'Casual, Lackadaisical': High Court Expresses Dismay With Delhi Govt's Failure To Constitute Waqf Tribunal

The Delhi High Court has expressed dismay with Delhi Government's failure to constitute the Waqf Tribunal here, saying that the approach has been “casual and lackadaisical.”Noting that the Delhi Government failed to take requisite steps for constitution of the Waqf Tribunal, Justice Sachin Datta said:“It appears that the GNCTD has not yet even submitted its proposal to the...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Order Remanding DSP In SC/ST Act Case, Directs Enquiry Into Alleged Misuse Of Power By Trial Court Judge

The Madras High Court has set aside an unusual order passed by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kancheepuram, remanding a Deputy Superintendent of Police and externing other accused persons.Calling the trial court judge's order "unwarranted", Justice N Satish Kumar directed the high court's Registrar (Vigilance) to conduct an enquiry into allegations of bias and misuse of power by...

Chinese Loan App Scam: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Third Accused Citing Non-Furnishing Of Grounds Of Arrest To His Relative

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (September 9) granted regular bail to Anto Paul Prakash, the third accused in the alleged Chinese Loan App scam booked for offences under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.He was arrested on 30.01.2025 and has been in custody since then.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that the grounds of arrest were not communicated to the near relative of the arrestee...

Schedule To Conduct Pamba Boat Race Is Decided By Competent Authorities, No Club Has 'Right' To Conduct Race: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (September 9) observed that there is no constitutional or statutory right available to any club to conduct boat race in Pamba river. It also said that the schedule for conducting boat race is to be decided by the competent authorities, including the District Collector.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was considering...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On CBI's Plea Challenging Former HC Judge Nirmal Yadav's Acquittal In Corruption Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to former High Court judge Justice Nirmal Yadav and three others in an appeal preferred by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), challenging her acquittal in the corruption case.A Special CBI Court in Chandigarh had in April this year acquitted Justice Nirmal Yadav in a 2008 corruption case. In a judgment spanning 89 pages, the...

P&H High Court Calls For 'Judgment Implementation Cells' To Track Compliance Of Orders In Service Matters

Observing that habitual delay and outright denial of rightful service benefits to employees, caused by bureaucratic red-tape and administrative indifference is one of the longstanding issues, the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued slew of guidelines for the bureaucrats.In the present case, the Court's conscience was “pricked” noting that the petitioner moved the Court 9th time...

[Article 226] Writ Courts Can't Command Banks To Not Cancel One Time Settlement Facility Granted To Customers: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a party cannot invoke the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to seek a direction to a bank not to cancel the OTS (One Time Settlement) facility granted to it.The appellant had approached the Single Bench seeking a writ of mandamus against Indian Overseas Bank not to cancel the OTS facility and to consider favourably their request to...

Passport Can't Be Revoked Over Inadvertent Mistake In Disclosing Marital Status/ Mentioning Name Of Ex-Husband: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an inadvertent mistake in mentioning marital status or a spouse's name in a passport application does not, by itself, justify impounding or revoking the passport under Section 10(3)(b) of the Passports Act, 1967.It clarified that such unintentional errors or lapses—whether by the applicant or someone filling the form on their behalf—do...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Sets Up Chief Justice's Disaster Relief Fund After Cloudbursts, Landslides In Region

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set up a disaster relief fund for the damage caused by heavy rains, cloudbursts, and landslides across Himachal Pradesh. “This is not just a request, it is a call of conscience. Let us open our hearts and extend our helping hands to those who are struggling to rebuild their lives. Every single contribution, small or large, will be a step towards...

Madras High Court Keeps In Abeyance Order Constituting Commission To Probe Allegations Of Police Violence Against Detained Lawyers

The Madras High Court has kept in abeyance an interim order passed earlier this month, appointing a one-man commission headed by a retired judge of the high court to probe into allegations of police violence during the detention of lawyers and law students who took part in the protest organised by the sanitation workers of Greater Chennai Corporation. The bench of Justice J Nisha...

PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Action Against UP Cops For 'Assault' On Protesting Law Students At Barabanki's SRM University

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved in the Allahabad High Court seeking action against the UP Police officials for allegedly committing brutality against law students who were peacefully protesting against the running of 'unrecognised' law courses by Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University in the State's Barabanki district. The petition, filed by Advocate Ashish...

Police Officer Cannot Justify Absence From Duty On Grounds Of 'Militant Threat': J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that a police official cannot justify remaining absent from duty for 19 years merely on the plea of militant threats. The Court observed that such prolonged absence, especially without any supporting evidence, amounts to misconduct and is unbecoming of a member of the police force.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice...