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Material Alteration By Cheque Drawer To Defeat Payment Attracts S. 138 NI Act; 'Who Altered' Is A Triable Issue: J&K&L High Court
Emphasising that a material alteration in a cheque does not, by itself, absolve the accused of criminal liability, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the decisive factor under the Negotiable Instruments Act is not the mere presence of an alteration, but the identity of the person who made it.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar ruled that where an alteration is made by the...
Cash For Query Row: Lokpal Moves Delhi High Court Seeking More Time To Decide Sanction Against Mahua Moitra
The Lokpal of India has moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking more time to decide on granting sanction to the CBI, to file chargesheet against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in relation to the cash for query row.For context, the High Court had last year set aside the Lokpal's order granting sanction to the CBI to file chargesheet against her.It had observed that Lokpal erred...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 12 - January 18, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 9 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 20Nominal IndexVirendra Patil v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 9RK v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 10Deepali Bairwa v State 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 11Bhupendra Singh Gurjar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 12MGR Developers v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 13Sana Khan v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026...
Supreme Court Asks MP Govt To Decide On Sanction To Prosecute Minister Vijay Shah Over Remarks Against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to take a decision within two weeks on granting sanction to prosecute Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah in the case over his objectionable remarks targeting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Deepankar Datta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the Special Investigation Team...
Dismissal For Default Alone Can't Justify Rejection Of Restoration Plea Citing Lack Of 'Vigilance': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that a dismissal for default alone cannot justify the rejection of restoration plea citing lack of vigilance. Justice T R Ravi made the observation in a petition challenging rejection of an application seeking restoration of execution proceedings, which were dismissed for default.The Sub Court while dismissing the restoration application had reasoned...
POCSO Act | Victim Compensation Can't Be Withheld For Want Of Injury Report: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that compensation under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Rules, 2015 must be granted if the FIR discloses the offence under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. It held that merely because no injuries are stated in the injury report, such compensation cannot be denied. The bench of Justice Shekhar B....
For SC/ST Act Offence, Insult Must Be On Account Of Victim Belonging To SC/ST Community : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that abusive language alone is not an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is used with the intent to humiliate a person by their caste, and mere insult, even with knowledge of caste, is not punishable without such specific intent. A Bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Alok Aradhe set aside...
Calcutta High Court Initiates Suo Moto PIL Over 'Hazardous' AQI In Kolkata, Issues Notice To State
The Calcutta High Court on Monday (January 19) initiated a suo moto PIL concerning 'hazardous' air quality in Kolkata.The matter will be heard along with a PIL filed by Advocate Akash Sharma, highlighting the continuing and recurring deterioration of air quality in the Kolkata–Howrah metropolitan region and seeking urgent, enforceable intervention by the State.Last week Sharma had...
Delhi High Court Quashes Income Tax Notices Against NDTV Founders Prannoy Roy And Radhika Roy; Imposes ₹2 Lakh Cost On Dept
The Delhi High Court has set aside the income tax reassessment notices issued to New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy (petitioners), relating to a transaction involving RRPR Holding Pvt. Ltd, a promoter group of the news network.The bench further imposed Rs. 2 Lakh costs on tax authorities, directing that Rs. 1 Lakh be paid to each petitioner.Senior...
Delhi High Court Rejects AAP Leader Somnath Bharti's Plea Challenging Election Of BJP MLA Satish Upadhyay From Malviya Nagar
The Delhi High Court on Friday (January 17) dismissed an election petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti, challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party's Satish Upadhyay from the Malviya Nagar Assembly constituency.Bharti, a former Delhi Law Minister and three-time MLA from Malviya Nagar, had approached the High Court seeking to set aside Upadhyay's victory in the...