'Jurisdictional Transgression': Rajasthan High Court Quashes Lok Adalat Order On Title Dispute

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) cannot decide dispute on issuance of pattas (title deed) since it involves determination of land title, ownership and proprietary rights which are matters of serious civil consequences requiring full-fledged adjudication under the procedure of law. While setting aside an order by a Permanent Lok Adalat, the bench of...

'Although We Celebrate Our Daughters Winning Cricket World Cup, Equality Still Distant': Calcutta High Court Restores Dowry Death Trial

“Although we are happy and indeed, rejoicing that our daughters have won the World Cup in Cricket recently… the passing away of Rudrika at the age of one and half years reminds us that still we have to go a long way to achieve complete equality for our girl children,” the Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench at Port Blair observed while setting aside the discharge of a woman's in-laws in...

Family Pension Can't Be Deducted While Calculating Motor Accident Compensation: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that family pension received by the widow of a deceased cannot be deducted while computing loss of dependency under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Justice Sudeepti Sharma referring to Mrs. Helen C. Rebello & Ors. v. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corpn. & Anr.[ AIR, 1998 SC 3191], the Court reiterated that, "family pension is also earned by...

'Age Gap Between Boy & Girl Significant Factor Which Law Didn't Address': P&H High Court Suspends Sentence Of Minor Convicted Under POCSO

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of a convict sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment under Section 4(2) of the POCSO Act, noting that both the accused and the victim were minors at the time of the incident, the age gap between them was minimal, and the appeal is not likely to be heard in the near future.A division bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 2 To February 8, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX Mohammad Shahzad vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 50 Arju @ Vimal vs. Umakant Parasar 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 51 Irfan Solanki vs. State of U.P. and another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 52 Gaurav Goswami vs. Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar (Rtd.) and 12 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 53 Moti Lal Yadav vs. Chief Election Commissioner Election Commisn.of India and...

Negative DNA Report Only Disproves Paternity, Not Rape Charges: Tripura High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction Despite Mismatch

The Tripura High Court has observed that merely because a DNA test has a negative result, the same can't lead to an automatic conclusion that the victim was not raped by the accused. A bench of Justice T Amarnath Goud and Justice S Datta Purkayastha clarified that a negative DNA test result can only exonerate the accused from the accusations regarding the paternity of the child, but...

[s. 323 CrPC] Magistrate Cannot Commit Case To Sessions Court Merely Due To Higher Punishment, Must Record Reasons: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that though a Magistrate is empowered under Section 323 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to commit a case to the Court of Sessions at any stage of the inquiry or trial, such power cannot be exercised mechanically or solely on the basis of the severe nature of the punishment prescribed for the offence. The Court held that the Magistrate must form an...

Kerala High Court Orders Reimbursement Of Expenses To Govt Employee Over Treatment Of Daughter's Rare Disease Outside State

In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court ordered the state government to reimburse the treatment charges expended by a government school teacher for the treatment of his daughter's rare disease in a non-empanelled private hospital in Coimbatore.Justice Harisankar V. Menon relied on various decisions of the Apex Court and the judgment of the High Court in The General Manager and Anr. v....

NDPS Act | Rigours Of Section 37 Applies To Bail, Not On Securing Presence Of Accused After Summons: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the rigours of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act would not come into play with respect to the acceptance of bond for appearance. Justice L Victoria Gowri remarked that Section 37 comes into play only when the liberty of a person from custody is sought and not when the accused is merely...

Appointment Letter For Police Recruitment Can't Be Rescinded Over Non-Disclosure Of FIR Cancelled Before Application: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the cancellation of appointment of a Haryana Police constable whose candidature was terminated for allegedly not disclosing an FIR that had already been cancelled by the trial court prior to submission of the application and attestation form.Justice Jagmohan Bansal referring to Punjab Police Rules (as applicable to Haryana) said, "There is no...

Look Out Circulars Affect Career, Personal Liberty; Meant For Exceptional Cases, Not Routine Matrimonial Disputes: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently took note of the common trend of the state police of opening Look Out Circulares (LOCs) in a 'mechanical' manner against persons implicated in cases under Section 498-A IPC (now Section 85 BNS). The Court emphasized that such circulars, which curtail personal liberty, are meant for exceptional cases involving grave offences or threats to...

[Maharashtra Stamp Act] 'Power To Impound Affects Property Rights; Can Only Be Exercised By Registering Officer': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the power to impound an instrument under Section 33A of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, is a serious statutory power having direct civil consequences on the property rights of a citizen and therefore can be exercised only by the “Registering Officer” before whom the document was registered. The Court observed that Section 33A does not permit any...