Only Surviving Spouse Inherits Tenancy; Other Legal Heirs Have No Right: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that under the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, governing tenancy succession, the right to inherit a deceased tenant's tenancy vests exclusively in the surviving spouse.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur remarked that: “As per Explanation-II, right of every successor referred to in Explanation-I, shall be personal to him and on the death of...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 231Nominal Index YK v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 205Mukesh Kumawat v The State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 206X v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 207Adesh Parihar v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 208Savita Yadav v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 209Manoj Kumar Ahuja v Gurmej Singh 2025 LiveLaw...

Party Cannot Cite Witness's Old Age To Justify Non-Production Of Original Rent Agreement In Civil Suit: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a party cannot rely on the old age of a person to justify his failure to produce the witness or prove the alleged original rent agreement in a civil suit.The Court reiterated that when a witness is aged, the law provides a clear mechanism for recording such testimony through a Court-appointed Commissioner. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that:...

Cyber Fraud Destabilises Economy, Damages Public Exchequer: Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Bail Plea

While rejecting bail in a cyber fraud case, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that cyber fraud constitutes a sui generis transgression, demanding categorical exclusion from judicial indulgence in bail matters, given its capacity to erode public trust in the digital economy and destabilize financial ecosystems. The Court observed that cybercrime, by design, “thrives on...

'Banks May Impose Immediate Debit Freeze On Suspicious Accounts': Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines, Asks RBI To Frame SOP

Kerala High Court has issued a detailed set of guidelines authorising banks to temporarily freeze suspicious customer accounts, even without prior notice, while simultaneously directing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to frame a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Banks to deal with suspicious accounts.Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim delivered judgment while disposing of two...

Delay Due To Heavy Rains, Road Blockages Does Not Violate Right To Speedy Trial: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the right to speedy trial is not violated when the delay in trial proceedings was due to unavoidable external factors such as road blockages caused by heavy rain.Justice Rakesh Kainthla remarked that: “Due to road blockages from heavy rain, the prosecution could not produce witnesses. However, examining eight witnesses over one year and three...

MP High Court Dismisses Builder's Plea Seeking Refund Of Differential GST On Account Of Upward Rate Revision

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed writ petition by a builder seeking reimbursement or refund of differential 6% GST on account of increase in rate (from 12% to 18%) on government works contract w.e.f. July 18, 2022. Pursuant to the recommendation of the 47th GST Council Meeting which approved suggestions of the Group of Ministers on Rate Rationalization, increased GST rate...

S.153C Income Tax Act | Gujarat High Court Quashes Assessment Proceedings Lodged 4-Years After Search Citing 'Inordinate Delay'

The Gujarat High Court quashed a notice under Section 153C Income Tax Act issued to a person other than the searched person for assessment of income, noting that the proceedings were initiated nearly 4 years after search was conducted observing that there was an "inordinate delay" by the authorities in recording the satisfaction note. The court rejected the reasons for delay in issuing the...

“Crime Against Country's Economic Health, Has Cascading Effect on Taxpayers”: Jharkhand HC Denies Bail In Rs 522 Cr PMLA Case

The Jharkhand High Court has refused to grant bail to Amit Gupta (applicant), who was accused of coordinating 135 shell companies allegedly to generate fake invoices, irregular Input Tax Credit (ITC), and fraudulent e-way bills, causing a purported loss of over Rs.522.91 crores to Government exchequer.As the applicant had miserably failed to satisfy the Court that reasonable grounds existed...

'Sum' U/S 31(7)(b) A&C Act Excludes Pendente Lite Interest Unless Expressly Included: Delhi High Court In Award Execution Plea Against BSNL

The Delhi High Court held that if pre-award or pendente lite interest is not added to the principal amount in an arbitral award or on appeal, then post-award interest under Section 31(7)(b) cannot be charged on it.Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the decree-holder's contention that the Supreme Court's use of the phrase 'statutory interest' entitled it to post-award interest on both principal...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Draft Guidelines To Regulate Pre-Primary Childcare Institutions, Warns Delay Would Breach Its Directions

The Kerala High Court, on a recent occasion, directed the State government to urgently come up with draft regulations for regulating daycare centres, creches and other pre-primary educational institutions in tune with the assurance made by it in 2021.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was dealing with a public interest litigation preferred by a lawyer...

NFAC Doesn't Take Away Jurisdictional Assessing Officer's Power To Initiate Reassessment U/S 148 Income Tax Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) and Faceless Assessing Officer (FAO) have jurisdiction to issue reassessment notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.The position has been in dispute since introduction of the E-Assessment of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022, which led to the setting up of the National Faceless Assessment...