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Chinese Visa Scam: Karti Chidambaram Moves Delhi High Court Against Framing Of Charges In CBI Case
Congress MP Karti P Chindambaram has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order framing charges against him in connection with the Chinese visa scam case.The matter was listed today before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. However, it was adjourned to January 19. Chidambaram has challenged the trial court order passed on December 23, 2025. The special CBI judge had framed...
Mandatory For Police To Prosecute Informants Of False FIRs; IOs To Face Contempt For Non-Compliance: Allahabad High Court
In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has issued a strict mandamus to the police machinery in the state to mandatorily initiate prosecution against individuals/informants who lodge false or malicious First Information Reports (FIRs).A bench of Justice Praveen Kumar Giri held that if an investigation reveals that an FIR was based on false information, the IO is...
When Digital Evidence Fails: The Corporate Cost Of Ignoring Metadata
Creating document, clicking picture, or sending email leaves behind more than we realise. Each digital action creates a silent layer that records when it was created, who created it, where it came from, and how it is modified. This hidden trail is called metadata, often described as “data about data”.Right from communication and compliance to record keeping and decision-making, technology plays a vital role in the...
The Illusion Of Progress: Why India Is Not Ready To Be An Arbitration Hub
The desire of India to place itself near the global arbitration hubs has continued to falter under the pressure of inconsistency in policies, lack of efficiency in the administration and general unwillingness to adopt the rapid method of solving disputes. Although Indian arbitration system has been remodeled and promises and commitments are repeatedly given, the system has remained entrenched...
'Institutional Exploitation': High Court Raps Haryana Govt For Not Regularising Sweepers For Decades, Says They Keep Society In Order
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has strongly deprecated the Haryana Government's continued failure to regularise the services of a part-time sweeper who has been working continuously since 1986, observing that extracting labour for nearly four decades while denying security of service strikes at the heart of fairness, equity and social justice and they perform functions that are vital...
Deliberately Appending Mismatched Signature To Prevent Encashment Of Cheque Attracts S.138 NI Act: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that where a drawer of a cheque deliberately appends a signature that does not tally with his specimen signature available with the bank, with the intent to prevent the cheque from being honoured, the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, would stand attracted.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar remarked, “.. so...
Bus Breakdown, No Effective Alternative Arrangement: Delhi State Consumer Commission Holds Dewan Worldwide Holidays Deficient in Service
The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (President) and Ms. Pinki (Judicial Member), dismissed the appeal filed by M/s Dewan Worldwide Holidays and upheld the order passed by the District Forum. The Commission held the tour operator liable for deficiency in service on account of its failure to make effective alternative...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Calls For Higher Level Of Scrutiny Into Email Complaints Received By NRI Cell To Prevent Misuse
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has expressed "glaring and alarming" concern over the registration of FIRs in Punjab on the basis of complaints received by the NRI Cell through emails.Justice Alok Jain said,"there exist a compelling need to formulate and implement a Standard Operating Procedure and to raise the level of investigation in such cases, where complaints are received by the...
Kerala SIR : Supreme Court Asks ECI To Consider Extending Deadline To File Objections, Directs To Publish Deleted Names
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the names of persons excluded from the draft electoral rolls published after the Special Intensive Revision in Kerala be published in public offices and on the official website. The Court also asked the ECI to consider extending the deadline for filing objections to deletion of names The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was...
Accepted Auction Bid Creates Legitimate Expectation; State Can't Cancel Without Reasons: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that once a bid is accepted at the auction venue, followed by immediate deposit of stipulated amount, the relationship between the State and the bidder progresses beyond mere offer, and a legitimate expectation coupled with the obligation of fairness arises in favour of the bidder. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali thus set aside unilateral cancellation of...
UP Revenue Code 2006 : High Court Slams State's 'Woefully Lacking' Affidavit On Women's Succession Rights In Agricultural Land
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Monday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for its evasive and “woefully lacking” response to a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the UP-Revenue Code, 2006.The 5 pleas challenge Sections 108, 109, and 110 of the 2006 Code, contending that these provisions discriminate against women in the line of...