Orissa High Court Flags 'Ego' Of State Functionaries In Not Executing Consent Decree Passed By Supreme Court In 1992, Imposes ₹2 Lakh Cost

“Delayed justice is egregious form of human rights violation,” the Orissa High Court recently remarked while imposing an exemplary cost of rupees two lakh on the State for its apathy in not executing a clear order passed by the highest Court of the land more than three decades back.Drawing curtains to almost five-decade-old “relentlessly fought legal battle”, the Single Bench of...

Telangana High Court Orders Police To File Action-Taken Report On Preventing Misuse Of 'Spy Cameras' To Record Women In Malls, Hotels

The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the Additional Director General of Police to file an Action Taken Report in furtherance of the Circular issued in March 2025 to curb the use of spy cameras to record women in girls' hostels, malls, hotels etc. Videos of women filmed secretly while in bathrooms, changing rooms, or private spaces through secretly placed spy cameras.Justice N V...

Kerala High Court Defers Verdict In Criminal Case As Magistrate Fails To Supply Copy Of Order Rejecting Accused's Plea To Reopen Evidence

The Kerala High Court recently directed a Magistrate Court to defer the pronouncement of judgment in a case since it was posted for judgment the very next day after dismissing the accused's plea for re-opening evidence but without issuing him a copy of the dismissal order.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan passed the judgment directing the Magistrate to defer its judgment by 2 weeks and to issue...

Telangana High Court Directs CWC To Hand Over Baby To Parents Who Were Victims Of Surrogacy Scam

The Telangana High Court has directed the Child Welfare Committee to hand over a baby, taken away from her parents, on account of violations in the surrogacy procedure.The parents of baby Hiya, contended that they had used the facilities of Dr. Namratha and Universal Srushti Fertility to have a surrogate baby, and were also under the impression that the baby was biologically theirs. However,...

S.14 SARFAESI Act | Possession Delivery Warrant Of Secured Asset Not Subject To Third Party Rights: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that once the property is said to be a secured property (secured asset), it would be subject to Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI) and cannot be made subject to rights of any third parties.The court said that any person having any interest in the secured interest cannot agitate that...

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Man Over Alleged FB Post Saying Babri Masjid Will Be Rebuilt

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused to quash a criminal case against a man booked over his alleged Facebook post on Babri Masjid, which said that "Babri Masjid will one day be rebuilt, just like Turkey's Sophia Mosque". However, a bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot expedited the trial of the case against the accused (Mohd Faiyyaz Mansuri). For context, an FIR was filed on August...

SRM University Demolition Row | Allahabad High Court Bars Coercive Action Till District Magistrate Decides Interim Relief Plea

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Wednesday stayed the coercive action, including the ongoing demolition action, against the Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, in pursuance of an eviction and penalty order passed against it under Section 67 of the UP Revenue Code, 2006. A bench of Justice Alok Mathur passed this order on a writ plea filed by the...

“Grossly Irrational”: AP High Court Quashes Order Denying Daughter Of Deceased ESI Employee Compassionate Appointment On Ground Of Marriage

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has recently set aside an order passed by the Joint Director, Insurance Medical Services (Respondent 3), who rejected compassionate appointment to the younger daughter of a deceased ESI dispensary employee on the ground that she was married and therefore was no longer dependent on her father, despite the daughter's husband being unemployed and the couple having...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Attempt To Murder Case Against IAF Officer Involved In Road Rage Incident

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed an attempt to murder case registered against an Indian Air Force Officer, who was involved in a road rage fight with a call centre employee in Bengaluru.Notably the video of the fight between the accused Shiladitya Bose and one Vikas Kumar S J had gone viral on social media. Initially based on the complaint filed by Bose's wife Madhumita, who is...

Was Delay Condoned U/S 473 CrPC In 'Outraging Modesty' Complaint Against Film Director Ranjith? Kerala High Court Asks Trial Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Registry to seek a report from the trial court on whether any order was passed under Section 473 CrPC condoning the delay in taking cognizance of an offences alleged by a Bengali actress against Malayalam film director Ranjith under Sections 354 and 509 of the IPC. A bench of Justice G Girish, while considering Ranjith's plea for quashing...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Says Unauthorised Exploitation Violates Right To Privacy

The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, observing that unauthorized exploitation of personal attributes of an individual violates right to privacy and undermines the right to live with dignity.Justice Tejas Karia restrained various entities from misusing the personal attributes of the actress like her name and images by...

Judicial Decree Not 'Showpiece', Symbolic Compliance Insufficient, Executing Court Can't Deny Relief On Technicality: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a decree passed by a competent court cannot be permitted to remain a "mere paper decree, ornamental in nature", or reduced to the "status of a redundant document devoid of efficacy".Justice Farjand Ali in his order said: “A decree is not intended to be a showpiece hanging on the wall of litigation; rather, it must be translated into reality so as to...