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MP High Court Questions Police Conduct Over Missing Audio-Video Record In Alleged Opium Seizure Case, Summons Principal Secretary
Observing that the police personnel handling an alleged opium seizure case had conveniently forgotten to adhere to BNSS provisions on search and seizure, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state's Principal Secretary to apprise on steps taken to implement the provisions. In the present matter, the applicant, in custody since August 29, 2025, claimed that he was illegally escorted from...
Kerala High Court Extends Interim Protection From Arrest Granted To MLA Rahul Mamkootathil In Rape & Miscarriage Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday (December 15) extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the rape and miscarriage case alleged against him. Justice K. Babu posted the matter to Thursday (December 18) for consideration and extended the interim order till then.Earlier, he had approached the Principal District and Sessions Court,...
Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Granting Specific Performance Of Development Agreement Between BTRA & Nilkanth Enterprise
The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) upholding a 2017 arbitral award directing specific performance of a long negotiated development transaction concerning 57,000 sq. m. of land in Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai. Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan held that “there is nothing on record to show...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Accused After Police Fail To Produce Him Before Magistrate For Extension Of Remand
The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to an accused charged under provisions of the Scheduled Castes And The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act, after the police failed to produce him before the court for extension of his remand.The accused was arrested on September 15, for commission of offences under sections 69, 89, 351(2) of BNSS-2023 and Section 3(2)(v) of the...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Indigo Crisis, Allows Petitioner To Join Delhi High Court Proceedings
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation petition filed in respect of the Indigo Flight crisis, noting that the Delhi High Court is already hearing a similar matter.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi gave liberty to the petitioner to join the proceedings in the Delhi High Court. The...
NCLT Delhi Recalls Insolvency Admission Of V4 Infra After Finding Engineered Default
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at New Delhi has recalled its earlier order that had pushed V4 Infrastructure Pvt Ltd into insolvency, after finding that the process was misused to avoid paying an arbitral award that had already been upheld by the Delhi High Court. The tribunal also imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakh on the lender involved for abusing the insolvency law.A Bench of...
Gauhati High Court Directs Assam Govt To Enforce Prohibitory Orders To Control Illegal Fishing In Kaziranga National Park
The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam Government to enforce prohibitory orders to control illegal fishing in the water bodies in Kaziranga National Park.The division bench comprising the Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury was hearing a PIL seeking urgent judicial intervention to curb large-scale fishing in the water bodies of Kaziranga National Park and...
Delhi High Court Allows Hybrid Hearings Citing Air Pollution
The Delhi High Court has allowed lawyers and parties to avail facility of hybrid hearings, citing the air pollution in the national capital. A notification to the said effect has been issued by the Registrar General, Arun Bhardwaj on December 15.“In view of the prevailing weather conditions, I have been directed to convey that if convenient, Members of the Bar/ Parties-in-Person may...
'Non-Availability Of Spares No Excuse': Kerala Consumer Forum Slams Godrej For Failing To Honour AC Compressor Warranty, Awards Compensation
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam recently passed an award against Godrej for failing to replace a failed compressor of an air conditioner that it manufactured within the warranty period. It directed specific performance against the manufacturer to repair or replace the compressor in accordance with the warranty obligations.The Bench comprising D.B. Binu...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Lawyer Who Allegedly Posed As Judge Before Traffic Police
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered against an advocate who was accused of impersonating a Judicial Magistrate and obstructing police officials during a traffic check in Chandigarh.Justice Surya Pratap Singh noted, "there are very specific, categorical and prominent allegations against the petitioner that when two police officers...
S.125 CrPC | Valid Re-Marriage With Ex-Husband Presumed Only If Dissolution Of Muslim Woman's Intervening Marriage Proved: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently clarified that a presumption under Section 125 CrPC of a valid re-marriage between a Muslim man and his ex-wife can arise only if her subsequent marriage, its consummation and dissolution are proved even though they have been co-habiting for long.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering a revision preferred by a Muslim man challenging the Family Court's...
