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HC NewsCalcutta High Court: Street Vendors Act Does Not Shield Unauthorised Permanent Structures
The Calcutta High Court has clarified that the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, is intended to protect lawful vending activities and cannot be invoked to safeguard unauthorised permanent structures or encroachments on public streets. Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury dismissed a writ petition challenging a Kolkata Municipal Corporation eviction notice, emphasising that the Act's protection is limited to legitimate vending within designated zones.
HC NewsTelangana High Court Quashes Land Acquisition for Omitting Known Co-owners and Misusing Urgency Clause
The Telangana High Court has set aside land acquisition proceedings for road widening at Liberty Cross Roads, Hyderabad, holding that the omission of admittedly known co-owners from foundational notices and the unjustified invocation of urgency provisions to deny the right to object rendered the acquisition legally unsustainable under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
HC NewsOrissa High Court Commutes Death Sentence in Double Murder Case
The Division Bench held that while the crime was extremely barbaric, the trial court erred by relying on emotive considerations instead of balancing aggravating and mitigating circumstances as required by law.
HC NewsBombay High Court Clarifies Scope of Article 25 Regarding Religious Processions and Route Selection
The Bombay High Court has held that the fundamental right under Article 25 to practise one’s religion does not include a right to take out a religious procession along a particular route, especially when such exercise may adversely affect public order or the interests of other sections of society.
HC NewsAllahabad High Court Seeks Five-Year Data on RTE Admissions from UP Private Schools
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh State Government to furnish comprehensive data on admissions under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, from private schools affiliated with CBSE and CISCE, clarifying that such affiliation does not exempt them from state-imposed RTE obligations.
HC NewsOrissa High Court Issues Contempt Notice to Former DGP, Affirms Retirement No Bar to Non-Compliance Proceedings
The Orissa High Court has issued a contempt notice to former Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania for repeated non-compliance with a court order directing the reinstatement of a Sub-Inspector. Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra observed that retirement does not serve as a ground to discontinue contempt proceedings for failure to adhere to judicial directives. The Court also took exception to the State's conduct of filing a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court after previously undertaking to comply with the High Court's order.
SC NewsSupreme Court Clarifies Doctrine of 'Veritable Party' in Arbitration Agreements for Non-Signatories
The Supreme Court held that non-signatories may be bound by an arbitration clause if their conduct demonstrates mutual intent to be bound, and declined to differentiate between identically situated parties in interlinked transactions.
HC NewsSeparate Living Arrangements Not Per Se Cruelty, Says Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has clarified that mere physical separation of spouses within the same household does not constitute mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, but such circumstances may be considered when assessing the cumulative effect of prolonged marital discord.
HC NewsCalcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Doctor After Noting Alleged Threat Attributed to Deceased Accused
The Calcutta High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a doctor after finding that the complaint alleged a threat made in 2018 by an accused who had died in 2010, rendering the accusation legally untenable.
HC NewsJ&K High Court Clarifies DNA Evidence Not Conclusive on Absence of Consent in POCSO Bail Plea
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh granted bail to an accused in a POCSO case, holding that DNA evidence alone cannot establish the absence of consent, which must be assessed alongside the victim’s testimony at trial.
NewsAllahabad High Court Directs Registration of Criminal Contempt Case Against Party-in-Person for Contemptuous Language in Review Plea
The Allahabad High Court has directed the registration of a criminal contempt case against a party-in-person for using contemptuous language against a sitting Judge in a review petition filed against the Bench’s earlier order.
HC NewsKerala High Court Dismisses Police Protection Plea Filed by Expelled Congress Leader
The Kerala High Court rejected a plea for police protection by expelled Congress leader Simi Bell Rose John, stating she failed to demonstrate any material threat from the Chief Minister or his brother.