Bombay High Court Quashes Acquisition Of Agricultural Lands For Navi Mumbai Airport Project

The Bombay High Court has set aside an award of land acquisition of agricultural lands for the purpose of Navi Mumbai Airport Project at Vahal Village in Panvel District, noting that there were procedural lapses in the proceedings.A division bench of Justice M.S.Sonak and Justice Jitendra Jain observed that the State authorities wrongly dispensed with the requirement of Section 5A of the...

Married Daughter Being Sole Surviving Family Member Of Deceased Govt Employee Is Entitled To Compassionate Employment: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a challenge against an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal that directed the State to grant compassionate appointment to the respondent, who was the married daughter of the deceased employee, whose husband was also employed and earning.The division bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Pramil Kumar Mathur affirmed CAT's reliance on the...

Shocking: Rajasthan HC Reinstates Head-Constable Dismissed For Merely Being Related To Candidate Who Used Imposter In Recruitment Race

Terming the facts of the case as “shocking”, the Rajasthan High Court set aside the dismissal of a head constable, for being the uncle of a man who used an imposter to take part in a race which was part of the constable recruitment process.Justice Dinesh Mehta perused the records and said that the State was hell-bent on removing the petitioner without there being even an "iota" of...

Illegal Construction Threatens Ecologically Sensitive Yamuna Floodplains: Delhi HC Rejects Dhobi Ghat Slum Residents' Plea Against Demolition

The Delhi High Court has observed that Yamuna floodplains in the national capital is ecologically sensitive and any unlawful encroachment or construction in the area poses significant threat to it. “The floodplain area is a designated prohibited activity zone and serves as a vital element of the river ecosystem. Encroachment upon this area disrupts the natural flow of water, resulting in...

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter

The Kerala High Court recently allowed the bail application of a woman who was accused by her husband of committing aggravated sexual assault on their one-and-half-year old daughter.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan relied upon another recent decision in Noushad K v State of Kerala and Another (2025) which held that the mere fact that the complainant is a lady does not create a presumption that...

'HC Facing Gravest Crisis In Its History': PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Expeditious Filling Of Over 50% Judicial Vacancies

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction for the timely and expeditious filling of all the current 81 judicial vacancies (over 50% of the sanctioned strength of 160 judges) in the High Court in a time-bound manner.Stating that the HC is "facing gravest crisis in its history", the PIL plea also seeks the laying down...

Delhi High Court Allows Indigo Airlines' Plea, Holds Levy Of Additional IGST On Repaired & Re-Imported Aircraft Parts To Be Unconstitutional

In big relief to Indigo airlines, the Delhi High Court has held that an additional levy of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) and cess under Section 3(7) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 on re-import of aircraft parts that were repaired abroad, is unconstitutional.A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Ravinder Dudeja observed that “additional duty even after the transaction...

Madras HC Dismisses Congress Leader Manickam Tagore's Plea Seeking Rejection Of Election Petition Challenging His 2024 Lok Sabha Polls Victory

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by Congress MP Manickam Tagore seeking to reject an election petition challenging his victory from the Virudhunagar Parliamentary Constituency in the 2024 General Assembly Elections. Justice N Sathish Kumar observed that the disputed issues had to be tried with reference to the documents and evidence to be produced by...

Madhya Pradesh HC Directs Collector To Inquire Into Land Grabbing Of Scheduled Tribe Members, Ensure That There Are No Bonded Labourers

In a Habeas Corpus petition by a man stated to be a bonded labourer, alleging that his wife had been illegally detained by certain, the Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the concerned Collector to inquire into instances of land grabbing from members of Scheduled Tribe community by influential persons. The court said that it seemed like "some big people" had caused the...

Disciplinary Orders Attain Finality Upon Communication, Can't Be Unilaterally Modified: AP HC

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Harinath N set aside UCO Bank's unilateral revision of disciplinary punishment against a former Assistant Manager. The court held that the bank's act of enhancing punishment without issuing notice or seeking response from the affected employee was illegal and manifestly arbitrary. The court clarified that disciplinary...

Important For Women Lawyers To Cultivate Sense Of Community, Celebrate Each Other's Win: Justice Rekha Palli

Delhi High Court judge, Justice Rekha Palli on Tuesday (March 4) stressed upon how important it is for women lawyers to cultivate a sense of community, emphasising that they must celebrate each other's win–whether big or small.The judge was speaking at a get together function organized by the women lawyers in Delhi High Court ladies bar room ahead of Justice Palli's retirement on March 8....

Gujarat High Court Rejects 35-Year-Old Candidate's Plea For Age Relaxation To Participate In Civil Judges Recruitment Process

The Gujarat High Court refused to grant further age limit relaxation to a 35-year-old candidate who had applied in the civil judges recruitment process, noting that the same was not provided for in the Gujarat State Judicial Services Rules, 2005.The court was examining whether the candidate could have been granted the relaxation who claimed to be within the age limit on the first day of filing...