Allahabad HC: No Right to Conduct Regular Religious Congregation on Public Land; Private Use Also Subject to Regulation
“Freedom, in a constitutional society, is always accompanied by responsibility towards others.”
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“International gang of wildlife poachers & traffickers”: Madhya Pradesh HC denies bail to alleged pangolin poacher noting prima facie involvement
The Court noted that the case indeed involved an international gang of poachers and traffickers of wildlife animals like Pangolin, and the accused prima facie seemed to be involved.
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Simultaneous Parole or Furlough for Co-Accused is “Ordinarily Not Permissible” but Not Barred: Delhi High Court
The High Court interpreted Note (2) to Rule 1212 and Note (1) to Rule 1224, Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, holding that “ordinarily” denotes restriction, not prohibition.
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Bombay HC quashes FIR over ‘Ya Allah! Rasgulla! Dahi Bhalla!’ remark; No offence under S. 295-A IPC
“The words “Ya Allah! Rasgulla! Dahi Bhalla” by themselves are neutral in ordinary social use, and mere mention of food items in a comic act cannot amount to insult of religion.”
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Madras HC: Customs Broker Not to Be Penalised for Mis-Description While Filing Shipping Bills
“Wrong classification or mis-description in shipping bills filed for MEIS scrips by the customs broker does not attract penalty under Section 114AA, Customs Act, 1962 due to lack of mens rea and jurisdiction of customs department”
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No “Larger Public Interest”; Wife Cannot Use RTI to Access Husband’s Income Tax Details in Matrimonial Disputes: Delhi High Court
“The parties shall be at liberty to take all remedies available in law for requiring the other spouse to place on record the affidavit as mandated under Rajnesh v. Neha, (2020) 2 SCC 324.”
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No Medical Certificate, No Disability: Sikkim HC Rejects 50% Disability Finding Based On Fractured Vertebrae
“In the absence of medical or disability certificate, the finding of 50 per cent disability based on fracture of rib, vertebrae and hip dislocation, was found to be erroneous, reducing the award of compensation to just medical expenses.”
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Filmmaker Claims Dhurandhar 2 Copied His Script: Here’s Why Karnataka High Court Dismissed Plea to Revoke CBFC Certification
In the present case, filmmaker Santosh Kumar sought cancellation of the CBFC certification granted for the screening of Aditya Dhar’s “Dhurandhar 2” alleging that the film was a plagiarised version of his original script titled “D Saheb”.
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Corruption Charge Not Proved, Yet Employee Removed: Delhi HC Sets Aside Penalty, Directs Reinstatement
The Court held that path from the proved fact of transfer of Rs 75,000 to the conclusion of bribery remains unexplained.
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Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge to AITA Elections; Orders Fresh Polls Under National Sports Governance Act, 2025
Delhi High Court held in view of the subsequent enactment of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, the issue raised with regard to non-compliance of the Sports Code, 2011 has become academic and ordered fresh elections and appointed Administrator.
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Delhi HC Upholds Mandatory Driving License Rule for Male SI Candidates
The Court ruled that requirement is non-discriminatory and rejects candidate’s plea for relaxation despite COVID-related delay in obtaining license.
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Jail Visitor’s Room Not Conducive Environment for Effective Lawyer—Client Communication; Delhi HC grants Parole to POCSO Convict to File SLP
The Court noted that mechanical police objections without substantive reasoning cannot be a valid ground to deny parole.
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Speech does not explicitly call for any offences: Allahabad HC refuses registration of FIR against Rahul Gandhi for “fight against Indian State” remark
The High Court further noted that the complete extracts of the alleged speech had neither been brought before it nor before the trial and appellate court.
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Karnataka HC Sends Ranveer Singh to Temple Over Kantara Mimicry Row
In the present case, an FIR was filed against Ranveer Singh for allegedly mimicking the Daiva possession scene from the film Kantara during an event at IFFI, which was claimed to have hurt religious and cultural sentiments.
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Rajasthan High Court Dismisses 23 Year-Old Plea Challenging Labour Court’s Award on Regularisation
In the present case, the petitioner sought regularisation and benefits from 1 April 1983, and the Board claimed that the date from which he was entitled was 1 April 1989.
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Affected persons not rehabilitated even after 20+ years of Narmada Dam: Madhya Pradesh HC directs Additional Chief Secretary to address Medha Patkar’s suggestions, concerns
A PIL was filed by Medha Patkar in 2024 seeking registration of land plots allotted to persons displaced by the Narmada Dam project, since the allotment letters had not been registered as formal title deeds since 20+ years.
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Deliberate non-employment by qualified wife to burden husband: Ground to deny maintenance: Allahabad HC
The appellant is a gynecologist and is capable of earning handsomely in her line of expertise.
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Congress Leader Challenges BJP MLA Pratima Bagri’s Scheduled Caste Certificate; MP HC Orders Scrutiny
Congress Leader Pradeep Ahirwar had filed a complaint against BJP MLA Pratima Bagri questioning the validity of her Scheduled Caste Certificate.
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Auction Value is Final: Madras HC Bars Stamp Duty Reassessment on Sale Certificates
Section 47-A held inapplicable to statutory and court-supervised auctions, ruling that sale certificates are transfers by operation of law—not conveyances—and cannot be reopened for undervaluation by registering authorities.
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Andhra Pradesh High Court invokes “Ardhangini” concept to appoint wife as guardian of comatose husband
In exercise of parens patriae jurisdiction, Court permits operation of bank account for medical needs; frames interim safeguards in absence of statutory mechanism.
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