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Court Pendency Cannot Justify Delay in Filing Review; 645-Day Delay Not Condoned: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Monday delivered a significant ruling regarding the timeline of legal challenges. Single judge Justice Jitendra Jain held that just because a court took two decades to decide a matter, it cannot be a valid ground for a party to challenge that order after a significant delay. The Court refused…
Two Men Acquitted in Kidnapping Case After 20 Years; Court Says They Acted as ‘Good Samaritans’ Who Helped Victim Girl: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court recently delivered a significant judgment by acquitting two men who were convicted in a kidnapping case more than two decades ago. Justice Gita Gopi ruled that the accused had actually acted as protectors for a teenage girl who was in distress, rather than acting as criminals. The Court observed…
FIR over Offensive Images of Hindu Deities and Politicians on WhatsApp Group Not Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently delivered a significant judgment regarding the misuse of social media platforms. Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected a petition filed by a man named Sirajuddin, who sought to quash a criminal case registered against him. The petitioner was accused of circulating offensive images of…
Liability of Directors in Cheque Dishonour Case Determined by Court: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has delivered a significant judgment regarding the liability of company directors in cases of cheque dishonour. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna presided over the matter involving Sandhya Gupta and her son Abhishek Gupta, who sought to quash criminal complaints filed against them by Ganesh Traders.…
Illegal Adoption Cannot Be Regularised on Grounds of Emotional Bonding with Child: Telangana High Court
The High Court of Telangana has delivered a crucial judgment regarding child custody in cases involving illegal adoption procedures. Justice T. Madhavi Devi rejected a plea filed by a man seeking the return of a minor girl child who had been taken from his care by authorities. The Court firmly held that custody cannot…
Bail Denied to D-Brothers in Extortion and Arms Act Case over ‘Series of Criminal Antecedents’: Odisha High Court
The Orissa High Court has officially rejected the bail application of the infamous gangsters Susanta Kumar Dhalasamanta and Susil Kumar Dhalasamanta, who are popularly known as the D-Brothers. In a significant legal development, the Court refused to grant relief to the duo in a serious case involving allegations of…
Failure of Public Education System Led to Proliferation of Private Schools: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently made a significant observation regarding the state of education in the region. A Division Bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar stated that the rapid increase or mushrooming of private schools is largely a result of the failure of the…
Judges Should Not Succumb to Pressure from Callous Allegations Made by Litigants: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has strongly cautioned litigants against making reckless and unfounded allegations of bias against judicial officers. The Court observed that judicial officers should not succumb to such pressure tactics and should continue to discharge their duties fearlessly. The ruling came in a…
Second Complaint on Same Matrimonial Incident Unsustainable, Amounts to Abuse of Process; Section 498A IPC Case Quashed: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a second criminal proceeding arising out of the self-same incident with identical allegations cannot be legally sustained and amounts to a clear abuse of the process of law. The Court quashed a dowry harassment and attempt to murder case registered against the husband and his…
Order Granting Pension Relief to SBI Officer in Corruption Case Set Aside: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has set aside an earlier order that granted pensionary benefits to a former State Bank of India officer for the period during which he remained under suspension and dismissal following a corruption case. The Court held that such disputed periods cannot be treated as service on duty for the purpose…
