Rajasthan High Court Passes Standing Order Directing Reflection Of Adjournments In Each Case In Cause List

The Rajasthan High Court has passed a standing order on June 10 directing that from now onwards, the number of adjournments taken in a particular matter shall be separately reflected in the cause list along with the case code. The Standing Order No. 06/S.O/2026, mentioned that such count of adjournments shall be maintained through a software/application developed for this purpose, such that it...

Madras High Court Remits Matter To Trial Court After Noting Judgment Was Pronounced Without Hearing Defence's Oral Arguments

The Madras High Court recently remitted a case back to the trial court after noting that the judgment in the case was pronounced without hearing the oral arguments of the defence side. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 250] Emphasizing the requirement of hearing the defence side during the trial, the bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan held that even if the counsel for...

Problem With CFCFRMS: Reading MHA's New Account-Freeze SOP

A partner of a prominent Kochi based architecture firm called me last March seeking immediate help. The bank had placed a lien hold for over Rs 13.5 lakh on two of the firm's bank accounts without any prior notice. Enquiries from the bank only yielded vague replies that the amounts had been blocked as per directions received from Cyber Cell, Mumbai pursuant to a complaint regarding cyber fraud filed by a gentleman from Gujarat. The bank officials provided the contact details of the concerned...

Posting Objectionable Messages On WhatsApp Group Against Local Leader May Threaten Public Peace: Telangana HC Refuses To Quash Case

The Telangana High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a man accused of posting objectionable messages in a WhatsApp group against a local political leader and TRS leaders, holding that the allegations prima facie disclosed offences under Sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 505(2) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred...

Proposed Amendment To Contract Terms Doesn't Constitute Anticipatory Breach Unless There Is Refusal To Perform Entire Contract: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a proposal to modify certain terms of a contract does not amount to anticipatory breach unless it demonstrates a clear intention to refuse performance of the contract in its entirety.Justice Sugato Majumdar delivered the ruling while deciding two cross-suits arising out of a failed transaction concerning the transfer of control and management of M/s Bhoomi Minerals Ltd., a company owning a sponge iron manufacturing unit in Jharkhand.The dispute arose after...

'Misleading Ad' Case: NCDRC Stays District Commission Proceedings Over Forensic Examination Of Actor Salman Khan's Signatures

In temporary respite for Bollywood actor Salman Khan, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) on Wednesday (June 10) stayed the proceedings initiated against him in a case related to "misleading" Pan Masala advertisement, regarding genuineness of his signatures. The NCDRC coram comprising of Justice (retd) AP Sahi, President and Member Bharatkumar Pandya stayed the...

'What Action Have You Taken?': Gujarat High Court Questions State Authorities In Plea Alleging Illegal Sand Mining On Govt Land

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (June 11) orally questioned the State authorities as to what action they had taken over alleged sand mining from a government waste land in a village. The court was hearing a plea by residents of a village who argued that sand had been taken away from government land, without any resolution by the authorities. Their counsel said that petitioners had...

In Judgment On Homemakers, Supreme Court Cites 2023 Handbook Which CJI Surya Kant Called 'Too Harvard-Oriented'

The Supreme Court on Thursday (June 11) delivered a landmark judgment which recognized homemakers' contribution as 'nation builders', and directed that their contribution must be quantified a minimum as Rs 30,000 per month.The Court held that when a homemaker dies in a motor vehicle accident, the loss of domestic care must be separately awarded as a head of compensation, quantified at Rs...

Lokayukta's Core Adjudicatory Functions Cannot Be Delegated Even In Complaint Against His Brother: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court has upheld an order passed by the Lokayukta in proceedings concerning allegations against the Lokayukta's own brother, holding that the doctrine of necessity would apply where the office of the Lokayukta is a single-member institution and the core adjudicatory functions of the office are not delegable under the Jharkhand Lokayukta Act, 2001. A Single Judge Bench...

Wrong Date Of Birth In Matrimonial Profile Leading To Horoscope Mismatch Amounts To Fraud: Telangana HC Grants Divorce

The Telangana High Court has granted divorce to a woman who alleged that her husband had fraudulently misrepresented his age on a matrimonial website, resulting in an incorrect horoscope match and an arranged marriage solemnised under a mistaken belief regarding compatibility.A Division Bench of Justice K. Lakshman and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao observed that the husband had furnished a...

Court Does Not Become 'Functus Officio' After Directing Probe Under S.156(3) CrPC, Must Call For Progress Reports: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that once the direction for investigation was issued by the Criminal Court in terms of Section 156(3), CrPC, it does not become functus officio, but remained under an obligation to call for progress reports in case it found that the investigation was not completed within a reasonable time. The bench of Justice Rekha Borana observed that the Court had noticed many...

Public Servant's Financial Affairs Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI, Unless Justified By Overriding Public Interest: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court dismissed an RTI applicant's plea seeking disclosure of assets and liability statement of a public servant, former Deputy Controller of State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), observing that the information sought was personal unconnected to any public interest hence protected under Section 8(1) (j) RTI Act. It observed that official acts, decisions, utilization...