High Court Extends Interim Protection To BJP Karnataka's 'X' Handle Over Post Allegedly Comparing Indira Gandhi To Hitler

The Karnataka High Court has extended the interim protection from arrest granted to the in-charge of the BJP Karnataka's 'X' handle in a case filed under Sections 353 and 192 of the BNS, 2023.Petitioners had sought quashing of the case registered against them for a social media post allegedly comparing former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Adolf Hitler, posted to 'X', which had since...

Will Take Steps To Constitute Authority, Frame Rules Under New Online Gaming Act: Centre To Delhi High Court

The Central Government on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that steps shall be taken to constitute the authority as well as frame Rules and Regulations under the newly passed Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025.SGI Tushar Mehta made the submission before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. Mehta said that once a...

Grounds 'Abandoned' At The Time Of First Quashing Petition Can't Be Exhumed To Prop Up Subsequent Plea: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a second quashing plea under Section 482 CrPC/ BNSS 528 is neither maintainable nor entertainable unless founded upon demonstrable change in circumstance and the grounds which were manifestly available at the time of first plea cannot be exhumed later to prop up a second petition.Justice M Nagaprasanna said:"The second petition under Section 482 of...

Post Death Rituals Should Be Brought Under Govt Policy To Prevent Caste Discrimination, Enable Dignified Last Rites: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has said that "dignity of an individual" after death is hampered due to demarcation of cremation places based on "caste" or other grounds, remarking that it was high time that the State formulated a uniform policy equally applicable to all citizens for a public place to perform post-death rituals.While hearing a petition filed by the Kanchan Patil (Mirasi) Samaj on...

Local Police Stations Can Also Investigate Cyber Crimes, CID-CB Doesn't Have Exclusive Jurisdiction: Orissa High Court

In an important ruling, the Orissa High Court has clarified that the Crime Investigation Department, Crime Branch (Cyber Crime) ('CID-CB') is not the only investigating body empowered to probe cyber/IT related offences, rather the local police stations can also investigate such offences subject to the condition that the Investigating Officer (IO) is not below the rank of...

English Version Of Law Prevails Over Hindi Translation Of Bill, Order Or Service Regulations : Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Following various decisions of the Supreme Court and the decision of Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court in Smt. Ram Rati and others v. Gram Samaj Jehwa, Justice Manish Mathur held that English version of any Hindi translation of a bill or order or service regulations would prevail over its Hindi version.Article 348(3) of the Constitution of India provides that if any Bills, Acts,...

MP High Court Rejects PIL Alleging Preferential Treatment To 'VIPs' At Mahakaleshwar Temple

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a PIL alleging that the management committee of Ujjain's Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple permitted entry inside the Garbhagriha (innermost sanctum) only to "so-called VIPs" to offer water to the deity, while denying access to the general public. The petitioner claimed that such conduct by the temple administrator was discriminatory and arbitrary.However,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses PIL As Withdrawn After Discovering Plea Was Filed By Absconder In Cheating Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) as withdrawn after it came to light that the petitioner was an absconder in a cheating case.The PIL was filed seeking a CBI inquiry into the purchase of 144 Toyota Hilux vehicles by the Punjab Government, alleging embezzlement of government funds and the acquisition of funds through illegal means for the...

Union Govt Should Proactively Grant War Injury Pension To Soldiers Rather Than Expect Them To Raise Claims: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the Union Government should take a proactive approach in granting war injury pension to soldiers, rather than expecting them to initiate claims.The Court refused to accept Union's argument that the claim was raised after a delay of 48 years.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Once, it is a conceded fact that respondent...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 25 - August 31, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 352 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 355]Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs Vinod Anandrao Parate, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 352JSW Steel Coated Products Ltd. vs Amarlal Parashramji Sharma, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 353Sateri Builders & Developers LLP vs Minister of State, Home (Rural) Housing School Education Co-operative Mining Department, 2025 LiveLaw...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court Verdict Tomorrow On Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & Others

The Delhi High Court will pronounce tomorrow judgment in the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven other accused persons in the 2020 Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case. A division bench of Justice Naveen Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur will pronounce the verdict tomorrow at 2:30 PM. Others who have filed the bail pleas are Athar Khan, Khalid Saifi, Mohd Saleem Khan,...

Bombay High Court Directs Protestors Seeking Maratha Reservation To Vacate Mumbai Roads By Tomorrow

The Bombay High Court today (September 01) directed activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters, who are protesting for Maratha reservations to vacate all streets and restore normalcy in Mumbai by tomorrow. Jarange has been on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan since Friday (August 29), demanding 10 percent reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education under the Other...