#Disaster Management Act

The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that compensation paid to affected parties and the statutory duty to constitute expert committees under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, negate the need for further judicial intervention. The judgment reinforces that proactive remedial measures by authorities fulfill legal obligations, limiting judicial redress in infrastructure liability cases.

J&K High Court rules that objections regarding non-compliance with Section 195 CrPC cannot be grounds for quashing an FIR under Section 482 CrPC at the pre-cognizance stage. Such challenges must be raised during trial, reinforcing the limited scope of inherent powers for FIR quashing based on procedural defects.

Madras High Court quashes FIR against protesters during COVID-19 lockdown, holding that peaceful assembly under Section 144 CrPC does not per se attract criminal liability under IPC or Epidemic Diseases Act.