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NewsBombay High Court Cancels Bail of Goa Nightclub Owners After Fire Kills 25
Justice Neela Gokhale cancels bail of three co-owners of Birch By Romeo Lane, citing Sessions Court’s failure to assess gravity of offence and safety violations.
HC NewsMadras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Speaker's Decision on AIADMK MLA Disqualification
The Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the Tamil Nadu Speaker's decision to drop disqualification proceedings against 21 All India Anna Dravida Kazhagam (AIADMK) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs). These MLAs had voted against their party whip during a confidence motion for Chief Minister Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government. The bench, comprising Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan, questioned the maintainability of a third-party challenge when the political party itself had condoned its members within the stipulated legal timeframe.
NewsDelhi High Court Upholds Divorce on Grounds of Wife’s Cruelty, Citing Persistent Quarrels and Harassment of In-Laws
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has dismissed a wife’s appeal against a divorce decree, holding that her persistent quarrelsome conduct, opposition to her husband supporting his parents, continued discord after separation, and denial of physical relations constitute cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
NewsPunjab and Haryana High Court Imposes ₹25,000 Costs on Lawyer for Repeated Withdrawn Allegations
Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor dismisses petitioner's application after finding repeated allegations against faculty despite earlier categorical withdrawal.
NewsPatna High Court Seeks Responses on Allegations of Illegal Detention and Assault of Advocate During Student Protests
The Patna High Court has issued notice to the Bihar government and police officials on a petition alleging illegal detention, physical assault, and denial of procedural safeguards to an advocate who intervened during a lathi-charge on protesting students near Gandhi Maidan.
HC NewsChhattisgarh High Court Rejects Homemaker's Plea for Condonation of 224-Day Delay in Criminal Revision
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed an application seeking condonation of a 224-day delay in filing a criminal revision, holding that the applicant’s status as a homemaker of advanced age dependent on financially and medically strained children does not constitute 'sufficient cause' under the law of limitation.
HC NewsKerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Former MLA A.T. George in 2015 Assembly Ruckus Case
The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against former Congress MLA A.T. George arising from the 2015 Legislative Assembly ruckus, holding that the allegations, even if accepted as true, do not constitute the offences charged under the Indian Penal Code.
HC NewsJharkhand High Court Clarifies Scope of Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC
The Jharkhand High Court has held that allegations of taunting a wife over her complexion, low IQ, and communication skills, without more, do not constitute cruelty under Section 498A IPC.
HC NewsPunjab and Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in NEET-PG Admission Fraud Case
The court held that allegations of securing medical college seats through monetary consideration cannot be treated as a commercial dispute and strike at the foundation of merit-based admissions.
HC NewsGauhati High Court Denies Bail to Declared Foreigner Who Re-Entered India Illegally Despite Prolonged Detention
The Gauhati High Court has held that a declared foreigner who was expelled from India and subsequently re-entered the country illegally is not entitled to bail on the ground of prolonged detention, dismissing a plea seeking release from a holding centre and direction to apply for citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
HC NewsKerala High Court Transfers Family Court Case to Preserve Litigant's Confidence in Justice
The Kerala High Court permitted the transfer of a family court case after a litigant raised apprehension of bias, emphasizing that the decision was made solely to uphold public confidence in judicial proceedings, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the bias allegation.
HC NewsExecution Proceedings Cannot Reopen Trial Issues: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that objections under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure cannot re-agitate matters that could have been raised during the original trial unless the judgment-debtor establishes the decree is void and inexecutable on the face of it.