[Cooperative Societies Act] Audit Reports/Inquiry Orders Are Only Preparatory Steps, Not 'Orders' For Revision: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a Special Report submitted under Section 81(5B) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, and an order directing inquiry under Section 88 are not “orders” or “decisions” amenable to revisional jurisdiction under Section 154 of the Act. The Court observed that if Section 154 is interpreted to include audit reports under Section 81, the...

Insurance Policies Being Issued To Persons On Deathbed? Allahabad HC Orders Probe; Issues Warrant Against HDFC Life Official

The Allahabad High Court recently took serious note of the trend of life insurance policies being issued to persons on their "deathbed" through middlemen. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal also issued a bailable warrant through the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Moradabad, against the Operation Manager and Branch Head of HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd., Moradabad,...

'Daughter Pregnancy Sans Marriage A Nightmare For Average Indian': Allahabad High Court Upholds Parents' Life Term In Double Murder Case

Taking 'judicial notice' of the fact that a daughter's pregnancy outside wedlock for an average Indian is a 'nightmare' which invites 'uncontrollable' reactions from parents, mostly violent, the Allahabad High Court recently upheld the life imprisonment of a couple convicted of killing their minor daughter and their 28-year-old tenant. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Vinai...

Fresh Deemed Conveyance Plea Not Maintainable After Earlier Rejection On Merits; Quasi-Judicial Authorities Bound By Res Judicata: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that once a quasi-judicial authority has adjudicated an application for deemed conveyance on merits and rejected it without granting liberty to file a fresh application, it cannot subsequently take a contrary view on the same issue merely because a fresh application is presented in a modified form. The Court observed that such a course would undermine the...

'No Respect For Law': Allahabad High Court Slams UP Cops Over SC Arrest Guideline Violations & 20+ Hour Delay In Releasing Accused

The Allahabad High Court recently slammed the UP Police officials by observing that they have "no respect for law of the land" as they arrested a man, booked for offences punishable by less than seven years, in direct violation of the Supreme Court's Satendra Kumar Antil Guidelines 2026. The Court also pulled up the state police officials for delaying the petitioner's release...

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To 74-Yr-Old Ex-SSC Advisor In PMLA Case; Says Prolonged Custody Without Trial Offends Article 21

Granting relief to a 74-year-old former education administrator arrested in connection with the alleged West Bengal school recruitment scam, the Calcutta High Court has held that prolonged incarceration without commencement of trial cannot be justified merely because the case is registered under the stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Observing that...

“Cannot Travel Beyond Suicide Note": Telangana High Court Quashes Abetment Case Against Accused Not Named By Deceased

The Telangana High Court has partly allowed a petition seeking quashing of proceedings in a case registered under Section 108 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), holding that that continuation of proceedings against accused Nos.4 to 13 would amount to abuse of process of law, considering the victim's suicide note, that did not attribute any fault to them. The Court,...

Kaleshwaram Project Row | No Notice Issued Before Inquiry Commission Report Was Made Public: KCR Tells Telangana High Court

Challenging the Inquiry Commission Report on alleged irregularities into the Kaleshwaram project, former Telangana Chief Minister & BRS Chief K. Chandrashekar Rao told the High Court that before the report was made public no notice was issued to him and other petitioners as mandated under Commission of Inquiry Act.On February 25, a division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Sigh...

2026 Bengal Assembly Polls: Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere With Surveillance & Live Web-Streaming Tender Criteria

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the eligibility criteria prescribed in a tender issued by the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, for providing a comprehensive surveillance and live web-streaming system for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, holding that courts cannot interfere with technical conditions of a tender unless they are demonstrably arbitrary, discriminatory, or mala...

Kerala High Court Flags Potential Misuse Of Booking In Sabarimala Padi Pooja Using False Credentials; Orders Seizure, Production Of Records

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 25) expressed its apprehension that the booking system for the Padi Pooja in Sabarimala temple may have been misused by persons using false credentials for selling their bookings at a profit.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar then ordered the Chief Vigilance and Security Officer of the Travancore...

Addition Of Text Above Signature On Receipt Raises 'Grave Suspicion': Calcutta High Court Refuses To Discharge Forgery Accused

The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with a Magistrate's order rejecting discharge of two accused persons in a criminal case alleging forgery and cheating arising out of a land transaction, holding that at the stage of framing charge, the court is only required to assess whether prima facie materials disclose a “grave suspicion” and not conduct a mini-trial. Dismissing...

Madras High Court Cancels Bail Granted To 12 Accused In Murder Case Of BSP Leader K Armstrong

The Madras High Court has cancelled the bail of 12 accused persons arrested in connection with the murder of BSP leader K Armstrong. Armstrong was brutally attacked and murdered on July 5, 2024. Justice K Rajasekar decided to cancel bail after taking note of the submission made by Additional Public Prosecutor R Muniapparaj, who informed the court that the case was still at the stage...