Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "it is by now a well-settled principle that while Courts lean in favour of advancing substantial justice, they cannot do so...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 To October 4, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 176 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 183Nominal Index:State of H.P. v/s Chander Sharma & Others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 176Subash Kumar & others v/s State of Himachal Pradesh .,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 177Ashok Kumar v/s Dusha Kapil & another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 178Smt. Asha Rani V/s State of H.P. & Others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 179State of H.P. v/s Rajesh Kumar.,2025...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Trial Court Order To File Challan Against Cop For Bypassing Mandatory HC Rules

Reiterating the mandatory nature of procedural safeguards, the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed a trial court's order directing the filing of a challan against a police officer without following the due process laid down in the High Court Rules. The Court observed that any action or criticism against a police officer must strictly comply with Chapter 1, Part H, Rule 6 of the High...

Bombay High Court Issues Fresh Notice In Sameer Wankhede's Plea Against FIR In Liquor Licence Case

The Bombay High Court on Monday issued a fresh notice on a plea filed by controversial IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in 2022 seeking to quash an FIR lodged against him for allegedly falsifying his age to obtain a liquor licence for starting a hotel in Navi Mumbai, when he was a minor.For context, the Kopri Police Station in Thane has booked Wankhede under Sections 181(false statement to...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 To October 05, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1210 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1251NOMINAL INDEXMS AM v. GOVERNMENT OF STATE OF GNCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1210 DIRECTOR GENERAL v. SANJEEV KUMAR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1211 K v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1212 S.N.BHARDWAJ ADVOCATE v. ARCHCOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA & other connected matters 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1213 LT GEN INDERJIT SINGH AVSM VSM (RETD)...

Occupation Must Be Considered To Assess Functional Disability: Karnataka High Court Enhances Compensation For Vendor Who Lost Limb In Accident

The Karnataka High Court recently came to the aid of a vegetable vendor and increased the compensation amount awarded to him by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal from Rs 5, 98,300 to Rs 11,40,795.Justice Dr Chillakur Sumalatha said, “For a vegetable vendor, it will be highly difficult to continue his occupation and earn in the light of loss of one of the lower limbs. For assessing...