Haryana Police informed the Punjab & Haryana High Court that the Look Out Circular against rapper Badshah has been withdrawn in the obscene song case. With no further action planned and investigation joined, the Court closed the petition.
Orissa High Court upheld a tribunal order directing a son to vacate his father’s house, stressing dignity and safety of senior citizens. The Court ruled welfare laws must be interpreted to protect elderly parents’ peaceful living.
Bombay High Court’s Nagpur Bench has issued notices to police and the Maharashtra Home Department over alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi. The Court has sought replies and directed submission of audio evidence, with the matter listed after March 30.
Film producer Boney Kapoor and daughters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor have approached the Madras High Court over a civil dispute involving 4.7 acres of land purchased by late actress Sridevi in Chennai in 1988. The High Court has stayed proceedings in the lower court and will hear the Kapoor family’s plea on March 26.
The Allahabad High Court quashed rape proceedings based on an alleged false promise of marriage, ruling that a long-term consensual relationship between adults cannot later be treated as rape merely because the relationship did not culminate in marriage.
The Supreme Court questioned SEBI for not closing its investigation against the Sandesara brothers despite its earlier order to end proceedings after payment of ₹5,100 crore. The Court asked why the regulator was “coming in the way” when the payment condition had already been fulfilled.
The Delhi High Court has refused Arvind Kejriwal’s request to shift the excise policy case from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another Bench. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya said the case was assigned as per the roster and found no reason to transfer it administratively.
The Supreme Court ordered status quo in the defamation case against lawyer and BJP leader Koustav Bagchi over social media posts sharing excerpts from a book about Mamata Banerjee. The Court also issued notice to the West Bengal government while hearing Bagchi’s challenge to the summons issued by a trial court.
The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL filed by a Ludhiana hosiery trader seeking transparency in the PM CARES Fund after he admitted using AI tools and paying a typist with four jackets. The Court rebuked the petitioner, calling the plea vague and warning against filing frivolous PILs.
The Supreme Court allowed the Unnao rape survivor to become a party in the CBI’s plea challenging the suspension of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life imprisonment. The court said victims must be heard in proceedings that directly affect their rights.
