High Courts
Delhi High Court Restrains Rougue Apps From Illegally Streaming India's Upcoming Cricket Tours
The Delhi High Court has recently ordered several rogue mobile apps and websites to stop illegally streaming the upcoming South Africa and New Zealand cricket tours of India, protecting Jiostar India's exclusive broadcast rights. The injunction will remain in force until March 3, 2026.A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 11, 2025, following Jiostar's urgent plea...
Madras High Court Reverses Single Judge's Relief To MBBS Aspirant Who Missed Fee Deadline Citing Financial Constraints
The Madras High Court, on Friday, set aside a single judge order, allowing a meritorious candidate to join a medical college, after she failed to pay the fee within the prescribed time due to financial difficulties.The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq, while setting aside the order of the single judge, noted that the time scheme specified in the prospectus had to...
Must Consider Burden On State Exchequer & Balance It Against Interest Of Party In ITC Fraud Cases: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the Courts must, while dealing with cases involving fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit, balance the interest of trader with that of burden on State exchequer due to tax evasion.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“in cases involving fraudulent availment of ITC…there are complex transactions involved which...
Sabarimala Gold Theft Case: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Former Secretary Of Travancore Devaswom Board
The Kerala High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to the former Secretary of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), who stands arrayed as the fourth accused in Sabarimala Gold theft case.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the interim order. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in the entrustment and handling of gold-cladded Dwarapalakas and Peedam at the Sabarimala...
Kerala High Court Directs NTA To Incorporate Transwoman PhD Candidate's Self-Identified Name In JRF Certificate
The Kerala High Court on Friday (November 14) passed an interim direction to the National Testing Agency (NTA) to carry out correction in a transgender woman's certificate awarding her Junior Research Fellowship, so as to incorporate her self-identified, official name in it.The plea before Justice V.G. Arun was by Rithisha Rithu, the first transgender woman in Kerala to be admitted into a...
Karnataka High Court Asks State To File Comprehensive Report On Implementation Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the State government to file, within six weeks, a comprehensive report setting out the status of implementation of various provisions of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha issued notice on a plea alleging non-compliance with the mandate of Sections 17,...
Courts Can't Interfere In Court-Martial Merely On Compassionate Grounds If Proceedings Not Irregular: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that courts cannot interfere with court-martial proceedings merely on grounds of compassion or if the punishment appears excessive, provided the proceedings are conducted in strict conformity with law.A Division Bench of Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjay Parihar set aside an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order that had modified the...
Registered Cranes, Excavators Are 'Motor Vehicle' If Road Use Permitted, Insurer Liable Even If Accident Occurs In Mine: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that earth moving machines like road rollers, excavators, or cranes, if duly registered with the Transport Department under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and have permission for normal road use, qualify the definition of 'motor vehicle'.The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi further held that such machines will then make the insurance company liable for...
Pre-Cognisance Hearing U/S 223 BNSS Is Mandatory Safeguard, Failure To Comply Vitiates Process: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court recently held that the proviso to Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) is mandatory, emphasizing that a pre-cognizance hearing constitutes an essential procedural safeguard for the accused. The Court further observed that any opportunity granted to the accused during the summoning stage cannot cure the defect arising from non-compliance with...
Delhi High Court Permanently Bars Lubricant Maker From Using Castrol-Like Trademarks And Packaging
The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained ZRH Lubes, an automative lubricant maker from using marks such as CREMESTROL, ACTION, MADMAXX ACTION logo, and packaging, after finding them deceptively similar to Castrol Limited's registered trademarks and trade dress.The order was passed ex-parte on November 6, 2025, by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, as ZRH failed to file a written...
Estranged Husband Entitled To Compensation Towards Loss Of Consortium Upon Wife's Death In Road Accident: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted compensation towards loss of consortium to a man, for the death of his wife, despite the fact that the couple had been living separately.The court, citing the case of United India Insurance Company Ltd v Satinder Kaur [(2021) 11 SCC 780], reiterated that the principle of consortium applies to spousal, parental and filial consortium and applies even...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Bar On Appeals Against CCI Settlement Orders
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the provisions barring filing of appeal or judicial review against the settlement orders passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of the Union Government through Ministry of Corporate Affairs and CCI within six weeks....