High Courts

The Bombay High Court recently quashed an FIR registered against Advocate Ratnadeep Ram Patil, who was accused of Outraging a woman’s modesty during judicial proceedings. The FIR, lodged under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, arose from statements made by the lawyer while defending his client in remand proceedings. A division bench […]

The Bombay High Court has reiterated the precedence of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP) over Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations for Maharashtra State (UDCPR), whilst ensuring legal protection for developers and buyers relying on valid permissions. The bench of Justice B. P. Colabawalla and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan were hearing a matter

In a Writ Petition filed by a 5th semester law student from Shillong law college, seeking condonation for a shortfall in the mandatory 70% attendance required to appear for the end semester examinations. Justice H. S. Thangkhiew of the Meghalaya High Court has denied the grant of the relief sought. The Court referred to Rule 12

On 6th December, 2024, Justice Bhushan R. Gavai delivered a keynote address at the inaugural of Fali Nariman Memorial Lecture, highlighting 'Fali Nariman's Role in Shaping Constitutional Jurisprudence'. The address had a nostalgic start by Justice Gavai taking a trip down the memory lane while recalling his days in the Bombay High Court and then

The Rajasthan High Court recently issued a significant ruling emphasizing the Passport Authority's investigative powers while also safeguarding individual rights. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, presiding over the matter, clarified that the Passport Authority is empowered to conduct necessary inquiries, including requesting a police verification report, before issuing or renewing a passport. However, the Court stressed

The Delhi High Court recently instructed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to assign a senior officer to monitor the investigation into the deaths of three civil services aspirants who died due to the drowning in the basement of RAU’s IAS coaching center situated at BP-11, Old Rajinder Nagar, Central District, New Delhi, on July

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Advait M Sethna imposed a ₹5 lakh cost on a litigant for filing a frivolous writ petition that wasted over two and a half hours of the court's valuable time. The case revolved around a land dispute involving G.B. Industries, which occupied property owned

The Punjab and Haryana High Court bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kuldeep Tiwari quashed a conviction under Sections 363, 366-A, 376, 506 IPC and Sections 4, 6, and 8 of the POCSO Act by the Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Fast Track Court (POCSO). The court noted that the victim's conduct suggested voluntary involvement, as she

The Delhi Court has provided relief to Harsh Beniwal(Plaintiff 1) who was aggrieved by a video which was live streamed by Ajaz Khan (Defendant 1) in which there were sexually explicit remarks against the Plaintiff, his mother(Plaintiff 2) and the sister. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan while hearing the plea of the

Procedural Lapses Cannot Undermine Justice in Serious Offenses The Bombay High Court Division Bench presided by Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande, recently addressed the legality of arrests in a tragic road accident case involving the death of Kaveri Nakhwa. The accused petitioners contended that their arrests were illegal due to the failure to communicate