Bombay High Court Judge Duped Of Rs 6 Lakhs In Online Credit Card Fraud

A sitting Bombay High Court judge last week, filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police alleging that she has been duped in an online credit card fraud to the tune of Rs 6 lakhs. The female judge, lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against an unknown person, who claimed to be a representative of the HDFC Bank's credit card department and defrauded her of Rs 6 lakhs. According to her FIR...

'Allegations Can't Be Accepted To Punish Accused Before Trial': Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Eight In OTET Paper Leak Case

The Orissa High Court on Thursday (March 05) granted bail to eight persons, including the Vice-President of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), taken into custody for their alleged role in leaking the question papers of the Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test, 2025 (OTET) days before the examination was scheduled to be held.Citing low prospect of early conclusion of the ongoing trial...

Security Deposit Cannot Be Forfeited Without Hearing: Himachal Pradesh High Court Orders Refund Of ₹15.67 Lakh To Contractor

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set aside an order forfeiting over ₹15 lakh from a contractor's security deposit related to the Kullu Dussehra festival, holding that the action was taken in violation of the principles of natural justice as the contractor was never issued a show-cause notice.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice G. S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj allowed...

Employee Governed By CCS Pension Rules Can't Claim Gratuity Under Payment Of Gratuity Act : Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that an employee governed by statutory rules providing for gratuity (such as CCS (Pension) Rules) is excluded from the definition of “employee” under Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and therefore cannot claim gratuity under the 1972 Act. Further it was held...

“Appalled” That PIL On Illegal Constructions In Patnitop Has Lingered For Nearly A Decade; J&K&L High Court Directs CEO To Join Proceedings

Expressing serious concern over the prolonged pendency of a public interest litigation relating to alleged illegal constructions in the tourist destination of Patnitop, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh observed that it was “appalled that even though the matter is pending for nearly a decade, but the same is not being pursued in the right earnest,” and consequently directed...

Appointment To Higher Post On Compassionate Grounds Not Matter Of Right, Purely Discretionary Power: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that appointment to a higher post on compassionate grounds cannot be claimed as a matter of right and that the power to grant such appointment lies exclusively with the Government and is purely discretionary.The Court observed that while the rules permit the Government in the General Administration Department to appoint a dependent of...

S.7 POCSO Act | Squeezing & Pulling Breast Of Minor Girl Without 'Skin-To-Skin' Contact Amounts To Sexual Assault: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that squeezing and pulling the breast of a minor girl, even though the same were done without making any “skin-to-skin” contact, would amount to 'sexual assault' as defined under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ('POCSO Act') which is punishable under Section 8 thereof.While upholding the finding of guilt against...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Dera Chief Gurmit Ram Rahim in 2002 Journalist Chhatrapati Murder Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today acquitted the Dera Sacha Sauda Chief in Chatarpati murder case.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikram Aggarwal pronounced the judgment on the appeals filed against the conviction.In its decision, the Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the other three accused — Kuldeep, Nirmal, and Krishan Lal. The Central...

Ex-DGP Sreelekha Moves Kerala High Court To Quash FIR For Allegedly Disclosing POCSO Victims' Names On YouTube Channel

Former Director General of Police (DGP) and Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Councillor Sreelekha R. has moved the Kerala High Court seeking to quash an FIR registered against her for allegedly disclosing the the names of victims in three rape cases through her YouTube channel and blog.Sreelekha is arrayed as the sole accused in a crime registered by the Museum Police for the offences...

Kerala High Court Notifies New Rules For Designating Senior Advocates

The Kerala High Court recently notified the new rules for designating senior advocates, namely, the High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2026, which are to come into force at once.These Rules have replaced the High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018 in view of the Supreme Court decision in Jitender @ Kalla v. State (Govt.) of NCT of Delhi...

Son's Right To Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Defeated By Parents' Divorce Or Appointment Of Father's Second Wife: Rajasthan HC

While granting the relief of compassionate appointment to the respondent, Rajasthan High Court held that denial of such appointment merely on the ground that after his parents divorce the respondent was not residing with the deceased employee and thus was not dependent on him, was clearly untenable. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, and Justice Baljinder...

Father's Rape Of Minor Daughter Is A Betrayal Of Sacred Relationship: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment

While upholding life imprisonment of a father, convicted of repeatedly raping his minor daughter, Rajasthan High Court held that such offence stuck not only at the individual victim but also at the foundation values of familial trust and society morality, and amounted to gross violation of constitutional guarantee of dignity and personal liberty. The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar...