High Courts
Madras High Court Asks State Police Not To File Final Report Against TVK's Aadhav Arjuna Till Next Hearing In FIR Over Social Media Post
The Madras High Court, on Wednesday, asked the Tamil Nadu police not to file a final report against Aadhav Arjuna, General Secretary of Election Campaign Movement of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, till Friday. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira was hearing a petition filed by Arjuna seeking to quash an FIR filed against him for allegedly inciting violence.It may be noted that the FIR...
Bar Associations Not Trade Unions, Can't Dictate Who Should Be Represented: Madras High Court Criticises Practice Of “Collective Boycotts”
The Madras High Court has come down heavily on bar associations engaging in collective boycotts and preventing a party from being represented in the court. Justice B Pugalendhi emphasised that the Bar Associations or any collective of lawyers did not have any moral or legal authority to dictate who may or may not be defended in a court of law. The court stressed that the right...
Bombay High Court Lifts Restraint On UP-Based Popcorn Maize Seller In Brand Dispute With SNN
The Bombay High Court at Nagpur has recently set aside a District Court order restraining SNT & Co., a UP-based popcorn maize seller, from using its brand name and packaging, after finding that the court failed to properly compare the overall look and feel of its packaging with that of Shah Nanji Nagis Exports Pvt. Ltd. (SNN), which had accused SNT of copying its design.In an order passed...
'Affects Millions, Can't Be Delayed': Kerala High Court Directs Expeditious Steps To Set Up Treatment Plant To Clean Periyar River
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (05 November) directed the State Government, and Kerala State Pollution Control Board to expedite steps to set up the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) for remediation of Periyar River.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha was hearing a batch of petitions concerning pollution in the river, particularly...
Income Tax Act | Revisional Power U/S 263 Cannot Be Invoked When AO Allows Deduction U/S 32AC After Proper Inquiry: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court stated that revisional power under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be invoked when Assessing Officer (AO) allowed deduction under Section 32AC after proper inquiry. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon opined that merely for the reason that AO extended the deduction claimed after carrying out investigations, the exercise of the power...
Advocate Urges Kerala High Court Advocates Association To Establish Confidential Mental Health Support System For Lawyers
In a detailed representation to the Secretary of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association (KHCAA), an advocate has called for the creation of a comprehensive and confidential mental health support system for members of the legal fraternity, following recent tragic deaths of advocates linked to mental health distress.In his letter dated November 5, 2025, Advocate Chelson Chembarathy...
Kerala High Court Stays Income Tax Proceedings Over Allegedly Defective Notices Issued In Violation Of CBDT Circular
The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 3) stayed the income tax proceedings in a batch of writ petitions, which had alleged that the notices issued by the Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax to be defective for being violative of the format prescribed in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Circular No. F. No. 225/157/2017/ITA-II dated 23-06-2017.According to the petition in WP(C)...
Leave Under Clause 12 Of Letters Patent Not Required For Filing Suits U/S 19 CPC: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that leave under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent is not required for instituting a suit in the High Court's original civil jurisdiction when the case falls under Section 19 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), i.e., for compensation for wrongs done to a person or movable property. The Court clarified that Clause 12 applies only to suits covered under Sections...
Madras High Court Orders Exhumation Of Bodies From Church Cemetery, Says Burial Can Only Be Done In Designated Grounds
The Madras High Court recently ordered exhumation of bodies buried in a land belonging to the Church of South India Trust Association after noting that the authorities had failed to follow the statutory provisions while granting license for burial ground. Justice N Mala began the judgment with a quote by Khushwant Singh that said “When the struggle for space over shadows even...
MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Hunting, Storing Body Parts Of Wild Animals
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (November 4), granted anticipatory bail to a man booked in an FIR for allegedly hunting and keeping the body parts of wild animals–including a peacock and a hare, without valid permission or documentation. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke directed; "Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, as well as the fact that...