Sonali Ahuja, Author at SCC Times

“Allegations of spending habits, household contribution, or mobile usage, without proof of severe mental harassment, not cruelty”: Madhya Pradesh HC

“The husband married the wife of his own volition through social media, and if household habits or lifestyle preferences were material factors to him, they could have been ascertained before marriage.”

Case Briefs High Courts

“It’s a mess, dishonesty at all levels”: Allahabad HC reprimands State over issuance of multiple birth certificates

“It appears that anyone at any point of time can get a date of birth certificate issued with whichever date they want from wherever in the State.”

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 3

2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 3: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Forest Act, Motor Vehicles Act, NI Act, Commercial Courts Act, and IBC.

institutional preference to MBBS graduates

Case Briefs High Courts

Madhya Pradesh HC quashes amendment giving institutional preference in PG courses in private medical colleges to MBBS graduates from MP

“Giving institutional preference in the first round would most likely entail filling up all the postgraduate seats from the institutional candidates who have qualified for MBBS from colleges within MP, as the number of postgraduate seats is far less than MBBS seats.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘State destroying entire vegetation’; Madhya Pradesh HC bars cutting, pruning, or shifting of any tree in Bhopal in Illegal Tree Felling Case

“Clearly, it appears that respondents are not interested in protecting or transplanting any tree but are, in a rampant manner, cutting and destroying the entire vegetation that is coming in the way of alleged development.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court denies relief to an accused in Bareilly Violence Case

Violence erupted when a Maulana allegedly called upon members of a particular community to assemble at the Islamiya Inter College, and the crowd went awry.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Offence was not pre-meditated’; Allahabad HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment of man who raped and killed his 5-month-old cousin

The Court reiterated that though in a rape and murder case based on circumstantial evidence, the death penalty can be awarded in the ‘rarest of rare’, normally imprisonment for life without any remission may be awarded, unless a death sentence is inevitable.

man lost both legs in train accident due to overcrowding

Case Briefs High Courts

“Railways must equally protect lives of passengers in general class and higher classes”: MP HC grants relief to man who lost both legs in train accident due to overcrowding

“The value of human life does not vary with the category of ticket purchased. Every passenger, irrespective of class, is entitled to the same standard of safety, care, and vigilance from the Railways.”

Case Briefs High Courts

“Hunting offences have serious implications for wildlife preservation & ecological balance”: MP HC denies bail to man accused of hunting spotted deer

“The offences alleged relate to illegal hunting of a protected wildlife species have serious implications for wildlife preservation and ecological balance. Such offences affect public interest at large and must be dealt with sternly.”

Death Due to Malfunctioning Lift in Hospital

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported death of woman due to malfunctioning lift at Jammu-based Super Specialty Hospital

The NHRC sought detailed report from the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, within two weeks.

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad HC questions compassionate appointment to stepmother overlooking minor daughter’s welfare; calls for collective responsibility towards girl child

“The petitioner, a minor student of Class XII, has lost both her parents and is presently under the guardianship of her maternal uncle. In such exceptional circumstances, while granting compassionate appointment to the stepmother, the competent authority was duty bound to ensure the safety, security, and future welfare of the petitioner.”

Hot Off The Press News

Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry seeks amendment to raise advocates enrollment fees in a letter to Ministry of Law & Justice

“The financial health of the State Bar Councils is integral to maintaining professional standards, ensuring the independence of the Bar, and enabling the efficient discharge of statutory duties.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna HC grants anticipatory bail to YouTuber Manish Kashyap accused of tarnishing image of railways by uploading video of people tampering with train tracks

Manish Kashyap allegedly uploaded a video on X (formerly known as Twitter) of a railway track showing insertion of stones between the fish plates of railway tracks by some persons.

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad HC calls State Pond Auction mechanism ‘Quite Devious’; seeks State response on non-grant of fishing leases to auction winners

“The above mechanism is quite devious in nature, wherein it clearly appears that this entire action of not giving the ponds to the different people for carrying out fisheries is causing a huge loss to the public exchequer, wherein unknown people continue to carry out fishing activities illegally.”

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

HIGH COURT WEEKLY ROUNDUP 2025 [10th to 15th November] | Stories on MLA Zahid Beg’s minor house help death case; ‘Haq’ Movie; Transgender Cadets in NCC; and more

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court stays further demolition of Fatehpur’s Noori Jama Masjid

The Managing Committee of Noori Jama Masjid was aggrieved when a part of the mosque was demolished for road widening.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 2

2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 2: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws, and Service Law.

Case Briefs High Courts

Unauthorized entry no defence when Railway Tracks are easily accessible: Madhya Pradesh HC grants relief to kin of 3-year-old, two women run over by train

“If crossing railway tracks is accessible or easy even for a three years old child, it implies a systemic failure of the Railway to restrict access.”

Trial Courts directed to avoid adjournments

Case Briefs High Courts

No more long adjournments: Chhattisgarh HC directs Trial Courts to avoid unnecessary adjournments, fix short and continuous dates

“Such practice not only delays the conclusion of the trial but also adversely affects the fundamental right to speedy trial guaranteed under the Constitution.”

lack of basic amenities for disabled staff

Case Briefs High Courts

“Issues of Grave Public Importance”: Chhattisgarh HC takes suo motu cognizance of dysfunctional lifts forcing disabled employees to climb stairs in govt building

The Court took suo motu cognizance of a news report which mentioned that four disabled government employees were compelled to climb stairs daily due to a dysfunctional lift and lack of any disability friendly infrastructure.