CCS Rules | Disciplinary Authority Need Not Hear Officer While Disagreeing With Enquiry Report Which Exonerated Him: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that Rule 11A(2) of State Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules does not contemplate giving an opportunity to the delinquent officer before Disciplinary authority recording the point of disagreement on the findings made by the Enquiry Officer in respect of charge. A division bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice Rajesh Rai K said, “We...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 20 - October 26, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 658 - 680]Anu C.R. v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 658Abdul Rasheed @ Dr A R Babu v Central Bureau of Investigation, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 659Apollo Tyres Ltd. v. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 660Adv. Vishnu Sunil Panthalam @ Vishnu Sunil v. Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw...

'If She Really Is An Advocate, It's Alarming': Kerala High Court Slams Woman For Misconduct, Casting Aspersions On Judges

The Kerala High Court has reprimanded a litigant claiming to be an advocate–who appeared in person to challenge her divorce decree–for her (mis)conduct in Court.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha was hearing the petitioner's plea seeking to invalidate a divorce decree and judgment of Family Court Ernakulam. The matter was being heard to...

Sanjiv Bhatt Has No Right To Seek Jail Transfer: Gujarat High Court Rejects Wife's Plea Against Husband's Relocation From Palanpur Jail

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a plea filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's wife seeking that her husband not be transferred or dislodged from Palanpur jail to any other jail observing that Bhatt has no absolute right to seek jail transfer. Bhatt was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Jamnagar Sessions Court in connection with an alleged custodial death case on 20.06.2019 and he...

Sex Determination Undermines Value Of Female Life, Strikes At Hope Of 'Discrimination Free Society': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that the practice of sex determination undermines value of female life and strikes at the hope of a discrimination free society. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the practice fosters a culture in which girls are seen as burdens rather than equal members of the community, and endangers pregnant women by exposing them to unsafe medical...

Orissa High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Two For Alleged Murder Of Assistant Forest Conservator Soumya Mohapatra

The Orissa High Court in the last week rejected the pre-arrest bail pleas of the then District Forest Officer (DFO), Paralakhemundi and his cook for their alleged involvement in the suspicious death of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra in July, 2021.Upon perusing the case papers, the Bench of Justice V. Narasingh did not find any merit in the anticipatory bail...

Unregistered Firm Can Sue To Enforce Statutory Or Common Law Rights; S.69(2) Partnership Act No Bar: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act, 1932 is not an embargo to suits filed by unregistered firms, if any statutory or common law right is being sought to be enforced.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 has an embargo on an un-registered firm from filing a suit or any...

Police Officials Must Treat Women With Dignity, Avoid Inappropriate Language: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that Police officials must treat women with dignity and avoid using inappropriate language with them.Justice Sanjeev Narula was dealing with a plea filed by a woman, Thoppani Sanjeev Rao, seeking investigation into her complaint registered as a case by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). It was her case that despite NHRC's directive to the police to...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 20 - October 26, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 364 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 373 NOMINAL INDEX N Venkatesan v. The State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 364 K Heerajohn v. The District Registrar and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 365 Joe Micheal Praveen v. Apsara Reddy and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 366 X v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 367 Ramasamy v State of Tamil Nadu and Others,...

Delhi High Court Discharges Lawyer In Contempt Case For Intimidating Woman Judge, Using Derogatory Language

The Delhi High Court has discharged a lawyer in a criminal contempt case for misbehaving with a woman judge and intimidating her by using derogatory and threatening language. A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Manoj Jain accepted the unconditional apology tendered by the lawyer and discharged him from the contempt proceedings.A complaint was received by the...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 20 To October 26, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1327 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1365NOMINAL INDEXEarthz Urban Spaces Pvt. Ltd. v. Ravinder Munshi & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1327 RAHUL @ BHUPINDER VERMA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1328 X v. STATE OF NCT & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1329 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA. versus HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1330 M/S H...

GST | Assessee Entitled To Copy Of Seized Electronic Data Unless Prejudicial To Investigation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an assessee is entitled to copies of the data stored on its electronic devices which are seized by the GST Department, unless the same is prejudicial to the probe.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“A perusal of Section 67(5) of the CGST Act clearly shows that copies of the seized data cannot be denied to...