High Courts
30 Important Andhra Pradesh High Court Judgments Of 2025
1.Investigating Officer Must Be Given 'Free-Hand' While Probing Case Involving Serious Allegations: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCase Title: Pvhv Gopala Sarma v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and OthersCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 25The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has held that in a case containing serious allegations, the Investigating Officer (IO) deserves a free hand to take the investigation to...
State Election Commission Cannot Act Unilaterally When Polls Are Deferred Under Disaster Management Act; HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the Election Commission cannot act unilaterally when elections are deferred under the powers exercised by the State Government under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Thus, the Court quashed the final notification constituting Nagar Panchayat Swarghat and directed reconsideration of objections raised by affected residents through a reasoned...
Kerala High Court Strikes Down Devaswom Recruitment Board's Power Over Guruvayoor Appointments
The Kerala High Court has held that Section 9 of the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board Act, 2015 (KDRB Act) which empowers the KDRB to prepare select lists for the appointment of candidates to various posts in the Guruvayoor Devaswom posts is unconstitutional. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar V M were considering an appeal filed by the...
Long Pendency No Ground To Avoid Remand Where Core Issues Were Never Decided: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the long pendency of a civil suit cannot be a reason to avoid remanding the matter when the trial court has failed to decide the core issues on merits.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani thus dismissed two regular second appeals challenging an order of remand passed by the First Appellate Court in a property dispute between a private party and DDA, that had...
Justice Soumen Sen Sworn-In As Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court
Justice Soumen Sen was sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on Saturday (January 10).The oath of office was administered by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also present during the swearing in ceremony.The Central Government had earlier issued a notification to transfer Justice Sen from Meghalaya High Court...
HP Rent Control Act | Wife Alone Succeeds Tenancy If Alive At Tenant's Death; No Further Devolution Permitted: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that upon the death of the original tenant, the right to succeed to the tenancy under the H.P. Urban Rent Control Act is strictly governed by the statutory order of succession. The Court remarked that since the wife was alive and residing with her husband at the time of his death, she alone became the lawful successor to the tenancy and, as...
Marriage Outside District Disentitles Candidate From Claiming Local Residence Preference In Public Recruitment: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that a candidate who marries outside the concerned district cannot insist on the benefit of local residence preference in public recruitment unless such residence is established by cogent and reliable documentary evidence.A bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani held that the petitioner failed to substantiate her claim of continued residence...
Accessing Intimate Photographs From Wife's Phone & Threatening To Circulate Them Amounts To Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that unauthorised access to a spouse's intimate photographs, coupled with threats to circulate them on social media and acts of physical and sexual violence, constitutes cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court observed that such conduct amounted to “character assassination” of the wife by her own husband.A Division Bench comprising Justice...
Criminal Appeal Can't Be Dismissed For Default; Court Obliged To Appoint Amicus Curiae If Accused Unrepresented: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that a criminal appeal can't be dismissed merely because of non-representation or default of the advocate for the accused and that in such circumstances, the court is obliged to appoint an amicus curiae and decide the matter on merits rather than dismissing it for non-representation.A bench of Justice Abdul Shahid observed that the dismissal of a...
Forced Unnatural Sex By Husband Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC, But Not Rape Due To Marital Exception: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a husband's petition seeking quashment of FIR, observed that while forced unnatural sex by a husband upon his adult wife cannot be prosecuted as rape under Section 376, it would amount to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed; "But, this Court is also of the opinion that forced unnatural sex by...
Gujarat High Court Bars Sealing Of Residential Premises Until Decision By Authorities On Owners' Pleas Seeking Change In Use Permission
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (January 9) directed state authorities to decide applications moved by certain individuals seeking change in use of residential premises and said that until these applications are decided the premises shall not be sealed. The court was hearing a petition challenging Notice dated 05.03.2025 whereby the petitioners have been informed that on account of change in...
'Shocking' That Minor Girls Missing For 10+ Years, Yet Police Have No Whereabouts: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (January 7), directed the Police authorities to file a detailed reply specifying the number of minor girls who have gone missing in the past decade. The court further instructed the authorities to disclose the number of girls who were traced through police efforts and those who returned voluntarily. These directions were passed in a public...