CRIMINAL LAW ROUNDUP: A quick recap of the top criminal cases from February 2025
Top criminal cases on quashing of proceedings, arrest, bail, acquittal, and more.
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Need for regional working groups to enhance arbitration cooperation: AGI R. Venkataramani on bridging gap between MEASA & South Asia at RIDW 2025
Fox & Mandal (Estd. 1896) hosted the session on “Arbitration in the MEASA Region: Roadmap to 2030” on 25-02-2025 during Riyadh International Disputes Week 2025
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Punjab and Haryana HC stays license cancellation of street vendors; directs them to file appeal against dislocation to remote areas
“Since the show cause notice to the vendors merged into the final order of the Town Vending Committee, they had the remedy to file a statutory appeal against it.”
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HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on BAAZI Trade Mark; Fake Court Hearing Scam; LawSikho’s Defamation; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG delivers speech on ‘Digital India and Constitutional Rights: Constitutional Provisions and Personal Data Security’ at ICPS
On 28-02-2025, the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (‘ICPS’) organized a program on “Constitution: A living Document, Journey of Democracy Challenges and New Dimensions”.
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‘Mere admission of signatures on paper not admission of Will’; Punjab & Haryana HC rejects probate plea of man whose attesting witness was found untrustworthy
“Attesting witness must satisfy judicial conscience that he saw testator signing the Will being aware of its contents. Attesting witness needs to be trustworthy and truthful.”
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Justice Hima Kohli delivers a keynote address on ‘Constitution: A living document, Journey of Democracy Challenges and New Dimensions’ at ICPS
On 28-02-205, the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (‘ICPS’) organized a program on “Constitution: A living Document, Journey of Democracy Challenges and New Dimensions”.
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‘Writ Petitions can’t be filed by raising mutually destructive pleas without any sense of responsibility’; Bombay HC dismisses speculative plea against land acquisition after 77 years
“Delay, laches, and disputed questions of fact are all matters that cannot be ignored when it comes to exercising discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution.”
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‘Cannot claim defence of illiteracy to perform illegal acts’; Bombay HC rejects Rs 5 crores compensation plea of a man whose illegally constructed house was demolished
“We have seen the rise in slums and illegal constructions in the State of Maharashtra over a period of time and no action has been taken to raze them. It is this inaction by the state authorities that fuels the desires of the persons like petitioners.”
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Gujarat HC allows two law graduates from allegedly unrecognized institute to participate in Civil Judge recruitment process
The petitioners had completed their LL.B., but disputes had arisen as to the recognition of their college as a recognized institute.
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Punjab and Haryana HC grants ex-gratia allowance to cadet who developed a disability due to strenuous military training in 1999
“There are no cogent reasons or circumstances that have been established by the authorities to the satisfaction of the judicial conscience of the Court, that the disability suffered by the cadet was neither attributable nor was aggravated on account of military service.”
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‘Accused cannot be made to suffer due to police official’s error’; Punjab and Haryana HC upholds Trial Court’s order recalling denial of anticipatory bail
“Although the general rule is that a Criminal Court lacks jurisdiction to recall its own orders, it cannot be ignored that the dismissal of the anticipatory bail application of the accused persons occurred in circumstances that warranted reconsideration.”
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Delhi High Court grants ad-interim injunction against unauthorised use of Baazi Games’ trade mark ‘BAAZI’
The Court held that Moonshine had demonstrated a prima facie case for a grant of injunction, the refusal of which would cause an irreparable loss to it.
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots | Rouse Avenue Court awards Life Sentence to Former MP Sajjan Kumar in murder case
On 12-02-2025, the Court found Sajjan Kumar guilty of inter alia murder, rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, attempt to commit culpable homicide, dacoity, arson, and mischief.
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‘Sovereign function of free medical aid not discharged by State’; P&H HC seeks explanation on lack of doctors, CT scan & MRI facilities at Civil Hospital
The Court stated that the State’s affidavit showed the dismal picture of incumbency and vacant positions in the Hospital as only two Medical Officers were posted against 39 sanctioned posts.
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Gujarat Law University awards Justice CK Thakker with Honorary Doctorate in Law & Education
Justice Thakker served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2004 till his retirement in 2008.
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‘Victim had sufficient knowledge, full capacity to know import of her actions’; Bombay HC grants bail to 24-year-old accused of raping his then 14-year-old girlfriend
“The victim has left her parents’ house without informing the parents and stayed with the accused for 3 days and 3 nights, she also confessed that she was in love with the accused and travelled along with him to different places and had a consensual encounter.”
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Punjab and Haryana HC rejects anticipatory bail plea in Rs. 7 Crores cybercrime through fake hearing before former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud
“It is noteworthy that instances of cyber fraud are increasing day by day, and according to the Data maintained by the Reserve Bank of India, Rs 3207 Crores were lost due to 5,82,000 cases of cyber-fraud between F.Y 2020 to F.Y. 2024.”
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HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Masaba’s Trade Mark; Sidhu Moosewala’s Murder; Amandeep Singh Batra’s petition; Human Sacrifice; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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‘Normal life turned into misery’; Gujarat HC enhances compensation for minor victim who became paraplegic in a 25-year-old road accident case
“The pain and agony of a five-year-old child, who became paraplegic, is miserable, at least in the form of money, but sense prevails that it is the only occasion on which the Tribunal or the Court by adopting a pragmatic, realistic, and sensible approach to compensate the minor and/or to endeavour to put him back to the original position.”
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