Allahabad High Court Refuses To Restore Lease Of 'Consistent Defaulter', Says Relief Will Set Negative Precedent For Future Allottees

While holding that equity under writ jurisdiction cannot be given in favour of those who consistently default in their obligations, the Allahabad High Court held that restoration of leases where multiple long-term defaults have been made sets a negative precedence for future allottees in terms of payment schedules and other obligations.The bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and...

'No Signs Of Deceased Saving Herself': Allahabad High Court Rejects Cooking Fire Theory, Upholds Husband's Conviction In Dowry Death Case

Rejecting the claim of the accused that the deceased woman had accidentally caught fire while cooking, the Allahabad High Court last week upheld the conviction of a man in a 1991 dowry death case. A Bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar upheld the trial court's judgment wherein the accused was convicted under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC and sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment...

'Shadow Of Corruption Follows Who Wield Power': Orissa High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To IAS Bishnupada Sethi In Bribery Case

The Orissa High Court has rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Bishnupada Sethi in an alleged bribery case which is currently being investigated by the CBI.While expressing disinclination to grant relief to the bureaucrat, the Bench of Justice V. Narasingh notably held –“It is often said that power of corruption is like a shadow, it...

'No Moral Turpitude Involved': Allahabad High Court Quashes Removal Of Gram Pradhan Over Cow Slaughter Allegations

The Allahabad High Court last week quashed the Uttar Pradesh Government's order removing a 'Gram Pradhan' accused in a cow slaughter case as it noted that mere accusation, especially under a regulatory provision, cannot justify such an 'extreme punishment' without substantial material reflecting moral turpitude or abuse of office. With this, a bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia allowed...

[S.509 IPC] Mere Harassment Or Abuse At Workplace Does Not Constitute Offence Of Outraging Modesty: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that mere harassment and abuse at the workplace would not attract the offence of outraging the modesty of a woman under Section 509 of the IPC.Justice Dr Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held: "At the cost of repetitions I am constrained to say that even the complaint does not disclose that the petitioner abused her, it only refers the word harassment. In the...

Delhi High Court Declares 'Nutella' As Well-Known Trademark, Says It Is Recognized All Across The Globe

The Delhi High Court has declared “Nutella”, a popular hazelnut cocoa spread, as a well known trademark, saying that it is recognized all across the globe and not just India. “This leaves no shadow of doubt that plaintiffs are well established in the markets all across the globe and are not mere fly by night operators. Their registered trademarks 'NUTELLA'/ and its variants are...

Classroom Ceiling Collapsed, 7 Children Dead: Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance On Infrastructural Issues In Schools

The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of a news report on the death of 7 children and injuries being suffered by many others, on account of collapse of ceiling and wall of a class room in a Government School in Rajasthan.Opining the event as “nerve shocking, heart breaking and society rocking”, the bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that a safe and secure...

Delhi High Court Asks MHA To Inquire Into Incident Of Violence At Detention Centre After Agencies Pass Buck On CCTV Footage

The Delhi High Court has asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to conduct an inquiry or investigation in an incident alleging violence in a detention centre by the detainees, after the agencies, including the Delhi Police, passed buck on manning the CCTV which captured the occurrence. This was after Justice Girish Kathpalia had asked the prosecution to make submissions to rule out...

Launching Communal Campaign Against Judges On Social Media Would Weaken System Itself, Time To Regulate It: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday remarked that launching communal campaigns against judges on social media would eventually weaken the judicial system itself, and it is time to regulate the level of discourse on social media. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekar was taking up the case in which the bench had summoned Advocate S Vanchinathan to explain if he stood...

Live-In Agreement With Man To Give Birth For Consideration Akin To Surrogacy, No Free Consent: Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash Rape Case

An alleged consent given in an agreement to 'live' with a man for a year and give birth to his child for some consideration, is not a free consent as it is a form of surrogacy, which is banned in India, held the Bombay High Court while refusing to quash rape FIR against a man. A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay Deshmukh rejected the argument of the applicant - Amit...

Ensure Questions For Visually Impaired Students In Class 10, 12 Exams Are 'Specifically Mentioned': Gujarat High Court To State Board

The High Court has directed the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Board (GSHSB) to henceforth ensure that the list of instructions preceding questions for Class 10 and 12 examinations, shall specifically state which questions are to be attempted by visually impaired students. The petitioner argued that the 10th board exam for subject Basic Mathematics contained ambiguous...

NEET-Constitute Committee To Resolve Grievances Of Candidates Suffering Loss Of Time Due To Technical Issues: Delhi High Court To NTA

While dealing with a plea concerning NEET-UG 2025, the Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to constitute a Standing Grievance Redressal Committee to resolve issues of candidates who suffer loss of time due to technical issues, without any fault on their part.Justice Vikas Mahajan further ordered that the Standing Committee shall also be at liberty to devise a...