NDPS Act | Mere Presence Of Contraband In Taxi Doesn't Prove Driver's Guilt: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a taxi driver cannot be held liable for possession of contraband under the NDPS Act merely because illegal substances were found in the vehicle he was driving, when there is no prima facie evidence showing that he had knowledge or involvement in its transportation.Justice Rakesh Kainthla: “The status report does not show that the petitioner...

Plea In Madras High Court Questions Naming 'Ungaludan Stalin' Scheme Behind Chief Minister, Says It Violates Constitutional Neutrality

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court questioning a new scheme introduced by the state government titled “Ungaludan Stalin”, which is an initiative to address the needs and grievances of the public. The plea, moved by Advocate Dr. M Sathya Kumar, seeks to declare such usage as unconstitutional, illegal and void and restrain the usage of the name “Ungaludan Stalin” for...

Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha In ED, EOW Cases Alleging Foreign Funding

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 23) granted anticipatory bail to Prabir Purkayastha, editor-in-chief and founder of news portal NewsClick, in Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case as well as Delhi Police's EOW FIR concerning allegations of foreign funding.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the verdict and disposed of the pleas filed by Purkayastha in 2021. The Court...

Lok Adalat Cannot Deny Opportunity Of Cross Examination To Party Without Reasons, Even Though Summary Procedures Are Followed: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that the Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) must adhere to the principles of natural justice as enshrined in Section 22-D of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, even though summary procedure is followed. The Court quashed the PLA's order in a dispute involving a telecom bill, on the ground that the petitioner was denied the right to cross-examine the...

Rajasthan HC Stays Defamation Case Proceedings Against Drishti IAS' Vikas Divyakirti Over Remarks On Judiciary

Rajasthan High Court today STAYED further proceedings in defamation complaint pending in Ajmer Court against Drishti IAS founder Vikas Divyakirti over his alleged derogatory remarks on Judiciary.A bench of Justice Sameer Jain passed this order while hearing Dr. Divyakirti's plea against an Ajmer Court's order taking partial cognizance of a complaint against him accusing him of defaming...

Rajasthan High Court Slams State For Denying Salary To Disabled Asst Engineer, Directs Extension Of Benefits To All PwD Govt Employees

Expressing displeasure at the State for its "insensitivity and apathy" in denying salary and service benefits to an 80% disabled employee, the Rajasthan High Court directed the State to issue necessary order to all departments to identify disabled employees and grant them benefit under Clause 20(4) of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.Clause 20(4) of the Act laid down that no...

MP High Court To Hear Next Week PIL On 'Alarming' Rise In Suicides At State's Medical Colleges

The Madhya Pradesh High Court will hear on July 28 a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting the "alarming trend" of high suicide rate in medical colleges across the state. Noting that the petitioner's advocate appeared via video conferencing, the division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf on Wednesday (July 23) listed the matter for hearing on Monday, when...

Bombay High Court 'Disturbed' After Police Officer Produces Imposter In Court, Instead Of Original Complainant In FIR Against Zee TV Show

The Bombay High Court was recently disturbed by the conduct of a Cyber Crime Police Officer, who produced an imposter before the court passing him off as a complainant in a First Information Report (FIR) against a TV serial "Tum Se Tum Tak" aired on popular channel Zee TV.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad noted that the complainant as per the FIR - Sunil Sharma,...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Who Protested Against Hijab Judgment, Allegedly Gave Hate Speech Against Political Parties And Judiciary

The Madras High Court has granted bail to a 60-year old man who had participated in a protest objecting to the hijab judgment and had allegedly made hate speech against all political parties, and even the judiciary. Justice P Vadamalai was inclined to grant bail on noting that the FIR was registered in March 2022 and probe might have been completed by this time. The court thus opined...

Kerala High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Students' Letter About Flooding Of Village School, Asks Collector To Take Steps

The Kerala High Court today took suo moto cognizance of a letter addressed to the Chief Justice by around 200 students of SNDP Higher Secondary School, stating that their campus located below sea-level in Kainakary Grama Panchayat in Kuttanad district of Alappuzha has been submerged in water since over a month.According to the letter, on 29th May 2025, the embankment collapsed due to heavy...

'7,000 Idols Is A Huge Number': Bombay High Court Urges Maharashtra Govt To Explore Artificial Immersion For Taller Ganesh Idols

In a development in the ongoing litigation with respect to ban on Plaster of Paris (PoP) made Ganesh idols and immersion of the same in natural waterbodies, the Maharashtra Government today furnished a new policy before the Bombay High Court stating that it will permit immersion of only idols above 5 feet in natural water bodies and the same will be removed the next morning itself, to avoid...

Absence Of Certificate Under Rule 4 Of MahaRERA Rules Does Not Bar Maintainability Of Execution Application Before Civil Court: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that the certificate contemplated under Rule 4 of the MahaRERA Rules, 2017, is not mandatory in an execution application, and the object of this Rule is to ensure that the directions for handing over possession are executed by the civil court within whose jurisdiction the project is situated.Justice Gauri Godse was hearing a challenge to a civil court's...