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In a landmark judgment, the Bombay High Court has ruled that the Centre’s power to issue lookout circulars (LOCs) against defaulting borrowers through public sector banks (PSBs) is unconstitutional. This decision aligns with a previous order passed by the Delhi High Court in September 2023. The Bombay HC bench, comprising Justices Gautam Patel and Madhav Jamdar, quashed all unauthorized LOCs issued by PSBs in a batch of petitions filed since 2020. The court held that such LOCs violate fundamental rights, including the right to travel abroad, which is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Bureau of Immigration has been directed to ignore and not act upon any LOCs issued by PSBs.

The Delhi High Court has restrained the Lokpal of India from taking further steps in an investigation related to two properties allegedly linked to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Shibu Soren. The court’s decision came in response to a plea filed by the JMM, which challenged the Lokpal’s March 4 order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the properties. The JMM argued that the Lokpal’s order was beyond its jurisdiction as the inquiry could only be against an individual, not a political party.

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to Salim Malik alias Munna in the police’s ‘larger conspiracy case’ pertaining to the north east Delhi riots in 2020. The bench observed that witness statements make it apparent that Munna took an ‘active part’ in ‘hatching conspiracy’ to commit the riots. Munna and several others were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly being the ‘masterminds’ of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.

The Delhi High Court has initiated a case regarding the low income threshold for availing financial assistance under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) scheme. The court observed that the threshold income of Rs. 1,571 for rural areas and Rs. 1,605 for urban areas is “extremely low” and has issued a notice to the Centre seeking clarification.