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'Punitive Demolitions Persist In UP Despite SC Ban': Allahabad High Court Asks If State Action Is A 'Colourable Exercise' Of Power
In a scathing observation regarding the alleged state of executive actions in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that punitive demolitions of structures continue to take place in the state despite the Supreme Court's November 2024 decision in 'Bulldozer Justice'. The Court further questioned the State Government as to whether demolishing a...
Court's Pendency Can't Justify Delay In Filing Review: Bombay High Court Declines To Condone 645-Day Delay
In an interesting ruling, the Bombay High Court on Monday (February 2) held that a court taking two decades to decide a matter cannot be a ground for a party to challenge the court's order after a delay of nearly two years. Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain therefore, refused to condone a delay of 645 days as prayed by one Vinodkumar Chetram Ganeriwala, who sought to review an order passed in...
Insurance Companies Must Show High Level Of Professionalism & Diligence While Vetting Application For Porting Policy: Bombay High Court
Insurance companies when accepting porting of a policy must show highest level of professionalism and due diligence in vetting the customer's previous insurance claim history and then take an 'informed' decision, the Bombay High Court ruled recently. Single-judge Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan said that the insurance companies when dealing with an application by a customer to port his or...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026
Nominal Index:Saleema & Ors Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 1STATE OF J & K vs NAZIR AHMAD BHAT AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 2State of Jammu and Kashmir vs Ahsan-ul-Haq Khan 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Lt. Col. Daljit Singh Dogra vs State of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 4Bharat Oil Traders Vs Assistant Commissioner & anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 5Rishi Kumar vs Chenab Valley Power Projects...
Advocate Accused Of Demanding ₹30 Lakh Bribe To Influence Judicial Officer Not Entitled To Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail plea filed by an Advocate accused of demanding illegal gratification of ₹30 lakh for allegedly influencing a judicial officer to secure a favourable order in a divorce case, holding that the allegations strike at the very foundation of the justice delivery system and warrant a cautious approach.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "In...
Delhi Police Opposes Bails In Parliament Security Breach Case, Says Terrorising Minds Of Parliamentarians Can't Be Condoned
The Delhi Police on Monday opposed before the Delhi High Court bail pleas filed by three men accused in the Parliament security breach case which happened on December 13, 2023. The Delhi Police counsel told a division bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh that the act of the accused carrying inflammable material in smoke canisters and terrorising the minds of the parliamentarians cannot...
Termination Order Of Probationer On Allegations Of Misconduct Is Punitive, Cannot Be Passed Without Enquiry: Calcutta High Court
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, has dismissed an appeal filed by the Board of Governors of the Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology, upholding the order of a single Judge that quashed the termination of the Institute's Superintendent, Deb Halder, during his...
'Witnesses To Raid Denied Presence, Seizure Highly Doubtful': Calcutta High Court Acquits Man In 36-Yr-Old Arms Act Case
The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a man under the Arms Act in a 36-year-old case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove lawful recovery of arms after every independent seizure witness disowned the alleged raid, rendering the alleged recovery “highly doubtful” and the conviction legally unsustainable. Justice Prasenjit Biswas, allowing the appeal filed by...
MP High Court Stays Cutting Of Trees In Indore Upon Permission Granted By 'Tree Officer' Appointed By Collector, Says Only State Can Appoint
A Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi has restrained the cutting of trees in Indore on the basis of permissions granted by a Tree Officer appointed by the Collector, holding that such appointment is without authority of law under the Madhya Pradesh Vrikshon Ka Parirakshan (Nagariya Kshetra) Adhiniyam, 2001.The Court...
'Everything Can't Be Countenanced': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Over 'Obscene Depiction' Of Hindu Deities In WhatsApp Group
The Karnataka High Court refused to quash a 2021 FIR lodged against a man who was stated to be member of a WhatsApp Group allegedly circulating 'obscene depiction' of Hindu Deities, observing that a "prima facie" case was made out wherein the material on its face could disturb communal harmony. The FIR was registered under IPC Sections 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to...
PMLA Bail Requires Delicate Balance, Not Final Verdict On Guilt Or Innocence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that under the PMLA, a delicate balance has to be maintained between the final judgment of acquittal or conviction and an order granting or denying bail.Justice Girish Kathpalia said that the Court is not required to return a positive finding that the accused did not commit the alleged offence at the stage of bail. “While considering such applications, the...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Amendment Of Plaint To Rectify Khasra Number, Says Cause Of Action Unaffected
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition challenging an order allowing amendment of a plaint to correct an erroneous khasra number, holding that such a limited amendment does not alter the cause of action or change the nature of the suit. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “the amendment allowed, being limited and restricted to the change in the number of khasra of the...