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  • Bombay High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Exemplary Costs on Son for Dragging Aged Father into Frivolous Mental Health Proceedings
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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

Bombay High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Exemplary Costs on Son for Dragging Aged Father into Frivolous Mental Health Proceedings

Introduction: The Bombay High Court has strongly deprecated the misuse of judicial proceedings to harass an elderly parent, holding that the statutory protection intended for persons suffering from mental illness cannot be converted into a weapon by an adversarial family member. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata dismissed an intra-court […]

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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

Transit Remand Cannot Dilute Arrest Safeguards: Kerala High Court Holds Failure to Inform Relative of Arrest Grounds Vitiates Arrest

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has delivered a significant ruling reinforcing the constitutional safeguards available to every person placed under arrest, holding that the requirement of communicating the grounds of arrest to the arrestee and to a relative, friend or nominated person cannot be postponed merely because the arrest has been made outside the territorial […]

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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

Strict NDPS Safeguards Cannot Be Ignored: Gauhati High Court Acquits Two After Seizure Procedure Collapses

Introduction: The Gauhati High Court has once again emphasised that prosecutions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 cannot succeed merely because a substantial quantity of contraband is alleged to have been recovered. Given the severe punishments prescribed under the NDPS Act, the prosecution is required to establish the recovery, seizure, sampling and […]

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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

No Minister Is Above the Law: Madras High Court Insists on Personal Appearance in Pending Criminal Case

Introduction: The Madras High Court has reaffirmed a fundamental constitutional principle that public office does not place an individual above the ordinary processes of law. While dealing with a petition filed by a serving Minister seeking to quash criminal proceedings pending against him, the Court orally emphasised that Ministers, like every other citizen, are expected […]

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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

No Mens Rea Required for Bank Misconduct: Acting Beyond Delegated Authority Is a Gross Breach of Discipline, J&K and Ladakh High Court Holds

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has delivered an important ruling on the limits of criminal prosecution and the power of constitutional courts to prevent the misuse of judicial process. While courts ordinarily exercise caution before quashing criminal proceedings at a preliminary stage, the High Court held that a prosecution cannot be permitted to continue when […]

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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

No Mens Rea Required for Bank Misconduct: Acting Beyond Delegated Authority Is a Gross Breach of Discipline, J&K and Ladakh High Court Holds

Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has reaffirmed the strict standards of discipline expected from employees in the banking sector, holding that the presence of mens rea or a dishonest intention is not a prerequisite for establishing misconduct in departmental disciplinary proceedings. The Court held that an unauthorised act remains a […]

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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

Medical Diagnosis Alone Cannot Stall a Criminal Appeal When Counsel Can Represent the Appellant, J&K and Ladakh High Court Holds

Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has drawn an important distinction between a medical diagnosis and a legally significant incapacity while refusing to interfere with an order declining to defer proceedings in a criminal appeal. In Hakeem Zaffar Ahmad v. Rattan Singh, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 326, Justice Rahul Bharti […]

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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

Young Offenders Deserve a Chance at Reform: Bombay High Court Quashes Sword-Brandishing FIR, Imposes ₹10,000 Cost

Introduction: The Bombay High Court has delivered a significant ruling emphasising the reformative and rehabilitative role of criminal justice while quashing a First Information Report registered against a young man who had brandished a sword during a neighbourhood quarrel. In YRK v. State of Maharashtra, Criminal Application No. 1466 of 2026, reported as 2026 LiveLaw […]

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29/08/2026, 2 months ago

Rajasthan High Court Expresses Shock Over Encroachers Being Allowed to Cultivate Government Land and Receive Crops at Throwaway Prices

Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court has taken serious note of an alleged practice involving repeated encroachment of government land and the subsequent handing over of crops grown on such land to the very persons accused of occupying it unlawfully. While hearing an encroachment-related matter, a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and […]

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