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Matter Involving False Statements Not Entertainable; Cost of ₹1 Lakh Imposed for Misuse of Judicial Process: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the responsibility of litigants to approach the Court with clean hands while invoking Article 226. Justice Amit Borkar held that a writ petition containing false statements and suppression of material facts must be rejected at the threshold, as such conduct…
Partners Are Not Distinct from the Firm; Liability Is Joint and Several—NI Act Case Against ‘Sleeping Partners’ Not Quashed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has delivered a significant ruling interpreting Section 138 and Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, especially concerning the liability of partners, including those claiming to be “sleeping partners.” Justice Brij Raj Singh dismissed two criminal petitions…
CIT(A) Order Quashed as Assessee Missed Hearing Due to Faulty VC Link and Hearing Email Sent at 3 AM: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has delivered a significant judgment concerning a taxpayer’s right to be heard under the Income Tax Act, 1961, particularly in the context of faceless assessment and faceless appeals. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. examined whether the petitioner was denied a genuine opportunity to participate in the…
Family’s Plea for Custody of Daughter in Inter-Faith Relationship Rejected; Court Says She Is an Adult Acting of Her Own Free Will: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently delivered an important order under Article 226 of the Constitution while deciding a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the maternal uncle of a Hindu woman. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf made significant observations regarding the…
ECI’s Order Delisting Registered Unrecognised Political Parties in the State Stayed: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday, 20 November 2025, granted interim protection to several political parties that were recently delisted from the register of Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) by the Election Commission of India. Justice V.G. Arun issued an interim stay, allowing candidates of these…
Wife’s Belated Criminal Allegations Cannot Override Husband’s Consistent Evidence of Cruelty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a wife's belated criminal allegations cannot override or diminish the husband's consistent and credible evidence of sustained cruelty. The judgment came in X v. Y, where a division bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Renu Bhatnagar set aside a family court order that had…
Criminal Liability Not a ‘Purchasable Commodity’; Death by Negligence Case Cannot Be Quashed on Compromise: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered for causing death by negligence, emphasising that criminal liability for such serious offences cannot be treated as a purchasable commodity. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sumeet Goel in Satnam Singh v. State of Punjab and another. Court’s…
Bail of Women Accused in Inter-State Child Trafficking Case Cancelled, Termed a ‘Grave Societal Threat’: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has cancelled the bail granted to two women accused of participating in a large inter-state child trafficking network involving the sale and purchase of new-born infants for money. The ruling was delivered by Justice Ajay Digpaul in State v. Bimla (and connected matter). Nature Of The Offences…
Permanent Injunction Granted in Anjana Om Kashyap Deepfake Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a YouTube channel from impersonating noted Aaj Tak news anchor Anjana Om Kashyap. The final order was delivered in the case of TV Today Network Limited & Anr v. Google LLC & Ors, where the Court found that the impugned channel used fabricated content and falsely…
Consensual Affair with Married Woman Does Not Constitute Rape on Promise of Marriage: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a 38-year-old man accused of rape and cheating, ruling that his long-term intimate relationship with the complainant was fully consensual and not induced by any false promise of marriage. The decision was delivered in the case Pradeep v The Station House…
