High Courts
Debarred Bidder Can't Participate In Tender Even If Contract Period Begins After Debarment Ends: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a bidder debarred from participating in tenders cannot be permitted to submit a bid merely because the contract under the tender would commence after the debarment period expires.The division bench of Justices Tejas Karia and Madhu Jain dismissed a writ petition filed by an infrastructure company, holding that the relevant consideration is whether the debarment order is operative on the date bids are required to be submitted, and not when the contractual period...
Oral Statements U/S 200 & 202 CrPC Can't Cure Material Omissions In Protest Petition, Rendering Allegations Doubtful: Allahabad HC
In a significant order on the scope of inquiries by a Magistrate under Sections 200 and 202 CrPC, the Allahabad High Court has held that material facts omitted from the protest petition cannot ordinarily be supplied later through oral statements of the complainant and witnesses. The bench added that the introduction of such facts for the first time during the inquiry/examination by a magistrate amounts to a material improvement and raises "serious doubts" regarding...
S. 457 CrPC | Magistrate Can't Unilaterally Cancel Interim Release Of Seized Property Without Giving Opportunity Of Hearing: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot unilaterally cancel/recall his previous order under Section 457 CrPC granting interim release/zima of a seized property in favour of a party, without affording an opportunity of hearing to the zimadar, except in case of violation of conditions of such release. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 60]A Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi was of...
AP High Court Quashes ₹5 Crore Demand Against PSU, Says Dispute Over Meter Recording Must Be Referred To Electricity Inspector
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that disputes regarding the correctness of a meter's recording must be referred to the Chief Electrical Inspector to Government (CEIG) under Section 26(6) of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 106]In doing so, the Court quashed a Rs. 5.27 crore back-billing demand raised by the Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh...
Manipur HC Quashes Preventive Detention Order, Says Fixing Time Limit For Making Representation Violates Article 22(5) Of Constitution
The Manipur High Court has set aside a preventive detention order passed under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA), holding that prescribing a time limit for a detenu to submit representations against the detention order infringes the constitutional safeguards guaranteed under Article 22(5) of the ConstitutionA Division Bench of Chief Justice Mr.M.Sundar and Justice Ahanthem Bimol Singh remarked that: “time frame cannot be fixed even for a representation to be made to State Government as...
Orissa High Court Directs DGP To Ensure Arrest Memos Mention Written Grounds Of Arrest In Language Understood By Arrestee
The Orissa High Court has ordered the Director General of Police (DGP) to put out a circular mandating all the concerned police officials of the State to mandatorily provide grounds of arrest in the arrest memorandum in a language understood by the accused/arrestee. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 59]While declining to quash the arrest and remand of certain persons accused of peddling ganja in excess...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Issues Notice On YSR Congress Party's Plea Against Blocking Of Facebook Page In India
The Andhra Pradesh High Court issued notice on YSR Congress Party's plea against blocking of its Facebook page in India, allegedly after a notice was sent by the Central Government to the social media intermediary seeking restriction of access to the page in the country. The plea seeks a direction to Facebook to forthwith furnish to the Petitioner copies of notices, orders, or communications received from Government authority.A division bench of Chief Justice Lisa Gill and Justice R...
Kerala High Court Orders Police Protection For Viral Kumbh Mela Star
The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 19) directed the Station House Officer of Central Police Station, Ernakulam to grant police protection to the viral Kumbh Mela star Monalisa Bhosle.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas remarked that he was prima facie satisfied that protection should be granted to Monalisa:"Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader, I am, prima facie, satisfied that the petitioner ought to be afforded protection for her life....
Bombay High Court Quashes Rape FIR, Orders Preliminary Inquiry On Woman's Future Complaints After Noting Pattern Of Similar Cases
The Bombay High Court recently, while quashing a rape FIR, ordered the Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra to circulate the details of the complainant woman to all the police stations across the State so that the police exercises caution in future on receiving any complaint from the said woman as she is "habitual" in filing false rape, domestic violence and cruelty cases.The...
Contempt Court Can't Test Legality Of Decision Taken In Compliance With Underlying Judicial Order: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the validity or correctness of an administrative decision taken in compliance with a court's direction cannot be examined in contempt proceedings.Justice Tejas Karia made the observation while disposing of a contempt petition filed by a college, which alleged wilful disobedience by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) of earlier directions requiring it to decide the college's long-pending application for shifting its B.Ed. college...
Karate Athletes' International Opportunities Can't Be Compromised Due To Governance Disputes: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that Indian karate athletes cannot be made to suffer or lose opportunities to participate in international events because of unresolved governance disputes and the absence of a recognised National Sports Federation (NSF) for the sport.The division bench of Justices Tejas Karia and Madhu Jain emphasised that the interests of athletes must remain paramount and directed the authorities to endeavour to evolve an appropriate mechanism for selection and international...