Delhi High Court Refuses To Waive Pre-Deposit For Customs Brokers' Appeal Against ₹30 Crore Penalty, Says They 'Misused' License

Stating that Customs Brokers have a significant responsibility under the Customs Act, the Delhi High Court refused to waive the pre-deposit for appeal by certain Customs Housing Agents against ₹30 crore penalty imposed upon them over import fraud.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“The clear position is that the Customs Brokers have a...

Madras High Court Seeks ECI's Response On Plea By Manithaneya Makkal Katchi Challenging Party's Delisting

The Madras High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to respond to a plea by the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK), challenging the ECI's order delisting the party. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan directed ECI to file its counter within 4 weeks. The party had approached the court challenging the order passed by the...

S.74 Finance Act Cannot Be Invoked To Seek Redetermination Of Service Tax Liability: Bombay High Court

On November 14th, 2025, the High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad dismissed a writ petition filed by M/s Suman Construction (“assessee” hereinafter), a government-registered civil contractor, which had challenged the service tax demand raised on road construction works for government departments. The principal issue before the Court was whether the assessee could invoke...

Hunting Protected Wildlife Species Has Serious Ecological Impact, Must Be Dealt With Sternly: MP High Court Denies Bail To Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (November 14), dismissed the bail application of a man accused of illegal hunting in Son Chidiya Sanctuary, Ghatigaon, observing that offences involving wildlife poaching have grave implications for wildlife preservation and ecological balance and must, therefore, be addressed sternly.The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed;"This Court...

'No Recovery From Pension Without Prior Notice Or Consent': Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs RBI To Issue Instructions To Banks

In a significant ruling safeguarding the rights of retired government employees, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India to issue instructions to all agency banks stipulating that no recovery of excess pension may be made without the pensioner's knowledge, consent or prior notice, and that any such recovery must strictly conform to the governing...

Punjab Police Rules | P&H High Court Directs DGP To Reconsider Candidature Of Constable Aspirant Accused In Road Accident Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Haryana, to reconsider the candidature of a Constable aspirant whose appointment was rejected on the ground that he had been facing trial in a road accident case at the time of antecedent verification.Justice Jagmohan Bansal noted as per Punjab Police Rule (as applicable in Haryana), "where charges have been...

'Pharmacist's Duties Require Standing, Walking': HP High Court Dismisses Plea By 50% Locomotor-Disabled Applicant

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition filed by a 50% locomotor-disabled candidate challenging the selection of another candidate for the post of Pharmacist.Upholding the State's decision, the Court remarked that the candidate was medically unfit for the duties of a pharmacist due to impaired standing and walking, despite having the required disability certificate.Justice...

Cash For Query Row: Mahua Moitra Moves Delhi High Court Against Lokpal's Sanction For CBI Chargesheet

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has moved the Delhi High Court challenging an order passed by the Lokpal of India granting sanction to the CBI to file chargesheet against her in relation to the cash for query row.The matter will be heard tomorrow by a division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar. Mahua has challenged the order passed on...

Award Holder Cannot Claim Compound Interest When Tribunal Grants Only Simple Interest In Arbitral Award: Meghalaya High Court

The Meghalaya High Court set aside an order of the Commercial Court, Shillong which had accepted the calculation of the award holder's method of calculating interest and directed Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) to pay the remaining amount under an arbitral award. The Court held that the Executing Court had effectively modified the award by permitting computation of...

Kerala High Court Clears Acquisition Of Tea Estate Land For Wayanad Victims' Rehabilitation; Says Compensation To Be Settled Between Companies

The Kerala High Court has recently disposed of a writ appeal and three connected writ petitions filed by M/s Elstone Tea Estates Ltd. and M/s Padhoor Plantations Pvt. Ltd., related to the acquisition of land for the rehabilitation of 2024 Wayanad Landslide victims under the Disaster Management Act.For context, after the landslide on July 30, 2024 in the Chooralmala, Mundakkai and...

Undertrial's Rights To Education, Rehabilitation Can't Be Ignored During Prison Transfers Citing Security Concerns: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently held that if the transfer of an under-trial prisoner from one prison to another is to be ordered, the Court must balance the security concerns projected by the authorities with the legitimate rights of the prisoner to education, rehabilitation, family visitation, and access to legal assistance.A single judge, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held thus...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 10, 2025 To November 16, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 220 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 227 Nominal Index: Shri Roshan Lal v/s State of H.P. and another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 220 Gargesh Kumar, Sukhwinder Singh v/s Aditya & Anr.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 221 Himachal Pradesh Road and other Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd. v/s M/s C&C Construction Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 222 Zydus Wellness Products...