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Delay in paying Foreign Travel Tax is not failure to pay, Supreme Court holds

A Supreme Court division bench held that delayed deposit of Foreign Travel Tax falls under Section 38(4), not Section 38(3), and penalty is never automatic.

High CourtsDelhi HcArticle

Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Special Voter Enrolment for Demolition-Displaced Homeless Persons

A Division Bench found ECI's existing Manual and Draft Electoral Roll extracts sufficient to address exclusion fears, rejecting mandamus for a separate facilitative mechanism.

High CourtsKerala HcArticle

Applying Mouth to Child's Penis Constitutes Penetrative Sexual Assault Under Section 3(d) POCSO, No Deeper Penetration Required: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court upheld a 20-year sentence, holding that kissing a child's penis twice satisfies Section 3(d) of the POCSO Act without requiring oral sex or deeper penetration.

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J&K High Court Dismisses PSA Detention Challenge After Finding Petitioner Was Released and Re-Detained on Fresh Intelligence

Justice Sanjay Dhar upheld a Public Safety Act detention order against Bilal Ahmad Lone, rejecting claims of continuous custody, non-supply of material, and vague grounds of detention.

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Bombay HC Settles Court Fees Row: Rs. 250 Per Petitioner, Not Per Petition, in Joint Article 226/227 Writs Where Individual Relief Is Sought

Justice Sandeep Marne lays down a cause-of-action test to determine whether court fees under the Maharashtra Court Fees Act must be paid per petitioner or per petition in joint writ petitions.

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Bombay HC: Oral Relinquishment of Ancestral Property Share Is Valid, But Must Be Proved With Evidence, Not Presumed From Revenue Record Affidavit

The Bombay High Court dismissed a brother's second appeal, holding that while a coparcener may orally relinquish ancestral property rights, the burden of proving such relinquishment rests squarely on the party asserting it.

High CourtsPunjab Haryana HcArticle

Trial Court Cannot Reject Video Conferencing Plea Merely for Want of Medical Certificate: Punjab & Haryana HC

Justice Deepinder Singh Nalwa set aside a Trial Court order dismissing a 72-year-old arthritis patient's application to record evidence via video conferencing, citing Rule 8.15 of the High Court's own Video Conferencing Rules.

High CourtsDelhi HcArticle

Delhi HC Directs Madhya Pradesh to Pay Rs 78.65 Lakh to Senior Advocate Who Appeared in IDA Constitution Bench Matter

Six years after the Supreme Court's Constitution Bench recorded his arguments in the Indore Development Authority case, a Senior Advocate and former MP Advocate General has won a writ for unpaid fees.

High CourtsPunjab Haryana HcArticle

School Bus Driver's Plea to Reduce Six-Month Sentence Rejected; Punjab and Haryana HC Holds Higher Duty of Care on Drivers Carrying Children

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a criminal revision against conviction under Sections 279, 337 and 338 IPC, refusing sentence reduction to a school bus driver whose reckless driving overturned the bus and injured several children and teachers.

High CourtsChhattisgarh HcArticle

Executing Court Cannot Award Back Wages Absent From Decree, Chhattisgarh HC Tells CISF Constable

The Chhattisgarh High Court set aside an execution order directing payment of back wages to a retired CISF constable, holding the Executing Court had travelled beyond the decree passed in second appeal.

Supreme Court Upholds Post-Conviction Quashing Under Section 482 Where Offences Were Private and Compromise Genuine

A Division Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar held that a High Court may quash proceedings under Section 482 even after conviction, where offences are private and settlement is voluntary.

High CourtsDelhi HcArticle

No Proof of 'Actual Use': Delhi HC Downgrades DU Law Student's UFM Penalty to Clause A

The High Court found that the inquiry report showed cheating material in a washroom but no evidence the student actually used it during his BNS examination.

Supreme Court Acquits Bank Manager, Calls CBI Case “Fully Fabricated” in Indian Bank Loan Fraud

A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran set aside conviction of a branch manager, finding the CBI case wholly unproved and ordering Indian Bank to account for excess auction proceeds.

High CourtsAllahabad HcArticle

SBI's 10% Cap on MMGS-II Placement for Trainee Officers Upheld; Allahabad HC Division Bench Reverses Single Judge

A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court has held that SBI's 2020 policy capping MMGS-II placements at 10% of batch strength does not alter any vested right of 2019-batch Trainee Officers.

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Allahabad HC Sets Aside Meerut Cantonment Eviction Order After Eight Years of Tax Receipts Issued to Occupants

Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal found that the Chief Executive Officer collected house tax from the petitioners for eight years, then initiated eviction proceedings without resuming the original lease grant.

