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'Nothing More Vital Than Human Health': Stay on Demolition of 'Kabutarkhanas' to Continue Amid Concerns Over Pigeon Droppings: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, while hearing Writ Petition (L) 21199 of 2025, raised serious concerns about the health hazards caused by pigeon breeding in Mumbai's Kabutarkhanas (pigeon-feeding enclosures). The petition filed by Pallavi Sachin Patil and others challenged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) move to…
Love Turns Legal: Divorce Drama Ends with ₹5 Lakh Alimony as FIR Quashed: Gauhati High Court
In a significant case concerning matrimonial conflict and criminal allegations, the Gauhati High Court on 23 July 2025, delivered a noteworthy order under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The petitioners, led by Samar Das, sought quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against them in…
Complainant's Incarceration Is a Valid Ground for Condonation of Delay: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, in a significant ruling under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, has held that time spent in jail by a complainant is a sufficient and valid cause for condoning delay in filing an appeal, even if a Special Power of Attorney was appointed on his behalf. The court also…
Death Sentences Commuted in Rape-Murder Case of 5-Year-Old Girl, Citing Convicts' Socio-Economic Backwardness: Calcutta High Court
In a deeply disturbing case from West Bengal, two men—referred to as Appellant No. 1 and Appellant No. 2—were convicted for the gang rape, aggravated penetrative sexual assault, and murder of a five-year-old girl. The victim was abducted from her lawful guardian on November 7, 2021, and later found dead in a canal…
₹10 Lakh Cheque Bounce Sparks Legal Battle, Sale Deed Ordered: Karnataka High Court
In a notable ruling by the Karnataka High Court on 21st July 2025, Justice Jyoti Mulimani delivered judgment in RFA No. 616 of 2018, involving a bitter civil dispute over a land transaction between Sri L. Muthuraj, a resident of Mandya, and Smt. Bhagya along with her two sons Sri H. Chandan and Sri H.C. Sagar. The…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015: Adult Trial Denied for Mentally Immature Teen in Heinous Sexual Offence Case: Allahabad High Court
The case concerns a juvenile accused of committing a heinous offence under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The accused, being over sixteen years old at the time of the offence, faced the possibility of being tried as an adult. The legal question was whether the Juvenile Justice Board…
S.223 BNSS | Cognizance Can't Be Taken on Complaint Without Notifying the Accused: Delhi High Court
In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court held that under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a Magistrate cannot take cognizance of a complaint without first giving the accused an opportunity to be heard. This procedural safeguard marks a crucial departure from the previous system under the Code of…
Petitioner Accused of Sexual Assault Under PoSH Act 2013; Review Rejected, ICC Participation Ordered: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court recently delivered its judgment on a review petition filed by Nihar Prasad Sharma challenging an earlier court order related to proceedings under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (hereinafter PoSH Act). The petitioner had been accused…
Husband Directed to Pay Monthly Subsistence to Wife for Illegally Pronouncing 'Triple Talaq': Srinagar Court
A court in Srinagar has directed a man to pay a monthly subsistence allowance of ₹7,000 to his wife and their dependent child after holding that the wife was illegally divorced through instantaneous triple talaq, also known as Talaq-e-Biddat, which is prohibited under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on…
'Private Hospitals Treat Patients as ATMs to Extract Money': No Relief to Doctor Accused of Medical Negligence: Allahabad High Court '
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Dr. Ashok Kumar Rai seeking quashing of a 2008 case registered against him for alleged medical negligence resulting in the death of a foetus. The Court expressed serious concern about private hospitals and nursing homes treating patients merely as “guinea…
