The Delhi High Court ruled that a parent cannot be denied access to children merely because they reside abroad. The Court granted businessman Amritesh Jatia interim custody of his two children in London during their summer vacation, stating parental time cannot be restricted without justification.
The Supreme Court disposed of a petition filed by a Class XII private CBSE candidate from Saudi Arabia after the Centre informed it about a special policy for Gulf students affected by cancelled examinations. The Bench noted that the petitioner’s concerns were substantially addressed.
The Darjeeling District Consumer Commission has directed Amazon Seller Services and a seller to pay Rs 4.68 lakh compensation to a customer over delivery of the wrong camera model. The ruling highlights e-commerce platform liability and questions the intermediary defence used by online marketplaces.
The Supreme Court dismissed businessman P.R. Rajesh Kumar’s plea challenging ED searches at his residence in the TASMAC money laundering probe. The Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana upheld the Madras High Court order allowing alternative legal remedies.
A Bihar court granted interim protection to educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, in an anticipatory bail matter linked to an alleged vandalism incident outside his Patna coaching institute. The court extended the no coercive action order until the next hearing.
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a husband’s plea seeking narco-analysis, polygraph and DNA tests in a divorce dispute. Justice Sanjeet Purohit upheld the family court order, ruling that such tests were unnecessary, delayed, and could not be imposed without consent.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused interim relief against the West Bengal Assembly Speaker’s decision to recognise expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition. Justice Krishna Rao heard Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay’s plea challenging the appointment, citing party recommendation issues.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has lifted interim protection granted to TMC leader and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee in a defamation case. Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal dismissed his plea, withdrawing the stay on the arrest warrant issued by the Bhopal MP-MLA court.
The Jalandhar Consumer Commission directed a restaurant to pay Rs 15,000 compensation to a lawyer after finding that a mandatory service charge of Rs 151.53 was added without consent. The forum held that such automatic charges amount to an unfair trade practice.
The Supreme Court intervened after learning that four successive Benches of the Punjab and Haryana High Court recused from hearing a former judicial officer’s challenge against dismissal from service. CJI Surya Kant sought details but declined to transfer the case.
