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Supreme Court Quashes Mother-In-Law’s Case Over Omnibus Cruelty Allegations

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Supreme Court Quashes Mother-In-Law’s Case Over Omnibus Cruelty Allegations

The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a mother-in-law after finding that the allegations and investigation material did not establish the ingredients of the charged offences against her. Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh allowed Prabha Devi’s appeal on September 8. The bench found no specific unlawful demand or sufficiently particularised conduct … Read more

Rajasthan High Court Requires Proper Notice To POCSO Victims’ Families

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Rajasthan High Court Requires Proper Notice To POCSO Victims’ Families

The Rajasthan High Court has directed police, prosecutors and legal-services authorities to ensure proper notice to POCSO victims’ families when bail applications are filed. Justice Sandeep Shah issued the September 16 order after a service notice bore an unexplained signature without the recipient’s particulars or receipt date and time. The court reiterated its earlier directions … Read more

Allahabad High Court Orders Compensation For Unexplained Police Custody

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Allahabad High Court Orders Compensation For Unexplained Police Custody

The Allahabad High Court has awarded compensation to four petitioners after finding that missing police-station CCTV footage and inadequate custody records supported their allegations of unlawful detention. Justices Atul Sreedharan and Divesh Chandra Samant disposed of Mahendra Gaur’s habeas corpus petition on September 9. The police maintained that the petitioners had been called for questioning … Read more

Madras High Court Upholds Recruitment Relief For Candidate Unaware Of FIR

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Madras High Court Upholds Recruitment Relief For Candidate Unaware Of FIR

The Madras High Court has upheld relief for a police-recruitment candidate rejected for allegedly suppressing a criminal case that the authorities had not shown he knew about when applying. Justices M. Dhandapani and N. Dilip Kumar dismissed the recruitment authorities’ appeal concerning P. Manikandan on September 3. The candidate had cleared the selection stages for … Read more

Telangana High Court Says Boycott Cannot Block Advocates From Court

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Telangana High Court Says Boycott Cannot Block Advocates From Court

The Telangana High Court has reiterated that even an exceptional one-day abstention from court work cannot justify intimidating or obstructing an advocate who chooses to attend. Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty made the observations in Vijay Gopal’s contempt case concerning a June 2025 bar boycott and an alleged assault. The court said the limited exception recognised … Read more

Bombay High Court Rejects Blanket Tax Exemption For Minority Schools

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Bombay High Court Rejects Blanket Tax Exemption For Minority Schools

The Bombay High Court has rejected a trust’s claim to a permanent property-tax exemption merely because it runs linguistic minority educational institutions. Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande dismissed Jai Hind Sindhu Education Trust’s petition against municipal tax demands in a September 29 judgment. The bench held that an exemption under Section 132 of the … Read more

Kerala High Court Orders Sabarimala Tender Safeguards For Prasadam

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Kerala High Court Orders Sabarimala Tender Safeguards For Prasadam

The Kerala High Court has directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to strengthen tender conditions for ingredients used in Sabarimala offerings, addressing both food quality and the temple’s religious requirements. Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and K. V. Jayakumar disposed of WP(C) 25645/2021 on September 29. The petition challenged procurement of jaggery carrying Halal certification labels for … Read more

Allahabad High Court Rejects Belated Challenge To Arrest Grounds

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Allahabad High Court Rejects Belated Challenge To Arrest Grounds

The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has dismissed a challenge to an initial arrest and remand for alleged failure to communicate arrest grounds, finding that the prosecution had already advanced to trial. Justice Manish Mathur delivered the October 1 judgment in Moti Ram Jaat’s application under Section 528 BNSS. The petitioner challenged his August 2025 … Read more

Orissa High Court Acquits Juvenile After Missing Adult-Trial Assessment

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Orissa High Court Acquits Juvenile After Missing Adult-Trial Assessment

The Orissa High Court has set aside a POCSO conviction because the Children’s Court began an adult criminal trial without independently deciding whether that course was necessary under Section 19 of the Juvenile Justice Act. In its September 30 judgment in CRLA 286/2020, Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra found that the Juvenile Justice Board’s transfer order … Read more

Delhi High Court Upholds Entry Refusal Despite Valid Business Visa

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Delhi High Court Upholds Entry Refusal Despite Valid Business Visa

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Turkmenistan national’s challenge to refusal of entry into India, holding that possession of a valid business visa does not guarantee admission. Justice Amit Mahajan ruled on September 30 in a petition concerning the woman’s return from Delhi airport on March 25. She sought written reasons and permission to … Read more