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Plea to Annul 2020 Negative Crude Oil Futures Trades on MCX Rejected: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a group of writ petitions filed by commodity traders and brokers challenging the decision of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) to settle April 2020 crude oil futures contracts at a negative price. The Court also upheld the decision of the Securities and Exchange Board of India…
Section 311 CrPC Is Meant to Elicit the Truth, Not to Favour Either Side; Summoning of Prosecutrix's School Records Allowed in POCSO Case: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that the object of Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is to discover the truth and ensure a just decision in every criminal case. The Court observed that the provision is not meant to favour either the prosecution or the accused but to enable the Court to bring the…
Protection of Pre-Existing Service Conditions Justifies Separate Promotion Criteria for Absorbed Employees: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has upheld the validity of Clause 20(B) of the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) Service Bye-Laws, 2018, holding that the classification between employees directly appointed in UPCL and those absorbed from UPPCL is reasonable and does not violate…
Delay in Filing Appeal Against Externment Under Chhattisgarh Public Security Act Can Be Condoned Under Section 5 of the Limitation Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that delay in filing an appeal against an externment order under the Chhattisgarh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 can be condoned by applying Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, unless the special law specifically excludes its application. The judgment was delivered by a Bench comprising…
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005: Domestic Violence Case Against Mother-in-Law, Sister-in-Law, Tenant and Neighbour Quashed for Lack of Sufficient Grounds: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has quashed the entire proceedings of D.V. Case No. 127/2024 after holding that the allegations made by the complainant were not sufficient to continue proceedings under The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Court passed the order on 23 June 2026 in Crl. Pet. No.…
Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi Closed After He Expressed Regret: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has closed the criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Rahul Gandhi after he expressed regret over the alleged defamatory statement made during an election rally in 2018. The Court also directed that the complaint pending before the trial court shall stand closed after the…
Adult Wife Cannot Be Treated as Husband’s Property; Habeas Corpus Plea Dismissed with ₹50,000 Costs: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a husband seeking production of his wife, holding that an adult woman has the complete freedom to decide where she wishes to reside. The Court observed that a Writ of Habeas Corpus cannot be misused to settle matrimonial disputes or to compel a…
Clicking and Sending Question Paper Images on WhatsApp Does Not Amount to Breach of Privacy Under the IT Act: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that clicking photographs of an examination question paper and sharing them through WhatsApp does not amount to a violation of privacy under Section 66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Court observed that a question paper cannot be treated as the private area of a person…
Bail Granted in POCSO Case; Charges Must Be Proved Through Full-Fledged Trial: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to a 28-year-old man accused in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, observing that the allegations contained in the charge sheet are yet to be established through evidence during trial. The Court held that the…
No Prima Facie Case Under SC/ST Act Found; Anticipatory Bail Granted to Bar Association President: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Deepak Jain, the elected President of the District Bar Association, Narmadapuram, after finding that the materials placed before the Court did not prima facie support the allegations attracting the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes…
