'Nightmare For Drivers': Plea In Calcutta High Court Flags Blue & White Colour Markings On Roads In Bengal As Unsafe

A public interest litigation filed before the Calcutta High Court has flagged the blue and white colour scheme used all over the city's road and bridge markings as unsafe, potentially being a 'nightmare for drivers'.Counsel approached a division bench presided over by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and submitted that this blue and white colour scheme was against the mandate of the Indian...

Mandate Of Serving Grounds Of Arrest In Writing Under UAPA Applies To Arrests From Date Of SC's Pankaj Bansal Ruling: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ruled that the mandate of serving grounds of arrest in writing to an arrestee under UAPA will apply to arrests from the date of pronouncement of Supreme Court ruling in Pankaj Bansal case delivered on October 03, 2023, and not from the date of pronouncement of subsequent decision in Prabir Purkayastha case.“…..the ratio of Pankaj Bansal would apply to...

'To Protect Interest Of Minor Victims, Preserve Evidence': Kerala HC Directs Doctors To Preserve Foetuses After Performing Abortion On Minors

The Kerala High Court has given a direction to the Director of the State Health Department to inform all doctors of the State to preserve the fetus of minor victims and to get written permission from the Investigating Officer/ District Police Superintendent in order to destroy it. Justice A. Badharudeen observed that this was required to protect the interest of the minor victims and to...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash 2016 FIR Against Former DCW Chief Swati Maliwal For 'Naming' 14-Yr-Old Rape Victim

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to quash FIR registered in 2016 against Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief for allegedly revealing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim. The minor girl had died in a hospital here after a neighbour allegedly raped her repeatedly in city's Burari area in 2016. As per the FIR, the minor was forced a corrosive...

Contempt Plea Filed In Kerala HC Against ASHA Workers Protest Outside Trivandrum Secretariat For Allegedly Blocking Roads, Footpath

A contempt case has been filed before the Kerala High Court against the ASHA workers (Accredited Social Health Activists) protest which is allegedly conducted by blocking the road and footpath in front of the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram district from February 10, 2025.The contempt case has been alleging that the members of the Kerala ASHA Health workers Association has violated...

MV Act | Paralysis Of Minor's Upper Body Left Him Deadwood At Nascent Stage, Tribunal Erred In Assessing Disability As 50%: Gujarat HC

Enhancing the compensation to Rs. 13,09, 240 along with interest to a 5-year-old boy who became paralytic after a road accident, the Gujarat High Court said that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal–which had awarded over Rs. 2 Lakh– had “failed to understand” the effect of paralysis on the boy's upper body which left him “deadwood at the nascent age”. In doing so the court...

[UAPA] Harbouring Terrorists Provides Them 'Veil Of Secrecy', Creates 'Safe Havens' Endangering Citizens' Security: Delhi High Court

Underscoring that harbouring terrorists is a serious offence under UAPA, the Delhi High Court has said that such an act creates “safe havens” for terrorists and provides them a “veil of secrecy” which endangers the life and security of the citizens. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that harbouring terrorists leads to disturbing society...

Violates Public Trust Doctrine: Delhi HC Sets Aside Tribunal's Award Allowing RIL To Explore 'Migrated Gas' Without Express Permission

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee, while hearing an appeal under Section 37 of the A&C Act, set aside an arbitral award in favour of Reliance Industries Limited(RIL). The Court invoked the doctrine of 'public policy in India', 'public law' and 'Public Trust Doctrine' and observed that the findings of the...

HAMA | Father-In-Law's Liability To Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law Dependent On Income From Co-Parcenary Property: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA) a father-in-law is not automatically liable to pay maintenance to his widowed daughter-in-law unless he has sufficient income from the co-parcenary property.Justice Jitendra Kumar, presiding over the case, emphasized, “Section 19 clearly shows that liability of father-in-law to maintain his...

Senior Citizens Act | Maintenance Tribunal Has No Jurisdiction Over Complaints Not Seeking Maintenance Or Property Transfer: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has ruled that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 does not empower the Maintenance Tribunal to entertain complaints that do not seek maintenance or challenge a property transfer. Justice Jitendra Kumar, presiding over the case, observed, “As per the statutory provisions of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007,...

Seriousness Of Offence Not Ground To Deny Bail To Juvenile, 'Ends Of Justice' Mean Development, Rehabilitation, Protection Of Child: Patna HC

The Patna High Court has reiterated that the involvement of a juvenile in an offense of serious nature is not, by itself, a ground for denying bail under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015. It thus overturned the order of the Children Court, which had rejected the bail petition of the appellant on the grounds that he was involved in a murder case, had bad company, and that...

Purchaser Can Get Title Conveyed Only If Seller Has Title To Property: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has reiterated that a purchaser can acquire a valid title to a property only if the seller possesses a legal title to transfer.Justice Jitendra Kumar while delivering the judgment in a criminal case launched over alleged false transfer of Petitioner's property y accused said, “the complainant has not parted with any property to the Accused persons, nor has he executed...