Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 370 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 409Nominal Index: Saroja Kondai AND Managing Director & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 370DEENANATH AND CHANDRAHAS & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 371THE LEGAL ATTORNEYS AND BARRISTERS LAW FIRM AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 372KARNATAKA PRADESH HOTEL & RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION & ANR AND Union of India...

Customs | ELISA Kits For Food Testing Qualify As 'Diagnostic' For Exemption: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Importer

The Delhi High Court, in a matter involving claim of Customs Duty exemption on import of Enzyme linked Immuno Absorbent Assay (ELISA) Kits for antibiotic testing in food as 'diagnostic kits' will hear the plea by food safety importers in January 2026. Recently, a Division Bench comprising, Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain were hearing an appeal by the importer...

Rule 47(1) Of Assam Panchayat Rules Only Caps Highest Bid For Market Settlement, Doesn't Prescribe Lowest Viable Rate: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that Rule 47(1) of the Assam Panchayat (Financial) Rules, 2002 only prescribes an upper limit for settlement of markets and does not contemplate or permit reading any minimum or “lowest viable” bid requirement into the statutory scheme. The Court further held that administrative notices or assumptions drawn from tender-related figures cannot be used to import conditions into Rule 47(1) which the Rule itself does not provide for. Justice Devashis Baruah, while...

HSVP Cannot Charge 'Current Price' From Oustees For Delayed Allotments Of Plots: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹3 Lakh Cost

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP, formerly HUDA) cannot charge the current reserve price for plots allotted to land oustees when the delay in allotment is attributable to the authority itself. The Court further ruled that levy of 11% interest is not “reasonable interest” within the meaning of the Full Bench judgment in Rajiv Manchanda v. HUDA and directed that 5.5% interest be charged instead.The Court was dealing with a bunch of writ...

Decree Confirming Possession Can Be Enforced By Evicting Judgment Debtor Who Forcibly Re-Enters: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that an executing Court can order eviction of judgment-debtor from illegally occupying the suit-land even while executing a decree of permanent injunction against him, confirming the possession in favour of the decree-holder, under Order XXI Rule 32 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC).Clarifying the procedure governing the field, the Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra held –“…this Court finds that the Executing Court took note of the objections raised and rightly...

Tax Paid During Probe Must Be Refunded Once No Liability Found: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Service Tax Refund

The High Court of Chhattisgarh has allowed a service tax appeal filed by an assessee, setting aside orders passed by the department and the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) which had rejected a refund claim as time-barred under Section 102(3) of the Finance Act, 1994 . A Division Bench of Justice Rajani Dubey and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad was hearing...

S. 11 Cattle Preservation Act | Circle Officer May Be Authorized To Enter, Inspect Premises But Has No Power To Seal It: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has observed that a Circle Officer "may be" conferred with power under Section 11 of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act 2021 to enter and inspect a premises where violation the statute may have occurred including a meat shop, however the officer has no authority or jurisdiction to seal the premises.The Court noted that the statute permits such officers to enter and inspect...

Learn To Give Up Rather Than Giving Into Litigation: Bombay High Court Suggests Litigating Siblings, Underlines Importance Of Relationships

"Siblings should learn to give up than to give into litigation" advised the Bombay High Court recently while suggesting a senior citizen brother and sister duo to amicably settle their dispute over their parents' property.Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain while taking note of the use of 'abusive language' by the brother-sister in their pleadings in a defamation suit, emphasised the importance...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Seeks State's Reply In Plea Challenging Regrouping Of District Consumer Commissions

On 22nd December, 2025, the Himachal Pradesh High Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation which challenged the State Government's decision to regroup District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions across multiple revenue districts.A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj took cognizance of the grievance that several districts in Himachal Pradesh have been deprived of independent, functional District Consumer Commissions. The court...

NOIDA Not Authorized To Charge Lease Rent Till Possession Handed Over: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Relying on various judgments of itself and the Delhi High Court, the Allahabad High Court has reiterated that the New Okhla Development Authority (NOIDA) cannot charge lease rent for the property of which possession has not been given to the lessee.In Allure Developers Private Limited Vs. State Of U P. And 3 Others, the Allahabad High Court had held that the petitioner therein be granted...

Non-Bailable Warrants Can't Be Issued Against Person Summoned As Witness Or Suspect During ED Probe: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that non-bailable warrants (NBWs) can't be issued against a person who has only been summoned as a witness or suspect in a money-laundering investigation, unless such person is shown to be accused of non-bailable offence.Justice Amit Sharma thus quashed the NBWs issued by the Enforcement Directorate against UK-based businessman Sachin Dev Duggal in connection with money laundering allegations.ED had sought issuance of NBWs on the ground that Petitioner failed to...

J&K&L High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking ST Status, PSP Certificates For 1947 PoJK Displaced Persons

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and issuance of PSP certificates to persons displaced from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in 1947.The PIL has been filed by the Jammu Kashmir Action Committee through its President Gurdev Singh and was heard by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal.The PIL concerns 1947 PoJK displaced persons seeking ST status and Pahari...