High Courts

The Delhi High Court held an advocate guilty of contempt of court for appearing intoxicated and for using filthy and abusive language towards the presiding officer of the court. The Division Bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma held that Adv. Sanjay  Rathod’s conduct, including the derogatory language used against a lady […]

On August 21, 2024  the Bombay High Court’s Division Bench, composed of Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale, refused to quash an FIR registered by the Cyber Cell under Sections 354, 509, and 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), along with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act).

  A single Judge bench of Justice Arun Monga of Rajasthan High Court while  reaffirming  the constitutional protection of life and liberty under Art 21 reiterated that protection under the Article extends to individuals in live-in relationships regardless of their age or marital status.  In the   instant criminal writ  petition  instituted  by   a 

The Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking live streaming of court proceedings, saying that in view of the phased implementation of the initiative and ongoing deliberations within the High Court committees, any judicial interference in the matter would be premature. The petitioner contended that the live streaming facility should also include recoding of

In a significant case on 15/06/2024, the Kerala High Court, presided over by Hon’ble Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan, made a crucial decision stating that: "…religion is secondary and citizenship is primary. When Act 2006 prohibits child marriage, the same is applicable to all, irrespective of religion, whether the parties are Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis, etc."