The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday questioned the speed with which several bank accounts of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) were frozen immediately after registration of a First Information Report (FIR), observing that the complaint appeared omnibus in nature and lacked specific allegations capable of justifying such coercive action at the threshold. The Bench…
A decade after a Special CBI Court convicted former Army Major General Anand Kumar Kapur in a disproportionate assets case, the Delhi High Court has acquitted him, holding that the denial of a meaningful opportunity to lead defence evidence vitiated the trial and rendered the conviction unsustainable. The single-judge Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh allowed…
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined an urgent listing of a petition challenging the Madras High Court judgment that set aside the appointments of 17 Personal Assistants (PAs) to High Court judges. The matter was mentioned before a partial court working day Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Sheel Nagu by Senior Advocate S…
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Jharkhand High Court challenging a circular issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) withdrawing its earlier directive mandating judicial inquiries in cases of custodial death, disappearance and rape. The plea seeks quashing of the NHRC’s May 14, 2024 circular, through which the Commission declared…
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Manipur High Court’s order extending the deadline for conducting Panchayat elections in the state until October 16, 2026, observing that the High Court had already issued binding directions requiring the State Election Commission (SEC) to complete the electoral process within the stipulated timeframe. A partial…
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Manipur High Court’s order extending the deadline for conducting Panchayat elections in the state until October 16, 2026, observing that the High Court had already issued binding directions requiring the State Election Commission (SEC) to complete the electoral process within the stipulated timeframe. A partial…
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that courts must follow a strict “zero-tolerance” policy against the use, citation or reliance on AI-generated judicial precedents unless their authenticity has been thoroughly verified. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe made the observation while setting aside orders passed by the National Company Law Tribunal…
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that courts must follow a strict “zero-tolerance” policy against the use, citation or reliance on AI-generated judicial precedents unless their authenticity has been thoroughly verified. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe made the observation while setting aside orders passed by the National Company Law Tribunal…
The Delhi High Court has emphasised that matrimonial litigation should not descend into a battle of “mutual humiliation” through the use of private photographs or intimate material exchanged between estranged spouses. Justice Sachin Datta made the observation while hearing a petition filed by a woman who alleged that her husband and his legal representatives had…
The Delhi High Court has referred the defamation dispute between journalist Anjana Om Kashyap, TV Today Network and educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, along with several other defendants, to mediation after observing that the parties appeared willing to explore an amicable settlement. A Single Bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the…