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Mere Forwarding Of Social Media Content Not An Offence Under BNS: Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Over Alleged Fake News
The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two individuals accused of circulating “fake news” on social media, holding that mere forwarding of content, without the requisite intent, does not attract offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.A Single Judge Bench of Justice K. Sujana observed:“Even assuming for a moment that the petitioners had circulated...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Union Minister Prahlad Joshi's Brother In Alleged 'Election Ticket' Cheating Case
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the cheating case filed by the wife of a former JD(S) MLA against Gopal Joshi- the estranged brother of Union Minister Prahlad Joshi-and his son, holding that the ₹2 crore dispute over an election ticket was a civil matter of money recovery, not a criminal offence.The single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna noted in the order as...
End The Linguistic Apartheid
Justice is frequently conceptualized as a procedural outcome, yet its true essence is communicative. In the Indian Republic, a profound ontological chasm exists between the "Law of the State" and the "Life of the Citizen." This divide is primarily linguistic. When English remains the language of legal education and the highest courts, it is a 'structural injustice' that enables what theorist Miranda Fricker calls "Epistemic Injustice", the silencing of a subject's ability to convey lived...
“Nothing But Exploitation”: Andhra Pradesh High Court Flags Long-Term Engagement Of Temporary Workers Without Regularisation
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has strongly deprecated the State's long-standing practice of engaging workers on ad-hoc basis for decades, extracting work equivalent to that of full-time employees, while paying them meagre wages and refusing regularisation and benefits arising out of it.The criticism was propounded by a Division Bench comprising Justice Battu Devanand and Subhendu Samanta...
POCSO Cases Involving Consensual Adolescent Relationships May Be Quashed To Prevent “Manifest Injustice”: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court has held that while the statutory age of consent remains binding, courts must account for “ground realities” in consensual adolescent relationships, and may quash POCSO proceedings in exceptional cases to prevent injustice.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice H.S. Thangkhiew observed:“What emerges… is that although the statutory age...
Hindu Succession Act | Husband Gets No Share In Parental Property Inherited By Wife: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stated that property inherited by a female Hindu from her parents shall devolve upon the heir/s of her father if she dies intestate, and such property shall not devolve upon her husband or his heirs.Referring to Section 15(2)(a) of Hindu Succession Act, which governs devolution of parental property to heirs, Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao held,“The bare...
Kerala High Court Expresses Satisfaction With Waste Management Measures At Chottanikkara Temple
The Kerala High Court has recently (26 March) expressed satisfaction with the progress of waste management and sanitation measures at the Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple, while directing authorities to ensure continued upkeep of the premises.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu proceeding initiated over allegations...
Registered Owner Who Parted With Possession Of Vehicle Used In Terror Activities Cannot Seek Its Release: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a registered owner who has executed a power of attorney in favour of an accused and parted with possession of a vehicle cannot maintain an application for release of the vehicle when it is seized for involvement in transportation of arms and ammunition in a terror-related case.The Court further observed that approaching the Court...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 23 - March 29, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 98 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 104Nominal IndexThe Trustee, Ahmedabad Jesuits Schools Society & Anr. v/s Biju Jose Vadaken & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 98Piyushbhai Bhagvatbhai Gamit v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 99X v/s Y, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 100Hasmukhbhai Bhurabhai Vasava v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 101Manojbhai...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Eviction Order Against Mosque Built On Govt Land, But Quashes Penalty Under Revenue Code
Recently, while holding that the mosque in question was illegally constructed on the Gram Sabah land which was recorded as 'Khalihan' in the revenue records, the Allahabad High Court removed penalty imposed under U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 against the present mosque occupants as there was no material to link them to the construction of the mosque and did not have any title, right or interest in...
'WhatsApp Notice Not Valid For Arrest U/S 41A CrPC': Rajasthan HC Convicts Cop For Contempt Over Violation Of Arnesh Kumar Guidelines
The Rajasthan High Court convicted a police officer for contempt of court in light of the fact that the petitioner's arrest was made by the respondent-police officer merely on the basis of an intimation over WhatsApp, without furnishing a valid notice as contemplated under Section 41-A of CrPC.The bench of Justice Praveer Bhatnagar held that intimation made through WhatsApp did not satisfy...