High Courts
Bombay High Court Quashes Prosecution Against Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Bank Officials In Octroi Avoidance Case
The Bombay High Court has recently quashed the prosecution and 2009 summons issued by a Pune court to former ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar and four senior officials in a case alleging octroi avoidance on imported gold coins. However, the case will proceed against the bank itselfA single bench of Justice Neela Gokhale observed that the complaint made by the Pune Municipal Corporation did...
'Did Not Apply Mind': Gujarat High Court Quashes Tax Authority's Order Refusing To Condone Delay In Filing Return Due To COVID Pandemic
The Gujarat High Court quashed an order of the tax authorities rejecting a partnership firm's application seeking condonation of 13 day delay in filing income tax return on account of Covid pandemic, observing that authority "did not apply its mind" to the reasons given by the firm. The petitioner partnership firm engaged in real estate development business had challenged a 27.10.2023...
Bombay High Court Bars Use Of 'COX 5000' Mark, Says '5000' Belongs To Haywards 5000 And Imposes ₹10 Lakh Cost
The Bombay High Court has permanently restrained Madhya Pradhesh-based Jagpin Breweries Limited, a manufacturer of mass-market beer brands, from using the mark “COX 5000” or any other beer mark containing the numeral “5000”. The court held that the numeral is the “dominant, essential, and memorable feature” of the famous strong beer brand “HAYWARDS 5000”, now owned by...
Wife Sending Nude Photos To Another Man Not Expected In Indian Society: MP High Court Upholds Divorce On Ground Of Adultery
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has affirmed a Family Court order granting divorce to a husband after it was established that his wife was engaged in an illicit relationship with another man. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat and Justice BP Sharma observed,"Considering the totality of the facts and evidence especially the nude photographs, emails, chats, SMS messages, and other circumstances it...
Civil Service Rules | Regularized Employee Can't Be Denied Pension Citing Artificial Breaks In Ad-Hoc Service: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the State to treat the ad-hoc service of a Physics lecturer, working in a Government College in District Sagar, as continuous service for pension purposes. The bench of Justice Deepak Khot observed that the artificial break during his ad hoc service was 'fictional'. It held,"...the breaks which were given during adhoc period of the petitioner were...
Surveillance Register Entries Can't Be Based On Police Likes Or Dislikes: Rajasthan High Court Condemns Arbitrary Opening Of History Sheets
While setting aside the order of a Superintendent of Police opening history sheet against the petitioner, Rajasthan High Court held that the police does not have a license to enter the names of whosoever they like or dislike in the surveillance register.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that the criteria for opening history sheet was subjective satisfaction of authority, and it...
Allahabad High Court Orders Status Quo On Demolition Of SP Leader's Bareilly Marriage Hall, Directs BDA To Decide Compounding Plea
In a relief for the Samajwadi Party leader who owns "Aiwane-e-Farhat" in Bareilly, a banquet hall, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday restrained the Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) from carrying out any further demolition of the residential structure and marriage hall. A bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Kunal Ravi Singh directed the parties to maintain...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 01 To December 07, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1629 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1681NOMINAL INDEXV.THIRUNAVUKKARASU v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1629 HARINDER BASHISHTA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1630 MOHD SHAUKAT ALI @ DOLLY v. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1631 MASTER ARNAV RAJ v. DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1632 South East Asia Company...
School TC Not A 'DOB Certificate' U/S 94 JJ Act; Habeas Plea Against 'Mechanical' CWC Order Maintainable: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a mere School Transfer Certificate (TC) or an entry in an admission register of the school does not satisfy the requirement of a "date of birth certificate from the school" under Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. A Bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Zafeer Ahmad observed thus while...
Allahabad High Court Issues Show Cause Notice For Contempt To SP, CWC Chairperson For 'Detaining' Woman Despite Stay On Arrest
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued show cause notices for civil contempt to the Superintendent of Police (Mau), the Station House Officer (Maduban) and the Chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Mau, for taking a woman into custody despite a specific HC order staying her arrest. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar observed that any kind of action...
Missing UP Cop Dead? : Allahabad High Court Converts Habeas Plea To Criminal Writ, Flags 'Suspicion' Over Dysfunctional CCTVs
In a grim turn of events surrounding the disappearance of a suspended Uttar Pradesh Police Officer, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday observed that Aligarh Sub-Inspector Anuj Kumar "apparently has met with a gory fate". Noting that the matter involves 'serious' and 'grave' issues, the HC directed the conversion of his mother's habeas corpus petition into a Criminal Miscellaneous...
All Departments Of State Govt Should Consider Representations By Persons With Disabilities At Earliest: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has asked the Chief Secretary of the Tamil Nadu state to issue a necessary circular to all State Government Departments to ensure that all representations submitted by Persons with Disabilities should be considered at the earliest. “We are inclined to issue a direction to the Chief Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, to issue necessary circular within...