MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging State Notification Granting Special Executive Magistrate Powers To ACP

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging a State Government notification conferring the powers of a Special Executive Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, upon an Assistant Commissioner of Police.The division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi ordered:"...issue notice to the respondents on payment of process fee...

'Desecration Of PIL Rules': Gujarat High Court Slaps ₹10 Lakh Costs On Litigant Claiming Encroachment Of Protected Mosque

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a PIL seeking removal of alleged illegal construction claimed to be made within the protected area of Bawa Ali Shah's Mosque–a protected monument in Ahmedabad, after noting that the litigant had not disclosed details of a previous PIL dismissed for default as well as his criminal antecedents. In doing so the court imposed cost of Rs. 10 Lakh on the...

Karnataka High Court Declines PIL Seeking Circulars To Ensure Compliance With Lalita Kumari Ruling On Mandatory FIR

The Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a direction upon the State to issue circulars to enforce the judgment of Lalita Kumari v. State of UP, 2014(2) SCC 1.When the plea came up for hearing before the principal bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, the court observed that it cannot give omnibus directions to...

'Nalayak' Widely Used In Everyday Speech, Not Necessarily Obscene Or Intentional Insult: MP High Court Quashes FIR Against Former Minister

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an obscenity and intentional insult FIR registered against a former Cabinet Minister, observing that the term "Nalayak" is commonly used in everyday speech and the word by itself does not attract liability under for the offences under the Indian Penal Code. The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi held, "It is a matter of common experience that...

Order VIII Rule 1A CPC Not A Bar To Producing Documents For Cross-Examining Witness: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a defendant is not required to file a separate application for the production of documents that are sought to be used for confronting a witness during cross-examination, provided such documents are not foreign to the pleadings in the case. The Court observed that the Civil Procedure Code expressly carves out an exception permitting production of documents...

Court Cannot Consider Documents Beyond Plaint While Deciding Order VII Rule 11 CPC Plea: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that while deciding an application for rejection of plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the court can examine only the averments contained in the plaint and documents relied upon or annexed thereto, and cannot rely on extraneous materials produced by the defendant.A Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and...

Documents Collected During Investigation Are Not Evidence In Departmental Inquiry Unless Proved By Competent Witness: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that findings in a departmental inquiry cannot be based merely on documents collected during an investigation unless their contents are proved through competent witnesses who can speak to their authenticity. The Court observed that the Enquiry Officer has duty to arrive at a finding upon taking into consideration the materials brought on record by the parties....

Termination Valid If Job Was Secured Using Certificate From Unrecognised Board: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the termination of a Junior appointed by the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd., holding that the employer was justified in terminating the services of a candidate who had secured employment based on a matriculation certificate issued by an unrecognised board. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “As...

Notification Of Kolhapur Circuit Bench Doesn't Automatically Divest Principal Seat Of Jurisdiction: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the establishment of the Circuit Bench at Kolhapur does not automatically divest the Principal Seat of the Bombay High Court of jurisdiction in matters where the original and appellate authorities whose orders are challenged are located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Principal Seat. The Court observed that the order passed by an appellate...

MP High Court Stays Operation Of Its Judgment Setting Aside MLA Mukesh Malhotra's Election For 15 Days To Allow Him To Approach SC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently granted interim relief by staying the operation of its own judgment that had earlier declared the election of Mukesh Malhotra, MLA from Vijaypur Assembly Constituency in Sheopur District, null and void and had declared the election petitioner Ramniwas Rawar as elected Representative.Justice GS Ahluwalia concurred with the submission of Mukesh...

J&K Forest Act | Confiscation Of Vehicle Carrying Non-Government Forest Produce Cannot Be Ordered Without Conviction Of Offender: High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that where seized forest produce is not Government property, confiscation of the carrier cannot be finalized unless the offender is first convicted in criminal proceedings. The Court has clarified that independent confiscatory jurisdiction without conviction is permissible only when the offence relates to Government property.The Bench...

Kerala High Court Invites Applications For Designation Of Senior Advocates [Apply By March 31]

The Kerala High Court is inviting applications from eligible advocates for designation as Senior Advocates. The eligibility shall be considered in accordance with the newly notified High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2026.The form to be filled out is also annexed with the notice as Annexure A along with the general instructions to be followed. The applications are to...