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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Frivolous Writ Petitions Seeking Inclusion in Voters List as Abuse of Process. Petitioners Found to Have Filed Multiple Baseless Petitions with Suppression of Facts, Leading to Dismissal with Costs of Rs. 25,000.

The petitioners, Pushpa B.R., Sanjeevmurthy, Karthik S Murthy, and Annapoorna B.S., filed four writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Consti...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Challenge to Government's Power to Nominate University Syndicate Members Under Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000. Section 39(1) Held Valid and Not Ultra Vires Sections 28(g) and 38 of the Act.

The case involves a batch of writ petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the validity of Section 39(1) of...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Tort Conspiracy Suit; Holds High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction in Revision. Release of One Joint Tort-feasor Not Validly Decided by High Court in Revision from Court-Fee Order.

The dispute arose from a suit for damages filed by the plaintiffs, who were members of an association, against the defendants, also members, alleging ...

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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 Karnataka Hears Writ Petition Seeking Compensation for Illegal Handcuffing and Parading in a Bailable Offence. The Court Deliberates on Police Conduct and Fundamental Rights Under Article 21 in Context of Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

The petitioner, a law student, faced five criminal complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, arising from dishonoured cheq...

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Supreme Court Declares Marriage Invalid Due to Absence of Requisite Ceremonies Under Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Parties Obtained Marriage Certificates Without Performing Saptapadi or Other Rites, Rendering Certificates Null and Void.

The Supreme Court dealt with a transfer petition filed by the wife seeking transfer of a divorce petition from Muzaffarpur, Bihar to Ranchi, Jharkhand...

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Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Filed by Customs Department in Customs Act Case — DRI Officers Held as Proper Officers. The Court overruled earlier decisions and upheld Section 28(11) of the Customs Act, 1962 as constitutionally valid, restoring the Department's power to issue show cause notices.

The Supreme Court, in a batch of petitions led by Review Petition No. 400 of 2021, considered the correctness of its earlier judgment in M/s Canon Ind...