Juvenile Accused Can Seek Anticipatory Bail U/S 438 CrPC: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is maintainable even when filed by a juvenile/child in conflict with law. The Court concluded that the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (“JJ Act”) does not exclude the operation of pre-arrest bail provisions, and that denying such access would violate the...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 325 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 369Nominal Index: Vishwanath Kadli AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 325The Principal Secretary To Government & ANR AND Shivanagouda Vasand & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 326Baburao AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 327Dr K Sudhakar AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 328L AND T INFRA INVESTMENT PARTNERS...

Individual Investment Is Not 'Commercial Transaction'; Investor Is Consumer Under Consumer Protection Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that when an individual invests in a company in his individual capacity, the same cannot be termed as a 'commercial transaction' and he would be treated as a consumer as per the meaning of Section 2(7) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. was considering a petition preferred by the Managing Director of Kosamattam Finance...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 181 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 211 Nominal Index: State of H.P. v/s Soni and another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 181 Dr. Sunil Dutt V/s State of H.P. and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 182 Rishita Kapur and another V/s Vijay Kapur and another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 183 United India Insurance Company Ltd. V/s Jamna Devi & others.,2025 LiveLaw...

Bifurcation Of Cooperative Society In Maharashtra Does Not Require Prior Permission From CIDCO: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that bifurcation of a cooperative society under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, does not require prior permission from CIDCO, and that registration of a newly constituted society itself effects the necessary transfer of assets and liabilities as contemplated by the statute. The Court observed that importing an external approval...

Departmental Proceedings Need Not Be Stayed Merely Because Criminal Case Is Pending Unless Prejudice Is Shown: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that departmental proceedings cannot be halted merely because a criminal case is pending on the same allegations.The High Court clarified that a stay is justified only where the criminal case is of a grave nature involving complicated questions of fact and law, and where continuation of disciplinary action would prejudice the...

UPGST Act | Lien Cannot Be Created On Assessee's Bank Account After Over A Year Has Passed From Payment Of Tax: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has held that under the UPGST Act, a lien cannot be created on the assessee's bank account an year subsequent to the payment of taxes. Section 62(2) of the UPGST Act provides that where a registered person submits a valid return within 60 days of the service of the order under Section 62(1), the said assessment order would...

Calcutta High Court Cancels “JAY'S” Trademark, Citing Similarity to PepsiCo's “LAY'S”

The Calcutta High Court has recently ordered the cancellation of the registered trademark “JAY'S”, finding it phonetically identical and deceptively similar to PepsiCo's well-known potato chips brand “LAY'S”. A single bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur passed the order on November 10, 2025, while hearing PepsiCo's application under Sections 47 and 57 of the Trade Marks Act,...

'Fundamentally Flawed': Delhi High Court Criticises GST Dept For Demanding Tax On Total Turnover & Not Actual Sales Of Company

The Delhi High Court recently criticised the GST Department for demanding tax on the total turnover of a company, despite figures of the actual sales being available with it.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“The Court finds a fundamental flaw in the approach of the Adjudicating Authority that, though the actual sales of the entire combo packs, on both...

Delhi High Court Allows Further Inspection Of CPU Seized From Advocate's Office, With Mandatory Presence Of Parties

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in the application by the GST Department seeking the handing over of the parsed hard drives of the seized Central Processing Unit (CPU) of an advocate, which is in possession of the IT Officers of the Court, for further examination.In doing so, the Court has instructed the presence of representatives from both sides, including a Court officer, and...

'No Proof Of Snooping': Kerala High Court Refuses To Order Removal Of Neighbours' CCTV Cameras

The Kerala High Court has recently dismissed a writ petition challenging the installation of a CCTV camera by neighbours, holding that the right to privacy under Article 21 cannot override another person's right to security unless unlawful intrusion is clearly established.Justice N. Nagaresh delivered the judgment and observed: “Right to privacy of one and the right to security, which is...

No Protection For 'Live-In' If Hindu Marriage Subsists; Personal Liberty Ends Where Spouse's Statutory Right Begins: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court last week refused to grant protection to a couple claiming to be in a live-in relationship as it noted that the woman was still the legally wedded wife of another man. A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh observed that while no one can interfere in the lives of two adults, the Right to Freedom or Right to Personal Liberty is not an absolute or unfettered...