convenience fees on online Movie ticket
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The legislation touching upon price control in India has always been specific, eloquent and reasonable, even though important, restriction on the right to carry on business has never been sought to be achieved indirectly or by implication and without setting out a statement of the policy of the legislature on this behalf.”

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Question on Ayodhya Judgment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“An academic or personal opinion expressed by a student, teacher, or scholar on a legal judgment, even one involving sensitive issues, cannot be equated with any religious attack.”

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married woman’s gold return claim
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A newly wedded woman would not be in a position to demand receipts or independent witnesses while handing over the jewellery to the husband or in-laws.”

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Encroachers harassing petitioners
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It has become an everyday malady of petitioners moving PILs, complaining of encroachment et cetera that the encroachers, and sometimes even officials of the Government, try to browbeat the petitioners by physical assault or threat into withdrawing the PIL.”

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document registration delay
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A legal right accrued to a party to get a document registered as per the provisions of the Registration Act cannot stand defeated when reasons which exists are beyond the control of the party presenting the document for registration.”

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landlord financial status eviction petition
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court highlighted the egregious misuse of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 and observed that there are huge number of cases, where very well-off tenants enjoying financial prosperity, unjustly occupy premises for decades on-end, paying pittance for rent. While in the process, their landlords are forced into impecunious and desperate circumstances.

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Land Grab Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The seriousness of the offence is made worse by the involvement of public officials and legal professionals, the creation of fake documents claimed to be several decades old, and efforts to make these false documents appear genuine by misusing official systems and legal procedures.”

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Speedy disposal rent appeals
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court observed that delays by Appellate Tribunals in deciding appeals under Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001, defeats the purpose of the law, which aims to ensure the speedy disposal of eviction cases.

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illegally captured stray dogs
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Though the local authorities have the power to keep the street dogs in the impounding compound, however, it does not empower them to keep the dogs for an indefinite period.”

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state police bound by parliament law
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“This is unconscionable and unpardonable. It appears that, in a disciplined police force, the police personnel themselves are not following the discipline and are not following the mandatory directions issued by the office of the Director General of Police.”

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LNG terminals registration exemption
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Section 15 of the PNGRB Act mandates registration of entities that are establishing or operating LNG terminals after the ‘appointed date’.

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Bail to Sarpanch in Wife's Murder Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Bail or jail belongs to the blurred area of criminal justice system which largely hinges on the hunch of the Bench, otherwise called judicial discretion. The Court should take cognizance of the fact that the liberty of an individual whose involvement has not been established in the commission of an offence, should not be lightly dealt with. Incarceration creates a concavity in the personality of an individual.”

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1984 bribe case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The present incident took place on 4-1-1984, and since then the proceedings have been continuing for over four decades, with the trial itself taking nearly 19 years to conclude, and the present appeal remaining pending for more than 22 years.

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girls harassment children home
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court was shocked with the treatment given to the girls in the children’s home and the complaints made in respect of the Child Welfare Committee, which was established with a broad object and was supposed to act in the children’s interest, who need care and protection.

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re-investigation negative DNA report
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“POCSO offences are grave and demand stringent punishments along with meticulous investigations to deliver justice. It is imperative for the prosecution to conduct thorough and proper investigations reflecting the severity of these offences.”

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poor CIBIL score bank appointment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

There must be efficiency in handling public money and obviously a person with poor/ or no financial discipline cannot be trusted with public money.

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Rape conviction against Juvenile
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“No society can afford to punish its children. Punitive approach towards children in conflict with the law would be self-destructive for the society.”

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Shillong hawker
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioners submitted that the hawkers are being forcibly moved from the police bazar area without observance of due process of law.

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CrPC or BNSS
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court was deciding the issue of maintainability of a petition, wherein it was argued that instead of filing the petition under Section 528 BNSS, it ought to have been filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (‘CrPC’), as the BNSS came into force on 1-7-2024, whereas the FIR was filed in 2022.

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Cultivation of industrial hemp
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The consumption of narcotic and psychotropic substances in Chhattisgarh has increased manifold in recent years. It not only has evil effects on the body and mind of the person consuming it, but it ruins the entire family and society too.”

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