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Anticipatory Bail in Social Media Misinformation Case

‘Too Soon to Rule Out Criminality’: Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Madhu Kishwar’s Anticipatory Bail Plea in PM Modi Video Case

“Such posts can create disharmony, encourage separatist sentiments and put the unity and integrity at peril.”

Advocate prosecuted for professional act

If Filing an Appeal Makes an Advocate a Conspirator, It Would Be the End of the Bar: Allahabad HC Quashes FIR Against Advocate in ₹ 10 Cr GST Evasion Case

The Allahabad High Court quashed the FIR holding that an advocate who files a statutory GST appeal for a client — even if the legal position taken on pre-deposit is wrong cannot be held a co-conspirator in the client’s alleged tax evasion.

Swami Vivekananda Scholarship Guidelines 2025

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Visa Delays, Expired Deadlines, State Inaction: Rajasthan HC Holds Scholarship Cannot Be Denied to Student Who Never Started His Studies

Holding that the interpretation of Swami Vivekanand Scholarship for Academic Excellence Yojana Guidelines 2025 has to be done in a manner to help the student to pursue his course and not to create hurdles, the Rajasthan High Court directed the State Government to immediately release the scholarship amount.

substitution of arbitrator abandoned arbitral proceedings Section 32

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Substitution of Arbitrator Denied After Proceedings are Abandoned For 9 Years: Bombay HC

Noting that nine years of complete inaction, with only vague references to settlement talks, constituted an implied abandonment terminating the proceedings under Section 32(2)(c), the Bombay High Court dismissed the application for substitution.

Magistrate power to modify bail conditions

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Magistrate Cannot Impose Foreign Travel Restriction Years After Grant of Bail by “Clarifying” Original Order: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court while setting aside a foreign travel restriction imposed on the accused held that a Magistrate cannot alter bail conditions years after granting bail by calling it a clarification.

Delhi High Court patent priority date amendment

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“What Cannot be Done Directly Cannot be Done Indirectly”: Delhi HC Refuses Belated Amendment of Priority Date to Revive Deemed Withdrawn Patent Application

The Delhi High Court held that once a patent application is deemed withdrawn for failure to meet statutory timelines for national phase entry and filing Request for Examination, it cannot be revived through a belated amendment of priority date under Form 13

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Explained | Why Allahabad High Court granted relief to Azim Premji in Wipro Labour Law Case

The Court reiterated that criminal liability cannot be fastened mechanically merely based on designation unless the statute specifically provides for vicarious liability or there exist specific allegations demonstrating an active role and responsibility of the accused in the commission of the alleged offence.

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Shutters Down, ‘Emergency Windows’ Open: Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of After-Hours Liquor Sales in Jodhpur; Issues Interim Directions

A detailed investigative report published in Rajasthan Patrika titled “शटर डाउन… ‘इमरजेंसी विंडो’ चालू: रात 8 बजें बाद भी धड़ल्ले से बिक रही शराब, supported by photographs, timestamps and field verification, indicated that despite statutory closing hours applicable to liquor vends, liquor sale allegedly continued openly after 8.00 p.m. through concealed openings, restricted access windows and partially shuttered premises at various locations within Jodhpur.

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Observations in a Separate Criminal Revision Petition Cannot Be a Ground Deregistration of a Political Party: Delhi HC Dismisses AAP Deregistration Plea

The Court examined the scope of Section 29-A, Representation of the People Act, 1951 and reaffirmed the limited circumstances in which deregistration is legally permissible.

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Delhi High Court Stays ROC Penalty Orders Against LinkedIn India in SBO Disclosure Dispute

The Delhi High Court granted interim relief to LinkedIn India and its Directors by staying ROC penalty orders passed for alleged non-compliance with SBO disclosure norms under Sections 89 and 90, Companies Act, 2013.

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Constitutional Courts Can Intervene in Delayed UAPA Trial as It Violates Article 21; J&K and Ladakh HC Directs Expeditious Conclusion of Proceedings

The High Court held that constitutional guarantees under Article 21 cannot be defeated by the gravity of allegations under the UAPA, and that the mandate of day-to-day trial under Section 19 of the NIA Act reflects a legislative intent that serious prosecutions cannot be allowed to linger indefinitely.

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Article 21 Extends to Foreign Nationals; Approvers Cannot Be Kept in Jail While Principal Accused Walk Free: Rajasthan HC Releases Bangladeshi Nationals

“Foreign Nationals who are facing trial in India are also entitled to Right to Live with Dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. This right has been established as a powerful shield of protection, ensuring that Right to Live with Dignity extends beyond borders, safeguarding all human beings.”

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Motherhood Can’t Be Ground to Exclude Women Athletes from Competitive Sport; Delhi HC Permits Vinesh Phogat to Participate in 2026 Asian Games Trials

The Court condemned Wrestling Federation of India’s “National Embarrassment” remark against Vinesh Phogat with regards to 2024 Paris Olympic Games mishap, which had led to her disqualification.

Delhi HC acquits accused in rape and kidnapping case

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She Crossed 1500 km With Him, Got Married, Never Raised an Alarm: Delhi HC Acquits Rape Accused, Finds Prosecuterix Statement Was Parental Pressure

The Delhi High Court acquitted a man convicted under Sections 363, 366 and 376 IPC, holding that the prosecutrix voluntarily accompanied and married the accused and that her minority was not conclusively established.

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Unreliable DNA, Doubtful Victim Testimony, Contradictions, Delay, No TIP: Bombay HC Acquits Rape Accused as Investigation Lapses Pile Up

The Bombay High Court noted that since the FIR was registered under Section 376 IPC without prima facie examination of the allegations and given the unexplained delay and contradictions in the victim’s statements, the prosecution case lacked legal foundation and the conviction was liable to be set aside.

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Twisha Sharma Case: Six Ante-Mortem Injuries, Forced Abortion Allegations, Non-Cooperation — Why MP HC Quashed Mother-in-Law’s Anticipatory Bail

The Court noted that as per the post-mortem report, the death was due to ante-mortem hanging by ligature, but 6 other ante-mortem injuries were found on the body of the deceased, which were not caused by taking the body out of the ligature or carrying it out to the hospital.

condonation of delay written statement exceptional circumstances

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4745 Days Late and No Cogent Explanation: Karnataka HC Dismisses Petition Seeking to File Written Statement in 2006 Suit

Holding that delay in filing a written statement can be condoned only in exceptional circumstances and not as a matter of routine, the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition seeking to place a written statement on record after a delay of 4745 days.

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Subsequent Breakdown of Marriage No Ground to Revive Quashed Rape FIR: Delhi High Court

The Court warned that permitting reopening of quashing orders on the basis of subsequent matrimonial disputes would fundamentally defeat the object underlying exercise of jurisdiction under Section 528 BNSS.

SCST Act applicability 'Goud' scheduled tribe anticipatory bail

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SC/ST Act Cannot Be Used Against a Member of a Scheduled Tribe: MP HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to ‘Goud’ Community Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to the appellant, holding that the SC/ST Act is not applicable to a person who himself belongs to a Scheduled Tribe community — and that the State’s failure to verify CCTV footage despite court directions, combined with the appellant’s status as a government servant, left no ground for denial of bail.

Non-consideration of assessee's reply by Assessing Officer

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Delhi High Court Quashes Income Tax Assessment Order for Non-Consideration of ASSESSEE’s Reply Filed After Adjournment Request

Delhi High Court set aside an assessment order passed under Sections 143(3) and 144-B, Income-tax Act after finding violation of principles of natural justice, holding that the assessing officer failed to communicate the status of the assessee’s adjournment request and ignored the reply filed by the assessee.