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‘Onus of proof on petitioner’: Calcutta High Court denies relief to Bangladeshi Hindu woman overstaying in India | Legal News

‘Onus of proof on petitioner’: Calcutta High Court denies relief to Bangladeshi Hindu woman overstaying in India | Legal News

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6 min readNew DelhiMay 7, 2026 04:54 PM IST Calcutta High Court news: The Calcutta High Court has refused relief to a Bangladeshi Hindu woman accused of overstaying in India without a valid visa, holding that under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, the onus is on her to confirm her right to stay in India. Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee was hearing the woman’s plea seeking to quash the proceedings against her under Section 21 (penalty for entry without a valid passport or other travel document) of the Immigration and Foreigners Act. The woman alleged that the investigating officer falsely implicated her at the behest of her husband. “This provision is a corner-stone of the Act of 2025, designed to strengthen national security, streamline immigration and enables authorities to take action, such as deportation, if the individual fails to establish their no foreign status. Therefore, the onus to provide documentation, confirming citizenship or right to stay/overstay in India lies upon the questioned person/petitioner, shifting the burden away from the state,” the May 6 order of …

Allahabad HC judge recuses from Rahul Gandhi citizenship case, censures petitioner over social media posts

Allahabad HC judge recuses from Rahul Gandhi citizenship case, censures petitioner over social media posts

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Criticising the petitioner’s social media posts casting aspersions against his court, the Allahabad High Court judge, who was hearing the plea filed over the alleged British citizenship of Rahul Gandhi, recused himself from the case on Monday (April 20, 2026). The development came from the Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC, who was hearing a plea filed by a Karnataka-based BJP worker, Vignesh Shishir. This court had directed the filing of an FIR against Mr. Gandhi in an open court on April 17. In a subsequent written order, the Bench noted that the Congress leader might be entitled to a hearing before any final decision is taken, citing a prior full Bench ruling that emphasised the right of a prospective accused to be heard in certain proceedings. Published – April 20, 2026 10:48 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and …

Haryana: Time to saddle vexatious petitioner with exemplary cost, says high court

Haryana: Time to saddle vexatious petitioner with exemplary cost, says high court

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The Punjab and Haryana high court has imposed a cost of ₹3 lakh on a private construction firm, observing that the time has come when not only deterrent costs must be imposed upon government officials, but also on the frivolous private litigants. The court underlined that contempt jurisdiction is required to be exercised with great caution and circumspection and only in cases where willful and intentional disobedience of an order of the court is clearly made out. (Shutterstock) “If, in cases of genuine disobedience, costs can be imposed on officials and recovered from their salaries, there is no reason why, in cases of manifest abuse of process such as the present one, the erring petitioner should not be saddled with exemplary costs payable to the affected officials,” the bench of justice Sudeepti Sharma observed while dismissing a contempt petition moved by a firm. The petition was from M/S V K Constructions filed in February 2026 alleging that the petitioner firm was allotted civil work on Rohtak-Bawal national highway project and that was completed successfully. However, …

SC rejects plea to stop caste Census, slams petitioner over language used| India News

SC rejects plea to stop caste Census, slams petitioner over language used| India News

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The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition seeking to halt the proposed caste Census, while also expressing strong disapproval of the language used by the petitioner in the public interest litigation (PIL). During the hearing, the bench took strong objection to the language used in the PIL. (ANI) During the hearing, the bench took strong objection to the language used in the PIL. Chief Justice Surya Kant, who was presiding over the matter, directly addressed the petitioner, who appeared in person, news agency PTI reported. Also read | Supreme Court flags risk of ‘dividing society’ if temple access restricted by caste or sect “‘Aapne apne petition me badtameezi ki bhasha likhi hai. Aapne kisse apna petition likhwaya hai’ (You have written indecent language in your petition. Who has written your petition?),” the Chief Justice said. He further added, “‘Aap kahan se aisi bhasha likhte ho petition me (From where you write such language in your petition),” while questioning the drafting of the plea. The bench also included Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul …

TN 2026 controversy: PIL in Madras HC seeks to stall film’s release; petitioner says yardstick for Vijay’s Jana Nayagan must be applied | Tamil News

TN 2026 controversy: PIL in Madras HC seeks to stall film’s release; petitioner says yardstick for Vijay’s Jana Nayagan must be applied | Tamil News

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Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, scheduled for April 23, another controversy has erupted in the state, once again revolving around a film, and that too with a Vijay connection. Now, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to stall the release of the movie titled Thanga Natchathiram 2026, aka TN 2026, until the polls are over, which would give it a fate similar to that of Jana Nayagan. Soon after the makers unveiled the teaser for TN 2026 on Thursday, April 2, many pointed out that the central character played by Natty Natraj resembled actor-politician Vijay, the founding president of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). While most claimed that the political comedy spoofs Vijay, a few others speculated that it was aimed at boosting his popularity, particularly since his Jana Nayagan, which was supposed to do so in the run-up to the elections, remains mired in a censorship row. Through the teaser, the makers also announced that TN 2026 will hit the screens on April 10. …

