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"Pay For Police Escort Or Don't Go": Bombay High Court To Abu Salem In Plea For Emergency Parole To Mourn Brother's Demise
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday told underworld gangster Abu Salem that if he wanted to avail emergency parole leaves to visit his native place in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh area in view of his brother's death, he will have to pay for the police escort party, which would accompany him. For context, Salem's brother Abu Hakim Ansari died on November 14, 2025 and to console his death, the...
Ex-Contract Workers Must Get Preference When Principal Employer Replaces Contract Labourers With Regular Workmen : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that when an employer intends to employ regular workers in place of contract labour, then the employer must give first preference to the erstwhile contract workers. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and SVN Bhatti outlined the modes and methods of re-employment if discontinuation of the labour contract is valid: "a. If the principal employer intends to employ...
Kerala High Court Closes Pleas Against Sprinklr Deal, Says There Was No Data Sharing By State
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (28 January) closed a batch of writ petitions which questioned the data confidentiality of the State government's agreement with US-based data analytics firm Sprinklr Inc. for managing COVID-19 related data.The division bench comprising Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M, confirmed the earlier directions issued by a division bench of the Court...
Cyber Crime Cases | 'No Blanket Bank A/C Freezing; Inform Magistrate Within 24 Hours': Allahabad HC Issues Strict 5-Point Protocol For Cops
The Allahabad High Court has held that a blanket notice by the police to the bank to freeze a particular account, without indicating the amount (on which lien is being sought) would be illegal and arbitrary.A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla added that investigating Officer is required to intimate the jurisdictional Magistrate about the same within 24 hours.The...
'Not Maintainable': Delhi High Court Rejects Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Appeal Against Order Framing Charges In UAPA Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 28) dismissed an appeal preferred by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging an order framing charges against him in a UAPA case, stating that it is an interlocutory order against which appeal is not maintainable. In doing so, the court referred to a coordinate bench's decision in December 2025 which had held that a charge order cannot...
MP High Court Launches Special Training Programme For SC/ST Civil Judge Aspirants
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has initiated a specialized “Capacity Building Programme” for aspirants and Advocates (belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and others) who are preparing for the Civil Judge, Junior Division (Entry Level) Examination. The programme, inaugurated by the Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, emphasized its commitment to provide guidance and structured...
'Affront To Personal Liberty', NBW Can't Be Issued Before Scheduled Date Of Appearance Of Accused U/S 35(3) BNSS: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that non-bailable warrant of arrest (NBW) cannot be issued against an accused before the scheduled date of appearance, upon issuance of notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).Terming such dereliction as an “affront to personal liberty” of the accused, the Single Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy held –“…it...
Tata Power Moves Delhi High Court Against DERC Rules Forcing DISCOMs To Finance Govt Works Without Interest
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition filed by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. challenging Delhi government's recent amendments to the Delhi Electricity Commission Regulations inasmuch as it compels distribution companies to finance Government infrastructure works, without allowing recovery of interest, time value of money, or compensatory interest for delayed...
'Passport Issuance Also Outsourced To Private Agencies', Supreme Court Tells Petitioner Opposing Aadhaar Use In SIR
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned objections to the use of Aadhaar as a verification document in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, observing that even the issuance of passports has been outsourced to private agencies.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing petitions challenging the ongoing SIR exercise, including a...
Delhi High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Rani Kapur's Plea Against Priya Kapur, Karisma Kapoor's Children Over 'Fraudulent' Family Trust
The Delhi High Court will hear on Thursday (January 29), a suit moved by late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother, Rani Kapur against her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and actress Karisma Kapoor's children alleging that they orchestrated a “fraudulent family trust” to unlawfully strip her of her entire estate.The matter was listed on Wednesday (January 28) before Justice Vikas Mahajan,...
Complaint Under S.175(4) BNSS Against Public Servant Must Comply With Conditions Under S.175(3) : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a Magistrate cannot entertain a complaint against a public servant under Section 175(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) unless the complainant first complies with Section 175(3), which requires the Magistrate to be satisfied that the complainant has already approached the Superintendent of Police with a written complaint supported by an...