Gauhati High Court Orders Completion Of Child Trafficking Trials In Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh Within 6 Months

The Gauhati High Court on June 20 issued a circular directing that the trial of all child trafficking cases pending in different Courts in Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh will be completed within a period of six months. The circular was issued in terms of the Supreme Court's April 15 judgment in Pinki v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr. (2025 LiveLaw (SC) 424), wherein the...

Gujarat High Court Asks State To Redress Grievance Of Muslim Shop Owners Allegedly Denied Access To Property By Neighbours

The Gujarat High Court has directed the State to redress the grievance of two Muslim shop owners who were allegedly prevented by their neighbours from entering their commercial property in Vadodara despite judicial orders, underscoring the State's "duty to maintain the law and order”.Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar in his order observed that the two petitioners Onali Dholakawala and Iqbal Tinwala...

Bombay High Court Clears Confusion Over Ratan Tata's Shares Not Mentioned In His Will

Clearing the air over who will get the 'listed and unlisted' shares owned by late industrialist Ratan Tata, which were not otherwise distributed in his Will, the Bombay High Court last week clarified that such shares will be distributed 'equally' between the Ratan Tata Endowment Foundation and the Ratan Tata Endowment Trust. Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale disposed of the probate...

Alibi Cannot Be Tested At Stage Of Framing Charges: J&K High Court Declines To Quash Chargesheet In Assault Case

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of a charge sheet filed against several individuals accused of carrying out a violent attack using deadly weapons, holding that the plea of alibi raised by the accused cannot be tested in a pre-trial stage under the guise of a quashing petition.The petitioners had urged the Court to quash the charge sheet on the...

Kerala High Court Directs Pollution Control Board, Cochin Corporation To Act Against Entities Polluting Thevara-Perandoor Canal

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 23) issued detailed directions to the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and the Cochin Municipal Corporation to issue notices to entities that are responsible for polluting Thevara-Perandoor canal in Kochi. The directions were passed in a suo moto proceedings initiated by the High Court in 2022.The KSPCB has been directed to issue notice of...

NEET UG 2025 | Power Outage At Exam Centers Didn't Affect Candidates' Performance, Re-Exam Not Feasible: NTA To MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (June 23) heard a batch of petitions filed by medical aspirants alleging that a power outage at the examination centres across Indore during the NEET UG 2025 examination impacted their performance. The candidates argued that the examination centre experienced power outages due to mismanagement and a lack of power backups. The aspirant further claimed...

State Should Not Use Temporary Appointments To Escape Regularization And Avoid Responsibilities: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the State and its functionaries can't use unfair practices to deny regularization to temporary employees who have completed required service years, stating that keeping employees in temporary posts to avoid granting them the benefits of regularization is exploitative and legally unjustified.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur & Justice Ranjan Sharma: “State...

Amount Deposited Under Protest Can't Be Treated As Admission Of Tax Liability: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when a taxpayer deposits an amount “under protest”, it does not amount to an admission of tax liability.A Division Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Sushil Kukreja observed as follows; “Once the petitioner had deposited the amount 'under protest', the same could not have been considered to be an admission of liability because...

Calcutta High Court Directs Authorities To Consider Applicant's Transgender Identity Card For Passport Application

In a significant ruling, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Regional Passport Office, Kolkata to consider the petitioner's application for a new passport along with her transgender identification card.Justice Amrita Sinha held: "The petitioner shall take steps in accordance with law for the purpose of obtaining the passport. The transgender identity card of the petitioner shall be...

Premature Complaint Can't Be Ground For Drawer To Escape Prosecution For Cheque Dishonour Under NI Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that drawer of the cheque can't escape prosecution on the ground that a premature complaint for cheque dishonour was filed against him before expiry of statutory period of 15 days as per the mandate of Section 138(c) of Negotiable Instruments Act. Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar in his order said “Drawer of the cheque cannot be allowed to escape...

Karnataka High Court Appoints Amicus Curiae In Suo-Motu PIL Over Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 23) appointed senior advocate S Susheela as an amicus curiae to assist the court in a suo-motu petition initiated regarding the stampede which occurred outside Chinnaswamy stadium, ahead of an event to celebrate Royal Challenger Bangalore's (RCB) victory in the 2025 IPL final.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M...

Police Can't Barge Into History Sheeters' Homes At Night Under Guise Of Surveillance: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has made it clear that Police authorities cannot barge into the house of a history sheeter or any suspect in a criminal case— at night, merely under the garb of surveillance.Justice V.G. Arun emphasized that every man's house is his castle or temple, the sanctity of which cannot be vilified by knocking on the door at odd hours."A person's right to life encompasses...