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Notice Issued on Asaram’s Plea Seeking Relaxation of Condition Mandating Police Surveillance During Suspended Sentence: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by Asaram seeking modification or deletion of a condition that mandates the presence of three police officials in his vicinity during the six-month suspension of his life sentence in a 2013 rape case. The court has asked the State to respond to the request.…
Anyone Can Lodge a Complaint under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has delivered an important ruling on the interpretation of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, holding that a criminal complaint under the Act can be initiated by any person, since the statute does not restrict who may set the criminal law in motion. Background Of The Case The…
Wife Not Disentitled to Maintenance Under Section 144 BNSS If Income from Temporary Job Is Insufficient: Kerala High Court
The High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam has delivered a detailed order deciding two connected revision petitions filed by husband Rajeevan M and wife Jeesha P along with their minor children, relating to the question of maintenance under Section 125 CrPC and Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.…
Tax Department Appears Not to Trust Even Its Own Lawyers; Supreme Court Flags Procedural Delays in Filing IT Department Petitions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale, heard a petition filed by The Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) challenging a judgment dated 12 October 2023 passed in ITTA No. 104/2022 by the High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad. The matter came before the Court as…
Insolvency Proceedings Cannot Be Misused to Evade Maintenance Order Passed by Family Court: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has delivered a significant decision in INSOLVENCY PETITION NO. 01 OF 2025, ruling that proceedings under the Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 cannot be misused by a spouse to delay or frustrate a valid maintenance order passed by a Family Court. Justice Jitendra Jain made it clear that…
PIL Filed Challenging Recording of Accused’s Caste in FIRs, Alleging ‘Institutional Discrimination’: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has admitted a public interest litigation filed by Nepal Singh, raising serious concerns over the repeated mention of caste names of accused persons in First Information Reports (FIRs) and other official communications issued by State authorities. The matter was heard by Justice Pranay…
Party Cannot Rely on Witness’s Old Age to Justify Non-Production of Original Rent Agreement in Civil Suit: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla Bench, examined CMPMO No. 650 of 2025 filed by Shri Vinod Kalia, the petitioner, against an order dated 18th July, 2025 passed by the Senior Civil Judge II, Dehra, District Kangra. The petitioner sought to admit secondary evidence under Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act…
Writ Petition under Article 226 Should Normally Not Be Entertained if Alternative Remedy Exists under a Different Jurisdiction of the High Court: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India examined the appeal filed by Rikhab Chand Jain against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench, dated 14th March, 2011. The appellant had filed a writ petition challenging the confiscation of 252.177 kgs of allegedly smuggled silver and the imposition of a…
Indian Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Appoint Arbitrator for Foreign-Seated Arbitration: Supreme Court
The Delhi High Court examined a dispute arising out of a Business Supply Agreement (BSA) dated 06.06.2019, along with an addendum dated 09.01.2021, executed between the Petitioner and Respondent No. 1, a company incorporated under the laws of Benin. The petitioner sought appointment of a sole arbitrator under Section…
Bailable Warrant Issued After Repeated Non-Compliance in Caste Scrutiny Contempt Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench witnessed a tense and dramatic hearing on 20 November 2025, as a routine contempt plea escalated into strong judicial action. What began months earlier as a simple compliance issue has now resulted in the issuance of a bailable warrant against District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur,…
