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September 22, 2025

Enhanced Compensation Merges with Original Order—Interest Must Run From Original Date: MP High Court Affirms Retrospective Interest on Modified Consumer Forum Award

By: sayum

“The decision by the subordinate forum merges in the decision by the superior forum and it is the latter which subsists, remains operative and is capable of enforcement in the...

September 22, 2025

Intestines Protruding from Knife Wound Cannot Be Brushed Aside as Simple Hurt — Kerala High Court Affirms Conviction for Attempt to Murder

By: sayum

“The Section Makes a Distinction Between the Act and Its Result” — High Court of Kerala delivered a powerful judgment reinforcing that the absence of a fatal wound does not...

September 22, 2025

Even Without Being Named in Predicate FIR, One Can Be Prosecuted Under PMLA: Jharkhand High Court Refuses Bail to Bangladeshi Kingpin of Fake Citizenship Racket

By: sayum

Petitioner is directly indulged in all the activities connected with the offence of money laundering… cash deposits of ₹7.21 crore in multiple accounts cannot be explained as lawful income” —...

September 22, 2025

Acquittal Cannot Be Overturned Merely Because Another View Is Possible – Himachal Pradesh High Court Dismisses State’s Appeal in SC/ST Atrocities Case

By: sayum

In a significant judgment Himachal Pradesh High Court declined to interfere with the acquittal of two accused charged under Sections 336, 427, 447, 506, and 34 of the Indian Penal...

September 22, 2025

Right to Citizenship Cannot Be Resurrected After Six Years of Inaction: Gauhati High Court Denies Writ Against Foreigners Tribunal Order

By: sayum

“Citizenship is a very valuable right and should be zealously guarded. However, if a person does not take steps for safeguarding his interest, he does so at his own peril”...

September 22, 2025

Right to Speedy Trial Can’t Override Public Safety in Gang Warfare Cases — Delhi High Court Denies Bail under MCOCA to Alleged Tillu Gang Member

By: sayum

“Delay in trial cannot be the sole factor for granting bail where threat to life and law persists”— In a stern and contextually nuanced ruling Delhi High Court rejected the...

September 22, 2025

Courts Cannot Redraw Electoral Maps at the Cost of Democracy — Bombay High Court Dismisses 26 Writ Petitions Challenging Ward Formation Ahead of Zilla Parishad Elections

By: sayum

“If Courts intervene in every ward boundary dispute, no election will ever be held. The Constitutional bar under Articles 243-O and 243-ZG is loud and clear.” – In a decisive...

September 22, 2025

Conviction for Abetment of Suicide Requires Direct and Proximate Evidence of Instigation — Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case

By: sayum

“Suspicion Cannot Replace Legal Proof—Delay in FIR, Suppression of Original Complaint, and Lack of Corroborative Evidence Fatal to Prosecution” - In a significant reaffirmation of the settled legal principles governing...

September 22, 2025

Marriage With Puberty-Attained Minor Not Void Under Muslim Law — Physical Relationship Post-Nikah Not Rape: Allahabad High Court Acquits Man Convicted Under Section 376 IPC

By: sayum

“Even if the girl is under 18, once she has attained puberty and enters into a valid Muslim marriage, the physical relationship arising out of that marriage cannot be treated...

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