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Extension to Issue SCN Under Section 110 of the Customs Act Must Be Granted Before Expiry of Initial Six-Month Period: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on 18th November 2025 delivered a crucial ruling involving the detention of a gold bar belonging to Mohammad Rashid. The case arose after the Customs Authorities detained a 117-gram gold bar from the Petitioner on 8th April 2025 at IGI Airport, Delhi, when he arrived from Saudi Arabia. A detention…
‘DNA Test Cannot Be Ordered in a Routine Manner’; Husband’s Paternity Challenge in DV Act Case Rejected: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court delivered an important ruling in a paternity dispute connected with proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The matter arose from a complaint filed by the wife under Section 12 DV Act, where the husband, Ramraj Patel, challenged the biological parentage of a…
Bail Granted to Bank Relationship Manager Accused in ₹1.03 Crore ‘Digital Arrest’ Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Shaik Noushad Ahammed, a Relationship Manager at Canara Bank who was accused of facilitating the opening of a bank account later used in a large-scale cyber-fraud known as a “digital arrest” scam. In this scam, impersonators posing as police and CBI…
Mother’s Custody Upheld as Court Flags Welfare Concerns, Child’s Preferences, and Father’s Dubai Trip Breach in Long-Running Dispute: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court delivered an important decision in the matter of interim child custody between estranged spouses Gautam Mehra and Sonia Mehra. The couple, married in 2009, share two children—a teenage daughter and a nine-year-old son. Their marital relationship broke down sharply in 2023, leading to multiple…
Overnight Removal of Government Pleader Quashed; ‘Doctrine of Pleasure’ Not a Licence for Arbitrary Action: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a government notification that cancelled the appointment of Advocate Sunil Sank as Additional District Government Pleader within just 24 hours of his appointment. The cancellation was followed by the immediate appointment of Advocate D.B. Thankkannavar in his place. Justice M.…
Cooperative Bank Officers Are ‘Public Servants’ Under the PC Act; Departmental Exoneration Without Merits Finding Not a Bar to FIR: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that employees working in Co-operative Banks that are controlled or aided by the government fall within the definition of a Public Servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Court also ruled that a mere technical exoneration in departmental proceedings does not prevent…
SC/ST Act Case Can Be Compounded Directly in Appeal Under Section 14-A; No Need to Invoke Section 482 CrPC: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that criminal proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 can be compounded and quashed directly within a Criminal Appeal filed under Section 14-A(1) of the Act, without requiring a separate petition under Section 482 CrPC.…
‘SoEasy’ Trademark Cleared for Hindi Learning Platform; Court Finds It Suggestive and Distinctive: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has allowed the appeal filed by Ashim Kumar Ghosh, setting aside the order of the Registrar of Trade Marks that had refused the registration of the trade mark SoEasy. The Court held that the Registrar acted within his power under Section 19, but the final decision on distinctiveness was incorrect…
Naming of Public Departments Lies Solely Within Government’s Domain; Plea to Rename Tamil Development Department Dismissed: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Muthu Subramaniam seeking to rename the Tamil Valarchi Thurai (Tamil Development Department) to Tamil Membattu Thurai. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan stated that naming or renaming a government department…
Marriage Cannot Be Treated as Irretrievably Broken Merely Because Spouses Live Separately; Courts Must Determine Who Severed the Ties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that living separately cannot automatically be treated as an irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The Court explained that judges must carefully examine why a husband and wife started living apart and who is responsible for the breakdown before granting a divorce. The Bench of Justices…
