Patna High Court Overturns Juvenile's Rape Conviction Citing Procedural Lapses, Notes JJ Board Acted Against His 'Best Interest'

The Patna High Court has set aside the conviction of a juvenile-in-conflict-with law for raping a minor girl, while simultaneously directing the Bihar State Legal Services Authority to pay compensation to the survivor. The Juvenile Justice Board had convicted the juvenile in 2019 for rape and he was directed to be kept in a Special Home for two years; this was also upheld by the appellate...

NEET-UG 2025: Rajasthan High Court Rejects Plea For Re-Test/ Bonus Marks Over Power Outage, Other Alleged Deficiencies At Exam Centers

Rajasthan High Court rejected the petitions filed by 31 candidates who appeared for NEET-UG 2025 in Sikar, Rajasthan, seeking re-examination or bonus marks owing to power failure/outage and adverse weather conditions at their exam centers, on account of the principle of de minimis non curate lex— meaning, the law did not concern itself with trifles.The bench of Justice Sameer Jain took...

Legal Profession Is Driven By Men; Women Compelled To Have Restricted Practice: Justice Sharmila Deshmukh

The legal profession is a male dominated profession wherein the mindset of the litigants is that they would be okay to lose with an 'incompetent' male lawyer but not lose with a 'competent' female lawyer, said Bombay High Court judge Justice Sharmila Deshmukh recently. The judge bemoaned the lack of 'equal playing field' for woman lawyers, which compels them to have a 'restricted'...

Litigants Can't Be Compelled To Deposit Higher Amounts For Instituting Proceedings; ₹125 Cap On Photo-Identification Fee: Allahabad HC

While partially upholding the order of the Single Judge removing excessive fee for photo identification at the Allahabad High Court, the Lucknow Bench held that amounts higher than those prescribed in office memorandum dated 22.11.2024 cannot be charged from litigants to file cases or affidavits in the High Court.While observing that there was a difference in the receipts printed at the...

Madras High Court Calls For Licensing To Import Ayurvedic Drugs, Says Existing Rules Should Be Modified To Prescribe Standards

The Madras High Court has recently observed that the laws relating to the import of drugs would also apply to ayurvedic drugs. Highlighting the absence of proper application forms for the import license of ayurvedic drugs, the court suggested that the existing rules should be modified to prescribe standards.“As held above, the statute and rules framed thereunder apply to ayurvedic drugs....

Daughter Of Hindu Who Died After 20.12.2004 Entitled To Equal HUF Share In Kerala; Kerala Joint Family Abolition Act Sections Repugnant To HSA : HC

The Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that Sections 3 and 4 of the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act 1975 are repugnant to Section 6 of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, and hence, cannot prevail.As per Section 3 of the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, no person can claim birthright in ancestral property. As per Section 4 of the Act, a Hindu...

State's Delay In Filing Appeals In Serious Criminal Offences Prejudices Victim's Right To Fair Adjudication: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that State's delay in filing appeals in serious criminal offences prejudices the victim's right to fair adjudication of allegations, especially where the victim comes from marginalized or economically weaker sections of society. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that Courts must remain sensitive to the said factor while adjudicating applications for...

Sheer Abuse Of Freedom Of Speech: MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Cartoonist For Alleged Objectionable Caricature On PM Modi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied anticipatory bail to Cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of drawing a derogatory post including a "caricature" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak (RSS) which is stated to be published on Malviya's Facebook page. The complaint against him alleged that the caricature shows the parties in an undignified manner, which allegedly hurt...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: June 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 194 to Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 222Nominal Index:Puneet H R AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 194Rana George AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 195Priti Singh & Others AND Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 196Denis Crasta AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 197Harish AND State of...

Husband Can't Be Asked To Pay Instalments For Under-Construction Flat Under DV Act, Not 'Shared Household': Bombay High Court

A flat under construction, though registered jointly in the name of the spouses, cannot be termed a 'shared household' under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV) 2005 and thus, a husband cannot be directed to pay instalments of such a flat, held the Bombay High Court recently.Justice Manjusha Deshpande noted that the flat in question was still under construction and that...

Kerala HC Orders Conditional Arrest Of MSC Elsa 3's Sister Ship In Suit By Govt To Secure Maritime Claims Over ₹9500 Crores

An admiralty suit has been filed by the State of Kerala (plaintiff) before the Kerala High Court seeking the arrest of the ship MV MSC Akiteta II (1st defendant). The arrest of MSC Akitteta II was sought in lieu of the maritime claims totalling Rupees 9531.11 crores claimed against its sister ship, MSC Elsa 3.The suit filed under Section 4 of the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of...

Mere Use Of Encroached Forest Land Does Not Make Person Necessary Party In Eviction Proceedings Filed By Owner: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that individuals who merely use a path or road constructed on a forest do not have locus standi to challenge an eviction order against the encroachers.Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua: “Petitioners were not necessary parties to the lis before the Collector Forest. They have no locus standi for assailing the order passed by Collector Forest. Mere user...