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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Online shopping platforms should develop a system of photographing/video recording of receiving & opening of packages by delivery persons: DCDRC
“It is the duty of the online platform, which is offering such services, to ensure that correct product is delivered by the seller who is having business to business contract with them”.
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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.”
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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.”
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Supreme Court temporarily relaxes complete ban on firecrackers in NCR; Permits sale of Green Crackers from 18-10-2025 till 20-10-2025
Relaxing the firecracker ban on a test case basis, the Court directed the administration and police to ensure that use of firecrackers shall be confined between 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM on 2 days i.e., the one before and on the Diwali day.
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Delhi High Court flags lack of policy decision on providing reservation to transgender persons in public employment
“The Parliament, though has enacted the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and has also framed Rules thereunder, however, it appears that the welfare measures, which may be made pursuant to the statutory obligations cast on the Governments under the said Act, have also not been made.”
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‘This case warrants immediate grant of ex-parte ad-interim relief’; Bombay HC protects Suniel Shetty from AI deepfakes and misuse of persona
Defendant 1 was circulating AI-generated images/ deepfakes falsely depicting Suniel Shetty and his family members in obscene and salacious manner on various social media platforms.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of fire in Trauma centre ICU at SMS Hospital Jaipur
The NHRC issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Government of Rajasthan, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
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‘Mediator’s selfless intervention resolves 40-year dispute’; Supreme Court urges lawyers to evolve into mediators, recommends ‘swadeshi’ model of resolution
“After almost four decades, a protracted litigation has reached a satisfying conclusion, owing to outstanding efforts of Sr. Adv. Gaurav Agrawal, appointed by this Court as the mediator.”:
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Absence of one legal heir from partition deed not valid ground to refuse mutation of property: Kerala HC directs Tehsildar to effect property’s mutation
“A share was earmarked to the excluded sharer as well, even though the same might not preclude the rights of the excluded sharer to challenge the partnership deed.”
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Hijab in School Row: Kerala High Court grants police protection to School facing protest
On October 10, the guardians of the student, allegedly accompanied by over six persons, forcefully entered the school premises and manhandled the security personnel. Another group reportedly gathered outside the school gates and began raising slogans in protest.
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‘Long incarceration without Parole/Furlough can lead to anarchy in jail’: Delhi High Court slams State Agencies for not following Prison Rules
“The State agencies, only show their defiance to the very objective of introducing provisions of Furlough/Parole and have no respect or care for the prisoners and their mental and physical health.”
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Delhi High Court: Sale, purchase or lease of other properties by landlord not an impediment to file eviction proceedings
“With respect to the bona fide requirement of the landlord, the landlord was only to make out a legitimate case setting out the plausible reason which are not fanciful and unreasonable to establish a bona fide requirement of the subject premises.”
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Delhi High Court: Company must be a party for Directors to face prosecution
“Section 278B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 creates a deeming fiction whereby both the Company and every person in charge are deemed guilty of the offence. The legislative intent is clear that the Company must first be arraigned, only then can its officers be fastened with vicarious liability.”
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Armed Forces Tribunal has power to substitute finding of Court Martial & pass sentence afresh: SC
“Scope of interference in an appeal with the order passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal is limited. This Court in appellate jurisdiction would interfere if the order were shown to be arbitrary, unreasonable or capricious”.
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“Being done arbitrarily in absence of any definite parameters”: Allahabad HC issues guidelines for preliminary assessment under S. 15 Juvenile Justice Act
“The issue of preliminary assessments is a delicate and difficult task which requires expertise. As of now, it is being done in arbitrary manner in absence of any definite parameters/ guidelines for the same.”
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Apprehension of delay in trial constitutes sufficient cause for filing condonation of delay: Bombay High Court
“In criminal jurisprudence, the right of speedy trial is recognised as a fundamental right and just because the accused had participated in the trial at one stage, at other stage he does not lose a right to ask for bail.”
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Karur Stampede | Supreme Court transfers investigation to the CBI; Proposes setting up of Supervisory Committee to ensure investigation impartiality
The Court requested Justice Ajay Rastogi, former Supreme Court Judge, to lead the Supervisory Committee and considering the ramifications of the incident and its gravity, requested him to immediately organize its first meeting after taking over of the charge of the investigation by the CBI.
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MP Cough Syrup Deaths Case| Madhya Pradesh District Court rejects bail application of doctor who prescribed toxic cough syrup
The Court noted that as per the doctor’s memorandum, he received 10 % commission for prescribing the cough syrup.
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Delhi High Court declares WIPRO a well-known trade mark
“WIPRO has been expanding into various sectors since the 1980s and has obtained various registrations for the ‘WIPRO’ mark in various classes with the earliest registration in the year 1991.”
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