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  • Kerala High Court: Stricter Safety Requirements for Permanent Fireworks Shops Cannot Be Imposed on Temporary Festival Shops
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17/10/2026, 16 hours ago

Kerala High Court: Stricter Safety Requirements for Permanent Fireworks Shops Cannot Be Imposed on Temporary Festival Shops

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has clarified that the amended safety requirements prescribed under Rules 83 and 86 of the Explosives Rules, 2008, for permanent fireworks shops cannot be automatically imposed on applications seeking licences for temporary fireworks shops operated during festival seasons. The Court held that Rule 84 specifically governs the eligibility conditions and […]

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17/10/2026, 16 hours ago

Patna High Court: Mere Act of Catching Victim During Shooting Insufficient to Prove Common Intention to Commit Murder

Introduction: The Patna High Court has reiterated an important principle of criminal jurisprudence that the mere presence of an accused at the scene of a crime, or even his physical involvement in an incident, does not automatically establish his liability for an offence committed by another person. In particular, the Court held that the act […]

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17/10/2026, 16 hours ago

Gujarat High Court Quashes Extortion FIR Against Lawyer, Finds Case a Counterblast to Attempt-to-Murder Complaint

Introduction: The Gujarat High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an advocate who was accused of extorting money from traffic personnel, assaulting public servants and making caste-based remarks during a confrontation over alleged corruption in traffic enforcement. Justice P. M. Raval held that the extortion allegations were inherently improbable in light of the petitioner’s […]

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17/10/2026, 16 hours ago

Madras High Court Quashes Banner-Related FIR, Holds Criminal Proceedings Cannot Continue Without Destruction of Public Property

Introduction: The Madras High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against P. Saravanan, popularly known as ECR Saravanan, a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA representing the Sholinganallur constituency, over allegations that unauthorised political banners had been erected near a marriage hall on KK Road in Chennai. Justice V. Lakshminarayanan held that, in […]

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17/10/2026, 16 hours ago

Delhi High Court Holds Women Can Face Gang Rape Charges for Acting in Furtherance of Common Intention

Introduction: The Delhi High Court has held that a woman can be charged with the offence of gang rape even if she has not personally committed the physical act of rape. Interpreting Section 376D of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), and its corresponding provision under Section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), […]

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17/10/2026, 16 hours ago

Karnataka High Court Rules Against Sub-Delegation of Statutory Enquiry Powers in Temple Mismanagement Proceedings

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has clarified an important principle governing statutory enquiries into the alleged mismanagement of Hindu religious institutions: when legislation empowers a designated authority to authorise a subordinate officer to conduct an enquiry, that officer cannot further delegate the assigned responsibility unless the law expressly permits such a course. Applying this principle […]

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17/10/2026, 16 hours ago

Madras High Court Rejects Election Petition Over Alleged Cash-for-Votes Scheme, Stresses Strict Pleading Requirements

Introduction: The Madras High Court has rejected an election petition challenging the election of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLA C.V. Shanmugam from the Mailam Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, holding that allegations of electoral bribery must be supported by specific material facts and cannot rest on vague or general assertions. In its […]

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17/10/2026, 22 hours ago

Karnataka High Court: Pending Partition Suit Cannot Alone Justify Quashing Criminal Proceedings Over Alleged Assault

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has held that the mere pendency of a civil partition suit does not establish that subsequent criminal allegations arising between family members are false or have been deliberately raised to give a civil dispute a criminal dimension. Emphasising that civil and criminal proceedings may coexist where the alleged conduct independently […]

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17/10/2026, 22 hours ago

Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Denying Automatic Backward Class Reservation After Conversion to Islam

Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, on October 15, 2026, upheld the judgment of the Madras High Court declaring unconstitutional a Tamil Nadu Government Order that permitted individuals converting to Islam from certain Hindu backward and disadvantaged communities to obtain community certificates under the State’s notified Backward Class (Muslim) category. A bench comprising Justice Prashant […]

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