Why Delhi HC ordered CBSE to rectify clerical mistakes in Class 12 subject registration

Why Delhi HC ordered CBSE to rectify clerical mistakes in Class 12 subject registration

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4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 26, 2026 11:28 AM IST The Delhi High Court has issued a mandamus directing the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to rectify clerical errors in the subject registration of three Class 12 students. Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a plea of students of Class 11 and Class 12 seeking direction to CBSE to issue the admit card after correcting their registered subjects to allow them to appear in the CBSE Class 12 Examination. While rejecting the board’s objection on February 3, the court said, “the academic careers of the petitioners are at stake, and the petitioners, for no fault of theirs, have been shown as students of the wrong subjects.” Justice Jasmeet Singh said that the academic careers of the petitioners are at stake. (Image enhanced using AI) Background The petition was filed by the students alleging that, despite studying specific subjects through Classes 11 and 12, the CBSE records incorrectly reflected different subjects due to “human/clerical mistakes.” The petitioner no. 1 studied Information Practices (“IP”) (Subject Code: 065) …

2026 Winter Olympics: Delhi High Court directs IOA, Ministry to add petitioner Manjeet to Indian contingent

2026 Winter Olympics: Delhi High Court directs IOA, Ministry to add petitioner Manjeet to Indian contingent

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Just a week ahead of the opening ceremony, the Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Indian Olympic Association, and the ad-hoc committee of Ski and Snow Federation of India to add cross country skier Manjeet into the Indian contingent for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Manjeet had filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court last week, alleging that he was overlooked in favour of Stanzin Lundup to represent India at the quadrennial games despite being higher ranked. Manjeet, in his prayer to the court, had requested that his name be added in the Indian contingent for the 2026 Winter Olympics and his exclusion be termed “arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.” In a judgement pronounced on Friday after hearing all the involved parties, the Delhi High Court noted that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the ad-hoc committee running Ski and Snowboard India (SSI) had failed in its duties. It also asked the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to …

Delhi HC asks petitioner to move SC with plea to remove ban on BS IV vehicles registered outside city

Delhi HC asks petitioner to move SC with plea to remove ban on BS IV vehicles registered outside city

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New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Saturday asked a petitioner to approach the Supreme Court with her plea seeking removal of a ban on BS IV norms private vehicles, registered outside the national capital, from entering the city. Delhi HC asks petitioner to move SC with plea to remove ban on BS IV vehicles registered outside city Justice Sachin Datta noted that the apex court has passed elaborate orders on similar issues relating to air pollution in Delhi and NCR and this petitioner should also be relegated to approach the top court. “Perusal of the notification reveals that the same has been issued to address the problem of air pollution. “During the course of hearing, it transpired that in an ongoing proceedings before the Supreme Court, it has passed elaborate orders with regard to similar issues of pollution on account of air quality,” the court said. The high court added it has also transpired that in the context of a similar petition filed before the division bench of this court, a view was taken …

Stray dogs case: We will play video, ask what is humanity, SC tells petitioner

Stray dogs case: We will play video, ask what is humanity, SC tells petitioner

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Responding to a petitioner in the stray dogs case who objected to some rules framed by the Delhi municipal corporation saying “inhuman” treatment was being meted out to them, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a video will be played in the next hearing, “asking you what is humanity”. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who is appearing in the stray dogs case, told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that a three-judge special bench which was scheduled to assemble on Thursday to hear the matter was cancelled. “It will come on January 7,” Justice Nath said. Sibal said, “The problem is that the MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi), in the meantime, has framed some rules which are completely contrary”. When the bench said it would consider the matter on January 7, Sibal said the authorities will implement the rules in December itself. “They will be implementing it and they will be removing the dogs. They don`t have shelters,” he said. Justice Nath said, “It is alright Mr Sibal. Let them do it, we …

IndiGo cancellations: Supreme Court directs petitioner to approach Delhi HC

IndiGo cancellations: Supreme Court directs petitioner to approach Delhi HC

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking judicial intervention into the issue of cancellation of hundreds of flights by IndiGo, and asked the petitioner to move the Delhi High Court with the grievances, reported news agency PTI. The Delhi High Court, on December 10, questioned the central government for not taking timely action to check the crisis caused by IndiGo flight cancellations and asked why the situation was allowed to precipitate, with lakhs of passengers stranded and other airlines charging hefty fares. It was hearing a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to provide support and refunds to passengers affected by the cancellation of hundreds of flights by IndiGo. On Monday, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pamcholi took note of the submissions of petitioner Narendra Mishra that the plea needed a hearing at the top court and said the high court is already seized of another similar PIL, reported PTI. The bench asked Mishra to approach the high court and granted him …