The Madras High Court held that habeas corpus cannot compel a spouse’s return if she leaves voluntarily, as Justices N Anand Venkatesh and P Dhanabal heard a plea seeking production of a wife and children.
The Supreme Court of India will examine police powers under Bihar prohibition law, including home entry for breath tests, while hearing the state’s appeal against a Patna High Court ruling that breath analysis alone is not conclusive proof.
The Supreme Court of India held shareholder ratification cannot validate securities law breaches, reinstating Securities and Exchange Board of India penalties on Terrascope Ventures Limited and its directors for violating PFUTP Regulations involving fund misappropriation.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that requiring a security bond for issuing a succession certificate is not mandatory, with Justice Manish Kumar Nigam stating courts may waive it when the applicant is the sole beneficiary or heirs raise no objections.
A Delhi court dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra over the 2020 Delhi riots. The Rouse Avenue Court held that grounds were insufficient to order an FIR under Section 156(3) CrPC.
The Karnataka High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings in a female foeticide case, with Justice M Nagaprasanna stating such acts are a “moral blight and constitutional affront,” stressing strict action against those enabling illegal sex determination and foetus termination.
The Gujarat High Court partly allowed a husband’s revision plea, reducing monthly maintenance from Rs 14,000 to Rs 12,000, with Justice P. M. Raval holding that while inflation matters, maintenance must match the parties’ status and payer’s capacity, not become excessive.
The Supreme Court allowed a serving Uttarakhand judicial officer to appear in the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services examination, overturning an unexplained denial by the High Court. Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed the rejection, reinforcing standards in recruitment.
The Supreme Court granted eight weeks’ relief from surrender to a sarpanch of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh convicted in a criminal case, while a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant directed the court to examine his plea.
