Kerala High Court Slams Devaswom Board Over Poor Record-Keeping At Sabarimala, Orders Deeper Probe In Dwarapalaka Idols Case

Following "serious discrepancies" in the handling of gold-cladded plates on Dwarapalaka idols at the Sabarimala temple, the Kerala High Court has strongly criticized the Travancore Devaswom Board for failing to maintain proper registers of temple valuables.The division bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K V Jayakumar were hearing suo motu proceedings initiated on the...

Dignity Of Women Is Non-Negotiable: Uttarakhand High Court Slams Online Threats To Advocate Who Secured Acquittal In POCSO Case

The Uttarakhand High Court recently took strong exception to the spate of online rape and death threats issued against a woman advocate who appeared as counsel for the rape accused before the Supreme Court and secured acquittal judgement. Taking suo moto note of such online social media posts, the Court observed that the "dignity of women, by itself, and in the context of our culture,...

[S.125 CrPC] Application For Maintenance Against Minor Is Maintainable: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that application under Sections 125 and 128 CrPC seeking maintenance against minor are maintainable.While dealing with a case involving child marriage and a maintenance claim against a minor husband, Justice Madan Pal Singh held that“There is no bar in entertainment of application under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and Section 128 Cr.P.C. filed against...

Delhi High Court Forms Committee To Remove Encroachments, Rehabilitate Displaced Residents Near Tughlaqabad Fort

The Delhi High Court has constituted a Committee for conducting a survey and devising a joint policy decision for removal of illegal encroachments and rehabilitation of those who may be required to be uprooted and displaced in an around city's Tughlaqabad Fort.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that Tughlakabad Fort is an ancient...

MP High Court Grants Bail To Four Accused Of Abetting Borrower's Suicide Despite Video Note Naming Them

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to 3 persons and regular bail to one, accused of abetting suicide of a borrower despite the latter's video suicide note alleging that they had threatened the deceased to pay more towards interest despite payment of principal amount. The court granted relief citing disputed facts, lack of criminal antecedents and observing that the...

Deputy Area Manager Vacancy At Bajaj Finance Limited [Apply Now]

Bajaj Finance Limited invites online application for the post of Deputy Area Manager in debt management services.Name of the Post: Deputy Area Manager Essential Qualification and Experience • Candidate should have a law degree with minimum 2to 3 years of experience. Roles & Responsibilities • Achieving Targets in various parameter assigned. • Ensuring speedy legal action, getting quick Summons, Warrants, Attachment Warrants & Executions. • Handling vendors (Advocates). ...

Uttarakhand High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Contempt Plea Against CAT

Justice Ravindra Maithani of the Uttarakhand High Court last week recused himself from hearing a contempt petition filed by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi against members of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and its registry. Justice Maithani is the third High Court judge to withdraw from a matter involving Chaturvedi. Earlier, in May 2023, Justice...

Mobius Foundation Hosts Dialogue On ICJ Advisory Opinion On Climate Change

The Mobius Foundation convened a dialogue on the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on Climate Change at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The gathering brought together jurists, senior advocates, academics, policymakers, journalists, and over 180 law and environmental science students to explore how international legal principles can be translated into...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 22 – September 28, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 317 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 328 NOMINAL INDEX Mohammed Iqbal v. S Manonmanian, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 317 VP v. M, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 318 SGS and another v. NIL, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 319 Secretary to Government Education Department State of Tamil Nadu & Ors vs J. Augustin & Ors, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 320 M/s.Sivakumar and Co., Perundurai Road,...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Lower Court Order Rejecting Plaint In Dr. Mahender Prasad's Estate Dispute

In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court has set aside an order by a Single Judge that had rejected a plaint filed by the legal heirs of Smt. Satula Devi, the wife of late Dr. Mahender Prasad, a former Member of Parliament. The Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that a plaint cannot be rejected in part and that a court must take a "holistic and pragmatic" view of the entire pleading, rather than focusing on isolated prayers. The...

Delhi High Court Initiates Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Lawyer For Calling Judiciary 'Corrupt'

The Delhi High Court has recently initiated criminal contempt proceedings against a lawyer who called the judiciary and judges corrupt and made scandalous allegations about the institution.Justice Amit Sharma said that prima facie, the lawyer had committed “criminal contempt” as defined in Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.The Court ordered that the matter be listed before...

Gujarat High Court Mandates 45-Year Minimum Age, 20 Yrs Practice For Senior Advocate Designation; Can't Appear For Mentioning

The Gujarat High Court has mandated that advocates applying for senior advocate designation must be of minimum 45-year age to claim eligibility, in its newly notified High Court of Gujarat (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2025.The Rules which were published and notified on September 17 states:"3. Eligibility condition for designation of Senior Advocate :(a) An advocate shall be eligible...