High Courts Archives

‘No embargo on production of Call Records/Location Charts if privacy of raiding team/police informers is undertaken’: Delhi High Court allows preservation in NDPS case

“If such data is not preserved, there is likelihood that the same may get lost and may not be available to the petitioner in support of his defense.”

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‘Medical Representative not a workman’: Delhi HC upholds Labour Court order

“The petitioner was not a person doing clerical or menial jobs but was a qualified graduate who had received specialized training in his field of work.”

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Bombay High Court condemns realistic AI deepfake video targeting Akshay Kumar, orders urgent takedown to protect his personality rights and public safety

“Both in the context of images and videos, the morphing is so sophisticated and deceptive that it is virtually impossible to discern that the same are not genuine images/videos of the Akshya Kumar.”

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Magistrate’s ‘seen’ remark, without reasoned order, insufficient: Bombay HC grants default bail for delay in filing chargesheet under S. 187 BNSS

“The provision of Section 187(3) BNSS were mandatory in nature and any slightest departure with the statutory mandate had impact of impairing the constitutional right of liberty of an individual although facing the accusations.”

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Bombay HC allows sale of two drugs for food-producing animal rearing, if manufactured before Notification prohibiting them

“The Notification prohibited the import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of Chloramphenicol and Nitrofurans from 12-03-2025.”

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Inside Punjab and Haryana HC order dismissing anticipatory bail plea of alleged mastermind in Indo-Pak drone drug smuggling case

“The increasing instances of drug smuggling through drones in India from across the border i.e. Pakistan pose a grave threat not only to the security of the nation but also impacts the youth of the nation.”

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Insolvency proceedings no shield for Directors in cheque dishonour cases under S. 138 NI Act: Orissa HC

“On the request of the petitioner, the complainant waited and represented the cheque through its banker, but once again it got dishonoured with the same remark – refer to drawer.”

Conviction for sexual intercourse with minor wife

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Husband can only be convicted for sexual intercourse with minor wife above 15 years after 2017; Allahabad HC sets aside conviction in 20-year-old case

“From the foregoing observations as held by Supreme Court in Independent Thought case, it is very much apparent that exception 2 of Section 375 IPC has been struck down on the ground that said provision is inconsistent with the provisions of POCSO Act and is also violative of Article 14, 15 and 21. But it has also been held that the said judgment will have a prospective effect.”

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‘Encroachments persist on vast temple property’: Madras HC summons HR & CE Officials over non-compliance

“Since several influential persons are among the encroachers, the District Administration and Police appear reluctant to cooperate with the HR & CE Department in removing the encroachments.”

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Custody with compassion: Calcutta HC mandates Child Access and Custody Guidelines coupled with shared parenting plan

“Most often the worst sufferers of the familial disruption are the helpless children who are entrapped in the bitter feud between two warring couple without any fault of their own.”

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‘Accused not named in FIR, Name surfaced during investigation’; Allahabad HC grants bail in case linked to Umesh Pal murder

The Court further emphasised the well-settled legal principles that bail is the rule, and jail is the exception, and that an accused must be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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‘Vicarious Liability attributed to airline despite outsourced catering’: Madras HC directs Air India to pay Rs 35,000 to passenger for hair in flight meal

“Air India is clearly vicariously liable to compensate the respondent for the negligence, namely the presence of hair follicles in the food packet, even though the food packet may not have been prepared by them, but only through their agents, namely Ambassador Pallava.”

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Delhi High Court restrains Alchem International from using trade mark ‘ALCHEM’ in sale of medical products

“The use of trade name ‘ALCHEM’ on the defendant’s packaging material in addition to the generic names is likely to cause confusion in the mind of customers of average intelligence.”

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PIL to prohibit sale of Arundhati Roy’s ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ whose book cover showed the author smoking, dismissed: Inside Kerala HC decision

“The petitioner had, for no reasons, raised doubts as to the credibility of the Steering Committee and had not made even a minimal effort to ascertain the true facts or the correct legal position before invoking the jurisdiction of the Court.”

Section 138 NI Act on Cheque for Time-Barred Debt

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Cheque for Time-Barred Debt Revives Enforceability Under S. 25(3) Contract Act; Dishonour attracts Section 138 NI Act: Rajasthan High Court

“A meaningful reading of Sections 20, 118 and 139 of the NI Act makes it clear that a person who signs a cheque and delivers it to the payee remains liable unless he successfully rebuts the statutory presumptions.”

man filed petition in NGO's name unauthorized

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“Not only deceitful, but also misuse and abuse of process of law”: Delhi HC fines man Rs 50,000 for filing petition without NGO’s authorisation

“Clearly when an unauthorized person files a petition of this nature for taking action against unauthorized construction, the said conduct is not only deceitful, but also misuse and abuse of the process of law.”

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Kerala HC directs mangrove restoration and prevention of unauthorized construction in protected areas in Kunhimangalam

“The petitioner had informed many officials about individuals engaged in the real estate business who had made roads and destroyed mangroves on a large scale to convert the area into a commercial resort, thereby affecting the biodiversity and environment of the river, obstructing the free flow of water, and impacting the inter-tidal zone.”

Habeas Corpus in Missing Person Investigation

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Habeas Corpus petition cannot be invoked as a routine to seek supervision of Missing Person Report Investigation: Rajasthan High Court

“The unlawful detention is the sine qua non for issuance of writ of habeas corpus.”

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Allahabad HC grants bail to man accused of sharing WhatsApp video featuring PM Modi and Pakistan PM

“The alleged video also included audio suggesting that the two leaders were engaged in a conversation, expressing concerns that the public in both countries was dissatisfied with their leadership and sought to remove them from office.”

Right to safe roads is fundamental right

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‘Right to safe roads is a fundamental right under Art. 21’: Bombay HC orders compensation for pothole deaths, imposing liability on erring officials and contractors

“It is high time that compensation be awarded to victims or their families who have suffered deaths or injuries on account of potholes, only then will it serve as a wake-up call for the agencies. Refusing to award compensation, and merely to remind the civic authorities of their duties, would amount to rendering mere lip service to the citizens’ fundamental right to safe roads.”