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Supreme Court Upholds Section 498A IPC as Constitutionally Valid but Issues Guidelines to Prevent Misuse. The court held that the provision is not unconstitutional but requires safeguards against misuse through directions on arrest, investigation, and compounding of offences.

The Supreme Court in this batch of writ petitions and appeals considered the constitutional validity of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, w...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Petition Under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Challenging Discharge of Accused in Illegal Mining Case — Allegations of Fraudulent Mining Operations and Criminal Conspiracy Examined

The petitioner, an NGO, originally filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court of India under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking an investigati...

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High Court Frames Charges Against Accused for Filing Frivolous Litigations; Supreme Court Dispenses with Trial in Contempt Case. Forum Shopping and Abuse of Process Held to Amount to Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The criminal contempt petition was filed by Hasham Investment and Trading Company Private Limited, Wipro Limited, and Azim Hasham Premji (complainants...

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Madras High Court Allows PIL Seeking Prevention of Cow Slaughter in Non-Designated Places During Bakrid. Court Holds That Slaughter of Cows and Calves Must Only Occur in Designated Slaughterhouses Under Article 48 of the Constitution and Tamil Nadu Animal Preservation Act.

The petitioner, K. Surya alias K. Surya Prasanth, a resident of Coimbatore and an activist, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) under Article 226...

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Bombay High Court on its Own Motion Proceeds Against Individual for Scandalous Facebook Posts Targeting Judges. Court Stresses That Such Vicious Attacks on Judiciary Constitute Gross Criminal Contempt Undermining Rule of Law.

Suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings were initiated by the Bombay High Court against an individual who, through his Facebook profile, published a se...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows PIL Seeking Remedial Measures Against Illegal Sand Mining and Withdraws Environment Clearance for Non-Compliance. Court Directs State to Formulate Comprehensive Policy and GSEIAA to Re-evaluate Clearance Under Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines.

The Federation of Rainbow Warriors, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Hig...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Foreclosure of Contracts for Space Under Flyovers by MSRDC. Contractual Termination Upheld Due to Breach of Terms and Public Interest.

The judgment involves multiple writ petitions filed by contractors challenging the foreclosure of contracts by the Maharashtra State Road Development ...