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Probe into Messi in Kolkata Event Fiasco to Continue; Court Declines Interference with SIT and Enquiry Panel: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has refused to grant interim relief in three Public Interest Litigations filed in connection with the chaotic Lionel Messi event held at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, on 13 December 2025. The petitions raised allegations of ticket profiteering, misuse of State machinery, lack of crowd control,…
Relief Granted to CISF Constable as Double Punishment for Same Misconduct Is Impermissible: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated a settled principle of service law that no employee can be punished more than once for the same misconduct. The ruling came in a writ petition filed by Prabhu Nath Yadav, a personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force, who challenged the denial of efficiency bar increment…
Patent Office Directed to Examine Demonstration of Rejected Application, Court Says Invention Must Not Go Waste: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has delivered an important decision emphasizing encouragement of innovation and fair opportunity to inventors. The Court held that an invention should not be allowed to go waste without being practically tested and directed the Patent Office to permit an inventor to demonstrate a working…
SBI Woman Officer’s Service Restored in POSH Act Enforcement and Workplace Sexual Harassment Protection Case: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh delivered a significant judgment on 19 December 2025 in a case dealing with Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, commonly known as the POSH Act. The case involved Mridu Chauhan, a woman officer of the State Bank of…
Passport Is Also a Means of Identification; Condition to Deposit It While Granting Bail Cannot Be Imposed Routinely: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that courts should not impose a condition requiring deposit of a passport in a routine or mechanical manner while granting bail. The Court observed that a passport is not merely a travel document but also an important proof of identity and nationality, and such a condition…
Private Member Bill Proposes Criminalisation of Malicious Deepfakes Made Without Consent: Parliament
A private member’s Bill titled the Regulation of Deepfake Bill, 2024 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha with the objective of criminalising the creation and circulation of harmful deepfake content. The Bill was introduced by Shrikant Eknath Shinde, a Member of Parliament from the Shiv Sena, amid growing concerns…
13-Year-Old Robbery Case Quashed Citing Exam Alibi, Property Dispute and Passage of Time in Uttar Pradesh Matter: Supreme Court
The Gujarat High Court recently restored the rights of Aparajita Energy Private Limited over its detained cargo of distillate marine fuel, seizing attention over allegations that the imported fuel was disguised diesel. The matter came up before a Division Bench of Justices A.S. Supehia and Pranav Trivedi, who reviewed…
DRI Seizure of Imported Distillate Oil Quashed; Court Questions Cloud Point Test and Diesel Classification Logic: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court recently restored the rights of Aparajita Energy Private Limited over its detained cargo of distillate marine fuel, seizing attention over allegations that the imported fuel was disguised diesel. The matter came up before a Division Bench of Justices A.S. Supehia and Pranav Trivedi, who reviewed…
Power under Section 311 CrPC Must Be Invoked Sparingly and Only When Evidence Is Indispensable to Discover the Truth: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has laid down clear principles on the use of Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure while setting aside a Gujarat High Court order that permitted the prosecution to recall and examine a minor child witness at a very late stage of trial. The Court held that the power to recall…
Dowry Cruelty Case Against Husband Quashed; Vague Allegations Cannot Justify Criminal Trial under IPC 498A: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has clearly explained the difference between real matrimonial cruelty and loosely framed criminal allegations while dealing with a case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The Court ruled that vague and general accusations cannot force a husband to…
