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Magistrate Can't Return Private Complaint Solely For Want Of Accused's Postal Address: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot return a private complaint merely because the complainant has not furnished the postal address of the accused.Justice C S Dias was delivering the judgment in a criminal miscellaneous case. The petitioner had filed a private complaint before the Judicial First-Class Magistrate-II, Thrissur, alleging that the third respondent had...
S.163A MV Act | Borrower Driving Owner's Vehicle Not 'Third Party'; Legal Heirs Can't Claim No-Fault Compensation: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that the legal representatives of a deceased borrower-driver cannot maintain a claim under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act against the insurer, reiterating that a person who borrows a vehicle and drives it “steps into the shoes of the owner” and cannot be treated as a third party.Section 163A provides for compensation on a no-fault basis,...
Trinamool Congress Fields Sr Adv Menaka Guruswamy For Rajya Sabha Election
The All India Trinamool Congress has fielded Senior Advocate Dr.Menaka Guruswamy as a candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Elections.If elected, Guruswamy, a renowned lawyer and constitutional expert, will become the first member from the LGBTQ community to be elected as a Member of Parliament.Apart from Guruswamy, the AITC also announced the candidature of Rajeev Kumar, former West Bengal...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 27, 2026
Links to today's SC reports :SC Collegium Recommends Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari As Madras High Court Chief Justice; Justice Lisa Gill For Andhra Pradesh HCSupreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment Of Nine Advocates As Patna High Court JudgesAll States/UTs Framed Rules To Implement Shariat Act? Supreme Court Seeks ReportSC Collegium Adopts New Policy To Ensure Incoming HC Chief Justices...
“What Is Casual For Srinagar DM Is Causality To Fundamental Rights”: J&K&L High Court Quashes Arbitrary Detention, Orders Immediate Release
In a scathing indictment of administrative casualness in preventive detention matters, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a detention order passed under the Public Safety Act, observing that “what is a casual for the District Magistrate Srinagar is a causality to the fundamental right of the personal liberty of the petitioner.”Justice Rahul Bharti, while allowing...
Subsequent Denial Of Bail To Co-Accused Not 'Supervening Circumstance' To Cancel Bail: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the subsequent denial of bail to co-accused persons cannot, by itself, be treated as a “supervening circumstance” warranting cancellation of bail already granted to an accused, in the absence of any allegation that the accused has misused the liberty granted by the court.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna thus dismissed a petition seeking cancellation...
Wife Pursuing S.498A IPC Case Against Husband In India After Accepting Divorce Settlement In US Is 'Abuse Of Process': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a wife cannot be permitted to continue criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC in India after having accepted a divorce decree and monetary settlement passed by a competent court in the United States.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna thus quashed an FIR registered against the husband and in-laws, observing that the complainant-wife having voluntarily...
More Women Joining Workforce To Become Economically Independent, State Cannot Deny Maternity Benefits: Bombay High Court
At the time when more and more women are joining the workforce for becoming economically independent, the authorities by denying them maternity leave benefits cannot compromise their role as a care giver to the child, observed the Bombay High Court while ordering the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to pay and extend the benefits to a Doctor, working in the civic-run KEM hospital, at...