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Madras High Court Quashes COVID-19 Lockdown Case As Time-Barred; Notes State Policy To Withdraw Such Cases
The Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising out of alleged violations during the COVID-19 lockdown period, holding that the prosecution was barred by limitation and that the case ought to have been withdrawn in terms of the State Government's policy.Justice M. Nirmal Kumar allowed a Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and set aside the proceedings in S.T.C. No. 873 of 2025 pending before the Judicial Magistrate,...
Hyderabad Court Grants Strong Interim Relief to Euro Exim Bank; Unverified Allegations Against Bank Pulled Up
In a significant judicial setback to those who aired sensational allegations against Euro Exim Bank, the Hyderabad City Civil Court has recorded that the respondents failed to place any material before the Court to justify the grave imputations they made against the bank, including claims that its guarantees were “fraudulent,” that it was a “donga bank,” and that it was involved in a so-called “mega scam.” The Court noted that the respondents did not produce documentary support, verifiable...
'Tardy, Inefficient': High Court Raps Delhi Govt For Failing To Constitute Dispute Resolution Committee For Street Vendors
The Delhi High Court has expressed displeasure with the Delhi Government over its failure to constitute the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee under the Streets Vendors Act, despite earlier directions passed in 2024. Justice Sachin Datta express its “dismay” at the “tardy and inefficient manner” in which the Delhi Government has proceeded in the matter. “It is...
'Go To HC': Supreme Court Rejects Savukku Shankar's Nephew's Plea Against 3rd Preventive Detention Order Under Goondas Act
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition filed by YouTuber and journalist Savukku Shankar's nephew seeking quashing of a third detention order passed against Shankar under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter and asked the petitioner to approach the High Court. It also said that upon being so approached,...
'Performing Daughter's Marriage A Pious Obligation In Hindu Way Of Life': Allahabad HC Grants Short-Term Bail To Convict
Observing that performing the marriage of a daughter is one of the pious obligations in the Hindu way of life, the Allahabad High Court recently granted a 7-day short-term bail to a convict to allow him to participate in his daughter's wedding. A bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra passed the order on an application filed by Desh Raj in a pending appeal challenging...
A Veto On Justice: 18,000 CAPF Officers And India's Looming Constitutional Crisis
“The legislature cannot set aside a judgment. It can only remove the defect in the law that formed the basis of that judgment. The moment it attempts more, it ceases to legislate — it usurps.”— Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Constituent Assembly Debates, 1949On 25 March 2026, a four-page legislative measure was introduced in the Council of States. It was subsequently passed by both Houses following deliberation and opposition, before receiving Presidential assent on 9 April 2026 and being formally brought...
Complainant Can Move Plea U/S 311 CrPC To Summon Witnesses; Public Prosecutor's Application Not A Precondition: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that, in a state case, a court can exercise its power under Section 311 CrPC to summon witnesses or exhibit documents, even on an application filed by the complainant.The Court also clarified that filing of an application by the Public Prosecutor is not a 'precondition' for exercise of powers under this provision [now Section 348 BNSS] A bench...
Deepfakes, Due Diligence And The Good Samaritan Paradox; How India's 2026 IT Amendment Rules Resolve Global Platform Liability Debate
The Global Problem Nobody Has SolvedThere is a question that haunts every regulator trying to govern AI-generated content. When a platform voluntarily takes down a deepfake, does that editorial judgment cost it the very intermediary immunity that allows it to function? In the US, the debate has raged under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 1996 (47 U.S.C. § 230), which shields platforms from liability for user content. The catch? Courts remain split on whether active content...
Delhi University Faculty Of Law To Host National Seminar On Imprisoned Women & Children
A one-day multidisciplinary national seminar on “Motherhood and Child Well-being of Imprisoned Women: Legal and Socio-economic Perspectives” will be organised by the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, in collaboration with Saraswati Institute of Law, Palwal, Haryana. The seminar is sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and is scheduled to be held on May 8, 2025, at Umang Bhawan, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. About Organizers:Indian Council of Social Science...
Delhi High Court Permits Sperm Retrieval Of Soldier In Coma, Holds Prior IVF Consent Sufficient
The Delhi High Court has permitted the extraction and cryopreservation of sperm of an Indian Army soldier in a persistent vegetative state, holding that his prior consent to undergo IVF treatment with his wife constituted valid consent under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021.Citing Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav directed that the...