10,202 Potholes Repaired Since April, Says BBMP; Karnataka High Court Seeks Details Of Mechanism To Tackle Menace

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 14] directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to file an affidavit detailing the mechanism adopted by the civic body to tackle the perennial pothole menace in the city, after the counsel for BBMP submitted that 10,202 potholes have been identified and repaired from April 2026 till date.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu...

Advertisement Boards On Road Dividers Must Be At Least 12 Feet Above Road Surface: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has directed the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) to ensure that advertisement boards fixed on streetlight or electricity poles on road dividers are placed at least 12 feet above the road surface.A Single Judge Bench comprising of Justice Ananda Sen held that advertisement boards placed at a low height pose a danger to commuters and can also create blind spots....

Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response On Govt Teachers' Plea Challenging Census Duties, Questions Bulk Deployment

The Calcutta High Court on Friday questioned the West Bengal government's decision to deploy government school teachers for Census-related work, observing that assigning such duties after school hours could leave teachers with little time for their regular responsibilities and personal obligations.Justice Krishna Rao was hearing pleas challenging the deployment of government school teachers...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes ₹2.25 Crore Security Bond Imposed 'Without Reasons' For Issuing Succession Certificate

The Rajasthan High Court has held that while exercising discretionary powers under Section 375 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, a District Judge must record at least some justification or reasons before imposing a condition requiring an applicant to furnish a security bond for the grant of a succession certificate.The bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal set aside the order of the trial court...

Unrebutted Communication From Competent Authority Prevails Over Information Received Via RTI: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that a communication issued by a competent authority would prevail over information furnished under the Right to Information Act, particularly when there is no material on record rebutting the contents of the official communication.A division bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Sandeep Taneja made the observation while allowing a batch of...

'Strongly Deprecated': Meghalaya High Court Pulls Up Police For Registering FIR Under 'Appropriate Sections' Without Applying Mind

The Meghalaya High Court has strongly deprecated the police practice of directing registration of FIRs under “appropriate sections” without first examining whether the complaint discloses the commission of a cognizable offence. The Court observed that the police must apply their mind to the allegations, determine the appropriate offence and only thereafter take a decision...

Calcutta High Court Agrees To Hear Plea Seeking Quashing Of Cases Against Stone Trader Tulu Mondal On Thursday

The Calcutta High Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking quashing of criminal cases against stone trader and Trinamool Congress associate Tulu Mondal, whose residence was reportedly searched by the West Bengal Police, resulting in the recovery of bundles of cash and gold.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before the Court and requested that it be listed on Thursday,...

Replacing Pages In Notarised Pleadings Is Tampering: Bombay High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Party, Lawyer & Notary For "Shocking" Conduct

The Bombay High Court has held that once a document is notarised, neither the Notary nor any party is permitted to replace any page, and that replacing any page amounts to tampering with the original pleadings served upon the defendants. The Court observed that no party can be permitted to tamper with pleadings and documents in such a manner and described the conduct of the plaintiff, advocate...

Failure To Substantiate Reserved Category Claim Doesn't Disentitle Candidate From Competing In General Category On Merit: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a candidate's failure to substantiate a claim for reservation does not disentitle them from being considered in the General category on their own merit.While underscoring the aforementioned principle, the division bench of Justice Arun Monga and Justice Ashutosh Kumar granted relief to the petitioner whose candidature was rejected after she failed to...

UPS Not Working For 1.5 Yrs Is 'Hogwash': Karnataka High Court Raps Police, Orders State-Wide Audit Of CCTV Systems

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (August 13) pulled up police authorities, including the Whitefield Police, over their explanation that the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) at the police station had remained non-functional for nearly one-and-a-half years, affecting the functioning of CCTV cameras during power outages. Calling the explanation a “hogwash”, Justice Suraj...

'Debate On Reservation Cannot Become A Crime': Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Public TV Anchor

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [August 13] granted an interim stay on all proceedings against Arunkumar Badiger, a news anchor with Public TV, who was booked for his remarks during a televised debate on the Delhi student protests, social justice system and reservation policy.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna took note of the transcript of the debate and the settled...

“Can Understand The Exigency”: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Over Fake Covid Negative Reports Made During Lockdown, Imposes Costs

The Bombay High Court recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against three members of a housing society, who had forged a false RT-PCR Covid19 'negative' report for themselves, to ease and evade security protocols of their society. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav while quashing the FIR against Shivaji Kamble, Prathamesh Parab and Vikrant Tambe, observed that the trio...