Give Written Note Of Surrender Date To Convict During Release On Parole, Furlough To Avoid Ambiguity: Delhi High Court To Jail Authorities

The Delhi High Court has directed the jail authorities in the national capital to ensure that a written note of date of surrender is handed over to the convict at the time of releasing him or her on parole or furlough after taking their acknowledgement to avoid any ambiguity.Justice Girish Kathpalia said that in various cases, it is seen that due to illiteracy and ignorance, the convict...

Nation Drifting Towards 'Police Raj'? Madras High Court Criticises Snail Pace Investigation In Kidnapping Case Involving MLA, ADGP

The Madras High Court has criticised the 'snail pace' investigation being carried out in a kidnapping case, allegedly involving MLA 'Poovai' Jaganmoorthy and ADGP HM Jayaram. Justice G Jayachandran remarked that it was not a regular case which could be closed on a compromise between the parties, but was a classic case of abuse of Government machinery to commit a crime. The court...

'Nothing More Vital Than Human Health': Bombay HC Notes Adverse Effects Of Pigeon Droppings; Stay On Demolition Of 'Kabutarkhanas' To Continue

While hearing petitions both in favour and against the decision of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over demolition of Kabutarkhanas (pigeon feeding enclosures) in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on July 24 (Thursday) opined that if there is a hazard or potential for such hazard by breeding of pigeons and congregating them in Kabutarkhanas, certainly it is a matter of grave...

Transgender Person Moves Madras High Court Alleging Medical College Withheld Original Documents, Demanded Arbitrary Fee

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by a transgender person, claiming that the medical college where they were pursuing their medical degree had withheld their original documents and made an arbitrary fee demand. Justice C Kumarappan has issued notices, returnable by 7th August, 2025, to the Health and Family Welfare Department, Social Welfare and Woman...

'Errors In Administrative Judgement Should Not Attract Severest Punishments': J&K&L HC Quashes Retrospective Dismissal Of Retired Employee

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court took strong exception to the retrospective dismissal of the officer, passed after his retirement and noted that the punishment imposed was not commensurate with the nature of the alleged lapses.The petitioner, a bank officer with nearly three decades of unblemished service, was dismissed from service following a departmental enquiry over sanctioning...

Complainant's Incarceration Is A Valid Reason To Allow Condonation Of Delay: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a complainant's time in jail is a valid reason to excuse delay in filing appeals, even if a special power of attorney was appointed to represent him. Justice Sanjay Dhar made this observation while allowing two criminal appeals seeking restoration of cheque bounce complaints that were earlier dismissed for non-prosecution.While...

Taunting Wife Over Dark Complexion, Inability To Cook Is Not 'High Degree Harassment' To Constitute Abetment Or Cruelty: Bombay HC

Taunting a woman about her complexion and inability to prepare food properly are 'domestic quarrels' and the same cannot be a ground to invoke sections 498-A (harassment) and 306 (abetment to suicide) if the woman dies by suicide, the Bombay High Court held recently, while acquitting a man of a 27-year-old case. Single-judge Justice Shriram Modak said the allegations that the appellant...

S.223 BNSS | Cognizance Can't Be Taken On Complaint Without Giving Notice To Accused: Delhi High Court

Comparing the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the Delhi High Court has held that cognizance cannot be taken on a complaint before giving notice to the accused under the new law. “Thus, it may be concluded that Section 223 BNSS has reiterated the procedural framework of Section 200 Cr.P.C. with regard to examination of the Complainant and...

'Livelihood Of 6 Lakh Families Affected By Bike Taxi Ban': Taxi Welfare Association Tells Karnataka High Court

The Taxi Welfare Association told the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25) that the bike taxi ban imposed in the state was affecting the livelihoods of almost 6 lakh families.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi was hearing a plea moved by Bike Taxi Welfare Association and another party against the single judge's order, which had banned the operation of...

Centre Attempting To Circumvent Safe Harbour Protection By Resorting To S.79(3)(b)Of IT Act: X Corp Tells Karnataka High Court

X Corp (formerly Twitter) has told the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25) that the safe harbour for social media intermediaries under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act is being cicrumvented by the centre due to the allegedly illegal issuance of blocking orders under Section 79(3)(b), without the following the procedures under Section 69A of the IT Act, read with the...

'Entire Media Fraternity Restrained': YouTube Channel Moves Karnataka HC Against 'Gag Order' In Dharmasthala Burial Case

A YouTube Channel has moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25), challenging the trial court's ex parte interim order restraining various media platforms from publishing any "defamatory content" against the family running the Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala(Karnataka) and also the temple in relation to the "Dharmasthala Burial" case.Justice M Nagaprasanna orally said that...

Bengaluru Stampede | Police Officers Were Suspended For Failing To Act Based On Available Information: State Tells Karnataka HC

The state government on Friday told the Karnataka High Court that all 5 officers who had been suspended in the aftermath of the Chinnaswamy stampede had been suspended for their failure to act based on information regarding the gathering of people, leading to the stampede, and not merely for misconduct.The state government had filed the present plea challenging the Central...