Category: High court

High court

Madras High Court Issues Split Verdict on Animal Sacrifice Controversy at Thiruparankundram Hill

The present article evaluates an important Madras High Court ruling which approached various controversies involving Thiruparankundram Hill, which is a holy place for people of different religions. The court discussed matters of religious practices, land rights and civic facilities, with a strong focus on the historic judicial precedents and the constitutional right to religious freedom and ensuring interfaith harmony.

byLegal Maestros
High court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Claiming Irregularities in 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections

This paper discusses a ruling of the Bombay High Court in Chetan Chandrakant Ahire against. Union of India, rejected a writ petition, which objected to the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The Court stressed upon the legislative prohibition against intervention by the Court on the subject of an election, the lack of locus standi of the petitioner and a dearth of any demand for justice, recreating the orderly nature of the legal system of election disputes.

byLegal Maestros
High court

Orissa High Court Condemns Illegal Bulldozer Demolitions, Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation for Affected Parties

The given article examines an important judgement of the Orissa High Court on the matter of the unlawful destruction of a communal building, and points to how the court admonished the disregard of procedure and an abuse of authority by the executive particularly closely. Cruciality of following guideline by Supreme Court on demolition, protection of constitutional right of people and getting confidence of people in governance has been stressed by the ruling. It is a grave cautioning that the action taken by the state can never be out of line with the postulates of natural justice and the rule of law.

byLegal Maestros
High court

Telangana High Court Affirms Muslim Woman’s Absolute Right to Divorce via Khula Without Husband’s Consent

The paper under consideration considers the legal nuances regarding the possibility of Khula divorce as the right of a Muslim woman living in India with reference to a recent case in a High Court. It examines the character of Khula, the significance of religious and judicial institutions as well as the judicial practices of validating such divorces especially on the absolute right of the wife to seek u Khula and the limited importance of the consent of the husband or the fatwa of the Mufti. This discussion has shown that there has been a move towards judicial ratification of the breaking up of marriage.

byLegal Maestros
High court

Bike Taxis a Necessity, Not Luxury: Taxi Welfare Association Challenges Karnataka’s Ban in High Court

The Karnataka Taxi Welfare Association has taken serious legal objections toward the ban of bike taxis by the state government. Citing these services as a life necessity due to the cheap and effective last-mile connection, especially to daily commuters, the association holds that the ban is unjust to our lives and access to a vital mode of transport. This paper examines the different aspects of this currently raging courtroom battle and brings out the arguments that have been put forth by both parties and the possibilities of what this may portend as far as the future of urban mobility is concerned in Karnataka.

byLegal Maestros
High court

Lenskart Confesses to Delhi High Court That Titan Trademark Use Was an Unintentional Blunder

The Delhi High Court ruled in favor of Titan Company Limited in a trademark infringement case against Lenskart Solutions Private Limited. Lenskart admitted to inadvertently using Titan’s “TITAN” and “FASTRACK” trademarks on its website and as metatags, and has since removed them. The suit was decreed after Lenskart stated it would not contest the matter.

byDileep Poshwal