High Courts
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...
Man Acquitted In 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks Free To Do Any Job Not Requiring Police Verification: State Govt To Bombay High Court
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that Fahim Arshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari, who was acquitted in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, is free to take up any employment that does not mandate a police clearance certificate.Ansari moved the HC seeking a 'Police Clearance Certificate' so that he can engage in some employment to earn his livelihood.The oral...
'DNA Test Can't Be Directed In Routine Manner': Allahabad High Court Rejects Husband's Paternity Challenge In DV Act Case
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a DNA test to determine the paternity of a child cannot be directed in a 'routine manner' merely because a party disputes the parentage during legal proceedings. A bench of Justice Chawan Prakash said that such orders for DNA Test can only be passed in specific circumstances where "no chance for cohabitation" is proven...
PIL On Lack Of Medical Care In Tribal Areas: Bombay High Court Asks State Officials To Visit Melghat And Assess Residents' Grievances
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (November 25) asked officials of the tribal development, women and child development and the public health departments to visit Melghat area to assess various medical care and health issues faced by persons living therein and a sought a report on the same. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil was hearing a 2007...
Naming Of Public Departments Purely Within Govt Domain: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea For Renaming Tamil Development Department
The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea for renaming the Tamil Valarchi Thurai (Tamil Development Department) to Tamil Membattu Thurai. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan observed that the naming and renaming of a public department was within the domain of the government, and the court could not exercise jurisdiction under Article...
SC/ST Act Case Can Be Compounded Directly In An Appeal U/S 14-A; Recourse To S. 482 CrPC Not Needed : Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that that criminal proceedings under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, can be compounded and quashed, based on compromise, directly in a Criminal Appeal filed under Section 14-A(1) of the 1989 Act. A bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav added that there is no need to take separate recourse...
'Single Act Triggering Communal Tension Vitiates Public Order': Allahabad High Court Upholds NSA Detention
The Allahabad High Court last week upheld the detention of a man under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA) as it observed that even a single criminal act, if it leads to communal tension and throws the "even tempo of life out of gear", amounts to a violation of public order rather than a mere breach of law and order. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar thus...
Delhi High Court Clears 'SoEasy' Trademark For Hindi Learning Platform, Calls It Suggestive and Distinctive
The Delhi High Court has overturned the Trade Marks Registrar's refusal to register the mark “SoEasy” for a Hindi learning and testing platform, holding that the phrase is suggestive rather than descriptive and is therefore capable of trademark protection. The Court directed the Registrar to process the application for registration. In a judgment delivered on November 24, 2025, Justice...
Madras High Court Allows Udaipur Salon To Use 'Bounce', Rejects South Indian Chain's Appeal
The Madras High Court has dismissed appeals filed by Spalon India Private Limited, operator of the “BOUNCE” salon chain in South India, against an order vacating the interim injunction earlier granted in its favour over the use of the word “Bounce” by an Udaipur-based salon, “Bounce Salon & Makeover Studio.”A Division Bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice Mummineni...
Delhi High Court Cancels Copyright For Edible Oil Label Bearing 'Swastik', Says It Copies Rajani Products' Artwork
The Delhi High Court has cancelled a copyright registration granted for an edible oil label featuring a 'Swastik' device, holding that the artwork was a substantial reproduction of a label long used by Rajani Products, a manufacturer and seller of edible oils. Finding that the rival work lacked originality, the Court directed that the entry be expunged from the Register of...
Not Mandatory To Muzzle Pet Dogs In Public Places, Only Leashing Mandatory: Chennai Civic Body Tells Madras High Court
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), on Tuesday (25th November), informed the Madras High Court that muzzling of pet dogs has not been made mandatory in the city and that no penalty would be imposed on the pet owners for not muzzling the dogs in public places. Making submissions before Justice V Lakshminarayanan, Advocate Arun Babu submitted that the GCC had only issued an...