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1. Madras High Court rules no court fee refund after out-of-court settlement once trial begins

The Madras High Court has held that litigants are not entitled to a refund of court fees when a civil dispute is settled out of court after the commencement of trial. Justice P.B. Balaji declined to f

Madras High Court rules no court fee refund after out-of-court settlement once trial begins

The Madras High Court has held that litigants are not entitled to a refund of court fees when a civil dispute is settled out of court after the commencement of trial. Justice P.B. Balaji declined to follow the Supreme Court's judgment in M.C. Subramaniam's case and instead followed the Supreme Court's 2010 judgment in Afcons Infrastructure Limited v. Cherian Varkey Construction Company Private Limited, holding that an earlier ratio of a coordinate Bench binds a later Bench of equal strength and that a later Bench must refer the matter to a larger Bench if it disagrees. The court examined Section 69 of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955, which originally provided for refund of 50% of court fees when a suit was dismissed as settled out of court before any evidence was recorded on the merits of the claim. Section 69A, introduced in 2007, provided for refund of 100% of court fees if a dispute was settled after the court referred it to arbitration, mediation, conciliation, Lok Adalat or other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms mentioned in Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The 2017 amendment provided for return of 100% court fees under Section 69 as well, but retained the words 'before any evidence has been recorded on the merits of the claim.' Justice Balaji held that, because the Supreme Court in Afcons Infrastructure held that civil courts could refer disputes to ADR only before commencement of trial, litigants would not be entitled to a refund of court fees after trial commences. The verdict was passed while dismissing two civil revision petitions. The first petition challenged a Tiruvallur district court order to refund only 50% of court fees; the second challenged a Chengalpattu court order that the litigant would not be entitled to refund of the entire ₹2.54 lakh paid towards court fees. Justice Balaji held that both petitioners would not be entitled to refund of any amount of court fees since the out-of-court settlement was reached only after commencement of trial. However, because the State had not filed a revision petition against the order to refund 50% of court fees to the first petitioner, the judge refrained from interfering with the Tiruvallur court's order. The judge also suggested that the 2007 version of Section 69A, which required a certificate authorising full refund if the dispute was settled, should be restored, as the 2017 amendment's immediate refund could go against the public exchequer if the dispute did not get settled through ADR.

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3. Delhi High Court gives NMC and DGHS two weeks to submit joint inquiry report on two doctors' qualifications

The Delhi High Court on October 30 directed the National Medical Commission and the Delhi government's Directorate General of Health Services to submit a joint inquiry report within two weeks on the m

Delhi High Court gives NMC and DGHS two weeks to submit joint inquiry report on two doctors' qualifications

The Delhi High Court on October 30 directed the National Medical Commission and the Delhi government's Directorate General of Health Services to submit a joint inquiry report within two weeks on the medical qualifications of two doctors accused of mishandling a child during treatment. The order was passed by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna while hearing a contempt petition filed by Sapna Jain on behalf of her minor son, Devarsh Jain, alleging that the authorities failed to comply with an earlier direction to submit the report. The petition claimed Devarsh suffered severe brain damage in 2017 after allegedly being mishandled by two unqualified doctors who misrepresented themselves as super-specialists at Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, and that he is in a permanent vegetative state with West syndrome, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. In March 2025, the High Court sought affidavits on whether the doctors' claimed qualifications entitled them to practise as specialists in India. In May 2026, the court directed the NMC Secretary and DGHS to conduct a joint inquiry and submit a report within eight weeks. The contempt petition alleged the report was not submitted by the July 24 deadline and no extension was sought. The court posted the matter for further hearing on December 16.

4. Allahabad High Court awards ₹1.25 lakh compensation for 5-day illegal police detention

The Allahabad High Court awarded ₹1.25 lakh in compensation to Chandan Rajbhar for five days of illegal police detention, at ₹25,000 per day, while allowing a habeas corpus petition filed by Gyanti De

Allahabad High Court awards ₹1.25 lakh compensation for 5-day illegal police detention

The Allahabad High Court awarded ₹1.25 lakh in compensation to Chandan Rajbhar for five days of illegal police detention, at ₹25,000 per day, while allowing a habeas corpus petition filed by Gyanti Devi and two others seeking his release. A Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Achal Sachdev found that Investigating Officer Deep Narayan Yadav detained Rajbhar from August 28 to September 2, 2026 without following procedure and showed his formal arrest on September 2, following an October 21 inquiry report by the Circle Officer that accepted five days of unlawful confinement and a fabricated arrest. The Superintendent of Police, Deoria, initiated departmental proceedings against the IO on October 21. The Court said compensation could be recovered from persons found guilty after inquiry and would not preclude a tort suit against the Police Department, directed Rajbhar's release forthwith if not required in another case, and observed that the harshest punishment be considered if the IO is found guilty in the departmental inquiry. The FIR was lodged on July 18, 2026 under Section 87 BNSS at Salempur Police Station, Deoria, after a complaint that Rajbhar had eloped with the complainant's 18-year-old daughter; the petitioners said the couple later married in Siwan, Bihar, and lived in Pune, where police took them into custody.

5. CBI secures extradition of Mahadev betting app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar from Oman

The CBI said on Sunday (November 1, 2026) that it had secured the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar, a promoter of the illegal betting app Mahadev Online Book, from Oman. Chandrakar, from Chhattisgarh

CBI secures extradition of Mahadev betting app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar from Oman

The CBI said on Sunday (November 1, 2026) that it had secured the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar, a promoter of the illegal betting app Mahadev Online Book, from Oman. Chandrakar, from Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, was traced to the Gulf country and detained by the Royal Oman Police after an Interpol Red Corner Notice, following which the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate sent formal extradition proposals to Oman. A specially deputed CBI team escorted him back to India. The CBI said he would be medically examined, taken to Raipur after obtaining a transit remand and produced before the CBI Special Judge in Raipur on November 2. He is wanted in two CBI cases in which chargesheets have been filed and an ED case in which a prosecution complaint has been filed. The CBI filed the chargesheets under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Indian Penal Code provisions relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery, and the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act. Cases related to the alleged Mahadev app scam were handed to the CBI in 2024, while the ED has been probing money laundering aspects. The CBI described the extradition as a significant milestone in efforts to bring back fugitives operating transnational criminal enterprises.

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