Patna High Court Directs Action Against Alleged Trafficking Of Children In Orchestra & Dance Groups In Bihar

In response to a public interest petition filed by Just Rights for Children Alliance and Association for Voluntary Action, alleging that minor children are being trafficked and exploited under the guise of performing in orchestra, dance, and theatre groups in Bihar, the Patna High Court has ordered the State of Bihar to formulate a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder, State-wide action plan for...

'Bar Is The Force That Sustains Justice Delivery System': Justice Sanjay Dwivedi Bids Farewell To MP High Court

The Bar is the force that sustains the justice delivery system, said Justice Sanjay Dwivedi of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (June 30) at his farewell ceremony. Justice Dwivedi's remark set the tone for a deeply personal reflection on his journey through the law, beginning with the influence of his father, Late B.M. Dwivedi, a lawyer. "Watching him work with integrity and...

POCSO Act | Madras HC 'Shocked' At Prosecution For Not Seeking Further Probe After Negative DNA Report Of Accused; Orders Re-Investigation

The Madras High Court recently ordered a re-investigation in a POCSO case after noting that the police had failed to conduct further investigation when the DNA test of the accused gave a negative result. The court said that a further investigation was crucial to find the actual culprit in the case. “It is shocking that despite the negative DNA report, the prosecution has not...

Test Identification Parade Necessary When Accused Are Strangers To Witnesses: HP High Court Acquits Accused After 13 Yrs

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has acquitted multiple accused in a case of assault after 13 years, holding that when the accused are strangers to a witness, a test identification parade is necessary. It was held that failure to establish the identity goes to the root of the matter, as it raises a possibility that the accused was wrongly identified.Justice Sushil Kukreja held, “A bare...

Meghalaya High Court Directs Single Judge To Amicably Settle Dispute Over Stone Configuration Believed To Be 'Shiva Linga'

The division bench of Meghalaya High Court recently referred a PIL to single judge bench, involving dispute regarding a stone configuration (believed to be 'Shiva Linga') in Mawjymbuin cave in Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills District, and requested that the single judge should make an effort to resolve the matter amicably through mediation/settlement. The bench comprising Chief Justice I.P....

Rajasthan HC Grants Relief To IIT-JEE Candidate Barred For 2 Years After Being Caught Allegedly Copying From Another Candidate's Answers

The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief to an IIT-JEE aspirant who was barred by the National Testing Agency from giving the exam for academic sessions 2025-26 and 2026-27 after he was allegedly found using unfair means and was looking into the answer sheet of a fellow candidate sitting right adjacent to him.While highlighting that such a stigmatising penalty could not have been...

Courts Can't Grant Temporary Injunction Against Entity Not Made Party To Suit: Karnataka High Court Relief To News Channel Btv Kannada

The Karnataka High Court has said that orders of temporary injunctions can be granted only against those who are made defendants in the suit and restraining orders against third parties who are not made parties to the suit cannot be granted.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while allowing a petition filed by journalist Rachappa Sathish Kumar and M/s Btv Kannada Private Limited who had...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 23 To June 29, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 696 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 717NOMINAL INDEXLATA YADAV versus SHIVAKRITI AGRO PVT. LTD & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 696 Principal Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax-1 v. A.H. Multisoft Pvt. Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 697 Jasleeniqbal Sidhu & Ors. v. Union of India& Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 698 HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED v/s RSPL LIMITED 2025 LiveLaw (Del)...

'She's A Heroine Fighting For Justice; Why Can't Her Name Be 'Janaki'?' : Kerala High Court On CBFC's Objection To Suresh Gopi's Film

The Kerala High Court has once again questioned CBFC's objection to the use of name 'Janaki', another name for Hindu goddess Sita, in Suresh Gopi starrer 'JSK – Janaki v/s State of Kerala'.Noting that the protagonist, named Janaki, is a victim of sexual assault seeking justice in Court of law, Justice N. Nagaresh orally observed,“She is not a rapist. If a rapist is named as Rama,...

S.223 BNSS | Cognizance Without Hearing Accused? Kerala High Court Defers Appearance Of Revenue Official Before Trial Court In PMLA Case

The Kerala High Court has issued an interim order exempting former Revenue Divisional Officer Saji John and his wife Bindhu Saji from appearing before the CBI/ ED Court in Ernakulam in connection with a money laundering case, till July 03.The direction was passed on the duo's plea against summons, allegedly issued without giving them an opportunity of hearing in terms of Section 223(1)...

Caretaker Of Property Obliged To Handover Possession To Owners On Demand, Cannot Seek Injunction Against Them: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a caretaker of the property continues in possession of the property only on behalf of the owners and cannot be held to have acquired any interest in the property and is under an obligation to handover possession to the defendants on demand.Justice C M Poonacha held thus while dismissing an appeal filed by one Sriramulu who had challenged the order of...

Allahabad High Court Directs Omaxe Buildhome To Deposit ₹25 Crore, Release 50 Additional Flats In Stalled Noida Projects

Last month, the Allahabad High Court directed Omaxe Buildhome Ltd. to deposit Rs. 25 crores and release 50 flats in addition to the 170 already released in favour of the home buyers in stalled projects in Noida.Omaxe Buildhome Ltd., the builder/ developer, leased land from New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) for development of housing projects named Grand Omaxe and Forest...