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Punjab & Haryana High Court: POCSO Offences Cannot Be Quashed Merely on the Basis of a Compromise Between Private Parties

Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that criminal proceedings involving allegations of sexual offences against minor children cannot ordinarily be broug ...
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Meghalaya High Court: Quashes POCSO Proceedings After Verifying Adult Survivor’s Informed Consent; Directs Welfare Benefits for Mother and Child

Introduction: The Meghalaya High Court has quashed criminal proceedings under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), against a man who was living w ...
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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Courts Cannot Reassess Highway Alignments Without Evidence of Illegality or Mala Fides

Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the location selected for a proposed interchange on the Chittoor-Thatchur ...
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Punjab & Haryana High Court: Prior Sanction Cannot Replace Mandatory Superior Officer’s Report Before Taking Cognizance Against Public Servant Under BNSS

Section 218 BNSS, corresponding to Section 197 of the erstwhile Code of Criminal Procedure, provides protection to certain public servants by requiring prior sanction before a Court can take ...
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Bombay High Court Declares Activist’s Arrest Illegal, Orders Maharashtra Government To Pay ₹2 Lakh Compensation For Violation Of Arrest Safeguards

The Bombay High Court allowed the petition filed by Arun Ferreira and held that his arrest in September 2011 was illegal. The Division Bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Justice Raj Wakode also ...
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Rajasthan High Court Closes Contempt Proceedings After Finding Substantial Compliance With 20-Day Parole Order

The Rajasthan High Court disposed of the contempt-related miscellaneous application after finding that the State had substantially complied with its order dated August 3, 2026, granting Asaram 20 days ...
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Supreme Court: Stranger Can Appeal Against Consent Decree If It Prejudicially Affects Their Rights

Introduction: The Supreme Court has reiterated that a person who was not a party to a suit or a compromise decree is not automatically barred from challenging that decree if it al ...
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Supreme Court Examines Whether Ph.D. Pursuit Can Be Counted Towards Eight Years Of Teaching Experience For Associate Professor Appointment

Senior Advocate P.N. Ravindran, appearing for Professor Joseph Skaria, challenged the interpretation adopted by the Kerala High Court Division Bench and argued that Regulation 3.1.1 of the UGC ...
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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail in Ambedkar and Jagjivan Ram Photograph Desecration Case, Citing Completed Investigation and Six Months in Custody

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to a 38-year-old man accused of tying footwear to photographs of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram, taking in ...
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Gujarat High Court: Writ Petition for FIR Registration Is Premature When Statutory Remedies Under BNSS Remain Unexhausted

Introduction: The Gujarat High Court has reiterated an important principle governing the exercise of constitutional jurisdiction in criminal matters: a person cannot ordinarily ap ...
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Allahabad High Court: Selected Candidate’s Appointment Claim Cannot Be Rejected Without Examining Vacancies and Earlier Court Directions

The Allahabad High Court has held that the settled legal principle that inclusion in a select list does not confer an indefeasible right to appointment cannot be used as a blanket justification for ...
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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Accused in Offences Not Punishable With 10 Years’ Imprisonment Cannot Be Declared a Proclaimed Offender Under Section 84(4) BNSS

Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that an accused facing criminal charges that do not carry a punishment of imprisonment for ten years or more cannot b ...