High CourtsPunjab Haryana HcArticle

Suspicion Cannot Substitute Proof: Punjab & Haryana HC Acquits Accused of Stealing a Judicial File from a Magistrate's Court

Justice Mandeep Pannu set aside concurrent convictions under Section 380 and 201 IPC, holding that a missing judicial file and the accused's presence in court raised suspicion but fell short of proof beyond reasonable doubt.

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Jharkhand HC Dismisses Writ Against Restoration of Adivasi Land, Holds 1970 Sale Deed Invalid Under CNT Act

The Jharkhand High Court upheld the restoration of tribal land to a Scheduled Tribe purchaser, ruling that an unauthorised 1970 sale of Adivasi land violated Section 46 of the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act.

High CourtsAllahabad HcArticle

Revenue Entries Alone Cannot Sustain Ejectment Under Section 212 When Tenant Constructed the Tank, Holds Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court quashes a 1980 Board of Revenue order, holding that a hereditary tenant's judicially recognised rights cannot be extinguished by later revenue entries describing tenancy land as a public-utility tank.

High CourtsOrissa HcArticle

Orissa HC Grants Bail to Ex-MLA in Contract Killing Case, Holds Arrest Vitiated by Non-Communication of Grounds

The Orissa High Court found that the 'Grounds of Arrest' column on the arrest memo contained only a vague phrase, violating Article 22(1) and Sections 47 and 48 of the BNSS, 2023.

High CourtsMadras HcArticle

Madras HC: Puducherry Cannot Deny Community Certificate Solely Because Father Is a Migrant

Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy allowed 28 writ petitions, holding that children born and raised in Puducherry in the mother's community are entitled to SC, MBC, or OBC origin certificates.

High CourtsKerala HcArticle

Kerala HC Division Bench: Brothel Customers Face Prosecution Under ITPA; Overrules Vijayakumar Line of Judgments

A Kerala High Court Division Bench has settled a decade-long split, holding that customers who visit brothels are criminally liable under Sections 5 and 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.

High CourtsJammu Kashmir Ladakh HcArticle

J&K High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Against Accused in ₹77-Lakh NH-40 Contract Fraud Allegation

Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal dismissed a Section 482 petition, holding that competing factual versions over the NH-40 road contract investment cannot be resolved at the quashing stage.

High CourtsRajasthan HcArticle

Rajasthan HC Orders Newspaper Publication of Encroacher Lists in Ramgarh Dam Catchment Area

The Rajasthan High Court directed that lists of encroachers on government land in the Ramgarh dam catchment area be published in Rajasthan Patrika and Dainik Bhaskar, giving encroachers 15 days to vacate.

Only the Victim, Not the Informant, Can Authorise a Settlement to Quash Criminal Proceedings

A Supreme Court bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Arun Palli quashed a land-fraud prosecution after holding that only the real victim, not the informant, may settle to end criminal proceedings.

Supreme Court Restores Section 311 Application, Faults Prosecution for Not Examining Doctor and IO

A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran reversed Bihar courts that blocked a complainant's bid to summon the Medical Officer and Investigating Officer in a nine-year-old assault trial.

Supreme Court Orders Rs 200 Crore Additional Security to Protect UAE Decree Worth Rs 950 Crore

A three-judge bench upheld dismissal of contempt proceedings but directed NP and respondent entities to deposit Rs 200 crore more, finding genuine apprehension of asset dissipation.

Supreme Court Directs MEA to Appoint Nodal Officer, Arrange DNA Tests for Indians Who Died in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

A three-judge bench led by the Chief Justice issued directions on repatriation of mortal remains, DNA identification, compensation claims, and free legal aid for bereaved families.

Supreme Court Quashes Cognizance Against Late Dr. Manmohan Singh, Accepts CBI Closure Reports

A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant set aside the Special Judge's order taking cognizance against the former Prime Minister, accepting CBI's clean-chit closure reports on merits.

Supreme Court upholds High Court's certiorari relief where Arbitrator ignored resignation records

A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar held findings resting on no evidence are errors of law, and dismissed the claimant's plot allotment appeals.

Supreme Court upholds NCDRC third member deciding consumer appeal on faulty reference

A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu set aside an Allahabad High Court order and remanded the Article 227 plea, holding the third member did not exceed jurisdiction.

Supreme Court Restores Dowry Death Appeal Dismissed for 19-Day Delay, Faults High Court on Legal Aid

A Division Bench set aside a Rajasthan High Court order that dismissed a victim's mother's acquittal appeal for a 19-day delay without condoning it.