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Allahabad High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Swami Avimukteshwaranand In Prayagraj POCSO Case
The Allahabad High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in the Prayagraj POCSO CaseOn February 27, a bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha reserved orders on his anticipatory bail plea and had directed that Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple shall not be arrested until the final disposal of the anticipatory bail application.It may be noted...
“Cannot Become Privy To Trampling Of Personal Liberty”: J&K&L High Court Orders Release Of Detenue From Courtroom
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while ordering the release of a detenue directly from the courtroom, held that it could not permit the continuation of a preventive detention order that results in trampling of the fundamental right to personal liberty, particularly where such detention is founded on no factual or legal basis.The Court was hearing a habeas corpus petition...
Remembering Professor M.P. Singh: When I Visited His Village
Professor M.P. Singh passed away on 7 March 2026. For many of us who studied constitutional law, his presence was felt long before we ever encountered him in person. Most often, it was through his work on VN Shukla's Constitution of India. For a student, his name carried a certain authority.I consider myself fortunate that I was able to meet him.My first interaction with him was in 2019, when he visited Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow, to deliver a lecture on...
Gujarat High Court Directs State Govt To Frame Child Protection Policy, Seeks Social Audit Report By June 30
The Gujarat High Court recently directed the State government to frame a Child Protection Policy and further directed the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to conduct Social Audit, prepare and submit an annual report and special reports by June 30. The court was hearing a PIL filed to ensure compliances of the directions contained in Supreme Court's 09.02.2018 judgment in...
Defence Security Corps Personnel Eligible For Second Pension; Shortfall Up To One Year Can Be Condoned: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on March 24 held that personnel of the Defence Security Corps (DSC) who are already drawing pension from their earlier service in the Army are eligible to earn a second service pension for their subsequent DSC service, and any shortfall in qualifying service up to one year can be condoned in accordance with the Pension Regulations. The Court clarified that there is no legal...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar In Alleged Land Encroachment Case
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (March 25) quashed an FIR registered against spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar over alleged land encroachment in Bengaluru.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna however clarified that none of the observations made in the course of the order would be applicable to other accused or pending proceedings before any other forums.A detailed order...
Delhi High Court Passes Interim Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Gautam Gambhir
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (March 25) passed an interim order protecting the personality rights Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir. Earlier, Gambhir withdrew his previous interim injunction application with liberty to file a fresh application with same cause of action with complete and better particulars. After hearing the parties and perusing the infringing links, Justice...
Delhi High Court Acquits Sonu Punjaban In Trafficking Case, Finds Prosecutrix's Testimony Unreliable
The Delhi High Court has set aside the conviction of Geeta Arora, popularly known as Sonu Punjaban, in a case involving allegations of trafficking and sexual exploitation of a minor, holding that the prosecution failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt due to serious inconsistencies in the testimony of the prosecutrix.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha observed that while a conviction...
Quashing Of Subsequent FIR Doesn't Extinguish PMLA Proceedings If Earlier FIR Subsists: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while quashing a petition filed by a milk manufacturer and exporter, has held that proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act can continue even if a subsequent FIR is quashed, provided an earlier FIR forming the basis of the alleged offence is subsisting. The bench of Justice BP Sharma observed; "In view of the foregoing analysis, this Court holds...
Delhi High Court Raps Litigant Seeking FIR Against Judge Over Alleged Forgery In Judicial Order
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped a litigant who filed a writ petition seeking registration of FIR against a judicial officer over allegations of committing forgery in a judicial order. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia also took exception to the litigant's conduct of uploading the video of proceedings on YouTube. The Court cautioned...