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Third Party Suits In Deity's Name Permitted Only When 'Sebait' Loses Authority: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a third party may institute proceedings in the deity's name only in exceptional circumstances where the lawful sebait has lost or disabled himself from exercising his authority. The division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed, "Only in exceptional circumstances, where the sebait does not or by his own...
Amritsar Consumer Commission Orders Home Centre To Replace Almirah For Defective Supply
The Amritsar Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Mr. Jagdishwar Kumar Chopra (President) and Ms. Mandeep Kaur (Member), allowed a consumer complaint against Home Centre, holding that the supply of a defective almirah and the failure to rectify the defects amounted to deficiency in service. Brief Facts The complainant, Dr. Karan Grewal, purchased a cupboard/almirah...
Negotiable Instruments Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtDistinction between 'delivery' and 'presentation' illustrated - Supreme Court distinguished delivery (Section 46 NI Act) from presentment (Section 64 NI Act) - Held that delivery involves the drawer handing the cheque to the payee, and, in case of account-payee cheques, the payee delivering it to his own bank - This stage is covered by Section 142(2)(a) - Presentment is the act...
Chandigarh Consumer Commission Holds Croma, HP Liable For Sale Of Laptop With Manufacturing Defect
The Chandigarh District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held Infiniti Retail Ltd. (Croma) and Hewlett Packard Global Soft Private Limited liable for deficiency in service for selling a laptop suffering from a manufacturing defect and failing to replace or refund the same despite repeated complaints. The Commission comprising Amrinder Singh Sidhu (President) and Brij Mohan...
Digital Arrest Cyber Fraud Involves Technical And Digital Evidence Vulnerable To Manipulation: MP High Court Denies Bail To Accused
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied bail to an accused in a major cyber fraud case involving a so-called 'digital arrest', observing that such offences rely heavily on technical and digital evidence that is vulnerable to manipulation. The bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed; "Cyber offences of this nature involve technical evidence, electronic devices and digital trails, which...
Future Of High Court Depends On Its Ability To Act As Proactive Custodian Of Constitution: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said that the future of High Courts lies in their ability to act as proactive custodians of the Constitution, remain alert to systemic failures of governance and work towards transforming access to justice from a mere right into a State-guaranteed service.“The future of the High Court depends on its ability to act as a pro-active custodian...
Former Kerala High Court Judge S Siri Jagan Passes Away
Justice (Retired) S Siri Jagan, former Judge of the Kerala High Court, passed away.He was a Judge of the Kerala High Court from February 10, 2005 till January 22, 2014. He was elevated from the bar. After retirement, in 2015, he was appointed by the Supreme Court to head the commission in Kerala to determine compensation in cases of stray dog attacks. He also served as the Acting Vice...
Western Ideas Influence Youth To Get Into Live-Ins; Rape FIRs Filed After Relations Fail: Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Life Term
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that there is an increasing tendency among the youth to live together without the solemnization of marriage under the influence of Western ideas and the concept of live-in. It also noted that when such relations fail, FIRs are lodged. A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Prashant Mishra-I added that since the laws are in favour of women, men...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Man's Claim Of Being Misled Into Selling 50 Kg Beef, Declines Pre-Arrest Bails
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by a 62-years-old booked for allegedly supplying 50-kg-beef in violation of statutory prohibitions, holding that custodial interrogation was necessary to uncover the larger network involved in the illegal trade.Justice Aaradhna Sawhney rejected the plea taken by the petitioner was misled by the sellers,...
Justice VG Arun : Gentleman Judge With Progressive Views
January 23, 2026 marked the retirement of one of the most eminent judges of the Kerala High Court, Justice V.G. Arun known for his calm composure and gentle demeanour among the members of the Bar.Justice Arun has spoken loudly through his forwarded-thinking judgments on freedom of speech and expression, mental health, secularism, equal rights, freedom from surveillance, to name just a...
When Prolonged Incarceration Fails The Bail Test
Who decides when liberty becomes constitutionally intolerable, and by what measure?In Judgment denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, a Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice N.V. Anjaria has not merely rejected two individual applications. It has articulated a new grammar for bail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, one that recalibrates how prolonged incarceration, prima facie scrutiny, and judicial restraint are to be understood.The Judgment...