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Court Quashes Conviction in Cheque Dishonor Case After Settlement, Resolving Core Issue of Compounding Under NI Act - Gujarat High Court
In a significant judgment delivered by the Gujarat High Court on December 4, 2025, the Court addressed a case involving a dispute under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. This Act deals with the dishonor of cheques and the legal consequences thereof. The case, R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST…
SIT Probe Ordered into Alleged Illegal Surrogacy Practices by ART Bank: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has suggested the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations connected to the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Bank case. The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha made this observation while hearing a writ petition filed by the…
Catching Hold of Child’s Hand & Offering Money for Sexual Favours Amounts to ‘Sexual Assault’ Under POCSO Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) has ruled that catching hold of a minor girl’s hand accompanied by an offer of money for sexual favours clearly amounts to Sexual Assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act, punishable under Section 8. Justice Nivedita P. Mehta dismissed the appeal filed by a 25-year-old man and…
Partial Payment as Ground for Suspension of Sentence in Cheque Bounce Case: A To Z Edutech vs Winners Tailor, Bombay High Court
Case Summary In a recent ruling by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, the applicant, A To Z Edutech, was granted relief in the form of suspension of sentence after being convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. The conviction had originally been handed down by the…
Dealer and Manufacturer Jointly Liable for Car Defects Reported Within Warranty Period: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has delivered a significant judgment concerning consumer rights, warranty obligations, and the joint liability of vehicle manufacturers and authorised dealers. This news report explains the decision in simple and detailed language. Court’s Key Observation A Division Bench…
Immediate Release of Student’s Original Certificates Ordered; University’s Claim Linking Documents to Fee Recovery Rejected: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court delivered an important order concerning student rights and educational mobility, focusing on the unlawful retention of original academic certificates. This news explains the entire case step by step in easy language, based strictly on the details provided in the judgment. Background of the…
KMP Coconut Oil Packaging Found Deceptively Similar to Shalimar; Injunction Upheld: Calcutta High Court
A recent judgment of the Calcutta High Court has highlighted how the Trade Marks Act, 1999, particularly the principles connected to Section 27(2) relating to the common law remedy of passing off, protects the distinctive trade dress of a long-established brand. The court upheld an interim injunction in favour of…
Shared Parenting Order Set Aside; Welfare of Child Overrides Father’s Status as Natural Guardian: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has delivered an important ruling on child custody, holding that while the father is the natural guardian under Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, this provision must always be read along with Section 13, which makes the welfare of the child the paramount…
‘Art of Advocacy Not Bound by Years of Experience’: Padmesh Mishra’s Appointment as AAG in Supreme Court Upheld: Rajasthan High Court ‘
The Rajasthan High Court on December 3, 2025, upheld a single bench decision rejecting a challenge to the appointment of Padmesh Mishra as Additional Advocate General (AAG) for Rajasthan in the Supreme Court. Mishra is the son of Justice P.K. Mishra, Judge of the Supreme Court. The petition had contended that Mishra…
Life Term Upheld for Unnao Man in Wife’s Murder; Appeal Rejected After Detailed Review of Circumstantial Evidence: Allahabad High Court
Lucknow, December 4, 2025: The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has upheld the life imprisonment of Jitendra Pal for the murder of his wife, Anita, in 2015. The Division Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary dismissed his appeal after a detailed review of the trial record. Case…
