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Karnataka High Court Closes Minor Rape Survivor's Plea After State Notifies SOP For Early Identification, Timely Response To Underage Pregnancies
The Karnataka High Court has recently disposed of a writ petition filed by a 16-year-old survivor of sexual assault who sought medical termination of her pregnancy, after the State notified a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Early Identification and Timely Response to Underage Pregnancies. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 410]The single judge bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav...
Seafarers Too Have Right To Live With Dignity: Orissa High Court Directs Centre To Repatriate Foreign Crew Of Abandoned Vessel
The Orissa High Court has recently ordered repatriation of 23 foreign crew members of an abandoned cargo vessel, which has been anchored at the Paradip Port since May this year upon issuance of arrest orders by the Court for keeping security in maritime suit. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 116]While providing relief in the writ petition filed by the Master of the Vessel, the Bench of Justice Radha...
Plea Seeking FIR Against TN Minister Marie Wilson Over Admission Of Paying Bribe Withdrawn From Madras High Court
A plea calling for registration of an FIR against Tamil Nadu Minister Marie Wilson for his statement admitting that he had given a bribe to the previous regime in connection with his private educational institution has been withdrawn from the Madras High Court.The petitioner, on Monday (October 12), requested the bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan to permit him...
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Muslim Cleric Accused Of Religious Conversion, Solemnizing Minor's Marriage
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a Muslim cleric who was accused of religious conversion and solemnizing a minor's marriage without verifying proof of age. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 281]The accused was booked under Sections 64(2)(i), 64(2)(m), 137(2), 87, 115(2), 351(3) of BNS; Sections 4, 6, 17, 18 of the POCSO Act, Sections 9 & 10 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Section 4A...
FIR Stayed, Yet Chargesheet Filed Against Student Leader Who Alleged UP SI Exam Irregularities: High Court Seeks SHO's Explanation
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has directed the Station House Officer (SHO) of a Police Station in Lucknow to explain how a chargesheet was forwarded in a case after the Court had stayed the FIR against student leader Ashutosh Kumar Pandey over his Facebook post alleging irregularities in the State Sub-Inspector Recruitment Examination, 2025.A Bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and...
Supervisory Police Position At Time Of Custodial Assault Doesn't Itself Establish Criminal Liability: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a police officer allegedly involved in the death of a prisoner, observing that the fact that the accused police officer was holding a supervisory position at the relevant time by itself cannot establish proof of individual criminal liability. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 412]The bench of Justice Alok Awasthi observed:"This Court also takes note of...
Supreme Court Directs Delhi Police SIT Probe Into Assault On Lawyers Protesting Against BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra
"You seem more interested in prosecuting the BCI Chairman, than the assailants. He was never there at the [site]", J Bagchi to petitioners.
Person Facing Trial Under UAPA Cannot Seek Removal From Police List Of Over Ground Workers: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a person facing trial in a case alleging involvement in terrorist activities cannot seek removal of his name from a police-maintained list of Over Ground Workers (OGWs) while the criminal proceedings remain pending and his dismissal from government service on national security grounds has not been set aside.Justice Sanjay Dhar...
Madras High Court Directs Registry Not To Number DMK's Defamation Suit Against TVK Ministers Till October 13
The Madras High Court has directed its registry not to number a defamation suit filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party against Tamil Nadu Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and CTR Nirmal Kumar, till the court hears an appeal preferred by Nirmal Kumar against the order permitting DMK to sue them. The party had moved the defamation suit alleging that the Ministers made statements against...
'Partition Of Property Can Be Only Among Those Having A Share Or Interest': Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal seeking partition of a property, holding that the plaintiff had failed to establish any right, title or interest in the disputed plot and that other persons claiming interests in the property had not been impleaded in the suit.A Division Bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur and Justice Atarup Banerjee upheld the trial court's decision dismissing...
SCBA Asks Members To Wear White Ribbons To Express Solidarity With Advocates Mistreated By Delhi Police
The Supreme Court Bar Association Executive Committee has decided that Advocates/members of the Bar will wear a white ribbon pinned to their coats and will assemble in front of the Gandhi statue on October 13 (Tuesday) to observe a one-minute silence to express solidarity with advocates who were mistreated by the Delhi police during the October 10 protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Members...
