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Senior Advocate Rajdipa Behura Appointed as Amicus Curiae in Suo Motu Contempt Case Against Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Leaders: Delhi High Court
New Delhi, May 22, 2026: The Delhi High Court has appointed senior advocate Rajdipa Behura as amicus curiae in the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Vinay Mishra, Durgesh Pathak and Saurabh Bharadwaj over social media posts…
‘Bail Jurisdiction Can’t Be Used to Issue General Directions’ Allahabad High Court Directives on Summons Service Set Aside: Supreme Court ‘
New Delhi, May 21, 2026: The Supreme Court has ruled that courts hearing bail matters under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 cannot issue wide-ranging administrative directions regarding service of summons and execution of coercive processes. The Court held that such powers go beyond the…
Protection of Life Prevails Over Reproductive Choice, Termination of 27-Week Pregnancy of Minor Rape Survivor Declined: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh refused permission for medical termination of pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor whose pregnancy had crossed 27 weeks. The Court held that protection and preservation of life must take precedence when medical experts warn that termination would expose the minor victim…
Bail Denied to Baramulla Society Office Bearers Accused of Promoting Secessionist Ideology Through Donations Under UAPA: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed an appeal filed against rejection of bail in a case registered under Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The case involved allegations that a society operating in Baramulla collected money through donation boxes and diverted the funds for…
Pre-Cognizance Hearing of Accused Mandatory in Post-BNSS NDPS Act Complaints Under Section 223 BNSS: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court delivered an important judgment protecting the procedural rights of accused persons in cases filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). The matter arose in the case of Shatrughan Kumar versus Narcotics Control Bureau through its Regional Office Lucknow,…
Defect in Power of Attorney Complaint Cannot Be Raised at Revision Stage Under Section 138 NI Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has upheld the conviction of a businessman in a cheque dishonour case and ruled that a technical defect in a complaint filed through a power of attorney holder cannot invalidate criminal proceedings after completion of a full-fledged trial. Justice G. Girish passed the judgment while dismissing a…
Unregistered Gift Deed Gives No Ownership Rights, Woman’s Property Claim Rejected: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court dismissed a second appeal filed by Suraj Mukhi, who sought protection of possession and reconstruction rights over a disputed property situated in Lal Dora Abadi, Village Bijwasan, New Delhi. The dispute arose between the woman and her late husband’s brothers regarding ownership and possession of…
Advocate Mohammed Shah PA Appointed as Additional Advocate General of Kerala
The Kerala Government has appointed advocate Mohammed Shah PA as the new Additional Advocate General (AAG) of the State following the resignation of two senior law officers. The appointment was made after the government accepted the resignations of Additional Advocates General KP Jayachandran and Ashok M Cherian.…
Order XXXIX Rule 4 CPC Applied in SC/ST Employees Welfare Council Bank Account Dispute Under Societies Registration Rules: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Judgment on Order XXXIX Rule 4 CPC: Dispute over Operation of Bank Accounts of Registered Society and Application of West Bengal Societies Registration Act Regulations Background of the Case The case was heard before the Calcutta High Court, Appellate Side, involving an appeal filed by Akhilesh…
Man Jailed After Garam Masala Mistaken for Heroin, Awarded ₹10 Lakh Compensation: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has awarded compensation of Rs.10 lakh to a businessman who spent 57 days in jail after airport security equipment wrongly identified packets of branded Garam Masala and Aamchur powder as narcotic substances. Justice Deepak Khot held that the businessman suffered illegal incarceration…
