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13-Year-Old Civil Suit Transferred; Trial Court Rapped for Ignoring Six-Week Deadline: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has passed a strongly worded order transferring a civil suit that has been pending since the year 2013, expressing deep concern over prolonged delays and the trial court’s failure to comply with binding directions issued by the High Court itself. The Court emphasized that such conduct…
FIR Against ED Officers Stayed; Paramilitary Security Ordered at Ranchi Office: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has passed a significant interim order stepping in to protect senior officers of the Enforcement Directorate from arrest and coercive police action. The Court stayed all proceedings arising out of an FIR registered against the officers and ordered immediate paramilitary security at the ED’s…
RTA Directed to Finalise Time Gap Norms for Stage Carriages Entering Kochi: Kerala High Court
This news is based on a recent order of the Kerala High Court, where the Court addressed long-pending issues relating to irregular bus timings and congestion caused by stage carriages entering Kochi city. The judgment was delivered by Justice Viju Abraham while hearing a writ petition concerning regulation of bus…
Lok Adalat Settlement Must Be Based on Parties’ Free Consent; Counsel Cannot Compromise Case Without Written Authority: Gauhati High Court
This news is based on a judgment of the Gauhati High Court delivered on 17 January 2026 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi, dealing with the legality of a settlement recorded in a National Lok Adalat under the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987. The Court examined whether a compromise can be treated as valid when it is…
Criminal Proceedings under Sections 498A and 406 IPC Should Not Be Misused in Matrimonial Disputes, Court Observes: Delhi High Court
This news relates to an important judgment delivered by the Delhi High Court on 08 January 2026, authored by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, dealing with alleged misuse of criminal law in matrimonial disputes. The Court examined whether criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC and Section 406 IPC could continue when…
‘Caste Bias Must Be Uprooted’; Court Flags Selective Non-Arrest of Accused Policeman in Kavin Honour Killing Case: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has delivered strong observations against caste-based violence while dealing with a case arising out of an alleged honour killing of a Scheduled Caste man in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The Court remarked that caste passions and bigotry must be uprooted to realise the constitutional…
Absence of Injury Not a Ground to Deny Compensation in Penetrative Sexual Assault Cases under POCSO: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that compensation to a child victim of penetrative sexual assault cannot be denied merely because the medical report does not show injury to the private parts. The Court ruled that the absence of physical injury is immaterial once the offence falls within the definition of penetrative…
Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act and Section 406 IPC Case: Patna High Court Grants Bail to Accused Over Dishonoured Cheques Issued from Dormant Account Amid Procedural Defects and Non-Compliance of Section 142 NI Act – Patna High Court
Background of the Case In the High Court of Judicature at Patna, Md. Tamimul Huk, son of Haider Ali, resident of Village Majhwaliya, PS Murhurah, District Saran, approached the court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint Case No. 2986 of 2017. The complaint was filed against him under Section 406 of…
Sex on Promise of Marriage Not a ‘Private Dispute’; Trial to Continue: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has declined to interfere with criminal proceedings initiated against an Aligarh-based man accused of sexually exploiting a woman for more than a decade on the false promise of marriage. The Court held that the allegations raised serious disputed questions of fact which cannot be examined at…
Justice May Be Tempered with Mercy in Exceptional Cases; Symbolic Possession Allowed in Migrant Property Eviction Dispute: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that justice must ordinarily be administered strictly in accordance with law, but in exceptional factual situations, courts cannot remain indifferent to human consequences. The Court held that in rare and extraordinary circumstances, justice may be…
