Shriya Singh, Author at SCC Times

‘Court not required to conduct mini trial’: Allahabad High Court refuses relief to News 18 Journalists in IPS Amitabh Yash’s 2017 defamation case

In the case at hand, a news was telecast on News 18 Punjab/Haryana/Himachal Pradesh allegedly projecting IPS officer, Amitabh Yash, to be involved in earning illicit money from criminals.

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HIGH COURT WEEKLY ROUNDUP 2026[26 Jan-1 Feb] | Advocate not client’s mere mouthpiece; Physics Wallah defamation; terrorist activities financed through Cryptocurrency; and more

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police encounter routine firing at accused's leg

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Police encounters, firing at accused’s leg become routine to please superior officers: Allahabad High Court seeks explanation from ACS and DGP

“Although this Court recognizes that police personnel also have the right of private defense and may use force in appropriate circumstances, it is well settled that where death occurs or grievous injuries are caused to the accused, the procedure mandated by the Supreme Court must be strictly followed.”

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Rajasthan High Court grants bail to accused in POCSO case where victim allegedly eloped willingly

In the case at hand, it is evident from the Medical Ossification Report that the victim’s age is between 16-18 years.

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No bar for couple with one child to opt for IVF, rules Punjab and Haryana High Court

“The primary purpose of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 is to regulate and supervise the Assisted Reproductive Technology clinics and banks, so as to prevent their misuse and avoid unsafe and unethical practices.”

lawyers on strike over working Saturdays

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Rajasthan HC recalls Rs. 1 Lakh fine of man languishing in jail despite release order; Calls out advocates on strikes over working Saturdays

“When lawyers boycott the Courts, it directly violates the rights of the litigants to speedy justice, as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.”

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Karnataka High Court denies bail to man accused of terrorist activities financed through Cryptocurrency from online handler

“Accused 4 was actively involved in conducting reconnaissance and arson activities in and around Mangaluru. It has been established that he received funds through Cryptocurrency from online handler affiliated with the terrorist outfit and these funds were subsequently utilized to carry out the terrorist activities.”

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Advocate is not client’s mere mouthpiece; should refrain from accepting frivolous briefs: Allahabad HC dismisses petition challenging DRT Registrar’s notice

“The Court repetitively requested the learned Counsel for the petitioner to refrain from wasting the time of the Court and to raise his pleas before the DRT where the securitisation application is pending but due to his insistence, the Court had to decide the petition by this detailed judgment, which has resulted in unwarranted wastage of the precious time of the Court, which could have been utilized for deciding some other matter.”

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HIGH COURT WEEKLY ROUNDUP 2026 [19-25 Jan] | Bar Association Not ‘State’; Forcing an arrestee to strip; “AKASA AIR” trademark misused; Manish Sisodia’s 2020 Patparganj Assembly Win; and more

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Fair Trial Protects Interests of Accused, Victim and Society: Allahabad HC rejects application to recall witness after six years from cross-examination in POCSO case

A witness who has already been examined and cross-examined, cannot be recalled and re-examined to deny the evidence he has already given before the trial court and no opportunity at a later stage can be given to him to completely efface the evidence already given by him under oath.

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Being unrecognized does not imply closure: Allahabad High Court directs seal on Madarsa to be lifted

“Madarsa will not be entitled to claim any government grant till it is recognized, and the Madarsa Education Board will not be obliged to permit the students of the Madarsa in examination conducted by the Madarsa Board.”

doctor's prosecution without obtaining competent medical opinion

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Medical negligence cases should be referred to doctors’ board for independent & competent opinion: Punjab and Haryana HC quashes complaint against practicing doctor

The Professor of Surgery who was supervising the treatment of the victim deposed in his sworn deposition that it was not a case of negligence on the part the doctor who had operated her.

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Forcing an arrestee to strip, photographing him/her and circulating images is institutional humiliation; direct assault on human dignity: Rajasthan High Court

“The right to dignity does not evaporate upon arrest. Even a person accused of an offence continues to be clothed with basic human rights.”

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“Section 498A IPC not panacea for all matrimonial ills”: Karnataka High Court quashes FIR against husband and his family

“Minor skirmishes that happens in the family between the husband and the wife are projected to become a crime for offences punishable under Section 498A of the IPC or even under Section 504 IPC”

Reinstatement does not preclude conducting enquiry

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Mere reinstatement does not preclude conducting departmental enquiry over past misconduct: Rajasthan High Court dismisses Health Officer’s plea challenging penalty order

“The nature of the misconduct proved against the petitioner, viewed in the context of the duties and responsibilities attached to the post held, cannot be said to be trivial or inconsequential.”

Bail to husband to support wife after child birth

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‘After giving birth, wife needs her best companion’: Punjab and Haryana High Court grants six week’s bail to husband in NDPS case

In the case at hand, the petitioner’s wife had just given birth to a female child, thus, he approached the Court for bail to look after their well-being.

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Women’s sacrifice of gainful employment often portrayed ‘devilish’ to extract money after separation: Allahabad HC remands maintenance matter to Family Judge

“The statutory right of the wife to maintenance cannot be permitted to be parted away and infringed by setting up a case that she had the capacity to earn.”

Beneficiary party presence in land acquisition matters

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Beneficiary party’s presence indispensable for effective determination of compensation in land acquisition matters: Karnataka High Court remits back matter to Reference Court

Effective representation by the beneficiary company cannot be substituted by the Special Land Acquisition Officer or any other State Authorities inasmuch as the very constitution of the said company is to ensure proper and effective implementation of the project.

courts cannot interfere with government servant transfers

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Government servants’ transfer lies exclusively with State Government; Courts to interfere when malice involved: Allahabad High Court

“The Courts cannot either issue direction to the State Government to transfer a particular government servant to a particular place nor it can interfere in the orders of transfer of the government servants.”

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Allahabad High Court anguished over callous approach of Investigating Officer; denies anticipatory bail to alleged Kingpin of Rohingya Funding Syndicate

“The allegations are serious, credible evidence and materials are being collected by the investigating agency and there might be likelihood of custodial interrogation of the appellant.”