The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that complaints of sexual harassment filed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, cannot be rejected at the threshold merely on the ground of delay without first examining the reasons for such delay and the surrounding factual circumstances. The single-judge Bench of…
As part of the Delhi High Court’s annual roster reshuffle following the summer vacation, Justice Manoj Jain has been assigned to hear criminal matters concerning sitting and former Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) with effect from July 1, 2026. The designated MP/MLA criminal roster, which primarily deals with criminal proceedings…
The Karnataka High Court has rebuked police officers of the state for making arrests in blatant disregard of settled legal principles, questioning whether the police believed that “having a uniform” gave them unchecked authority. The single-judge Bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna on Thursday ordered the immediate release of a man arrested in a forgery case…
The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of American innerwear and apparel company Jockey International, directing e-commerce platform Meesho to remove listing of products bearing marks allegedly infringing Jockey’s registered trademarks and restraining several sellers from manufacturing, marketing or offering such products for sale. The single-judge Bench of…
The Bombay High Court has held that the residential requirement for admission under the neighbourhood quota provided by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) is a mandatory eligibility condition and not a mere procedural formality. The Court observed that an applicant seeking admission under the reserved quota must…
The Karnataka High Court has set aside the anticipatory bail granted to yoga practitioner Vachanananda Swami in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, holding that the manner in which the Sessions Court granted pre-arrest bail was legally unsustainable. The single-judge Bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, however, extended…
The Madras High Court has held that a person who embraced Islam cannot claim the status of a Backward Class Muslim merely by conversion and observed that such a person remains only a Muslim for the purpose of community classification. The Division Bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice PB Balaji declared unconstitutional the Tamil…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has closed the criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi after he expressed regret over remarks made during the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election campaign that were alleged to have defamed Kartikeya Singh Chouhan, son of former Madhya Pradesh Chief…
Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has urged a federal court in the United States to formally terminate the criminal proceedings initiated against him in connection with bribery and securities fraud allegations, following the decision of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) last month to abandon the prosecution. Through a letter submitted by law firm Sullivan &…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restored a petition filed by All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader and Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee, challenging an arrest warrant issued against him in a criminal defamation case, and has directed that the execution of the warrant shall remain stayed pending further consideration of the matter. The order…