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Not Appropriate To Restrain Vigilance Inquiry, Says Punjab & Haryana High Court While Dismissing MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's Plea in DA Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to interfere with a vigilance inquiry initiated against Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a disproportionate assets (DA) case, observing that it would not be appropriate to restrain the Vigilance Bureau from conducting its inquiry at this stage.The Court dismissed Khaira's petition, which sought to quash the vigilance inquiry initiated on...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : October 30, 2025
Links to today's reports :Minor Discrepancies In Subsequent Statements Do Not Weaken First Dying Declaration If Found Reliable And Consistent : Supreme CourtSupreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Online Gaming Act On Nov 4S. 149 IPC | Members Of Unlawful Assembly Vicariously Liable Once Common Object Proven, Even If No Fatal Blow Inflicted : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Transfers...
Courts Must Consider Social Realities, Adopt Pragmatic Approach When Considering Accused's Plea To Travel Abroad: P&H High Court
Observing that "courts must not remain in an 'ivory tower', but must engage with and adjudicate in consonance with evolving social realities", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that Courts must take a pragmatic approach in considering an accused's plea to travel abroad.Justice Sumeet Goel said, “When seized of an application by an accused entreating for permission to travel...
Supreme Court Upholds HC Order Allowing Tamil Nadu Govt To Proceed With Eco Park Works Near Madras Race Club
The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with the interim order of the Madras High Court that permitted the Tamil Nadu Government to proceed with works relating to the strengthening and development of a pond and other public projects in the Guindy area, where the Madras Race Club is located. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice R Mahadevan, however, clarified that the High...
Karur Stampede | Supreme Court Asks Person Alleging Coercion By State Officials To Approach CBI
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked a person, who alleged that he was being threatened and cajoled by the Tamil Nadu State officials in relation to the Karur stampede, to approach the Central Bureau of Investigation.A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi was hearing an application filed by S. Prabhakaran, family member of a person who died in the stampede which...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To NIA On Bail Plea Of Man Booked Over Alleged Association With IS
The Supreme Court today issued notice on the bail plea of Mazin Abdul Rahman who has been booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act over alleged association with banned terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS).A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was dealing with Rahman's challenge to a Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed his appeal against the...
Celebration 'Anti-National' : PIL In Allahabad High Court Opposes Fund Allocation For Oudh Bar Association's 125th Anniversary Event
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), seeking a direction to restrain the authorities from allocating any fund or allotting the High Court's conference hall to the Oudh Bar Association (OBA) for its proposed program to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the society, scheduled on November 2, 2025. The plea has been filed...
Causing Injury To Public Servant On Duty Must Be Viewed Seriously; 6-Month Sentence Not Excessive: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that injury to a public servant while on official duty must be viewed seriously and a punishment of six months is not excessive in such cases.Justice Rakesh Kainthla remarked that: “a sentence of six months cannot be said to be excessive because a public servant was injured while discharging his official duties, and such acts are to be...
Appeal Against Dismissal Of Contempt Petition By NCLT Not Maintainable: NCLAT Chennai
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai has recently held that an appeal against dismissal of a contempt petition by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is not maintainable before the Appellate Tribunal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. A coram comprising Judicial Member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma and Technical Member Jatindranath Swain...
School Management Committee Is Statutory Body Under RTE Act; Recovery For Financial Irregularities Cannot Be Made From Single Teacher: HP HC
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the School Management Committee is a statutory body under Section 21 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, and recovery for financial discrepancies can't be imposed on a single teacher.The Court further remarked that it is the management committee that collectively monitors government grants, so fixing recovery solely on...