Sealing may be a temporary measure, but it cannot be permanent unless the law permits it. The Allahabad High Court has held that police cannot permanently seal property merely because they fear its owner may one day manufacture or sell illegal drugs there, setting aside an Agra trial court order that refused to release a […]
What happens to Census 2027 in Manipur? It stays on hold until at least April 30, 2027, the Manipur High Court has said, directing the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India to decide seven representations against the exercise by a reasoned order, with the consent of the Centre and the State. Imphal: Notifications keeping […]
Anticipatory bail to UP vlogger Amrith Singh, booked by the Fort Kochi police over an Instagram video about Kashi Art Cafe, has been granted by a Sessions Court in Ernakulam, which held that bail conditions would meet the prosecution’s concerns. The prosecution alleges the video was capable of creating communal disharmony. Kochi: Pre-arrest bail has […]
Inspections, challans, refusals of entry: the Supreme Court has sought NCR vehicle-emission enforcement data from Delhi authorities and neighbouring States. Its November 6 order also requires specific proposals and a time-bound roadmap to strengthen enforcement, while fixing separate hearings on different sources of NCR air pollution. New Delhi: Before the next hearing in its continuing […]
“In my judgment, Dr Shetty was dishonest”: the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Court has held NMC founder BR Shetty and former CEO Prasanth Manghat liable for fraudulent trading at NMC Healthcare, fixing US$ 5,397 million as the starting point for the contributions they must make to the collapsed group’s assets. Abu Dhabi: Delivering a […]
The Supreme Court has vacated a Rajasthan High Court stay on criminal proceedings, holding that a separate extortion charge required independent examination even if the suicide-abetment charge was considered doubtful. The Court set aside the stay without deciding the accused persons’ guilt. New Delhi: Doubt about whether allegations constitute abetment of suicide did not justify […]
Can a tender be reopened behind the back of the bidder who won it? The Supreme Court has set aside an Orissa High Court order reopening a river-embankment tender after finding that the successful bidder had been left out of the writ proceedings and the challenger remained technically disqualified even after re-evaluation. The Court directed […]
Where does political satire end and an attack on a woman’s dignity begin? The Delhi High Court has held, prima facie, that AI-Generated Posts published by the Aam Aadmi Party depicting Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta as a liquor vendor, hawker and delivery agent fall on the wrong side of that line, and has ordered […]
Refunds ordered within six weeks were paid in stages stretching into July 2026, and the Supreme Court has imposed ₹5 lakh costs on Odisha for the delayed refunds. It closed the contempt proceedings after recording the delayed compliance, and permitted the State to recover the costs from officers responsible for the delay, subject to the […]