High Courts
Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient To Prove “Untoward Incident” Under Railways Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court held that circumstantial evidence can be relied upon to determine whether an “untoward incident” occurred under Section 123(c) of the Railways Act, 1989, especially since the Act is a beneficial legislation intended to provide compensation to victims and their families. The Court observed that non-reporting of the incident to railway authorities at the earliest...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs CBDT To Issue Circular Extending ITR Due Date For Audit Cases To 30.11.2025 For A.Y. 2025-26
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) to issue a circular extending the ITR (Income Tax Return) due date for audit cases to 30.11.2025 for the Assessment Year 2025-2026. Justices Lisa Gill and Meenakshi I. Mehta were addressing a petition filed by the assessee/petitioner seeking a direction to the Central Board of Direct Taxes to...
'Violative Of Right To Livelihood' : Allahabad HC Quashes 'Permanent Residents Only' Condition For E-Rickshaw Registration In Lucknow
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday struck down a government order that restricted the registration of new E-rickshaws and E-autos solely to permanent residents of Lucknow. A bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Brij Raj Singh, termed the restriction 'arbitrary' and a clear violation of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), and 21 of the Constitution of India. "Lucknow being the...
Media Professionals Must Not Threaten Or Extort: High Court Refuses To Quash Extortion FIR Against Zee Rajasthan's Former Head
Remarking that "media professionals are expected to avoid causing undue harm to anyone by way of threat or extortion", the Rajasthan High Court refused to quash an extortion FIR registered against former Channel Head of Zee Rajasthan on a complaint filed by the company. While underscoring the far-reaching impact of media, Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that media, being the fourth pillar...
Kerala High Court To Watch 'Haal' Film To Decide Christian Outfit's Appeal, Says Costs Will Be Imposed If There Is No Objectionable Content
The Kerala High Court on Saturday (November 29) agreed to watch Malayalam movie 'Haal' starring Shane Nigam before deciding the writ appeal preferred by the Catholic Congress challenging the Single Judge's decision quashing A-certification, cuts to the movie.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan told that exemplary costs would be...
Mumbai Air Pollution: Bombay High Court Appoints Five-Member Team To Monitor Pollution Due To Construction Sites
The Bombay High Court on Friday constituted a five member team to conduct an independent inspection of two areas within Mumbai to check if the construction sites are duly complying with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC's) guidelines to bring down air pollution in the city.A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad said this team will verify...
Kerala High Court Issues Comprehensive Directions to Stop Cloth Dumping In Pampa River During Sabarimala Season
The Kerala High Court on Friday (28 November) has issued a set of directives to curb the widespread practice of dumping clothes along the banks of the Pampa river.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the order while considering a suo motu proceeding initiated on the basis of a report submitted by the Sabarimala Special...
Detained MP Amritpal Singh Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court After State Denies Parole To Attend Parliament's Winter Session
Amritpal Singh, a sitting Member of Parliament, has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the State's refusal to grant him parole to attend the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament.Singh, who is presently detained under the National Security Act (NSA), has filed a writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the State of Punjab's order by which his application...
Income Tax Act | Mechanical 'Rubber-Stamp' Approval U/S 153D Vitiates Entire Search Assessment: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that prior approval under Section 153D of the Income Tax Act is not a mere technical or procedural formality, and that mechanical, en masse sanction without application of mind vitiates the entire assessment under Section 153A. A Division Bench of Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Advait M. Sethna, while deciding a batch of over 60 Income Tax Appeals filed...
'Counsel Didn't Even Read Basic Provisions': MP High Court Slams State For Mechanical Appeal In POCSO Case, Directs Departmental Enquiry
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (November 28), dismissed an appeal filed by the State challenging the conviction granted to the accused, observing that the State had mechanically prepared the appeal without checking the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.The appeal challenged the judgment of the Special Judge (POCSO Act), which convicted the accused...
'Factually Correct Reporting Not Defamation': Delhi High Court Quashes Case Against Journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick
The Delhi High Court has recently quashed a defamation case filed against journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick over an article published in 2010 in the Times Magazine, observing that factually correct reporting cannot be termed as defamatory. “The manner in which a Journalist or an Article Writer presents the facts, is his skill of writing, but when the reported matter is factually correct, then...
Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To 'JIO'; Restrains Taxi Operator From Using 'JIO Taxi' Mark
The Bombay High Court has barred a Jharkhand-based taxi operator from using the name “JIO TAXI” after finding that it prima facie infringes Reliance Industries Ltd.'s well-known “JIO” trademark. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh passed the order on November 24, 2025, granting an ad-interim injunction in Reliance's favour. The restriction will remain in force until...