No Reason To Disallow Procession On Tipu Sultan's Birth Anniversary: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government if there was any ban on celebrating the birth anniversary of Mysore King Tipu Sultan.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shivkumar Dige made the query while hearing a plea filed by one Faiyaz Shaikh, the Pune President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party, who sought to carry out a rally...

Judges Must Continue Work Even During Lawyers' Strike; Provide Police Protection To Litigants If They Wish To Argue: Allahabad HC

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court recently expressed concern that litigants are being deprived of relief in courts due to ongoing lawyer strikes, despite the availability of statutory remedies for their grievances. “I am afraid to know that the litigants are not getting justice from courts of law despite there being statutory remedy available and are compelled to...

State Ought To Furnish SDRF 'Utilisation Certificate' Before Seeking Additional Funds From Centre: Kerala HC In Wayanad Landslide Case

The Kerala High Court today told the State government that it must inform the Central government of the expenses incurred from the State's Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for seeking additional funds for immediate assistance in connection with the deadly Wayanad landslides.A division bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Easwaran S. orally stated that the State government has...

Andhra Pradesh HC Seeks Stand Of State Bar Body, BCI In Plea Against "Exorbitant Fee" Of ₹500 For Verifying Certificate Of Practice

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Bar Council of India as well as State Bar Council in Kurnool Bar Association's plea challenging the state bar body's circular mandating payment of an "exorbitant fee of Rs 500" for verification/renewal of Certificate of Practice.Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda issued notice to the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh and the Bar...

Telangana High Court Orders Police To Provide Surveillance To Actor Mohan Babu After Alleged Attack Orchestrated By Son To Grab His House

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (December 11) in an interim order directed the Commissionerate Of Police, Hyderabad and Additional District Magistrate, Rachakonsa not to compel the presence of actor Mohan Babu in a show cause notice issued to him under section 126 of BNSS. Section 126 BNSS states that when an Executive Magistrate receives information that any person is likely to commit...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Film Maker Ram Gopal Varma In Criminal Defamation Case

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to film maker Ram Gopal Varma in connection with a criminal defamation case lodged against him for his alleged defamatory and objectionable posts on X (formerly Twitter) about Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.Justice Harinath N granted the relief to the film maker subject to him executing a personal bond of Rs. 20,000 with...

S.15 HMA | MP High Court Restrains Man From Solemnizing Second Marriage During Pendency Of Ex-Wife's Appeal Against Divorce Decree

By way of an interim direction, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained a man from solemnizing second marriage during the pendency of his ex-wife's appeal against the decree of divorce dissolving their marriage. In doing so, a division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Devnarayan Mishra cited Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act which stipulates that when a marriage has...

Can Rape, POCSO Act Convicts Be Shifted From Jails To Open Air Camps? Rajasthan High Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

Taking note of the conflicting views, Rajasthan High Court has referred the issue of Whether a prisoner, convicted for the offence under Section 376 IPC/POCSO Act, undergoing the sentence of imprisonment in Jail, can be shifted to Open Air Camp, to a Larger bench.“There is no exact decision on the legal issue involved in this petition, rather there are conflicting opinions and views...

In-Laws Keeping Young Child Away From Mother In Defiance Of Court Order Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that keeping a minor child away from the mother in defiance of a court order would amount to mental harassment and cruelty. A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rohit Joshi refused to quash an FIR against the in-laws of a woman, after noting that her husband, the main accused, had...

If Police Investigation Reveals No Involvement Of Accused In Alleged Offence, Continuing LOC Would Violate Fundamental Rights: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court has directed the quashing of Look Out Circular and standing arrest warrant issued against the petitioner, who was not found to be involved in the alleged offence by the police, ruling that when the police itself was not interested in prosecuting her, continuation of the LOC would amount to violation of her fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution.The bench...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case Against Fiance Who Absconded After Engagement Upon Being Booked In An NDPS Case

The Karnataka High Court quashed a rape case registered by a woman against her fiance–who had absconded post their engagement after he was booked in a case under the NDPS Act–noting that the complainant's statement that she did not want to pursue the case further. Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by the petitioner and quashed the case registered against him under...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case initiated by a wife against her husband under Section 498A of the IPC, accusing him of cruelty towards her, three years after leaving their matrimonial home. While the wife had left the husband's house in 2020, she filed a complaint accusing him of cruelty in 2023.Justice Shampa (Dutt) Paul held: The allegations in both the cases arise out of...