Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 10 - November 16, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 410 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 420 NOMINAL INDEX M/s. Hinduja Foundries Ltd. v. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 410 M Divya vs The Senior Revenue Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 411 R Gurusamy v. The Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 412 S.Chandraprakash Jain v. M/s. GOD Pictures and...

AgustaWestland Case: Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Christian Michel's Plea Against India-UAE Extradition Treaty

The Delhi High Court on Monday (November 17) refused to entertain a petition filed by AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam accused Christian Michel, challenging Article 17 of the India-UAE extradition treaty, executed back in the year 1999.Michel was extradited from Dubai under this treaty in December 2018. He argued that ordinarily, a requesting State (in this case India) can only prosecute...

'Taunts Over Childlessness Not Abetment; Contemporary Woman More Resilient': J&K&L Acquits Husband, In-Laws In Wife's Suicide Case

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the acquittal of a husband and his parents, accused of abetting the suicide of a woman who was allegedly harassed over her inability to conceive a child after five years of marriage.The Division Bench of Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjay Parihar dismissed the State's criminal appeal against the trial court order, observing that...

Govt Can't Withhold NOC For Issuance Of Employee's Passport Merely On Ground Of Pending Disciplinary Proceedings: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that the government cannot refuse to grant 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) for issuance of passport to an employee merely on the ground of pendency of disciplinary proceeding(s), as right to travel abroad is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.Crystalizing the constitutional protection granted to every citizen against...

'Fictitious' Advocate, 'Forged' Signatures? Allahabad High Court Orders FSL Probe Into Alleged Impersonation In PIL Filed By Lawyer

The Allahabad High Court last week directed a forensic examination of multiple signatures on record after prima facie discrepancies surfaced in a pending PIL case which suggested possible impersonation, forgery, fabrication and misuse of the judicial process. A Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra passed the order while dealing with an application u/S...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 10 - November 16, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 720 - 741]Shareena v State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 720Vittal Sait Popat v. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 721Venugopal K Veloth v Mahilamani and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 722Thangam v. V.V. Haridasan and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 723Rifa Fathima v. Salim and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 724Sigmatic Nidhi Ltd....

Allahabad High Court Flags 'Serious Lapse' In Granting Compassionate Appointment To Stepmother Sans Safeguarding Minor Daughter's Welfare

In a series of orders passed between October and November 2025, the Allahabad High Court has sharply scrutinized the manner in which the Nagar Nigam, Prayagraj granted compassionate appointment to the stepmother of a deceased municipal employee without ensuring the safety and future welfare of his minor daughter. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan noted that under the Uttar...

Can Arrest Warrants Be Converted To Bailable Warrants In Serious Economic Offence Cases? Rajasthan High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Rajasthan High Court has referred to a larger bench the question of whether arrest warrants can be converted to bailable warrants in serious economic offences under the provisions of the PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act), Customs, CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax), as well as heinous offences punishable under Indian Penal Code/Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Justice Anoop...

'Preventive Detention Under MPDA Act Cannot Be Used To Detain Person Already On Bail': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that preventive detention under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (MPDA Act) cannot be invoked when the detenu is already on bail in the very same offence forming the basis of the detention, without the detaining authority considering whether the bail conditions are sufficient to prevent alleged prejudicial activities. The Court observed...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025 [Citations 1236 - 1414]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1236 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1414NOMINAL INDEXMEENAKSHI TYAGI v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1236ABID KHAN v. NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1237SELECT CITYWALK RETAIL PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR v. VARDHMAN AMRANTE PRIVATE LIMITED 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1238VIPIN AHUJA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1239AKHILESH AND...

GST Audit | Delhi High Court Sets Aside Show Cause Notice Issued Before Deadline To Reply To Pre-SCN, Says It Violates Natural Justice

The Delhi High Court has quashed the Show Cause Notice (SCN) issued to a company before conducting audit, holding that the authorities violated principles of natural justice by issuing the SCN before expiry of time granted to respond to the pre-SCN.A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“the Petitioner was given time to file submissions till 28th...

Delhi High Court Rejects Appeals By Customs House Clearing Agent Staff Penalised In ₹3.4 Crore Cigarette Smuggling Case

The Delhi High Court recently refused to show any leniency to two employees of a Customs House Clearing Agent (CHA), found involved in smuggling of cigarettes worth Rs.3,40,74,000/-.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed that CHAs and their employees are responsible to ensure discharge of obligations under the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations,...