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Madras High Court Restrains Internet Service Providers From Illegally Streaming “Happy Patel” Movie
The Madras High Court has restrained more than 30 internet service providers from illegally streaming the upcoming Hindi movie “Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos” produced by Aamir Khan Productions Private Limited. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy issued the interim direction in a plea moved by the production company. Noting that the irreparable injury would be caused unless interim...
Mere Illness Of Family Member, When Condition Is Improving, Is Not Exceptional Ground For Granting Interim Bail: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (January 12), dismissed an application seeking temporary/interim bail, observing that the mere illness of a family member, especially when the condition is under control and improving, is insufficient ground to grant temporary/interim bail. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed; "mere illness of a family member, particularly when the...
PM Cares Fund Is Juristic Personality But Has Right To Privacy Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Remarks
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the PM Cares Fund, despite being a juristic or government entity, cannot be denied the right to privacy under the Right to Information Act. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that even if the Fund is a State, it does not lose its right to privacy merely because it is a public authority...
Tribunal Can Remand Cases After Setting Aside Confirmation Order: J&K High Court Clarifies Scope Of Section 26(4) PMLA Act
Clarifying the scope of appellate powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Appellate Tribunal's power under Section 26(4) of the Act is of wide amplitude and necessarily includes the power to remand a matter to the Adjudicating Authority as a consequential and ancillary power when an order is...
Cheque Dishonour | Substitution Of Complainant & Accused Not Permissible At Appellate Stage: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that the names of the complainant and the accused cannot be substituted at the appellate stage by an amendment application as there is no enabling provision in the CrPC, specially when the amendment plea was moved 27 years after filing of the complaint. Justice Johnson John was considering an appeal filed by the complainant in a cheque dishonour...
'Deceitful Means' | Marriage Promise By Already Married Man Prima Facie Attracts Section 69 BNS : Allahabad High Court
In an order passed today, the Allahabad High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a teacher accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with his student for over a decade under the false promise of marriage.A bench of Justice Avnish Saxena noted that since the accused was already married when he entered into a relationship with the victim, the alleged promise to marry her...
MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Raising Concerns Over Lack Of Maintenance Of Jabalpur's Chandrashekhar Garden
The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notice on Monday (January 5) in a public interest litigation raising concerns over the lack of maintenance and irregular activities being conducted in Chandrashekhar Garden, located in Vijay Nagar, Jabalpur. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf directed; "Issue notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing...
Mother Who Handed Over Son To Father's Custody During Divorce Can't Claim 'Superior' Right Later: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court upheld a family court order which had rejected a mother's claim seeking custody over the minor son, ruling that she had agreed and signed the divorce agreement handing over custody to the father "consciously" and she can't now claim "superior custody" over the child. The appellant mother had challenged a family court order which while rejecting her custody claim had...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 5, 2026 To January 11, 2026
Citations:2025 LiveLaw (HP) 270 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 285Nominal Index:Astha Thakur v/s Dhananjay Kanwar.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 270M/s RK Products through its proprietor Smt. Kusum Mahajan V/s The Chairman Himachal Pradesh.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 271Abhishek v/s State of H.P..,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 272Veena Devi v/s State of H.P. and Another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 273State of H.P. V/s Vinod Kumar...
No Active Role In Murder, Long Custody: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused In Charis Goyal Death Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a woman accused in a case relating to the death of 19-year-old Charis Goyal, observing that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) did not attribute any active role to her in the alleged murder and being a female she deserves a lenient view.In March 2025, the body of nineteen-year-old girl, who had been missing for two days, was found...
Gujarat High Court Asks Police To Explain Marks Found On Minor Labourer's Body In Alleged Rape-Death Case
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (January 13) asked the police to clarify on the aspect of certain injuries/marks found on the body of a deceased minor girl in the post mortem, whose father has sought an independent probe into her alleged rape and death after she had moved to Gujarat to work as a labourer.In the previous hearing on January 6 the State's counsel had informed that certain...
Mere Involvement In Criminal Case Cannot Be Sole Basis For Premature Retirement; Service Record Must Be Examined: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has clarified that while involvement in a criminal case may be a relevant factor for determining the continued utility of a government servant, it cannot be the sole basis for their premature retirement.In a judgment delivered by Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar, the court underscored the importance of a comprehensive evaluation of...