3 Aadhaar Cards Illegally Used To Withdraw Ration Of 697 Cardholders: Allahabad High Court Denies Relief On Cancellation Of Fair Price Shop

Last month, the Allahabad High Court denied relief to a fair price shop license holder who was using 3 , to illegal withdraw ration of 697 ration cardholders as the petitioner could not demonstrate that ration was actually being distributed to 697 ration cardholders.While upholding the cancellation of petitioner's fair price shop license, Justice Arun Kumar held“it is evident that use of...

Income Tax Act | Gujarat High Court Quashes S.153C Assessment As Time-Barred, Rejects Revenue's Reliance On S.153(6)(i)

The Gujarat High Court quashed assessment order as well as a demand notice issued to an entity under Section 153C Income Tax Act after noting that the assessment order was issued invoking Section 153(6)(i) was beyond the limitation period. The petitioner had moved the high court for quashing Assessment Order dated 30.04.2024 as well as the demand Notice dated 30.04.2024 for the Assessment...

Arbitral Award Holder Must Return Amount Withdrawn From Court After Insolvency Resolution: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that where an arbitral award passed against a company is under challenge, and the company later successfully comes out of insolvency, the award holder cannot retain money withdrawn from court deposits if the claim itself is wiped out under an approved resolution plan. The court said such amounts must be returned, as the award itself no longer survives....

Preventive Detention Laws Are Draconian, Can't Be Used To Settle Political Scores Or Silence Dissent: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that preventive detention laws were draconian and the state could not use it to settle political scores or silence the dissenting voice. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice P Dhanabal held that the authorities should exercise the detention power sparingly and with extreme caution. The bench added that the courts should take...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: December 2025 [Citations: 787-858]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 787 - 858]South Indian Bank Ltd. and Anr. v. Rahim H K and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 787Anish Anand v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 788Shijo Mon Joseph v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 789Kerala State Medical Councils v Daleel Ahmmed and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 790Save A Family Plan (India) v. The Deputy Commissioner...

Mere Presence In Free-Fight Not Enough To Sustain Conviction; J&K High Court Acquits Four Accused In Fatal Group Clash Case

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has set aside the conviction and sentence of four accused in a criminal appeal arising from a fatal free-fight between rival groups.It observed that the prosecution failed to prove common intention and specific culpability beyond reasonable doubt, especially when a majority of co-accused were acquitted on the same evidence.A bench of Justice Sanjeev...

Jharkhand High Court Annual Digest 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 98Jharkhand High Court Quashes Prevention Detention Based On Station Diary Entries, Questions State For Not Lodging FIR If Crime Was Made OutCase Title: Ganesh Singh @ Nishant Singh v. The State of JharkhandLL Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 1The Jharkhand High Court quashed a preventive detention order issued under Jharkhand Control of Crimes...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Revati Mohite Dere As Chief Justice Of Meghalaya High Court

The Central Government on Thursday (January 1) notified the appointment of Bombay High Court judge Justice Revati Mohite Dere as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court with effect from the date she assumes charge consequent to the transfer of incumbent Chief Justice.Notably, the Centre has also cleared the appointment of Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Soumen Sen, as Chief Justice...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Soumen Sen As New Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court

Justice Soumen Sen will join as the new Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court upon the retirement of its present Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar.The Central Government today issued a notification to transfer Justice Sen from Meghalaya High Court to Kerala High Court.Justice Jamdar will retire on January 9, 2026.Click to Read/Download...

Brevity Of Reasons In Order Refusing Sanction To Prosecute Public Servant Not Ground To Invoke Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere brevity of reasons in an order refusing sanction to prosecute public servants is not, by itself, a ground to invoke writ jurisdiction, so long as the record demonstrates due application of mind by the competent authority.Justice Amit Mahajan observed,“Mere brevity of reasons in the impugned order, by itself, cannot be a ground to invoke writ...

Delhi High Court Rejects Zydus Plea Against Helsinn's Nausea Medication Patent

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the grant of a pharmaceutical patent for a nausea medication dismissing a challenge by Zydus Healthcare Ltd. against Swiss drugmaker Helsinn Healthcare SA The court held that the Patent Office committed no jurisdictional error and did not violate principles of natural justice while granting the patent. In a judgment dated December 24,...

Bombay HC Restores IMAX's Enforcement Of Foreign Awards Against E-City, Holds Res Judicata Bars Re-Agitation Of Limitation At Later Stage

The Bombay High Court has recently restored enforcement proceedings initiated by IMAX Corporation for execution of foreign arbitral awards against E-City Entertainment (I) Pvt Ltd for breach of contractual obligations, holding that the doctrine of res judicata applies even between different stages of the same enforcement petition. The court said it cannot revisit an objection...