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Relationship With UAPA Accused Not Enough To Treat Woman's Property As 'Proceeds Of Terrorism': Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has set aside the attachment of a scooty belonging to the wife of a man accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for collecting levy for the banned outfit Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC). The Court said her relationship with the accused was not enough to conclude that the vehicle had been bought from proceeds of terrorism.A Division Bench of...
X Moves Gujarat High Court Seeking Modification Of Direction To Onboard Centre's SAHYOG Portal
Social media intermediary X (formerly Twitter) moved the Gujarat High Court on Friday (August 14) seeking modification of a direction to onboard Centre's SAHYOG Portal. The application has been filed in a pending PIL raising concerns about the “sharp and alarming rise” in deepfake and AI-generated content circulating on digital and social media platforms. On April 10 the court had asked...
Growing Stray Dog Population Root Of Problem, Aggressively Implement Sterilisation Programme: Bombay High Court To Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Friday (August 14) observed that the major problem with the stray dogs menace is the increasing population of stray dogs and therefore, ordered the Maharashtra Government to aggressively implement the 'sterilisation' program as mandated under the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules of 2023. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam...
Can't Stop Independence Day Celebrations On Apprehension Of Communal Tension: Karnataka High Court Permits Hindu Body's Torchlight March
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (August 14) quashed the police's refusal to permit a torchlight march proposed by Hindu Jagarana Vedike in Mysuru, observing that citizens cannot be prevented from celebrating Independence Day over apprehensions of communal tension. [2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 300]The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj directed the authorities to permit the organisation...
Bombay High Court Orders Immediate Discharge Of LPG Cargo From Arrested Vessel At Jaigarh Port Citing Risk Of Fire, Explosion
The Bombay High Court has issued urgent directions for immediate discharge of LPG from the arrested vessel LPG Amir Gas at Jaigarh Port, in view of the risk of fire or explosion and the “catastrophic consequences” that a large-scale release of LPG could result in. The Court further directed the concerned disaster management authorities and the Director General of Shipping to extend...
Cyber Fraud | Allahabad High Court Directs Banks To Follow MHA SOP For Frozen Accounts; Says Lien Can't Extend Beyond Disputed Amount
The Allahabad High Court has directed banks and financial institutions to follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for grievance redressal in cases where bank accounts are frozen or seized in connection with cyber fraud. The Court also reiterated that where an investigating agency has identified a specific disputed amount, a lien cannot...
'Past Service In Different Cadre Cannot Be Counted For Career Progression Benefits, Mere 'Continuity' Not Enough: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed a writ petition filed by a lecturer of the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) who sought counting of his past service as Clinical Registrar for extending benefits under the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 299]The Division Bench comprising Justice S.G. Pandit and Dr. Justice K. Manmadha Rao affirmed...
Agreement Where Developer Retains Share In Property Is Not Pure Construction Contract; Specific Performance Not Barred: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a development agreement under which the developer is to develop the entire plot, hand over 50% of the area to the owner and retain the balance 50% cannot be construed as a pure construction contract for applying Section 14(3)(c) of the Specific Relief Act. The Court observed that when there was no clause in the agreement requiring satisfaction of...
AP High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Samsung Over Non-Declaration Of Mobile Phone Dimensions Under Legal Metrology Rules
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that mobile phone manufacturers need not declare the dimensions of their devices on the package unless the size of the commodity is “relevant” under Rule 6(1)(f) of Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 189]For context, Rule 6(1)(f) requires the package to declare the dimensions of a commodity only where its size...
Taunting Wife As 'Barren Woman' During Matrimonial Quarrel Not Cruelty U/S 498-A IPC: Allahabad High Court Grants Relief To Husband
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a husband's alleged reference to his wife as a "barren woman" (infertile), in the backdrop of a matrimonial quarrel over childlessness and exchange of abuses between the spouses, did not by itself constitute cruelty under Section 498-A IPC.A bench of Justice Indrajeet Shukla thus allowed a petition under Section 482 CrPC and quashed criminal...
Bombay High Court Directs BMC To Mandatorily Mention Appeal Remedy In Disciplinary Orders
The Bombay High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation to specifically mention the remedy of appeal, along with the relevant provision under the Rules, in every disciplinary order passed against its employees. The Court observed that the 2015 Rules provide a mechanism of appeal against an order imposing the penalty of termination or removal from service, and the State Government cannot...