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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice Over Custodial Death Of 24-Year-Old, But Refuses To Issue Blanket Directions In PIL Seeking Protocol
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (April 08), refused to issue notice regarding the formulation of a comprehensive protocol to prevent custodial torture in a PIL filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties. However, the court has issued a limited notice to the State and Police department, including the DGP, over the alleged custodial death of 24-year-old Darshan in November 2025.The...
'Swatantryaveer' Title Given To Savarkar Not By Govt But By A Writer : Savarkar's Grandnephew Tells Pune Court
In the ongoing criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar, the latter's grandnephew on Wednesday (April 8) told a special MP/MLA court that the title 'Swatantryaveer' (brave freedom fighter) was not given to Savarkar by the Government.Savarkar's grandnephew - Satyaki, who is the complainant in the case, is...
Rajasthan HC Lawyer Among First Three Civilian Indians to Complete 100-Metre Deep-Sea Dive In Lakshadweep
A team of three (3) divers comprising of a lawyer, practicing at the Rajasthan High Court, Muktesh Maheshwari, along with two other divers, namely, Donarun Das and Rolan Mathias, achieved a historic milestone on March 31, 2026, becoming first civilian Indian divers to complete 100-meter dive in Indian territorial waters, conducted off the Kavaratti Island, Lakshdweep. The dive was led by...
Delhi High Court Asks Nursing Council To Consider Setting Up Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Nurses
The Delhi High Court has asked the Indian Nursing Council to consider establishing a grievance redressal mechanism for nurses, while disposing of a public interest litigation highlighting the absence of an effective system to address complaints within the profession.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia was hearing a PIL filed by the...
Overdraft Facility Not Per Se Commercial Transaction: Delhi State Commission Sets Aside Dismissal Of Consumer Complaint
The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (President) and Ms. Bimla Kumari (Member), allowed an appeal against HDFC Bank, holding that the District Commission erred in dismissing the complaint on the ground of “commercial purpose”. The Commission observed that the mere availing of an overdraft facility does not, by itself, render...
HP High Court Quashes Dy Commissioners' Power To Modify Panchayat Reservation Roster Beyond Article 243D Of Constitution
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the State's decision to empower Deputy Commissioners to alter up to 5% of the reservation roster went beyond the framework prescribed under Article 243D of the Constitution and Section 125 of the Panchayati Raj Act. It further stated that reservations in Panchayats must strictly follow population-based criteria and rotation, and any deviation...
Rajasthan Bar Council Polls: Supervisory Committee Orders Ballots Without Senior Advocate Categorisation
The High-Powered Election Supervisory Committee for Rajasthan Bar Council Elections directed that the names of the candidates on the ballot papers shall be printed in the sequence of their enrolment dates, as per the past practices, without any categorization of senior advocates and advocates. The direction came in the background of an issue raised by the Secretary, Bar Council of Rajasthan,...
Regulating Intimacy Or Violating Privacy? A Constitutional Challenge To Mandatory Live-In Registration Under Gujarat Uniform Civil Code 2026
The Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026 introduces a significant shift in India's regulation of personal relationships, particularly through its mandate on live-in relationship registration reflecting a shift from mere recognition to active State involvement in intimate matters. Although intended to protect vulnerable partners, particularly women, the measure raises an important constitutional question: can the State require disclosure of such personal relationships without infringing the right to...
Rehabilitation Under Statutory Scheme Not Punitive: Uttarakhand HC Upholds Eviction Notices To Rispana Riverbed Basti Residents
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that action taken by authorities to relocate residents of a Basti situated along the Rispana riverbed in Dehradun, in furtherance of the Uttarakhand Special Provisions for Urban Local Bodies and Authorities Act, 2018, cannot be termed illegal or punitive. The Court observed that where residents are being shifted to alternative accommodation under the...
S. 482 CrPC | Successive Quashing Petitions Not Maintainable On Grounds Available Earlier But Abandoned: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a 'third' quashing petition filed by an accused relating to the same criminal proceedings, raising a ground that was available earlier but not taken up.A bench of Justice Samit Gopal effectively ruled that successive quashing petitions u/s 482 CrPC seeking to quash criminal proceedings on grounds that were previously available are...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Retrospective Application Of Payment Of Bonus Amendment Act, 2015
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the validity of retrospective applicability of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015 on grounds that no new rights of the employees were being created by the amendment and it was not impairing any existing rights of the employers. The Amendment Act raises the eligibility of 'employee' under the Act from those who earned maximum of Rs. 10,000/- per month...