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Delhi High Court Finds Husband, Son Held Guilty Of Setting Woman Ablaze; Quotes Devotional Song On Purity Of Mother-Son Relationship
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of a husband and a son for murdering a woman by setting her on fire, holding that her dying declarations were consistent, voluntary and free from suspicion. A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav said that the woman had no reason to name her grown up son or husband to falsely implicate them,...
WBREAT: Extension Of Project Registration Under Section 6 Of RERA Cannot Exceed One Year
West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (“Tribunal”) bench comprising Justice Rabindranath Samanta (Chairperson) and Dr. Subrat Mukherjee (Administrative Member) held that under Section 6 of the RERA Act, a project's registration cannot be extended for more than one year. Background Facts Builder (Respondent No. 1) applied for registration of its housing project...
Mere Weapon Recovery & FSL Report Not Enough In Absence Of Other Corroborative Evidence : Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convict
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 14) observed that mere recovery of a weapon, even with a supporting FSL report, is not sufficient to sustain a conviction for murder in the absence of other corroborative evidence connecting the accused to the crime. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi set aside the life sentence of a man convicted of murder, holding that the High Court...
Employee Must Be Reinstated After Acquittal If Termination Was Solely Based On Pending Criminal Case: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court held that if the very foundation of termination of an employee was pendency of a criminal case against him/her, and the criminal case resulted in acquittal of the employee by the competent criminal court, the basis of such terminated ceased to exist, and the employer shall reinstate the employee.The division bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice...
Bombay High Court Considers Businessman's "Luxury Lifestyle" Enhances Wife's Maintenance From ₹50K To ₹3.5 Lakh
The Bombay High Court recently enhanced a woman's monthly maintenance from Rs 50 thousand to Rs 3.50 lakhs after noting that her businessman husband from Pune along with his two sons, lived a lavished lifestyle while the divorced wife, who spent 16 years with him, now struggles to earn Rs 1 lakh a month and take care of herself and her daughter.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla...
Customs Act | Delhi High Court Allows BSNL To Belatedly Challenge ₹12.63 Crore Penalty For Misdeclaration Of Goods
The Delhi High Court has allowed BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) to belatedly challenge the Rs. 12,63,01,812/- imposed upon it by the Customs Department for misdeclaration of imported goods.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain noted that the public autonomous service provider showed no valid justification for the delay in approaching CESTAT however, “considering...
P&H High Court Raps Child Welfare Authorities For Mishandling Minor's Custody; Orders Protection & Seeks Detailed Report
The Punjab & Haryana High Court rapped Haryana's Child Welfare Officers for acting in “complete deviation from the objectives” of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, their actions exposed a 17-year-old girl to potential danger despite her being declared a child in need of care and protection.The habeas corpus plea earlier that month after which she was...
'Devious Mechanism': Allahabad High Court Flags Pattern Of Pond Auctions Sans Possession, Seeks Statewide Report From Fisheries Dept
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) took note of what it described as a "quite devious" pattern in the functioning of the Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Department as it observed that ponds across the state are routinely auctioned but neither possession nor lease deeds are handed over to the successful bidders, which results in "huge loss to the public exchequer".A Bench of Justice Shekhar B....
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 14, 2025
Plea Seeks Probe Into NCLAT Member's Disclosure Of Higher Judge Trying To Influence Decision; Supreme Court To Deal On Administrative SideCan Telecom Spectrum License Be Subjected To Insolvency Proceedings? Supreme Court Reserves JudgmentS.138 NI Act | Guidelines In 'Damodar Prabhu Judgment' On Costs For Compounding Cheque Bounce Cases Not Binding: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Seeks ED's...
Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Exonerates Lawyers Accused In High Court 'Bench Hunting' Allegations
The Privilege Committee of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana has exonerated all the lawyers and other individuals to whom it had earlier issued notices in connection with bench hunting allegations at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The State Bar Council had launched an inquiry into serious allegations of bench hunting by lawyers at the Punjab and Haryana High CourtIn an office order,...
Sec 27A NDPS Act| Mere Possession Of Cash Can't Imply Drug Money: Punjab & Haryana High Court Says Specific Nexus Under Law Must Be Proved
Reasserting that currency issued by the sovereign cannot be labelled “drug money” without substantive proof, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the burden squarely rests on the investigating agency to establish a specific and demonstrable nexus between seized cash and illicit drug trafficking before invoking Section 27A or the forfeiture provisions of the NDPS Act.Section...