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Standard Multiplier Need Not Be Applied Mechanically in Motor Accident Claims When Victim Dies Due to Unrelated Causes: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently delivered a significant judgment regarding the assessment of disability compensation in motor accident cases when the injured claimant dies due to reasons unconnected to the accident. A division bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar examined appeals in a…
Family Court Order Granting Custody to Mother Upheld; Court Says Children’s Welfare Prevails Over Parental Claims in Dispute Between Couple: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court delivered a significant judgment on 18 November 2025 in a family custody dispute involving Gautam Mehra and Sonia Mehra. The Court examined whether the Family Court had correctly applied the welfare principle under Section 17, Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, and whether the wishes of the children…
RERA Tribunal Possesses Both Appellate and Revision Powers; Interest Payable Only After Pre-Deposit under Section 43(5): Allahabad High Court
The case revolves around multiple RERA Appeals filed against orders of the Adjudicating Officer and the Regulatory Authority regarding the grant of interest to homebuyers. The Appellate Tribunal had earlier passed orders on these appeals, which were challenged in the High Court. The court reviewed the powers of the…
A Man Entering a New Marriage for ‘Greener Pasture’ Does Not Convert Prior Consensual Relationship into ‘Rape’: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court delivered a significant judgment interpreting Section 376 IPC, Section 493 IPC, Section 496 IPC, and Section 198 CrPC, while examining whether consensual sexual relations can later be treated as rape on the ground of a broken promise of marriage. Background Of The Case The petitioner Pradeep…
Landlord’s Rights under Rent Control Act Cannot Be Waived through Contractual Agreement with Tenant: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that the statutory rights of a landlord under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (DRC Act) cannot be waived through a private agreement with a tenant. The bench, led by Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, emphasized that any contract seeking to bar a legal remedy is void under Sections 28…
Anticipatory Bail Granted to Reporter Accused of Manipulating Video Showing Head Constable Accepting Bribe: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday, 17 November 2025, granted anticipatory bail to Rafiq Khan, a professional news reporter, in a case concerning alleged editing and manipulation of a video that went viral on the Tej India YouTube channel. The video purportedly showed a Head Constable of Ratlam Police Station…
Accused’s Right to Fair Trial Prevails over Police Privacy; Mobile Location Data of Cop to Be Preserved in Drugs Case: Rajasthan High Court
The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur heard a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by Dr. Avinash Sharma, son of Suresh Kumar Sharma, aged 39 years, resident of Kherki Veerbhan, District Kotputli-Behror, Rajasthan, presently under judicial custody at District Jail Kotputli-Behror. The petitioner…
FMC’s Plea to Block Natco’s Insecticide over Patent Dispute Rejected: Delhi High Court
In a significant ruling by the Delhi High Court, the court considered an application for an interim injunction filed by the plaintiffs under the Patents Act, 1970. The plaintiffs sought to prevent the defendants from manufacturing and marketing a pharmaceutical product allegedly infringing their patents. The case…
Suspending Proceedings for Non-Payment of Revised Fees Amounts to Effective Withdrawal from Office by Arbitrator: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has passed an important ruling under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that the arbitrator appointed in a commercial dispute between S.S. Trading Company Limited and S.N.C. Trading Company effectively ceased to function, leading to termination of mandate by operation of law. The…
Fall of Woman’s Headgear Due to Use of Force Without Intent Does Not Constitute Outraging Modesty: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has delivered a key ruling explaining when the offence under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code is attracted. The Court held that the mere falling of a woman’s headgear due to use of force during an altercation does not amount to outraging her modesty unless there is clear…
