Repeated Pleas By Roop Bansal Seeking To File & Withdraw Quashing Plea In Judge Bribery Case Amounts To Bench Hunting: ED Tells P&H HC

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that repeated pleas by businessman Roop Bansal, seeking to file and withdraw petitions for quashing an FIR against him for conspiring to bribe a Trial Court judge amounts to "bench hunting."Bansal is booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy under Section...

Delhi High Court Bats For Gender Neutrality In Army Recruitment, Directs Consideration Of Women Candidates For Unfilled Men's Posts

The Delhi High Court has granted relief to five young girls wanting to join as Short-Service Commissioned Officers (Non-Tech) in the Indian Army, saying that elimination of “anachronistically artificial chromosomal distinction” between women and men is a cherished constitutional goal. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla directed that the...

Hindu Marriage Act | Second Marriage During Appeal Period Valid If Divorce Decree Remains Unchallenged By Ex-Spouse: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that a marriage contracted within the time frame provided for appealing a decree of divorce dissolving previous marriage would not be considered to be illegal if the decree is unchallenged by the former spouse.The decision was passed by the Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha while considering an original petition by...

Fairly Determined Compensation For Land Acquisition Must Also Be Given To Land Owners Who Didn't Approach Court: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that once a fair rate of compensation for land acquisition has been decided, its benefit must be extended to all landowners affected by the same acquisition.The Court held that denying such benefits to some landowners merely because they did not approach the court amounts to discrimination.Rejecting the State's reasoning, the Justice Ajay Mohan...

Supreme Court Seeks Response From Union On PIL For CBI Probe Into Tiger Poaching

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, CBI and National Tiger Conservation Authority (NCTA) in a PIL seeking a CBI probe into tiger poachings in IndiaThe bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran agreed to consider the PIL and issued notice to the Union, Department of Personnel and Training, CBI and National Tiger Conservation Authority (NCTA). The petitioner...

Termination Of Concession Agreement Does Not Discharge Corporate Debtor's Repayment Obligations When Unrelated To Its Default: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain and Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member) has held that termination of a Concession Agreement by the Government of Maharashtra does not discharge the Corporate Debtor from its repayment obligations, especially when such termination has no relation to the default committed by the...

'Prima Facie Case For Trial': Karnataka High Court Orally Remarks In Former CM BS Yediyurappa's Plea To Quash POCSO Case

While hearing former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's plea seeking quashing of a case registered against him under POCSO, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 17) orally remarked that it was "prima facie" a matter for trial.The high court was hearing a second petition filed by Yediyurappa seeking to quash trial court order dated 28.02.2025 taking cognizance and issuing summons to...

RTI Response Reveals Judicial & Technical Member Vacancies In NCLT Amid Concerns Over Case Backlog

In an RTI filed by an advocate, it has been revealed that multiple vacancies are unfilled within the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT), despite the pendency of a high number of cases. The application (Reg. No. MOCAF/R/E/25/01140, dated 12.09.2025) was filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs asking for details of pending cases, vacancies of judicial & technical members,...

Delhi High Court Bars Victory Procession By Candidates Elected In DUSU Polls, Warns Of Contempt If Regulatory Norms Violated

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 17) barred any kind of victory procession by candidates, including their supporters, who are elected in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections scheduled to take place on September 18.“We direct that after declaration of results, no victory procession, either in the campus or in the hostels or any area in the city of Delhi shall...

IDBI Trusteeship Can Initiate CIRP If There Is Valid Authorization From Assignee Of Debt: NCLAT New Delhi

The NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi, comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Barun Mitra (Member-Technical), has held that a security trustee can file a section 7 application seeking initiation of the CIRP if there is a valid authorization from the assignee of the debt. The present appeal was filed by the suspended director challenging the impugned order passed by the...

'Can't Keep Matters Pending For 40 Yrs': MP High Court Directs Trial Court To Expeditiously Decide Cases Concerning Bhopal Gas Tragedy

While hearing a PIL by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahayog Samiti, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (September 17) directed the trial court, where cases related to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy are pending, to dispose of the matters as expeditiously as possible. The court further directed competent courts to submit monthly progress reports of the proceedings to the Registrar of...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand On Notification Of Human Rights Courts, Information On CCTV Cameras In Police Stations

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (September 16) asked the state government to file a statement declaring that Human Rights Courts, as contemplated under Section 30 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, had been duly notified. It also told the State to place on record information relating to the functioning of CCTV cameras in police stations. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar...