Arrested At 1AM In Violation Of CrPC Safeguards, Gauhati High Court Grants Bail To Woman After 2.5 Years In Custody

The Gauhati High Court recently granted bail to a woman doctor, booked for ill-treating her foster child, after finding that she had been arrested at night without prior permission of the Judicial Magistrate of the first class, in violation of the mandatory safeguards prescribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure.Dr. Sangeeta Dutta was arrested in 2023 along with her husband Dr. Walliul...

Advancing Forensics Can Crack Cases Even After Decades, 'Never Too Late To Seek Truth': Delhi High Court Orders CBI Probe Into 2017 Death

The Delhi High Court has ordered Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into death of a 23-year-old hotel manager in 2017, while flagging lapses in the investigation conducted by the Delhi Police. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that there are various cases of crime where the investigations overcame the challenges and finally fructified after decades, due to advancements in...

"Egregious": Kerala High Court Issues Directions After Report Of Pedestrian Deaths On Zebra Crossings, Says They Have Right Of First Access

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (November 27) expressed shock over reports in a Malayalam newspaper that 218 pedestrians have died on zebra crossings in the State between January 1 and October 31, 2025.Justice Devan Ramachandran, while considering a matter concerning road safety and Zebra crossing observed: “This is extremely shocking and egregiously distressing!”The Court took note of...

Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Inaugurates National Seminar At NUSRL Ranchi, Highlights Challenges Faced From Technology & AI

Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan inaugurated a two-day national seminar "75 Years of the Indian Constitution: Contemporary Reflections and Future Directions” organized on the occasion of Constitution Day at the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi. The national seminar was attended by jurists, legal experts, academicians, researchers...

“Lack Of Criteria Violates Articles 14, 16”: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Frame Rules For Appointments To Courts For Land Grabbing Cases

The Karnataka High Court recently directed the State government to frame, in three months, appropriate guidelines for selection and appointment of Chairperson and Members to the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Courts.Justice Ashok S Kinagi, while allowing a petition filed by a former district judge, Devananda Puttappa Nayak said, "The impugned notice or advertisement issued by...

Jharkhand High Court Directs Inspection Of Jails To Assess Quality Of Food Given To Inmates

The Jharkhand High Court has directed various District Legal Services Authorities to conduct inspections of different jails to assess the quality of food provided to inmates and to check if it is as per the jail manual. The court further directed that DLSA or Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority shall frequently conduct such inspections on food quality supplied in prisons.The court...

Delhi High Court Cancels 'BLUE SPOT' Mark Of Local Spirits Company After Finding It Unused For Five Years

The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of the trademark “BLUE SPOT” registered to Stardford Spirits Pvt. Ltd.,a local spirits company after finding that the alcohol brand had not been used for more than five years. In an order dated November 19, 2025, Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora allowed a rectification petition filed by Irish Distillers International Limited, part of the...

Obtaining Passport Is Constitutional Right, Citizens Not Required To Prove 'Need' For Foreign Travel: J&K&L High Court

Reaffirming that the right to hold a passport flows directly from a citizen's fundamental right to personal liberty, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has held that no individual is required to demonstrate any compelling or urgent need for travelling abroad in order to obtain a passport or a No Objection Certificate (NOC).Justice Sanjay Dhar made this significant observation...

'A Futile Exercise': Madras High Court Quashes CBI Cases Against Police, Advocates Involved In 2009 Violence At Court Premises

The Madras High Court, on Thursday (27th November), quashed the cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against 28 advocates and 4 police officers in connection with the violence that broke out in the High Court campus on February 19, 2009. Justice Nirmal Kumar was inclined to quash the criminal case, noting that a decade and a half had passed, and the...

Wrong To Say Mumbai's Air Quality Worsened Due To Ethiopian Volcanic Eruption: Bombay High Court To Maharashtra Govt

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to accept the contention of the Maharastra Government that the air quality in Mumbai has deteriorated due to the ash clouds from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia.A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad pointed out that the volcanic eruption took place only on November 23 while there has been low visibility in...

State Should Bring Separate SOP For Religious Events: Madras High Court Comments While Hearing Plea To Regulate Political Rallies

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, commented that the State should bring in a different Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for religious events. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a batch of pleas seeking the framing of SOPs to be followed while granting permission for political meetings. In the previous hearing, the State...

P&H High Court Quashes Rejection Of Compassionate Assistance; Says Employee Deemed To Have Died In Service After Dismissal Order Was Quashed

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the State's decision rejecting a man's claim for compassionate assistance, holding that once the dismissal of his deceased father (a government employee) was quashed by the Court, he must be deemed to have died while in service—bringing the family within the ambit of the Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules, 2006.Allowing the writ...