High Courts
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PhonePe's Appeal Against Order Allowing Police To Seek User Details, Transaction Data
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State Government on an appeal preferred by digital payment intermediary 'Phonepe', challenging a single judge order which had dismissed its petition questioning a police notice seeking transaction details/ full account credentials of its registered users and merchants, while investigating a criminal case.A division bench of Chief...
Proceedings Under Domestic Violence Act Not Akin To Criminal Prosecution, Magistrate Can Drop Or Revoke Process: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has clarified that proceedings under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, are not to be equated with the filing of a criminal complaint or initiation of prosecution.The High Court explained that once the trial Magistrate obtains a response from the husband or his relatives, he is empowered to revoke the issuance...
Statement Made Before Customs Officer U/S 108 Customs Act Over Goods Seizure Not Admissible In Evidence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that statements made by an assessee to the Customs Department under Section 108 of the Customs Act 1962, upon seizure of its goods, is not admissible as evidence in court of law.“Statements under Section 108 would not be admissible in evidence,” said a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain.Section 108 deals with the power of customs...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Overnight Removal Of Govt Pleader; Says 'Doctrine Of Pleasure' Not A Licence For Arbitrary Action
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a notification cancelling the appointment of an Additional District Government Pleader within 24-hours of his appointment and appointing another advocate in his place.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna said,“The appointment made is on one day, and undone the next day, within a span of just 24 hours. The petitioner so appointed, as Government...
'Proceeds On Conjecture, Devoid Of Reasons': Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Barring Seer's Entry In Dharwad For Two Months
The Karnataka High Court (Dharwad bench) on Tuesday (November 25) set aside a prohibitory order dated November 04 passed against Adrushya Kadeshwara Swamiji, restraining him from entering the territorial limits of Dharwad district, for the period commencing from November 05 till January 03 next year.Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and said: "The order is devoid of reasons,...
Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award In Favour Of TCS; Rejects UP Assembly's 'Frustration' Claim Over Cancelled Recruitment Exam
The Bombay High Court dismissed a petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) thereby upholding an arbitral award passed in favor of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) concerning the conduct of an online recruitment examinations for Review Officers and Assistant Review...
“Forced To Sit Idle”: Gujarat High Court Summons Registry Officer After Only One File Sent In Batch Of 200 GST Confiscation Petitions
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (November 26) asked the Registrar (Judicial) to explain why only one file was sent to the court in a batch of 200 petitions concerning confiscation proceedings under the GST Act, remarking that due to non-supply of the petitions the court was forced to sit idle waiting for the appropriate file. The court has asked the registry to send an officer at...
Cannot Cancel GST Registration Without Passing Reasoned Speaking Order: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that while cancelling GST registrations, authorities must pass reasoned and speaking orders. It held that doing otherwise would render the order unsustainable in the eyes of the law. “Once the impugned cancellation order has been passed without putting any proper notice or affording any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, the same itself is...
Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Intimidation FIR After Settlement, Asks Accused To Pay ₹25K For Benefit Of Destitute Girls
The Delhi High Court has recently quashed an FIR over allegations of hurt and criminal intimidation after the victim as well as the accused entered into a settlement agreement.Justice Amit Mahajan asked the accused to deposit Rs. 25,000 with Arya Kanya Sadan, Pataudi House, Daryaganj, for the benefit of destitute girls and Rs. 25,000 as compensation to the victim. The FIR was registered for...
Illegal Acts Committed As Juvenile Cannot Form Basis For Preventive Detention: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that allegations relating to illegal acts committed when a person was a juvenile cannot legally justify a subsequent detention order under the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978.The Court was hearing an intra-court appeal filed against the dismissal of a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of a 20-year-old under Section 8 of...
Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws In S.498A IPC Case, Says Hostile Neighbours & Contradictory Family Testimony Undermine Prosecution
The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a mother-in-law and brother-in-law under Section 498A IPC, ruling that the prosecution failed to establish any consistent or reliable evidence of cruelty or dowry harassment. Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das delivered the judgment on November 24, 2025.The trial court had sentenced the appellants to two years' rigorous imprisonment in...
S.110 Customs Act | Extension To Issue SCN Must Be Granted Before Expiry Of Initial Six-Month Period: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the six-month extension contemplated under Section 110 of the Customs Act 1962 for issuance of a show cause notice after detention of goods by the Customs must be issued before expiry of the initial six-month window.For context, Section 110 deals with Seizure of goods. It stipulates that where any goods are seized, and no notice is given within...