IELTS Scam magistrate decide summary report
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The ‘B’ Summary report, prepared by the Deputy S.P. in relation to irregularities committed in qualifying the IELTS exam, did not include the handwriting expert’s opinion and was challenged by the State in the Sessions Court.”

Additional Senior Civil Judge reinstated
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court emphasised that if the Courts were to initiate disciplinary proceedings against a judicial officer based on a judicial order passed by him, there should have been strong grounds to suspect officer’s bona fides and the order itself should have been actuated by malice, bias or illegality.

adoption before 15 years
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“No case is made out by the petitioners that a custom or usage is applicable to them which permitted adoption of a person who has attained the age of 15 years.”

acquittal in SCST Atrocities case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In an acquittal appeal if other view is possible, then also, the appellate court cannot merely substitute its view by reversing the acquittal into conviction, unless the findings of the trial Court are perverse, palpably wrong, manifestly erroneous or demonstrably unsustainable.”

1 lakh fine for relieving on virtual hearing
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the video clip showed a man on the toilet, relieving himself, while attending virtual court proceedings

doppler device PCPNDT Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

There is a conspicuous absence of any material evidence indicating that the petitioner carried out or attempted to carry out any diagnostic technique/procedure falling within the scope of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.

Justice Aravind Kumar
Know thy Judge

Prior to his elevation to the Supreme Court, as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, Justice Aravind Kumar, initiated steps to tackle pendency of cases and initiated conversion of roadways buses into schools for poor children.

petty family quarrel dowry harassment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“To prove the offence of dowry death, it must be shown that there was cruelty and harassment within 7 years of marriage and that it was meted out for or in connection with, demand for dowry”.

Asaram Bapu
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Rajasthan High Court had granted interim bail to Asharam Bapu till 31-03-2025 solely on humanitarian grounds for medical treatment, subject to conditions as set by the Supreme Court.

Silence till advanced pregnancy proves consent
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that there were repeated incidents of accused and victim, being involved in sexual intercourse. However, the victim never informed any of her family members that the accused trespassed into her house and raped her. Even when she became pregnant, she did not disclose the incident to her family members.

senior advocate drinking from beer mug
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the video clip showed a Senior Advocate talking on his phone and drinking from a beer mug while attending virtual court proceedings.

electricity board duty wire trees
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the live wires were hanging and had come near to the ground while touching the trees. Thereafter, due to negligence on the part of the board, the Respondent 2’s son died untimely.

money for husband's bail not dowry
Case BriefsHigh Courts

It was not the prosecution’s case that any demand for dowry or any valuable security or other property was made by the accused. Rather, it was an admitted case that the only demand was to arrange Rs 50,000 to meet the legal expenses for applying bail of the husband and her father-in-law, who were in judicial custody.

insufficiently stamped sale deed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The respondents submitted that the sale deed in question had been retained by the Registrar due to insufficiency of stamp and was thus, not in their possession.

dying person false statement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The prosecution’s case was mainly with respect to the dying declaration of the deceased woman to the medical officer who treated the woman. However, the trial court observed that the dying declaration was a cyclostyled document, and the endorsement of the doctor was taken later.

Delay in curing registry defects
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that the registry did not follow the procedure prescribed in the GHC Rules for movement of the papers from the registry to the competent Court, thus there was no occasion for consideration by the Court concerned as to whether the respondents were entitled to condonation of delay in removal of office objections.

PG Hostel Homestay Registration
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court directed the respondents to publicise the pre-requisite conditions necessary to be fulfilled before a premise may be used as a PG Hostel or a Home Stay.

Gujarat High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The counsels for the Narayan Sai urged that the final hearing of the appeal may take considerable time and therefore, at this stage, Narayan Sai may be enlarged on temporary bail for a period of 15 days to meet his ailing father.

Justice Anjaria
Know thy Judge

Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria was serving as the 34th Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court prior to being appointed as Judge of Supreme Court in May 2025.

Gujarat High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Union contended that Sunil had not paid anything to the various banks that had given credit facilities amounting to approximately Rs. 2947 Crores to the Sai Infosystem (India) Ltd.