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'Prima Facie Contempt': High Court Slams UP DGP's Circular Limiting CCTV Storage To 2 Months Despite SC Mandate Of 6-18 Months
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Tuesday questioned the circular issued by the UP's Director General of Police (DGP), in June last year, which provides for the storage of CCTV footage in police stations across the state only for the last 2 to 2.5 months.A Bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani termed the circular as extremely strange and observed that the same was...
Section 498A IPC Targets Only Grave Cruelty, Not Incompatibility Or Imperfect Marriages: Karnataka High Court
While quashing a 498-A IPC case registered by a woman against her husband and in-laws the Karnataka High Court said “The law does not criminalize incompatibility, nor does it punish imperfect marriages. Section 498A of the IPC is not a panacea for all matrimonial ills.” A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna said that “It is a targeted provision meant to address grave cruelty, conduct...
Gujarat High Court Directs No Coercive Action Against Surat's 'Palace Of Sachin'
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (January 9) directed no coercive action against 'Palace of Sachin' located in Surat, after members of the royal family of Sachin moved the court seeking protection of the palace from any such action. During the hearing senior counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted before Justice Mauna M Bhatt, "We have agreed to surrender some portion of the...
Supreme Court Restrains Declaration Of Result For J&K Cricket Association Elections Over Alleged Fraud, Electoral Roll Manipulation By BCCI Sub-Committee
The Supreme Court yesterday restrained declaration of election results for the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), pursuant to allegations of fraud and manipulation of electoral roll levelled against members of Sub-Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria passed the order, while issuing notice on a...
Public Servant Must Be Heard Before PC Act Sanction When Request Not Made By Police Or Law Enforcement Authority: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that the sanction to prosecute a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 cannot be accorded without hearing the public servant concerned when the request is made by a person other than a police officer or other law enforcement authority.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering a plea preferred by a person who was directed by...
Rape By Father 'Transcends Ordinary Criminality'; Victim-Daughter's Testimony Sufficient: Rajasthan High Court
While dismissing an appeal against a rape conviction in a POCSO Case, the Rajasthan High Court held that the testimony of the victim herself, being the daughter of the convict, constituted the best possible evidence of the occurrence, since there was no reason for her to falsely implicate her own father. The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 - Article 226 Of Constitution
Article 226. Power of High Courts to issue certain writs Article 226 - Constitutional Jurisdiction - Judicial Review of Administrative Action - Statutory Authorities - Interplay with IBC Moratorium - Held that the constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 is not curtailed by Section 14 of the IBC - The High Court is competent to entertain a writ petition and...
Employer Retains Right To Disciplinary Action Even After POSH Conciliation Settlement: Gauhati High Court
A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury held that conciliation under Section 10(4) of the POSH Act bars only further inquiry by the Internal Complaints Committee and does not prevent the employer from initiating independent disciplinary proceedings under the service rules in light of new evidence to ensure a...
Rehabilitation Component Outside RERA, MahaRERA Dismisses Housing Society Members' Complaint
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) dismissed a complaint against the developer of a rela estate project in Pune clarifying that the RERA Act does not apply to disputes involving the "rehabilitation component" of redevelopment projects.The authority, presided by Member Mahesh Pathak, held that because rehabilitation members are not "allottees" in a commercial sense,...
Jana Nayagan Movie: Madras High Court Flags Risk Of CBFC Examining Committee Members Going Back On Recommendation To Certify Film
The Madras High Court on Friday flagged the risk of CBFC Examining Committee members retracting their recommendations to certify a film.Justice PT Asha observed that such a u-turn by any member would give rise to a "dangerous trend", eroding the sanctity of CBFC's decision."Further, such a volte face by a member of an Examining committee who had made a recommendation after viewing...