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Madras High Court Asks DVAC To Respond To Contempt Plea By MP Inbadurai Over Delay In Filing FIR Against Minister KN Nehru
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to respond to a contempt petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Inbadurai seeking action against IPS officer AT Durai Kumar (In-Charge Director of Directorate for Vigilance and Anti-Corruption) for alleged wilful disobedience of a High Court order directing DVAC to register a case against Minister KN...
'No Material': Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Acquitting 8 Of Rioting Inside Mosque, Attacking Persons Offering Prayers
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld a trial court order which had acquitted eight men accused of rioting and attempt to murder persons inside a mosque who were offering prayers, observing that there was no material available against the accused persons. A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T in its order noted:"Though PWs.1 and 2 have deposed regarding...
Posts To Be Delivered To Family When Addressee Is Deceased: Madras High Court Asks Ministry For Clarity On Delivery To Legal Heirs
The Madras High Court has clarified that when an addressee has died, the post that was addressed to him can be handed over to his/her family, without sending it back to the sender. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that there was confusion on the category of persons who could collect the article since it had not been defined under...
S.12(5) DV Act | Disposal Of Domestic Violence Plea Within 60 Days Not Practical But Long Adjournments Must Be Avoided: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has said while it may not be practical for a Magistrate to decide Section 12(1) application under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, within statutory prescribed period of 60 days, however unnecessary and long adjournments should not be given to the parties.Under Section 12(1) an aggrieved person or a Protection Officer or any other person on behalf of...
Delay In Lodging Complaint No Ground To Grant Acquittal: Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Convicting Man For Son-In-Law's Murder
The Karnataka High Court has recently observed that mere delay in lodging the complaint by the complainant cannot be a ground to acquit the accused in a murder case, as the immediate concern of the victim's family would be save the injured instead of approaching the police. In doing so the court upheld a trial court order convicting a man for murder and sentencing him to life, who had...
Another PIL Moved In Kerala High Court Seeking Removal Of 'Kerala' From Film Title 'Kerala Story 2'
A public interest litigation has been moved before the Kerala High Court seeking a direction to re-title the movie 'The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond', which was released last week, so as not to include the words “Kerala”/ “Keralam”.The plea is preferred by two persons, one of whom is a retired social science teacher. The other is a Muslim woman and an advocate practicing before the...
Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026
[NOMINAL INDEX PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM]ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE MONTHSimultaneous Issuance Of Recovery & Arrest Warrants For Maintenance Arrears Is Illegal: Allahabad High Court, Says Practice Must StopCase title - Mohammad Shahzad vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 50Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 50The Allahabad High Court has held that the routine practice prevalent in...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 16 To February 22, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX Abdul Qadir And Another v. State of U.P. 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 80 Sonu And 5 Others vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 81 Jai Kumar Aggarwal vs. Directorate General Of Gst Intelligence And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 82 Khush R Goel vs Union of India and 3 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 83 Smt Mugga Devi And 4 Others v. Makkhan Singh And 2 Others 2026...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 23 To March 1, 2026
NOMINAL INDEXNoori And Another v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 92Raees vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 93In Re vs. Shri Hari Narayan Pandey Advocate 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 94Hasnen vs Union of India and 5 others and connected petitions 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 95Kirti Verma vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 96Sachin Arya @ Sachin Bhartiya And Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4...
Madras High Court Directs Disciplinary Action Against District Collector For Remaining Ex-Parte In Govt Land Suit
The Madras High Court has called for disciplinary action against the District Collector of Ramanathapuram for failing to appear in a case, which ultimately led to an ex parte order being passed against government property. Justice N Senthilkumar remarked that when valuable government property was involved in litigation, the government could not remain a mute spectator. The court...
Single-Use Plastic Ban: Rajasthan High Court Seeks Response Of Excise Department In PIL Over Tender For 36-Micron Plastic Liquor Labels
The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to Rajasthan Government's Excise Department in a PIL filed against issuance of a tender for procurement of around 600 crore labels of non-collectible and non-recyclable plastic 36-micron.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu sought response of the department in the petition alleging that...