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Probe Ordered into Insurance Policies Allegedly Issued to Persons on Deathbed, Warrant Issued Against HDFC Life Insurance Official: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has taken serious note of an alarming trend where life insurance policies are allegedly being issued to persons on their deathbed through middlemen. The Court was hearing a bail application filed by Nawab Ali alias Nawabuddin in connection with offences registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya…
CBI Probe Ordered Into DLF’s The Primus Garden City Project in Gurugram: Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court has ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into alleged irregularities in DLF’s residential project “The Primus DLF Garden City” located in Sector 82A, Gurugram. The Court observed that the issues raised by homebuyers may be just the tip of the iceberg and expressed serious concern…
Audit Reports and Inquiry Orders Under Cooperative Societies Act Are Preparatory Steps, Not Revisable Orders: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has clarified an important legal position under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act 1960 regarding the scope of revisional powers. The Court held that a Special Report submitted under Section 81(5B) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act 1960 and an order directing inquiry under…
‘Chand Nikla’ Remark Not Obscene or Sexually Coloured, FIR Quashed: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a Gurugram resident over a comment made in a housing society WhatsApp group. The case arose from a remark posted in a group named “Privvy Cultural Group” related to residents of Spaze Privvy, Sector 93, Gurugram. The comment made was “Jaane kitne…
Preventive Detention Law Invoked Casually, Court Orders Release of Detenu: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
In a significant judgment, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed the preventive detention of a 28 year old resident of Anantnag, holding that the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 were invoked in a highly casual and non serious manner. The Court observed that the Act was…
Pursuing Section 498A Case in India After Accepting Divorce Settlement in US Held Abuse of Legal Process: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a wife cannot continue criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC in India after voluntarily accepting a divorce decree and full monetary settlement granted by a competent court in the United States. The Court held that such conduct amounts to abuse of the judicial process. Bench…
Employee Cannot Challenge Promotion of Juniors in Parent Cadre After Accepting Alternative Cadre Promotion Without Protest: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying that an employee who willingly accepts promotion to a different cadre cannot later challenge the elevation of his juniors in the parent cadre. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that once a…
POCSO Accused Directed to Fund MacBook for Victim as Interim Support: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently passed a significant order directing that ₹1.5 lakh deposited by an accused in a POCSO case be utilised to purchase a MacBook or laptop for the minor victim to support her further education. The direction was issued while allowing a petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings…
Borrower Driving Owner’s Vehicle Not Considered ‘Third Party’, Legal Heirs Not Entitled to No-Fault Compensation Under MV Act: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has clarified the scope of Section 163A Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, holding that legal representatives of a deceased borrower-driver cannot maintain a compensation claim against the insurer. The Court reiterated that a person who borrows a vehicle and drives it steps into the shoes of the owner…
Acquittal in Section 138 NI Act Case Due to Failure to Prove Friendly Loan and Financial Capacity, Presumption Successfully Rebutted
In a significant judgment dated 23 February 2026, the Court of Sh. Divyam Lila, Municipal Magistrate, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, acquitted Pradeep Kumar Jha in a cheque bounce case filed under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The case was registered as CT Case No. 2645/2018 arising out of…
