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Television actor Karan Oberoi was arrested following allegations of rape and extortion. He was subsequently granted bail by the Bombay High Court in June 2019.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued a landmark judgment declaring all animals in the state of Haryana to be 'legal persons' or entities, aimed at ensuring their welfare and protection.
Petitions were filed in the Gujarat High Court challenging the ban on the mobile game PUBG issued by the Rajkot Police Commissioner. The proceedings concluded after the police commissioner withdrew the notification imposing the ban.
An eleven-year-old boy filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court seeking a ban on the online mobile game PUBG. The petitioner alleged that the game promotes violence, aggression, and cyber-bullying among children.
In this public interest litigation filed by Jainendra Baxi against multiplex operators and the government, the petitioner challenged restrictions on patrons carrying outside food and beverages into cinema halls. The Bombay High Court delivered a judgment on 4 September 2018 regarding the rights of cinema patrons and the regulatory obligations of the state following the Maharashtra government's earlier acknowledgment that such items should be permitted.
The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's acquittal of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren in the 1994 kidnapping and murder of his former personal secretary, Shashi Nath Jha.
The Supreme Court of India initiated contempt proceedings against sitting High Court judge C.S. Karnan regarding allegations of judicial and administrative contempt. On 9 May 2017, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to six months in prison. This conviction and the sentence were formally affirmed in a final judgment as reported on 23 August 2017.
Underworld don Chhota Rajan and three former passport officials were charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating, and forgery for obtaining a passport under a false identity. A special CBI court in New Delhi sentenced all four individuals to seven years of rigorous imprisonment on 25 April 2017.
Major international academic publishers sued a photocopy shop at Delhi University, alleging copyright infringement regarding the creation of student course packs. In a ruling finalized by a Division Bench on 7 December 2016, the Delhi High Court held that reproducing copyrighted material for educational purposes does not constitute infringement. This decision, which upheld an earlier order from a Single Judge, concluded the litigation.
Former Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao faces allegations of abetting illegal gratification, concealing evidence, and corruption related to an extortion racket within the anti-corruption ombudsman's office. Following his resignation on 08 December 2015, the Special Investigation Team filed a chargesheet naming him as the seventh accused on 04 August 2016. As reported on 22 November 2016, the Karnataka High Court heard a petition filed by Mr. Rao concerning the legal proceedings initiated against him.
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition by the Uttar Pradesh government challenging the Allahabad High Court's order directing a CBI investigation into the financial activities of Noida former Chief Engineer Yadav Singh.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan was involved in a 2002 hit-and-run incident in Mumbai that resulted in casualties. Although the Bombay High Court acquitted the actor of his conviction on 10 December 2015, the Maharashtra state government challenged this decision in the Supreme Court as reported on 23 January 2016.
A man was sentenced to double death and double life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a two-year-old girl. This was reported as the first sentencing under the amended Section 376A of the IPC.
A public interest litigation was filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the content of the 'AIB Roast' comedy show. The petition seeks action against the organizers, while the respondents have argued that the PIL is vague and an abuse of the legal process.
The Allahabad High Court commuted the death sentence of Surinder Koli to life imprisonment in the murder case of Rimpa Haldar, a victim associated with the Nithari killings.
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