Failure To Disclose Specific 'Grounds Of Arrest' In Memo Is Dereliction Of Duty; Errant Cops Must Be Suspended: Allahabad High Court

In a significant order passed on Thursday, the Allahabad High Court has directed that any police officer in the state who fails to disclose specific "grounds of arrest" in the arrest memo shall be liable for departmental proceedings after being placed under suspension. A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay observed that "empty compliance" of the law by...

Undisclosed Income: Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Actor Vijay's Challenge To ₹1.5 Crore Income Tax Penalty

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on a plea filed by Actor Vijay challenging the Rs. 1.5 crore penalty imposed on him by the Income Tax Department for undisclosed income of Rs 15 crore in the financial year 2015-16. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy reserved orders on Friday. Another bench of the court had previously stayed the proceedings in 2022.It all goes back to income...

Iran And The Unprecedented Catastrophe: Beyond The Narratives

Iran's current turmoil is often narrated as a story of domestic collapse, economic distress, governance deficits and popular unrest rooted in authoritarian rule. These realities are undeniable and have imposed severe costs on ordinary Iranians. Inflation, unemployment, currency collapse and violent repression of dissent have created conditions of sustained social exhaustion. Yet when this framing is presented in isolation, it obscures a deeper and more unsettling truth: Iran's political and...

Can't Yield To Lawbreakers: Karnataka High Court Asks Police, Organizer To Discuss Measures For 'Peaceful' Conduct Of Traditional Fair

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 23) directed the concerned police inspector and administration of Chithradurga district to convene a meeting with the organizers of a traditional fair in the area so as to ensure that it is conducted peacefully. In doing so the court observed that the administration cannot give into the conduct of a few persons who may try to create a law and...

Supreme Court Requests Jharkhand High Court To Sympathetically Consider Apology Of Advocate In Contempt Case

The Supreme Court on Friday requested the Jharkhand High Court to sympathetically consider the apology tendered by a lawyer who is facing the High Court's suo motu contemp proceedings over a heated exchange with a judge.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the plea by advocate Mahesh Tiwari challenging suo-motu criminal contempt against him who was seen in a...

'Video Journalists Must Adhere To High Ethical Standards': Madras High Court Says While Imposing Strict Bail Conditions On Savukku Shankar

The Madras High Court on Friday (January 23) observed that video journalists should conduct themselves with high ethical standards to maintain public trust. The court added that in the digital age, the video journalists were in front line in combating misinformation and disinformation. “...this Court wishes to observe that video journalists must adhere to high ethical standards...

Supreme Court Declines To Order Reduction Of NEET UG Cutoff For BAMS Admissions 2025–26

The Supreme Court today refused to order reduction of the NEET UG qualifying cutoff for admission to BAMS courses for the academic year 2025–26, observing that the academic year is about to end. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe refused to grant interim relief to ayurvedic colleges seeking reduction in cutoff in order to ensure no seat remains vacant. “We...

Business To Ply Bike Taxis Protected Under Article 19(1)(g), State Can Impose Reasonable Restrictions But No Blanket-Ban: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 23) upheld taxi aggregators' right to business of plying bike taxis observing that it is a legitimate business protected under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, adding that a blanket-ban by the State is not a reasonable restriction under Article 19(6).In doing so the court set aside a single judge's order which held that bike taxis cannot operate...

Jana Nayagan Censor Certificate Row: Madras High Court To Pronounce Orders On CBFC's Appeal On January 27

The Madras High Court will pronounce orders on 27th January (Tuesday) on appeals filed by the Central Bureau of Film Certification (CBFC) challenging a single judge's order directing it to forthwith grant "UA" certification for actor-politician Vijay's Jana Nayagan movie. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan will pronounce orders on Tuesday morning....

Senior Citizen Who Lost Rs 22.92 Crores In Digital Arrest Scam Moves Supreme Court Seeking Preventive Guidelines & Restitution

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union Government, Reserve Bank of India, CBI and seven private banks in a writ petition by 82 year old man who was defrauded of ₹22.92 crores in a digital arrest scam. This is possibly the largest individual digital scam in the country.The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice in the matter. Sr Adv...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Attacks, Thefts Targeting Advocates

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a spate of attacks and thefts targeting advocates, amid growing concern within the legal fraternity over their safety and the alleged lack of effective police action.Division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry sought status report from Chandigarh and Punjab Police authorities.A letter was written by...

Mumbai Special Court Discharges Former State PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal In ED's Maharashtra Sadan Scam Case

A special court in Mumbai designated to hear cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday discharged senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer in the Maharashtra Sadan Scam case lodged against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Special Judge Satyanarayan Navander presiding over the case pronounced the order discharging the Bhujbals,...