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Governor Cannot Arbitrarily Reject Premature Release; Order Quashed Over Error in Calculating Jail Custody: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the constitutional power of the Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution of India to grant remission or consider premature release cannot be exercised arbitrarily. The Court quashed an order rejecting a convict's premature release request after finding that the authorities…
Siblings-in-Law Can Claim Accident Compensation as Dependents Upon Proving Financial Dependency: Sikkim High Court
The Sikkim High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited against a compensation award of ₹85,59,880 granted to three siblings-in-law of a woman who died in a road accident. The Court held that the question of whether a claimant is financially dependent cannot be decided merely by…
Seized Property Must Be Disposed of Within 45 Days Under BNSS: Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has held that criminal courts must strictly follow the time limit prescribed under Section 497 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) while dealing with seized property. The Court clarified that the statutory process requires the concerned court to pass an order…
Case Under Sections 406, 313 and 34 IPC Against Husband and Family Quashed Over General Allegations and Lack of Supporting Material: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Manish Lakhotia, Hari Prasad Lakhotia, Saroj Deb Lakhotia and Vikash Lakhotia, holding that the materials collected during investigation did not disclose the necessary ingredients of the offences alleged against them. Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) delivered…
Six-Month Cooling-Off Period Waived, Mutual Consent Divorce Granted After 49 Years of Separation Under Hindu Marriage Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a long-pending matrimonial dispute between Kalagandha Saileswari and Kalagandha Nageswara Rao, holding that the statutory cooling-off period for mutual consent divorce can be waived when a marriage has completely broken down and there is no realistic possibility of reunion.…
Legal Representatives Can Claim Motor Accident Compensation Even Without Financial Dependency on Deceased: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has clarified an important issue concerning compensation in motor accident death cases. The Court held that a legal representative of a person who dies in a motor vehicle accident can maintain a compensation claim even when that legal representative is not financially dependent on the…
Cheque-Bounce Offence Can Be Compounded Even After Conviction and Revision Under Section 147 Negotiable Instruments Act: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can be compounded even after the accused has been convicted by the trial court, the conviction has been affirmed in appeal, and the challenge to that conviction has already been dismissed by the High Court in…
Researcher's Plea to Intervene in Savarkar Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi Rejected: Pune Court
A Pune court has rejected an application filed by researcher Pankaj K Phadnis seeking permission to intervene in the private criminal defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar against Rahul Gandhi over remarks concerning late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The order was passed on August 14, 2026, by Judicial Magistrate…
Wife and Three Children Entitled to Consortium, Motor Accident Compensation Enhanced to ₹12.47 Lakh: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has enhanced the motor accident compensation payable to the wife and three children of a man who died in a road accident in 2012. In Sameem Begum and Others VERSUS K. Venkat Swamy and Another, a Bench comprising Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh increased the compensation…
Settlement Application Must Be Decided Within 18 Months Under Section 245D(4A) of Income Tax Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the statutory time limit governing settlement proceedings under the Income-tax Act, 1961 cannot be extended merely because a pending settlement application is transferred from one Interim Board for Settlement to another. The Court held that once an Interim Board has taken…
