High Courts
MV Act | Driver Not Jointly Liable For Accident; Owner Of Vehicle Solely Responsible To Pay Interim Compensation: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, only the owner of a vehicle can be held liable to pay interim compensation on the principle of “no fault” and the driver of the vehicle cannot be made jointly liable with the owner.Justice Sushil Kukreja remarked that: “The driver could not have been made liable to pay the compensation...
Candidate Can't Rely On Undisclosed Qualification Long Time After Recruitment Is Closed Even If Vacancies Remain: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a single bench order directing the State to consider the candidature of the respondent based on his graduation mark-sheet which was never disclosed in his original application form, but only in a writ petition filed belatedly.The division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Bipin Gupta opined that no candidate could be allowed to...
Indore Truck Rampage | MP High Court Summons Police Commissioner; Notes Sufficient Measures Were Not Implemented Despite Orders
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (October 10) directed the Indore Police Commissioner to appear via video conferencing on November 19, after noting that despite orders, there have been repeated incidents of drunk driving and police inaction in Indore. These observations were made in a suo-motu plea initiated after a truck entered a residential area of Indore during peak traffic hours...
Delhi High Court Bars Hotel From Using 'Bukhara' Trademark, Grants Interim Relief to ITC
The Delhi High Court has restrained a city based hotel, Bukhara Inn, from using the name “Bukhara,” ruling that it infringed ITC Limited's well-known trademark associated with its iconic restaurant, Bukhara, at ITC Maurya, New Delhi. The order was passed by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora on November 7, 2025, in a suit filed by ITC Limited, which operates its hospitality business...
Madras High Court Asks State To Respond To Plea By Retired IAS Officer For Restoring Police Protection
The Madras High Court has directed the State government to respond to a plea by retired IAS officer U Sagayam for the restoration of police protection. It may be noted that in 2014, the Madras High Court had appointed Sagayam as a commission to probe into the alleged mining irregularities across the State. Since Sagayam started getting threats following this, the court had...
Why Are CARA Guidelines Not Being Amended To Include Adoption By Transgender Persons? Madras High Court Asks Central Govt
The Madras High Court has asked the central Government why the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) guidelines have not been amended till now to include adoption by transgender persons. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan directed the Union Government to explain why amendments had not been brought into the CARA Guidelines and...
'Victim's Mental State Remaining Normal Casts Doubt On Veracity Of Allegations': P&H High Court Suspends Teacher's Sentence In POCSO Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of a school teacher convicted for sexual harassment under Section 354-A IPC and Sections 10 & 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, during the pendency of his appeal.Justice Namit Kumar noted, "any child who would have experienced such an incident must have been mentally traumatised for a...
Mentioning Contraband's Quantity In Millilitres Instead Of Grams Doesn't Vitiate NDPS Case If Chemical Report Shows Equivalent Weight: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that specifying the quantity of the contraband seized under NDPS Act, 1985 in millilitres instead of grams does not vitiate the prosecution, provided the chemical analysis report establishes the equivalent strength in weight as prescribed under the law.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, made the observation while delivering judgment in a criminal appeal against...
'Melpattam' Right Confers Only Usufructuary Interest, Not Ownership Over Land: Kerala High Court Reiterates
The Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that a 'melpattam' arrangement does not create ownership or a transferable interest in the land itself.The division bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar, delivered the judgment while dismissing an appeal challenging a preliminary decree for partition passed by the Sub Court, Vadakara. The appellant claimed exclusive ownership...
Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Move Delhi High Court Against Privilege Committee Summons Over 'Phansi Ghar' Controversy
Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued to them by Delhi Legislative Assembly's Privilege Committee over the “phansi ghar” controversy. Their petition will be heard tomorrow by Justice Sachin Datta. Phansi Ghar was inaugurated by Kejriwal and Sisodia inside the Assembly complex on August 22, 2022, when they...
Delhi High Court Bars Another Company from Using Ching's 'Schezwan Chutney' Mark
In yet another order granting relief to Ching's Secret sauces maker Capital Foods Pvt. Ltd., the Delhi High Court has once again stepped in to protect the company's trademark “Schezwan Chutney.”Earlier this week, on November 3, 2025, the Court had restrained a Uttar Pradesh-based food manufacturer from using the name “Schezwan Tufani Chutney” or any expression deceptively similar...