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Negotiable Instruments Act: Cheque Bounce Case Ends in Acquittal After Court Finds Signatures on Cheques Not Proved
A Delhi court has acquitted M/s Almandine Marketing Private Ltd. and its Director Anita Saroha in a cheque bounce case after holding that the complainant failed to prove that the disputed cheques were signed by the authorised accused. The Court ruled that merely producing dishonoured cheques was not enough to secure…
Magistrate Cannot Reassess Surrogacy Eligibility Certificate; Couple's Parenthood Plea Revived: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled that a Judicial Magistrate cannot question or sit in appeal over eligibility certificates validly issued under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 while deciding applications relating to the parentage and custody of a child born through surrogacy. The Court held that such proceedings…
Meesho Directed to Delist Products Infringing Jockey Trademark: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Jockey in a trademark infringement dispute by directing Meesho to remove listings of products allegedly using deceptively similar brand names. The order was passed by Justice Jyoti Singh, who held that Jockey had established a prima facie case of trademark…
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…
