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30-Year-Old Land Dispute Remitted to Trial Court as Heirs’ Claims Were Overlooked: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Jammu, through Justice Sanjay Dhar, has set aside an order passed by the Sub-Judge of Batote in a land dispute that has been pending for over three decades. The Court ruled that the executing court erred in dismissing objections raised by the petitioners, Ghulam Haider…
Court to Examine Whether POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral; Trial Against Karnataka Woman Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor Boy Stayed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has agreed to examine whether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 is gender neutral in its application. This decision comes in the case of Archana Patil, a 48-year-old art instructor from Bengaluru, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.…
Section 27 Evidence Act | Information Provided by One Accused Leading to Discovery Cannot Be Used to Link All Accused: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, through Justice P.V. Balakrishnan, has recently delivered a significant ruling concerning the interpretation of Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The Court held that information leading to discovery, given by one accused person, cannot automatically be used to implicate all accused in…
Court May Direct Deposit of 100% of Awarded Amount Before Granting Stay Under Section 36(3) of Arbitration Act: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court at Cuttack, presided over by Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, delivered a detailed judgment on 10 October 2025, concerning two writ petitions — W.P.(C) No.21111 of 2025 and W.P.(C) No.24348 of 2024. Both petitions revolved around the enforcement and stay of an arbitral award under the Arbitration…
State Pulled Up for Filing Conflicting Affidavits on Whether NH-85 Stretch Falls Within Reserved Forest: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Friday, October 24, 2025, sharply criticized the State Government for filing two affidavits that took diametrically opposite stands regarding the legal status of land along the Neriamangalam–Valara stretch of National Highway 85 (NH-85). A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar…
Consumer Complaint Not Maintainable Against Corporate Debtor During Moratorium Period: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, in a judgment delivered by Justice M.M. Nerlikar on October 17, 2025, has allowed a petition filed by Srei Equipment Finance Limited, a Non-banking Financial Corporation. The petition challenged two key orders passed by the District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Akola.…
Law Imposes Stricter Liability on Vehicle Owner Than Land Owner in Cases of Illegal Reclamation of Paddy Land: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has voiced serious reservations regarding the severe penalties faced by vehicle owners compared to landowners under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, in cases of unauthorized paddy land reclamation. A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice…
OCI Couple’s US Citizenship No Bar to Indian Divorce Jurisdiction Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court, presided by Justice Renuka Yara, heard Civil Revision Petition No. 211 of 2024 filed by Santoshi Pattern challenging the dismissal order dated 18.12.2023 passed by the VI Additional District Court, Ranga Reddy District at Kukatpally in I.A. No. 1371 of 2023 in F.C.O.P. No. 808 of 2022. The…
Statutory Bail Denied to NDPS Accused; Interim Bail Period Cannot Be Counted as Custody Under BNSS: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has clarified that the time spent by an accused on interim medical bail cannot be considered as custody for the purpose of claiming statutory (default) bail under Section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). Justice K. Babu delivered this important ruling while…
Anticipatory Bail Denied to Woman Accused of Confining and Beating Scheduled Caste Boy for Touching Her House: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Pushpa Devi, who was accused of brutally beating and confining a young boy belonging to a Scheduled Caste community for allegedly touching her house. The Court held that the act was clearly driven by caste prejudice and therefore, the protection…
