Using Social Media For Disseminating Radical Ideology Attracts UAPA: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that using social media for disseminating radical information or ideology attracts UAPA and that it is not necessary that such an act must be a physical activity. A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar analyzed Section 18 of UAPA which deals with punishment for conspiracy, attempt, advocacy, abetment...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against Bullock Cart Racing In Maharashtra

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) objecting to the bullock cart racing in Maharashtra on the ground that before the race, the animals are subjected to cruelty.A division bench of Justices Alok Aradhe and Sandeep Marne noted that the issue has already been decided by the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court by a judgment pronounced on May 18,...

KAAPA | Police Records Digitised Across State, Six Months' Delay To 'Collect Crime Records' Invalidates Externment Order: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently held that a delay of six months in initiating proceedings under Section 15 of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007, can sever the live link between the last prejudicial activity and the date of externment when the only explanation for the delay was that time was required to collect the crime records.Division Bench of Justice Raja...

Makers Of Film On Yogi Adityanath Move Bombay High Court Over Delay In Certification

The makers of the film "Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi" have moved the Bombay High Court against the 'arbitrary' and 'unexplained' delay on the part of the Centra Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in deciding its application for certification of the film, which is slated to release on August 1.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale issued notice on the plea...

Applications For Furlough, Parole Can Be Considered During Pendency Of Appeal Against Conviction Before Supreme Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that applications for furlough and parole of a convict can be considered by the prison authorities during the pendency of their appeals against conviction before the Supreme Court.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that the Delhi Prison Rules do not bar consideration of parole and furlough if the matter is...

2017 Gurugram School Murder Case | P&H High Court Seeks CBI's Stand On Plea To Quash Summons Against Cop Booked For Evidence Tampering

In a development related to the 2017 Gurugram school murder case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Haryana Government on a plea filed by a police officer accused of tampering with evidence against the trial court's summoning order. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul issued notice to the Haryana Government and the CBI...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 7, 2025 To July 13, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 81 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 89Nominal Index:Gopal Chand v/s Ramesh Kumar & another., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 81Nishant Mahajan & Anr. v/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 82Rajesh Kumar Verma v/s Hon'ble High Court of H.P., Madan Kumar v/s Hon'ble High Court of H.P.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 83Deep Raj v/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 84Anil Kumar...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 07 To July 13, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 760 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 783NOMINAL INDEXM/S LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED. Versus RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 760 CELEBI AIRPORT SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v/s UNION OF INDIA & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 761 Raheja Developers Limited v. Ahluwalia Contractors India Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 762 STATE v. YOGESH @ GOLU & ANR 2025 LiveLaw...

Failure To Examine Weapon Which Forms 'Vital Link' In Circumstantial Evidence Cases Is Fatal: Calcutta HC Sets Aside Conviction

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Prasenjit Biswas has held that failure to examine the weapon recovered and alleged to have been used in the commission of the crime is not always fatal but in cases based on the circumstantial evidence, it becomes a vital link to establish a connection between the weapon and the crime.The present appeal has been filed against...

DVAC Cannot Ignore Corruption Complaints Over Absence Of Documents, Must Gather Evidence Itself: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the Department of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption should not brush aside complaints merely because of the absence of documents. The court added that the DVAC was a specialised investigative agency and must gather evidence across all departments. “The purpose of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department is not to function as a post...

Bombay High Court Protects Singer Sonu Nigam's Right To Privacy, Directs Lawyer Sonu Nigam Singh To Use His Full Name In 'X' Account

Observing that the right of the citizens to free speech is not an 'unbridled' one, the Bombay High Court last week, while protecting the 'privacy' of Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam, directed a lawyer not to use 'Sonu Nigam' as the display name of his account on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).Single-judge Justice Riyaz Chagla asked the lawyer from Bihar, to use his full...

[S.151 CPC] Karnataka High Court Lays Down Guidelines To Be Followed By Trial Courts Before Granting Police Protection

The Karnataka High Court has said that the exercise of power by the trial Court to consider the application for police protection is an inherent power of the Court under Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code. The trial Court may pass such an order as may be necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent the abuse of the process of the Court.A single judge, Justice Vijaykumar A. Patil held...