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Inadvertent Typographical Errors No Ground To Castigate Judicial Officer : Supreme Court Expunges Remarks Against Judge
The Supreme Court has expunged the adverse remarks and strictures recorded by the Rajasthan High Court in its judgment against a Special Judge, after finding that the High Court had made adverse remarks against a judicial officer without giving her a chance to be heard. “…we feel that the adverse observations and the strictures recorded by the High Court against the appellant-Judicial Officer were uncalled for and avoidable.”, observed a bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Devendra Kumar...
Telangana Governor, Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Skip HCBA Oath-Taking Ceremony; Election Committee Also Boycotts Event
Today's oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected office-bearers of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) for 2026–27 witnessed the absence of Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Arun Bhansali. Both of them were earlier scheduled to attend the event as the Chief Guest and Special Guest, respectively. However, the reason for their absence from the ceremony could not be ascertained.Meanwhile, the Chief Returning Officer and members of the Election...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Probation For Four Convicted Of Assaulting Election Rival, Says Courts Must Consider Relief When Conditions Are Met
The Gujarat High Court has observed that while an accused cannot claim probation as a matter of right however the underlying object of the law of probation is reformatory in nature rather than merely to punish the accused. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 303]It said that once the requisite conditions are satisfied, the Court is duty bound to consider whether the case is fit for releasing the offender on probation. In doing so the court upheld a sessions court's order granting probation to four accused...
Madras High Court Upholds Railway Rule Restricting Sleeping Berth Timings; Says Sick Passengers Can Seek Railway Staff's Help
The Madras High Court has dismissed a challenge to Para 652(a) of the Indian Railway Commercial Manual Vol-I, which restricts sleeping berth timings between 10 pm and 6 am. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan held that the restriction was imposed to ensure the convenience of the passengers. The court added that a solitary incident...
Delhi Riots: Court Acquits Five Men In Mosque Arson Case, Finds Eyewitness Testimonies Unreliable
A Delhi Court has acquitted five men accused in a case concerning the alleged vandalism and arson at Allah Wali Mosque in city's Karawal Nagar area during the February 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh pf Karkardooma Courts held that the prosecution failed to establish their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The Court observed that the prosecution witnesses were not credible and that the CCTV footage relied upon by the Delhi Police was inadmissible in evidence for...
Bombay High Court Orders Removal Of Obscene Content Against Radhe Maa In Her Personality Rights Suit
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (November 3) protected the personality and publicity rights of self-styled godwoman and popular spiritual leader Sukhvinder Kaur famous as Radhe Maa. Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar has ordered the respondents Google and other entities to pull down all the objectionable content posted on the internet, which has prejudiced her personality and moral rights....
Supreme Court Seeks UP Police Status Report On Probe In Assault Of 4 Advocates; Directs Protection
The Supreme Court today called on the Uttar Pradesh Police to file a status report after four advocates, including a woman advocate, alleged police inaction with regard to an attack on them in Ghaziabad.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana directed the authorities to ensure that no harm is caused to the life and property of the petitioners. The Court passed the order after perusing CCTV footage of the alleged incident, which Senior Advocate Vikas Singh,...
What Is Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy In Public Place? Supreme Court To Consider Plea Against Facial Surveillance At Protests
The Supreme Court on November 3 issued notice on a plea challenging facial surveillance at designated protest sites, with Justice Joymalya Bagchi raising the question of what constitutes a "reasonable expectation of privacy" when a person is present in a public place.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a petition filed by the Software Freedom Law Centre alleging that the deployment of facial recognition and surveillance...
Legislation Ultra Vires At Enactment Cannot Be Validated By Subsequent Adoption By Parliament: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has held that a piece of legislation which is ultra vires the Constitution at the time of its enactment is stillborn and cannot be legitimized by its subsequent adoption by Parliament.The Court struck down the levy of water usage charges on hydropower projects under the Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act, 2010, holding that the levy was in substance a tax on the generation of electricity, a field over which...
Why did the court say that? | 'OCIs are not citizens'| Bombay HC on Imran Khan's Plea
Why did the Bombay High Court tell actor Imran Khan that he could protest in the USA, but not in India?A closer look at the Court's observations on OCI status, the SIR protest and the challenge to his Leave India notice.
