'Forum Shopping': Red Chillies Argues Sameer Wankhede's Defamation Suit Against 'Bads Of Bollywood' Belongs In Bombay, Not Delhi High Court

Red Chillies Entertainment on Wednesday opposed before the Delhi High Court the defamation suit filed by IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul appearing for the production company submitted before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav that the suit...

Ilaiyaraaja Moves Madras High Court Against 'Unauthorised' Use Of His Songs In Dude Movie, Court Reserves Order On Interim Plea

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday, reserved orders on a plea moved by renowned musician Ilaiyaraaja seeking to temporarily restrain Mythri Movie Makers from 'unauthorisedly' using his songs in the recent Tamil movie "Dude", starring Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju. Justice N Senthilkumar reserved orders on the interim injunction plea moved by the musician. Ilaiyaraaja has approached...

Discounts On Pending Traffic Challans Encourage Violations: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court, while dealing with a writ filed challenging an E-Challan generated by the Telangana Police Integrated E-Challan System, without showing the provision of law, noted that imposing fines and granting discounts only weakens the fear of legal consequences in citizens.“Imposing fines and granting discounts to the traffic violators not only weakens the fear of...

Mixing Of Contraband Pouches Before Sampling Creates Serious Doubt Accused's Possession: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court granted bail to a Nepali national who was accused of possessing a commercial quantity of opium. The Court held that the investigation was not proper as all pouches of the alleged contraband were mixed together before sampling, which made the procedure highly doubtful.The Court also observed that the status report does not mention that the samples were sent to...

Great Grand Son Not Eligible For Freedom Fighter Quota: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Plea Of Constable Wrongly Appointed For 9 Yrs

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the petition of a Constable who, after serving for nine years, was found to have been wrongly appointed under the Freedom Fighter quota, holding that the benefit of freedom fighter quota cannot be availed by the Great Grand son of the freedom fighter.Justice Jagmohan Bansal observed that, "there may be connivance or negligence on the part...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Academic Nitasha Kaul's Plea Challenging Cancellation Of OCI Card

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (November 26) issued notice on a plea filed by academic and writer Nitasha Kaul challenging the cancellation of her OCI card as well as prohibition on her travel to India. Justice Sachin Datta sought response of the Union Government within four weeks and listed the matter for hearing on January 28, 2026. Kaul has challenged the order passed on March 06...

Kerala High Court Permits State To Accept Land Tax From Residents Of Disputed Munambam Land

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 26) passed an interim order directing the District Collector, Tahsildar and the Village Officer to accept tax from the persons residing in the disputed Munambam land, which the State Wakf Board has claimed to be wakf property.Justice C. Jayachandran passed the interim order while considering a batch of petitions, one of which was preferred by the...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Former Devaswom Board Official

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 26) orally directed not to arrest S. Sreekumar, the former Administrative Officer of the Travancore Devaswom Board, who is arraigned as the 6th accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering the anticipatory bail plea of Sreekumar, who is accused of the offences under Section 120B, 403, 406, 409 and 467 r/w Section...

MP High Court Extends Ban On Cutting Trees, Says State Has Only Planted 'Trunks', Not Transplanted Trees

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (November 26), sought a report from the State government specifying how many trees have been felled and how many are proposed to be felled, along with the proposed locations for transplantation, while referring to the cost of trees in terms of oxygen generated, as emphasized by the Supreme Court. In the meantime, the court continued the operation of...

Gujarat High Court Directs Authority To Consider Kuwaiti Resident's Passport Renewal Plea Put On Hold Over Rash Driving FIR

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (November 25) granted relief to an Indian man working in Kuwait, whose application for renewal of passport was put on hold in view of an FIR registered against him for rash and negligent driving at Lunawada police station. The court asked the authorities to process the petitioner's passport renewal plea within 4 weeks after noting that the petitioner is...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rejection Of Medilabo's Patent For Neurodegenerative-Disease Drug

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Patent Office order refusing Medilabo RFP's patent application for a pharmaceutical composition used in treating neurodegenerative diseases, holding that the authority rejected the application without examining the amended claims and without explaining how the invention fell within the bar on “methods of treatment” under Section 3(i) of the Patents...

High Court Refuses To Restrain Delhi Race Club From Enforcing 'Family Unit' Cap In Horse Races

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass an interim order restraining the Delhi Race Club from enforcing 'family unit' cap qua the number of horses for races for Delhi Meeting 2025-2026. Justice Amit Bansal rejected the interim injunction filed by a horse owner- Ravinder Pal Singh Chauhan in his suit seeking to restrain the Club from enforcing the concept of 'family unit'. He...