J&K Arms Licence Scam: MHA Says Prosecution Sanction Against IAS Officers Under Active Consideration; High Court Grants Adjournment

In a fresh development in the Arms Licences Scam monitored by the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, the Union Government on Thursday informed the Division Bench that the question of granting prosecution sanction against several IAS officers is under active consideration of the Ministry of Home Affairs and that a formal decision is likely to be reached in the immediate...

Forklifts And Crane Used Inside Factory Are “Motor Vehicles”, Must Be Registered Under MV Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that forklifts and cranes used exclusively within private factory premises still qualify as “motor vehicles” under Section 2(28) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and therefore require mandatory registration and payment of motor vehicle tax.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P delivered the judgment while dismissing a challenge to a direction issued by the Motor...

'Seems Tax Department Has Not Trusted Even Its Lawyers' : Supreme Court Flags Procedural Delays In IT Dept's Petition Filings

The Supreme Court recently criticised the Income Tax Department for filing its Special Leave Petition after a delay of 524 days, observing that the Department, despite having an entire team of legal experts, failed to act on its own lawyers' advice and instead allowed time to be wasted in unnecessary and prolonged litigation. A bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B....

'Duty Of Children To Care For Parents Is Statutory, Not Conditional On Possession Of Their Property': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the obligation of children to look after and maintain their parents is an unconditional statutory duty under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, and is not dependent on whether the child is in possession of, or will inherit, the parent's property. The Court observed that abandonment or neglect of an elderly and...

Pendency Of Multiple Cases Does Not Make Juvenile Incorrigible For Reform: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court recently ruled that the mere pendency of cases is insufficient to label a juvenile as incorrigible or unfit for reformation.A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Jha was hearing a criminal revision petition challenging the order of the trial court, which had affirmed the Juvenile Justice Board's refusal to grant bail to the petitioner.According to the prosecution,...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: November 17 - November 23, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 386 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 395Nominal Index:REESHAN THAJUDDIN SHEIKH AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 386State of Karnataka AND MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 387PANDURANG S/O. TUKARAM SHIVANE AND DURDUNDI MALAGOUDA PATIL & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 388DR ARCHANA BHAT K AND State of Karnataka...

Spouse Opposing Divorce Despite No Scope Of Rehabilitation, Deriving Satisfaction From It Amounts To Cruelty: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in an appeal filed by a wife challenging the Family Court's order denying her divorce, observed that if one spouse opposes divorce despite there being no possibility of cohabitation, such conduct of deriving satisfaction from the continued distress and tension of the other party can itself amount to cruelty. The division bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat and Justice...

Complaint Under Minimum Wages Act Not Police Case: Gujarat High Court Quashes Firm's Debarment For Not Disclosing Info In Tender Process

The Gujarat High Court quashed Surat Municipal Corporation's order debarring a firm for two years for allegedly filing a false affidavit in the tender process, noting that the firm not disclosing cases filed against it under Minimum Wages Act would not amount to a "police case". The Corporation had argued that several criminal complaints were filed against the petitioner firm under Section...

SEC Restores Congress Candidate's Name In Voters List, Kerala High Court Closes Her Plea

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (November 20) closed the plea preferred by 24-year-old Vyshna, the Youth Congress candidate of Muttada Division of Trivandrum Corporation, regarding deletion of her name from the voters list.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan was informed that the State Election Commission (SEC) had passed dated 19.11.2025 by which it had set aside the decision and notice issued by...

Dissatisfied With Explanation, Allahabad High Court Summons Basic Education Secy For Denying Transfer To Cancer-Stricken Teacher

The Allahabad High Court last week summoned the Secretary of the UP Basic Education Board to appear in person as it expressed dissatisfaction with the officer's explanation for rejecting the transfer request of an Assistant Teacher who is suffering with breast cancer. A bench of Justice Prakash Padia noted that it was "not at all satisfied" with the personal affidavit filed by...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 331 To 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 360 NOMINAL INDEX Lrs of Purakh Singh & Anr. v Narendra Singh & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 331 Surendra Kumar Gupta & Ors. v State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 332 Annpurna Medical Training (College of Nursing) v State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 333 X v Y 2025 LiveLaw (Raj)...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 To November 23, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1513 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1573NOMINAL INDEXCHRISTIAN MICHEL JAMES V/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1513 MTNL v M/s Motorola Inc. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1514 Gautam Khaitan v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1515 Manoj Kumar Nagar v. The Principal Commissioner Of Customs & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1516 Perpetual Vision LLP & Anr. v. Vaibhav...