Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup March 31 - April 6, 2025

Nominal Index:M/s Devyani International Limited vs Airport Authority of India and others 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 127Rattan Chand & Ors vs UT OF J&K & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 128Mohd Iqbal Koka Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 129Mohammad Imran Ganai And Anr. Vs Government Through Police Station Dangiwacha 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 130Chief Engineer PW(R&B) Department and another vs...

Chairman Of Industrial Establishment Held Liable For Non-Compliance With Labor Court Order: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Y. G. Khobragade upheld the issuance of criminal process against the Chairman of Kinetic Engineering Ltd., for failing to implement a Labor Court judgment. The court rejected the argument that a Chairman cannot be held responsible for compliance with court orders. The court clarified that persons in positions of control and supervision...

FIR Lodged & Investigation Underway: Bombay High Court Disposes PIL Alleging Mid-Day Meal Scam

The Bombay High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning an alleged scam in the distribution of food grains under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, noting that a First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged and an investigation is underway.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice MS Karnik while noting that the allegations in the petition are serious,...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On BS Yediyurappa's Plea To Modify Bail Condition Barring Him From Leaving Bengaluru Without Prior Permission

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (April 7) issued notice to the state government on an application moved by Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa seeking to modify the bail conditions imposed on him while granting anticipatory bail in a case registered under provisions of Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Posting the hearing of the matter after summer vacation,...

Delhi High Court Proposes To Decide Pleas Challenging CLAT UG 2025 Results At Earliest

The Delhi High Court on Monday proposed that it will complete hearing at the earliest, the batch of petitions challenging the results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG examination 2025, held in December last year for admissions to undergraduate law course in various National Law Universities.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao...

MSME Council Cannot Reject Arbitrable Claims Without Providing Any Reasons When Meditation U/S 18 Of MSME Act Has Failed: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Facilitation Council cannot reject the arbitrable claims of the supplier without providing an opportunity to present evidence in support of the same, especially when mediation, as required under Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006...

Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Plaint Can Be Rejected For 'Non-Disclosure', Not For 'Non-Existence' Of Cause of Action: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that a plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) for mere 'non-existence' of cause of action, rather it can be rejected for 'non-disclosure' of the same. Reaffirming the settled principle of law, the Single Bench of Justice Ananda Chandra Behera observed –“So, non-disclosure of cause of action in a plaint...

Re-Evaluation Marks Can't Relate Back To Date Of Original Result For Ineligible Candidate To Claim Eligibility For Appointment: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court rejected a petition filed by an candidate for appointment to the post of PT Instructor, who had cleared the qualifying exam only in "re-evaluation", the result of which was declared after the original result of the written exam for the post was conducted.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand relied upon precedents to hold that the result of re-evaluation could not relate back to...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: April 1 to April 06, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 132Nominal Index: Sanath Kumar Shetty & Others AND Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127Sabeer & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 128Mahendra Kumar Mitra AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 129ROPEEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD AND...

Actor Sreenath Bhasi Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Hybrid Ganja Case

[Update: When the case was taken up today (7th April), the Counsel informed Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan that he was withdrawing the petition. The Court allowed the same.]Malayalam actor Sreenath Bhasi has filed a petition before the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail after a woman arrested near Alappuzha for allegedly possessing hybrid ganja worth approximately Rs. 2 Crore...

Delhi High Court Grants Permission To Transplant Trees For Supreme Court Building Expansion Project

The Delhi High Court has granted permission for the transplantation of 26 trees for the Supreme Court building expansion project for creating additional Courtrooms and chambers. Justice Jasmeet Singh allowed an application filed by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) seeking permission for the transplantation. CPWD had filed an affidavit stating that 16 trees were to be transplanted...

Kerala HC Advocates' Association Moves High Court Against 'Exponential Increase' In Court Fees

Kerala High Court Advocates Association (KHCAA), has moved a Public Interest Litigation petition before the High Court challenging the increase in Court Fees and imposition of Ad-Valorem fees without an upper limit brought about through an amendment in the Kerala Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act.The increase in Court fee was proposed in the 2025-26 Budget Speech. Subsequently, these...