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Over-Emphasis On Accused's Rights Risks Undermining Rights Of Victim, Courts Must Strike Balance: Bombay High Court In POCSO Case
The Bombay High Court on Monday, while upholding a man's conviction and life sentence for raping a minor girl, bemoaned the 'danger' of 'over-emphasis' on the rights of the accused while 'ignoring' the rights of the victim.A division bench of Justice Manish Pitale and Justice Manjusha Deshpande highlighted the fact that it is the victim, who sets the criminal law into motion and yet the rights...
Surat Rape Case: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Narayan Sai's Plea For Suspension Of Life Sentence
The Gujarat High Court last week issued notice on a plea moved by Narayan Sai–convicted in a rape case in 2019–seeking suspension of his life sentence. A division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice RT Vachchani in its order said:"Notice, returnable on 26.02.2026. Learned APP waives service of notice for the respondent-State. Learned advocate for the applicant is permitted to serve...
Bombay High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Dhangar Quota Protest Plea, Recalls Maratha Protestors Who 'Overstayed, Littered Mumbai'
The Bombay High Court on Monday criticised the Maratha Community protestors who had brought the city of Mumbai to a standstill in September 2025, for 'littering' the roads of the city and overstaying on the streets while demanding reservation for the community. A division bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Abhay Mantri emphasised on how the protestors were permitted to stage protest...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 19, 2026
Links to today's reports :Asking Accused To Appear In Every Appeal Hearing Unwarranted When Sentence Has Been Suspended : Supreme CourtCan Child Born To OCI Cardholders In India Be Regarded As 'Person Of Indian Origin'? Supreme Court To Decide'Place IT Returns Of Last 5 Years Before Us, Show Income Source' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Petitioner In 'Frivolous' PILStaff Records Bail 'Rejected'...
Repeated IT Reassessment Against NDTV Founders Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy Amounts To Harassment: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that repeatedly reopening income tax assessments against NDTV founders Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy for the same year amounted to their "unnecessary harassment" A Division Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar made the observation while dealing with reassessment proceedings initiated by the Income Tax Department for the Assessment Year...
Aadhaar And GPS Based Attendance System For Medical College Faculty Not Violative Of Right To Privacy: Patna High Court
In a significant judgment, the Patna High Court has upheld the requirement of Aadhaar-based facial authentication and GPS location sharing for marking attendance of faculty members in medical colleges in Bihar.A Single Judge Bench comprising Justice Bibek Chaudhuri was hearing a writ petition challenging a public notice directing mandatory implementation of face-based Aadhaar authentication...
Supreme Court Flags Disparity In National Highways Act Acquisitions Compared To Other Land Acquisitions, Urges Centre To Examine
The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the deep structural flaws in determining the land acquisition compensation acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956. The Court said that land owners whose lands were acquired under the 1956 Act faces significant disadvantage when compared to land owners whose lands were acquired under different laws. The Court noted that under the...
State Can't Shut Unrecognised Madarsa, But Can Deny Government Grants: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no provision in law which enables the District Minority Welfare Officer to close operations of an unrecognized Madarsa in the State of Uttar Pradesh.Petitioner, Committee of Management of Madarsa Ahle Sunnat Imam Ahmad Raza, had approached the High Court against the order of the District Minority Welfare Officer, Shrawasti by which the closure...
Employer Can't Revise Service Book Post-Retirement To Cover Up Own Lapses: J&K&L High Court Quashes Recovery From Retiree
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an employer cannot revise service records post-retirement to the prejudice of an employee in order to cover up its own lapses, especially when the employee was not responsible for maintaining the service book and the issue stood settled by an earlier judgment of the Court.The Court was hearing a writ petition challenging the revision...
The Aravalli Verdict and India's Green Constitutionalism: A Watershed Moment in Ecological Jurisprudence”
On December 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of India stayed its own November judgment on the definition and regulatory regime governing the Aravalli Hills and Ranges, holding that “clarification is necessary.” The Vacation Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih, took suo motu cognisance of the controversy that followed its earlier ruling and placed the decision in abeyance (SMW(C) No. 10/2025). This rare act of judicial self-correction...