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Expressing deep frustration over serious police misconduct and the indifference in handling cases which are often dismissed or treated with callousness, the division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande, ordered the State to pay Rs 1 Lakh as compensation to a woman from Mumbai for the unlawful arrest of her husband and […]

Courts can only intervene to help the election process move forward: Bombay High Court dismisses candidate's petition over rejected nomination in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections. The Bombay High Court Division Bench comprising Justice Arif S. Doctor and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan, disposed of the petition challenging the rejection of nomination submitted by the petitioner to run

A contempt case was filed against the lawyer for making derogatory remarks about judges in the chat box during a virtual court hearing on WebEx. In a Criminal Contempt Matter involving a lawyer, the Delhi High Court bench, consisting of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Amit Sharma, issued an order for simple imprisonment of

In a Criminal Miscellaneous Petition involving accusations of cheating and forgery, filed before the Delhi High Court's Single Judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected the petition to quash a second FIR filed against the directors, former directors and Managing Director of KJS Cement (I) Ltd. The factual background of the case was that Respondent

"The Courts cannot entertain anticipatory bail application in cases where the State amendment prohibits it." The Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court recently observed that Anticipatory Bail Applications cannot be entertained in cases in Uttar Pradesh where the offence is punishable by death. The bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari

Delhi HC issued a show cause notice to a lawyer, questioning why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for persistently interrupting court proceedings despite repeated warnings. Justice Girish Kathpalia was presiding over a case filed by petitioner Shalini Singh, represented by Advocate Ravi Kumar, in a plea against United Insurance Company (UIC) Limited.

The Delhi High Court recently directed the Delhi government to create an online registration option for marriages solemnised under Muslim law on its e-portal. Justice Sanjeev Narula noted that despite a similar order issued in July 2024, the Delhi government had failed to implement a system for registering Muslim marriages as mandated under the Delhi

Even though Section 66-A of the IT Act was declared unconstitutional, authorities continue to register cases under it, showing blatant disregard for Supreme Court rulings and a pattern of police overreach. The Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad bench, comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice S.G. Chapalgaonkar, quashed an FIR lodged against the applicant for allegedly defaming

The Bombay High Court recently granted interim bail to Anil Rathod, who claimed to have been subjected to custodial torture by the police in Vasai-Virar. The bench comprising of Justice Doctor and Justice Sundaresan observed significant concerns regarding the legality of his arrest, questioning both the actions of the police and procedural lapses under the

Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses Finds Freedom: Delhi HC Lifts Ban as Original Notification Goes Missing In a recent decision, the Delhi High Court concluded proceedings on a petition challenging the 1988 decision to ban the import of The Satanic Verses, a novel by Salman Rushdie. Filed by Sandipan Khan, the petition sought to annul the