The Kerala High Court noted that even with the establishment of the Tribunal under the Waqf Act, a Civil Court still has the authority to enforce a decree made by the Waqf Tribunal. The...
The Punjab & Haryana High Court stated that the principle of res judicata applies to Labour Court cases as well. The Court was reviewing several petitions aimed at overturning an Award where the Labour...
The Bombay High Court canceled an FIR filed under the Information Technology Act, 2000, noting that even though Section 66-A of the Act was ruled unconstitutional, cases are still being filed under it. This...
The Karnataka High Court explained that if a child facing legal issues is tried as an adult under Section 18(3) of the Juvenile Justice Act of 2015, Section 12 of the same Act still...
The Jharkhand High Court upheld a murder conviction, emphasizing that the quality of evidence matters more than the number of witnesses. The court reviewed an appeal related to a murder case involving witchcraft. Justices...
The Chhattisgarh High Court has initiated a public interest litigation after a news article reported that three elephants were electrocuted in Raigarh district due to a loose 11KV live wire. This incident, covered by...
The Kerala High Court noted that being acquitted of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) does not automatically mean a person is also acquitted of cruelty under Section...
The Chhattisgarh High Court noted that the wife’s actions of consistently belittling her husband’s religious beliefs, mocking his deities, and humiliating him constitute mental cruelty. The wife appealed to the High Court against a...
The Kerala High Court noted that just because a Muslim writes down a gift instead of giving it verbally, that writing does not turn into a formal gift document. The Court explained that the...
The Delhi High Court has sentenced a lawyer to four months in simple imprisonment for criminal contempt. He was found guilty of making disrespectful comments about judges and filing numerous baseless complaints against judicial...
