Madras High Court Orders Inquiry Into Police Handling Of POCSO Victim
The Madras High Court has ordered an inquiry into a police officer’s handling of a POCSO victim who was allowed to leave with an accused...
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Madras High Court Upholds Customs Restriction Despite India-Nepal Transit Treaty
The Madras High Court has allowed the Union’s appeal against an order releasing a watermelon-seed consignment for transit to Nepal, holding that transit arrangements do...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Body-Shaming Allegations
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a Section 509 IPC prosecution against two accused after finding that the complaint and investigation material did not disclose...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...