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FIR Quashed After Successful Mediation; Court Emphasises Importance of Trained Mediators in Criminal Disputes: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday brought an end to a criminal dispute by exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court quashed an FIR and all related criminal proceedings after the parties informed that the matter had been amicably settled through mediation. The…
No Divorce Petition, No Dowry FIR — Still a Life Ruined; Forest Department Employee Gets Justice After Retirement: Punjab and Haryana High Court
This news is based on a common judgment delivered by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh on 31.12.2025 by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Moudgil. The Court decided multiple connected writ petitions, the lead case being CWP-31401-2025 titled Phoolwati VERSUS State of Haryana and Others, along with several…
Relief Denied Against Cancellation of Fair Price Shop in Case Involving Illegal Use of 3 Aadhaar Cards to Withdraw Ration of 697 Cardholders: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently refused to grant relief to a fair price shop license holder who was found to be illegally withdrawing ration meant for hundreds of beneficiaries by misusing Aadhaar details. The Court upheld the cancellation of the fair price shop license after finding serious irregularities in the…
Income Tax Appeal in TCK Advisers Case Rejected; Transfer Pricing Relief Upheld: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department against M/s TCK Advisers Pvt. Ltd., thereby upholding substantial transfer pricing relief granted to the company. The dispute pertained to Assessment Year 2010–11 and involved international transactions between TCK Advisers Pvt. Ltd. and…
Contempt of Court Over Rs. 2 Crore Settlement: Delhi High Court Faces Repeated Non-Compliance and Dishonored Cheques
Background of the Case In the High Court of Delhi, a significant contempt petition was filed by Rekha Gupta (the petitioner) against Harish Chandra Aggarwal (the respondent), regarding his repeated failure to honor an undertaking to pay a sum of Rs. 2 crores. This payment was agreed upon as part of a settlement…
Accused Acquitted in Rampur Sexual Assault Case Despite Shocking Allegations and Victim’s Resistance: Himachal Pradesh High Court
In a case registered at Rampur Police Station, Shimla district, the prosecutrix alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the respondent Lal Singh on 11th September 2013. According to FIR Ext. PW8/A, Lal Singh allegedly caught hold of the prosecutrix from her arm, pushed her to the ground, tied her headscarf over her…
Centre Notifies Appointment of Justice Revati Mohite Dere as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court: Meghalaya High Court
The Central Government on Thursday, January 1, officially notified key judicial appointments under the Constitution of India. The notification relates to the appointment of a new Chief Justice for the Meghalaya High Court and the transfer of the incumbent Chief Justice to another High Court. These appointments were…
WhatsApp Scam Networks Using Moneycontrol Trademark Shut Down: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has passed a significant order protecting the well-known financial brand Moneycontrol, owned by Network18 Media & Investments Ltd., from large-scale online misuse. The Court granted a permanent injunction after finding that several individuals were illegally using the Moneycontrol name to operate…
Conviction Set Aside in Matrimonial Cruelty Case under Section 498A IPC: Himachal Pradesh High Court
This news relates to a criminal appeal decided by the Himachal Pradesh High Court at Shimla. The case arose from a matrimonial dispute between Vipin Kumar and his wife Sunita Kumari, who later died due to poisoning. The State of Himachal Pradesh prosecuted Vipin Kumar alleging cruelty and abetment of suicide under…
Brevity of Reasons in Order Refusing Sanction to Prosecute Public Servant Not a Ground to Invoke Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that mere brevity of reasons in an order refusing sanction to prosecute public servants is not sufficient ground to invoke writ jurisdiction, provided the record shows due application of mind by the competent authority. The ruling came in a writ petition filed by Triveni, who challenged…
