'For Few TRP Ratings, Lives Are Being Destroyed': Karnataka HC Orally Remarks In Defamation Case By Minister KJ George Over News Article

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday suggested that the media be responsible in their reporting and remarked that, for a few TRP ratings, at times, they are destroying the lives of people. Justice M I Arun orally said, “See press you people are responsible, you create public opinion, you can build nations. You should understand the potential you have. For a few TRP ratings, we are finding at times destroying the life of persons. You can report so and so had held a press conference and he said...

[SARFAESI Act] Limitation To Be Calculated From Date Of Last Action Against Which Aggrieved Party Approached DRT U/S 17: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that limitation for filing securitization application under Section 17 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 has to be calculated from the date on which last action occurred against which the aggrieved approached the Debt recovery Tribunal under Section 17.Justice Pankaj Bhatia held “Section 14 is continuance of the proceedings under Section 13(4) of the SARFAESI Act and would give a cause of...

Unfortunate That Person Threatening Victim With 'Perverted' Messages Has To Be Charged With Bailable Offences: MP HC Flags Legislative Lacuna

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting anticipatory bail to a man accused of sending threatening messages to a woman, expressed concerns over the legislative framework that charges the act of sending 'such depraved or perverted messages on social media' under the offences which are bailable in nature.The bench of Justice Subodh Abhiyankar observed; "It is rather unfortunate that the person, who has threatened the victim by sending such depraved or perverted messages on social media,...

Court Must Scrutinise Invocation Of Expression 'Urgent Interim Relief' By Litigants U/S 12A Of Commercial Courts Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the expression “contemplates urgent interim relief” under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act 2015 though not defined under the statute, demands a rigorous scrutiny of commercial suits bypassing mandatory mediation to ensure that the benefit of exemption under the provision is not misused by unscrupulous litigants.For context, Section 12A mandates mediation before the institution of a commercial suit.Sub-section (1) thereof carves out an exception in suits...

HP High Court Denies Bail To Accused In ₹500 Crore Crypto Fraud, Says Public Interest Must Be Considered In Cases Involving Grave Economic Offences

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied bail to the accused involved in a ₹500-Crore Cryptocurrency Fraud Case, holding that economic offences of such huge magnitude, which have a deep-rooted conspiracy and cause massive public loss, must be viewed seriously, and mere prolonged custody or trial delay is not a sufficient ground for bail.Rejecting the Bail Application, Justice Sushil Kukreja remarked that: “The economic offences are considered grave offences as they affect the economy of the...

OYO Approaches Delhi High Court Challenging Arbitral Award In Co-Working Space Lease Dispute Against Lenskart

Oyo has filed a section 34 petition before the High Court of Delhi, challenging a few portions of an arbitral award passed in the dispute between Oyo and Lenskart (“Oyo Hotels and Homes Pvt Ltd v. Lenskart Solutions”) pertaining to the termination of a co-working space lease during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the arbitral proceedings, Oyo was partially successful and has filed the...

9 Tihar Jail Officials Suspended In Alleged 'Extortion Racket' Case: Delhi Govt Informs High Court

The Delhi Government informed the High Court on Wednesday (August 13) that it has initiated disciplinary proceedings against nine Tihar jail officials over allegations of extortion racket being run inside the jail involving its officials and inmates.On Monday, the high court had told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR. Today the counsel appearing for the Delhi government informed a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela...

S.102 CrPC | Can Bank Accounts Be Seized Merely On A Letter From Police? Rajasthan High Court Seeks Inputs From Bar Members

The Rajasthan High Court has issued a general notice inviting all the members of the bar to address the issue, “Whether the bank account of account holder can be seized only at the instance of a letter received from the Police (Investigating Agency) without following the procedure contained under Section 102, Cr.P.C?”The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition filed by a person whose bank account was seized by the Bank of Maharashtra at the instance of a letter received...

Kerala High Court Orders Conditional Arrest Of MSC Elsa 3's Sister Ship MSC Palermo Over Maritime Suits Claiming ₹2.6 Crore In Damages

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 12) ordered the conditional arrest of MV MSC Palermo, a sister ship of MSC Elsa 3 that capsized off the coast of Kerala on May 25, 2025.Justice Easwaran S. passed the order in the interim applications made in four separate admiralty suits. The plaintiffs claimed that they have suffered damage to their fishing vessels caused by the floating debris of MSC Elsa 3 in the sea.The conditional arrest of the 1st defendant/1st respondent ship, MSC Palermo, is to...

24-Hour Detention Period Begins When Accused Is Effectively Detained, Not Time Of Formal Arrest Recorded By Police: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has held that the 24-hour deadline for producing an accused before a magistrate under Article 22(2) of the Constitution begins from the moment a person's liberty is effectively curtailed, rather than from the time police formally records the arrest.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed: “The period of twenty-four hours to produce an accused before the Magistrate commences not when the actual time of arrest is recorded by the police, but runs from the time when the accused was...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case: Delhi High Court Flags Shortcomings In Murder Trial Of 3 Sikh Men, Directs Reconstruction Of Records

The Delhi High Court on Monday found flaws in the investigation and subsequent trial conducted into the killings of three Sikh men in Delhi NCR region, following assasination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.“Material on record also prima facie indicates that apart from shoddy investigation of the cases,even during the course of trial, the Ld. Additional Sessions Judges hardly took any steps to ensure the presence of crucial witnesses, including persons who had witnessed the incident,”...

"You Don't Like The Serial, Don't Watch It": Bombay High Court Mulls Community Service For Man Who Lodged Complaint Over Zee TV Show

While indicating that it will order the complainant to do cleaning and mopping work at one of the hospitals in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday closed for orders, the petition filed by Zee TV seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against the channel for its new show titled 'Tum Se Tum Tak' which revolves around the love story of a nearly 46-year-old man and a 19-year-old girl. A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad pulled up the...