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High Court Raps Punjab Police For 15 Yrs Delay In Filing Cancellation Report In Criminal Case, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost
The Punjab and Haryana High Court criticized the Punjab Police for an "inordinate and unjustified" 15-year delay in filing a cancellation report in a criminal case. Expressing serious concern over the lackadaisical approach of the investigating agency, the court imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on the Punjab Government.The FIR under Sections 323, 341, 506 and 34 IPC was registered in the year 2007...
High Court's Inherent Power Can Be Invoked To Cancel Bail After Sessions Court's Dismissal Of S.439(2) CrPC Plea : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a plea for cancellation of bail can be moved before the High Court by invoking its powers under Section 439(2) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, even if the Sessions Court has already declined a cancellation application under Section 439(2).The Court rejected the contention that once a Sessions Court declines an application under...
CCTV Footage Of Assessee's Family Cannot Be Used By GST Dept, Violates Right To Privacy: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has issued directions safeguarding the right to privacy in GST search proceedings, stating that any family-related CCTV footage which violates the privacy of family members cannot be used or disseminated in any manner. “Some of the concerns which are raised by the Petitioners such as right to privacy of the family being violated, etc., deserve to be...
'Absolutely Irresponsible': Gujarat High Court Declines To Quash FIR Against Lawyer For Disclosing POCSO Victim's Name To Media
The Gujarat High Court refused to quash the FIR against a woman advocate booked for disclosing the name of a POCSO victim by giving a media bite, stating that she behaved "absolutely irresponsibly as a professional as well as a human". Justice Nirzar Desai in his order further observed that what was more glaring is that the applicant could not protect the "dignity, reputation, and privacy of...
Accidentally Shooting Another Person Believing Him To Be Wild Animal Amounts To Negligence, Not Murder: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that an accidental shooting of a person, believing him to be a wild animal, amounts to death caused by negligence under Section 106 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and not the offence of murder under Section 103 BNS.Justice Rakesh Kainthla remarked that: “…they did not intend to cause the death of Som Dutt and cannot be prima facie held liable for...
NLU Jodhpur Calls For Papers For International Symposium On Labour & Employment Laws
The Centre for Research in Labour and Employment Laws (CRLEL), National Law University Jodhpur and the National Labour Law Association (NLLA), New Delhi are organising an International Symposium on Labour & Employment Laws on 15–16 November 2025 at NLU Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The symposium is being held in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) India, the Indian Industrial Relations Association (IIRA), New Delhi, and the Centre for Transparency and Governance (CTAG), NLU Delhi....
From IDEA To IPO: A Legal Playbook For Start-Ups Aastha Abhya
Every large business venture was once a mere idea. A seed that was sown, cared for, which then germinated and grew into what the world now sees as an enterprise. In today's competitive times, with regulatory requirements that can mire a founder in permissions, approvals, and compliance, it is not enough to merely possess an idea. To build that idea into an enterprise, one that takes into account all the legal steps and milestones involved, is almost a requirement today - one that can...
Justice Surya Kant Launches Claimant-Friendly MACT Dashboard For MP Judiciary At NALSA Delhi
Justice Surya Kant, Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority and Judge, Supreme Court of India launches “Dashboard for Claimant Reimbursement & Deposit System for Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT)” for Madhya Pradesh Judiciary at NALSA, New Delhi. In a push to make compensation for motor accident victims faster and more transparent, Surya Kant, Judge,...
'Cabinet Can't Sit In Appeal Over HC': Kerala High Court Pulls Up LSGD Special Secretary In Contempt Plea By Disabled Librarian
The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 22) pulled up the Special Secretary to the Local Self Government Department (2nd respondent), while considering a contempt plea filed over non-compliance of an interim direction asking the Secretary to re-instate the petitioner, a person with disability, to the post of part-time librarian in Kaipamangalam Grama Panchayat.The writ petitioner, Bindu...
Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Which Disqualified Woman From SC-Reserved Post For Following Christianity
The Supreme Court today stayed a Madras High Court order which upheld the disqualification of a Panchayat's woman-Chairman from holding a reserved post observing that she had embraced Christianity.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the order, while issuing notice on a petition challenging the High Court decision.A Single Bench of the High Court dealt with...
Karnataka High Court To Hear Tomorrow Pleas Seeking Stay Of Survey On Social, Educational Status Of Citizens
The Karnataka High Court is expected to hear on Tuesday (September 23) pleas seeking stay of a state government order granting approval to conduct a survey of the social and educational status of citizens under supervision of Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission. On Monday (September 22) a division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi heard petitions which question...