Division Benches Overstepping? HC Judge Demands Larger Bench Intervention
In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court, through Justice Mohammed Nias C.P, highlighted serious concerns regarding the extent to which Division Benches can interfere with interim orders issued by single-judge Benches. The issue came up in a writ petition challenging recovery proceedings under the SARFAESI Act. In this context, the single judge referred the […]
Suppression And Silence Facilitate Abuse; Amount to Abetment Under POCSO: HC
The Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling, held that a mother’s act of silencing her minor daughter, who was being sexually abused, thereby allowing the perpetrator to continue the assault, amounts to “abetment” under Section 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma clarified that even […]
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 Flags ‘Judicial Indiscipline’: Cancels Bail of Couple Accused of Rs. 6-Crore Cheat
The Supreme Court bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice SVN Bhatti recently set aside the grant and confirmation of bail to a couple accused of defrauding a private company of over ₹6 crore, citing procedural lapses and lack of judicial discipline at multiple levels in their ruling. In M/S Netsity Systems Pvt. Ltd. vs. […]
Marriage and Motherhood Not A Shield From POCSO: Bombay HC Refuses to Quash FIR
In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court, through a Division Bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Justice Nandesh Deshpande, refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The Court emphasised that the fact that the victim […]
Adultery Allegations Can’t Strip Widow Of Family Pension: HC Clarifies Widow’s Rights Under MCSR
In a noteworthy judgment, the Bombay High Court held that merely making allegations of ‘adultery’ against a woman does not disentitle her from claiming a share in her deceased husband's family pension under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982 (MCSR). A division bench of Justice Manish Pitale and Justice Yanshivraj Khobragade, therefore, declined to […]
SC Draws the Line: No National FIR Clubbing in Multi-State Fraud Case
In a key judgment delivered recently, a Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI)B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran ruled that First Information Reports (FIRs) registered in connection with different transactions across multiple States cannot be merged into a single, nationwide case. While refusing the request for country-wide consolidation, the Court […]
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 […]