Punjab and Haryana Bar Council announces digital issuance of more than 15,000 advocates licenses
Advocates would now be able to attain their licenses digitally via the Bar Council website and the digital process therein.
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Former IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur challenges constitutionality of Section 16 CEC Act 2023, before Allahabad High Court
Section 16 provides immunity to the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners from being prosecuted for any act, thing or word, committed, done or spoken by him when, or in the course of acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty/ function.
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HIGH COURT AUGUST 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on PM Modi’s education; Ganesh Festivities; NDTV’s Trade mark; Sci-hub’s Ban; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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SCBA expresses concern on lack of women Judges in higher judiciary; Requests CJI, Collegium to consider more women for upcoming judicial appointments
“Across the country there are about 1100 sanctioned posts of High Court Judges, out of which nearly 670 are occupied by men and only 103 by women.”
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“Pursuing case against very powerful individual and facing threats”: Allahabad HC grants personal security to man who challenged Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship
“We are, prima facie, satisfied that the matter requires consideration as the petitioner has been pursuing his cases against a very powerful individual and is facing constant threats.”
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“No evidence that victim was minor”: Chhattisgarh HC modifies life sentence to 10 years imprisonment for man who raped his niece
In her statement, the victim stated that firstly, her father committed forcible sexual intercourse with her, and after some days when she was sleeping at her paternal aunt’s house, then the convict, who was her paternal uncle, committed the same offence against her.
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High Courts cannot quash trial over disputed questions of facts: Allahabad High Court
“The Court in exercise of power under Section 482 of the CrPC cannot assume such jurisdiction and put an end to the process of trial provided under the law.”
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported sexual abuse of 7-year-old boy by Mosque Imam in Roorkee
The NHRC sought a detailed report from SP and DM, Roorkee, on the matter within two weeks.
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NHRC seeks report from UP Officials on reported gang rape and death of speech and hearing-impaired woman in Ghaziabad
The NHRC sought a detailed report from DGP, UP, and DM, Ghaziabad, on the matter within two weeks.
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“Matter of grave concern that such incidents are recurring”: Chhattisgarh HC takes suo motu cognizance of phenyl being mixed in residential school children’s meal
“Had the contaminated food been consumed by the students, it is beyond imagination what devastation it would have caused to the lives of their parents and families, who repose their faith in the residential school system, believing that their children would be cared for like their own.”
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Read why the Madhya Pradesh HC adjourned the MP Paramedical Colleges Scam Case sine die
“This Court, in all humility, wishes to record that it is most cognizant of the hierarchy of Courts and of judicial discipline and is most conscious of the judicial inferiority of this Court vis-à-vis the Supreme Court and would never ever, deliberately, pass an order constituting judicial overreach.”
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Chhattisgarh HC takes suo motu cognizance of toddler’s death at Anganwadi due to unlawfully dumped DJ equipment
A news report was published about a three-year-old girl child sustaining a grievous head injury when an iron pipe, kept along with other DJ equipment unlawfully dumped within the Anganwadi premises, fell upon her while she was playing.
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“Such lapse imperils public trust in govt. medical institutions”: Chhattisgarh HC seeks DM’s response on security guard administering injection to patient at District Hospital
“The spectacle of a security guard administering an injection in place of a trained nurse is not only a clear breach of medical ethics and professional standards, but also a stark reflection of systemic failure in ensuring accountability and adherence to established protocols of patient care.”
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Insulting and humiliating spouse during time of financial vulnerability amounts to mental cruelty: Chhattisgarh HC
“Her behaviour, including instigating the daughter against the father, making unfounded demands during a financially unstable period, and leaving the home with the daughter while abandoning the son, demonstrated a pattern of mental harassment and disregard for the matrimonial bond.”
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HIGH COURT AUGUST 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | ‘Lootere’ Copyright Case; S.K. Sreenivasan’s Murder; Abbas Ansari’s Conviction Stay; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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2025 SCC Vol. 7 Part 1
2025 SCC Vol. 7 Part 1: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Consumer Protection, Arbitration, Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, and Digital KYC.
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Chhattisgarh HC directs State to pay Rs 25,000 to each student who ate dog licked mid-day meal at Govt. School
The Court stated that though three doses of anti-rabies vaccine had been administered to the school children, there was negligence on the part of the State.
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“No law prevents her from living with married man”: Madhya Pradesh HC grants relief to adult woman who eloped with a married man
“She cannot be treated like Chasser. She has a mind of her own and the right to make a decision, whether right or wrong, with regard to the person with whom she wants to live.”
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“Shocking state of unbridled and unapologetic corruption”: Madhya Pradesh HC directs FIR registration against MLA Arif Masood for forging College documents
“Prima facie, it appears that Arif was a blue-eyed boy of the dispensation that existed before 2024. The party in power in the State has been the same for more than two decades. However, the captain of the ship changed in the year 2023, when the woes of the College commenced from 2024.”
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Chhattisgarh HC takes suo motu cognizance of unregulated sale of sharp knives as stabbing incidents surge
“This lack of oversight and regulation can contribute to an increase in violent incidents, such as stabbing, and raises concerns about public safety.”
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