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Ex-IIS Officer Accused Of Killing Lawyer-Wife, Hiding In Closet To Evade Arrest Granted Bail: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Nitin Nath Singh, a former officer of the Indian Information Service, who is accused of murdering his wife, Renu Sinha, a lawyer, in September 2023. The decision was passed by Justice Siddharth, who observed that Singh is a senior citizen, not a hardened criminal, and…
Trial Court Order Recognising Saif Ali Khan, His Siblings & Mother As Heirs of Nawab of Bhopal's Properties Set Aside: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered a fresh trial in a decades-long dispute concerning the private properties of the late Nawab Mohd. Hamidullah Khan, the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Bhopal. The High Court passed this order after noting that the trial court's 2000 judgment, which favored the…
Challenge to Interim Orders Under DV Act Maintainable U/S 528 of BNSS Only If Illegality or Irregularity Exists: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that a petition seeking to set aside an interim order passed under Section 12(1) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is not maintainable under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, unless there is a blatant irregularity or manifest…
Grave Offences of Public Importance: Relief Denied to 3 Accused of Forging Degrees and Impersonation in Govt Exam: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court recently dismissed petitions filed by three individuals challenging the FIR registered against them for their alleged involvement in a large-scale conspiracy related to fabrication of educational documents and impersonation during public examinations. The case arose when a female candidate…
FIR Ordered Against Man for Illegally Pronouncing Triple Talaq, Police Directed to Act on Wife’s Complaint: Srinagar Court
An application was submitted before the Judicial Magistrate Srinagar under Section 173(4) of the BNSS, 2023. The applicant, represented by Advocate Mueed Islam, requested directions for the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the respondents based on complaints lodged regarding an alleged…
Digital Technology Reshaping Crime; Sharing Indecent Images on Social Media Can Ruin Lives: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, in a significant ruling, refused to grant bail to an accused named Ramdev, who allegedly circulated indecent photographs of a woman via WhatsApp. The bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot stated that such digital crimes have far-reaching consequences and can "destroy lives" when sensitive content is…
Conviction Doesn’t Extinguish Right to Prove Innocence: Second DNA Test Allowed for POCSO Convict: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court, led by Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and B R Madhusudhan Rao, heard an appeal from an 80‑year‑old man convicted under Section 5 and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act after being sentenced to life imprisonment. The conviction was primarily based on a single DNA…
Recovery Denied After 18 Years for Excess Salary Paid to Diploma Holder Due to Administrative Error: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court, in a significant judgment under administrative and service jurisprudence, held that recovering excess salary due to administrative error is impermissible when there is no fraud or misrepresentation by the employee and a long time has elapsed. The ruling was made by Justice Smita Das De while…
Unambiguous Tender Clause Cannot Be Reinterpreted by Tendering Authority: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a preference clause in a tender document, which grants priority to bidders applying for a higher number of warehouses, cannot be extended to the Central Store Office if the tender itself clearly distinguishes between the two categories. The Court set aside the lease awarded to…
Relief Denied to Toyota in Patent Infringement Case Against Indian Company: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court has refused to grant an interim injunction to Japanese multinational Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (Toyota) in its patent infringement suit against Indian company LMW Limited, concerning the use of patented technology in spinning machines used to produce yarn. The order was passed on July 1,…
