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Foreign Citizen Can't Be Held In India Through Endless LOC If Not Named As Accused In Criminal Case: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has observed that a foreign national cannot be compelled to remain in India indefinitely in connection with a criminal investigation when they are not even named as an accused in the case. The Court, therefore, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete its investigation…
Procedural Bar On Taking Cognizance Of Matrimonial Offences Not Applicable Where Grave Charges Like Rape Exist: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court clarified that the procedural restriction under Section 198(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which bars courts from taking cognizance of offences related to marriage unless a complaint is filed by the aggrieved person, does not apply when the complaint also includes serious criminal…
Lawyers Entitled To Represent Parties Before Maintenance Tribunals Under Senior Citizens Act: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that advocates appearing before a Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 have the right to be heard and to plead, in accordance with Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961. The ruling came…
Sexual Exploitation Under Guise Of Marriage Over Extended Period Through Social Media Engagement: Bail Denied By Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court recently dismissed an anticipatory bail plea filed by a man accused of sexually exploiting a woman by falsely promising to marry her. The case falls under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with sexual offences. The Court observed that there was prima facie…
Well-Known Trademark Status Denied To TikTok Owing To Insufficient Distinctiveness: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has upheld the decision of the Trade Marks Registrar denying the inclusion of TikTok in the list of “well-known” trademarks under Rule 124 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. The Court ruled that the ban imposed on TikTok by the Government of India over national security concerns was a valid and…
Videos Mocking 14-Year-Old Girl's ‘Moonwalk’ Film Review With Sexually Captions Must Be Taken Down: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has issued an interim order directing major social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube — to remove all content that allegedly ridiculed and manipulated a video posted by a minor girl reviewing the Malayalam movie Moonwalk . The order was passed by Justice N. Nagaresh while hearing…
Plea By Man Seeking Job After Spy Father's Death In Pakistan Rejected Due To Lack Of Policy: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Neeraj Sharma, the son of a former spy, seeking a government job of higher rank under compassionate grounds. Sharma had requested appointment to the post of Sub-Inspector after the death of his father, who had served in the Intelligence Bureau and…
Mocking Husband’s Disability By Calling Him ‘Kempa’ & ‘Nikhatu’ Amounts To Mental Harassment: Orissa High Court
In a recent judgment, the Orissa High Court upheld a decree of divorce granted under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the ground of mental cruelty. The case involved a marriage solemnized on June 1, 2016, between the Petitioner (husband) and Respondent (wife) as per Hindu rituals. The husband…
Conviction of Karnataka MLA G Janardhana Reddy in Illegal Mining Case Stayed: Telangana High Court
Conviction of Gali Janardhana Reddy suspended by Telangana High Court On June 11, 2025, the Telangana High Court passed a significant order suspending the sentence and conviction of Gali Janardhana Reddy, former Karnataka Minister and current MLA from Gangawati constituency, in the high-profile Obulapuram illegal…
Convicts Have Right to Ensure Their Children Receive Good Education: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, on June 11, 2025, allowed a life convict housed in Malappuram Central Prison to take seven days of emergency leave. The leave was granted to enable the convict to assist his son in securing admission to a higher secondary course. The judgment was delivered by Justice PV Kunhikrishnan in the case…
