HC Shocked at ‘33-Acre Gift of Sea-Facing Land’ to Builders Under Slum Cover: Calls It ‘Fraud On Constitution’
The Bombay High Court has raised serious concerns about the state government's plan to allocate nearly 33 acres of prime government land in the upscale Cuffe Parade and Colaba areas of South Mumbai. Justice Girish Kulkarni and Justice Aarti Sathe expressed shock over the decision to allow slum dwellers, who had encroached upon this valuable […]
Audi Alteram Partem ‘Breached’: HC Quashes Fraud Classification Against Jet Airways’s Naresh Goyal
The Bombay High Court, through a significant verdict by Justice R.I. Chagla and Justice Farhan P. Dubash, recently overturned the Bank of India's decision to label Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal's account as "fraud". The court observed in its ruling that the bank failed to provide Goyal an opportunity to be heard before arriving at […]
Canada Child Custody Row Lands In HC: Habeas Corpus Only For Rare, Illegal Detention Asserts Court
Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla, along with Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi, of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, delivered a notable judgment underscoring the limited yet vital scope of the Writ of Habeas Corpus in child custody disputes. The bench held that this extraordinary remedy may be invoked only in rare and exceptional cases where a child […]
SC’s Unyielding Stand : Defiant Tenants ‘Face Jail, Fines and Forced Eviction’
The Supreme Court bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi, expressing strong displeasure, held two tenants in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, guilty of contempt for willfully defying the court’s order to vacate the rented property. The court made its strong disapproval unmistakably clear in its order. Court’s Missive One tenant was sentenced to three […]
SC Sets New Benchmark: Orders New Format For HC Judgments
In an important directive to High Courts across the country, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh has set a new standard for judgment documentation. The Apex Court has ordered that certified copies of all High Court judgments must clearly specify the dates on which the judgment was reserved, […]
Truth In The ‘Genes’: HC Acquits Man Wrongly Convicted Of Rape
In a striking verdict, a division bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising Justice Anjan Moni Kalita and Justice Michael Zothankhuma overturned a trial court’s three-year-old rape conviction, acquitting Sudip Biswas after DNA evidence conclusively proved he was not the biological father of the child born to the complainant. This development emerged despite Biswas initially […]
SC Draws The Line On Review Petitions: ‘Challenge the Order, Not The Rejection’
The Supreme Court, led by Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice KV Viswanathan , delivered a crucial ruling clarifying the limits of challenging orders related to review petitions. The Court emphasized that an order dismissing a review petition cannot be independently contested because it simply reiterates the original order or decree. Instead, any party aggrieved must […]
“Cooling Off Period’’ Not Mandatory When Divorce Is Mutual : HC
Justice PB Balaji of the Madras High Court recently delivered a crucial observation on mutual divorce cases. The court stated that when both parties have mutually agreed to part ways, insisting on the mandatory cooling-off period only intensifies their suffering and should therefore be waived. After examining multiple Supreme Court precedents and judgments from other […]
Stay Offline: HC’s Rare Social Media Prohibition For Teen Accused Of Circulating Explicit Content
The Rajasthan High Court, in an order of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain, recently granted bail to a 19-year-old accused of circulating sexually explicit material and intimidating the complainant on social media. While allowing the bail, the court imposed an unusual condition: he was prohibited from using any social media platforms- whether under his own name […]
NRI Husband Wins in SC: FIR Filed After Divorce Decree Termed Abuse of Process
The Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling cautioning High Courts against their tendency to dismiss petitions to quash First Information Reports (FIR’s ) purely based on their contents. The court emphasized that it is crucial for the courts to consider the broader context and circumstances surrounding the filing of an FIR. The judgment delivered by […]