The Kerala High Court on Monday issued a stern warning to the State government over the non-release of funds meant for victim compensation and mediator honorariums. The Court indicated that it may attach the State treasury accounts if the pending dues are not cleared within a week.

The proceedings arose from a suo motu petition initiated by the High Court examining the functioning of mediation centres in Kerala. The petition focused on issues such as inadequate infrastructure, shortage of support staff, and delays in providing operational funds.

The Delhi High Court has refused to recall its earlier judgment that had expunged adverse remarks made by a trial court against police officials in a criminal case. While dismissing the recall plea, the court clarified that its earlier decision did not contain any remarks questioning the competence or integrity of the judicial officer concerned.

The matter arose from a criminal writ petition filed by Sanjay Kumar Sain, in which the Delhi High Court had earlier passed a judgment on March 1, 2023.

At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.

The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).