KSRTC 'Bottle' Row: Driver Moves Kerala High Court Challenging 'Arbitrary' Transfer Order

Jaimon Joseph, the driver of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) who came to limelight following 'bottle' row, has moved the High Court challenging his transfer from Ponkunnam (Kottayam) to Pudukkad (Thrissur).The controversy arose on October 1, when the State Transport Minister, K.B. Ganesh, called up the media and stopped the fast passenger bus at Ayoor on its route...

Trial Court Can't Revisit Issue Of Limitation Once Delay Has Been Condoned By High Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) filed by Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) upholding an arbitral award in favour of M/s Hindustan Urban Infrastructure Limited. The Court further held that once an issue of limitation has already been decided by the High Court and the delay in filing the petition under...

Traffic Improved But Toll Suspension Hurting Maintenance: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Tells Kerala High Court In Paliyekkara Toll Case

The Kerala High Court has said that it will pass orders on Friday, deciding whether toll collection at Paliyekkara Toll Plaza (Thrissur district) on NH-544 highway should be resumed, in light of the repair works carried out by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).More than two months have lapsed since toll collection was suspended by the High Court, following a 12-hour...

NDPS Act | No Bar On Producing Call Records, Location Of Raiding Team & Police Informers If Privacy Is Protected: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no bar on producing the call data records (CDRs) of raiding team and police informers in NDPS Act cases provided their safety and privacy is protected.“…there is no embargo to the production of CDRs/location charts before the court at an appropriate stage while taking necessary precautions regarding the safety and privacy of the members of...

No Headmaster, Zero Staff: Punjab & Haryana High Court Flags 'Sorry' State Of Govt School, Says Centre Duty-Bound To Provide Funds

In a scathing observation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has flagged the dire condition of a government school in Amritsar's Tapiala operating without a headmaster, with just one teacher handling all students, no basic infrastructure, no separate toilet facilities for staff and one room available for three classes.The Court said that the centre and state governments are both duty-bound...

Delhi High Court Restrains Alchem International From Infringing Trademark Of Alkem Labs, Explains Concept Of Acquiescence

The Delhi High Court has restrained Alchem International Pvt. Ltd., incorporated in the year 1982, from infringing the trademark of Alkem Laboratories Ltd., a company engaged in manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products.Justice Amit Bansal observed that it cannot be said that Alkem slept over its rights while the defendant invested in the growth and expansion of...

16 Years On, Gujarat High Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement Of Judicial Officer Citing Review Committee's Likely Bias

The Gujarat High Court set aside compulsory retirement of a judicial officer made 16 years ago, noting that the adverse remark regarding the officer's doubtful integrity was not based on tangible material and there was also a likelihood of bias in the mind of committee which took the decision. The petitioner contended that a division bench of the high court had made castigating remarks about...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: October 6 - October 12, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 210 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 218Nominal IndexManoj Kumar Ahuja v Gurmej Singh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 210Sandeep Singh Parihar v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 211Ashish Jain v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 212Rohit Pathak v Bar Council of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 213Babita Mor v Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 214M/s APS Enterprises v State of MP...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Pension Schemes For Advocates Practising For Over 35 Years

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently issued notices to the State Government, State Bar Council and the Bar Council of India on a public interest litigation plea seeking enactment of a welfare scheme for advocates who have completed 35 to 40 years of practice.The petitioner, Advocate Rajendra Shrivastava, claimed that while advocates contribute substantially to the legal profession, many...

Wife's Anger Doesn't Entitle Her To Tarnish Husband's Reputation With False Allegations Of Infidelity: MP High Court Grants Divorce

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that making baseless and false allegations of moral turpitude against one's spouse amounts to cruelty and can be a ground for divorce. The court also said that wife's anger does not entitle her to tarnish her husband's image by making baseless allegations and thus granted divorce to the husband, setting aside trial court decree which had granted...

'Illegality In Handling Petroleum & Byproducts Directly Impacts Public At Large, Not Private Dispute': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that offences relating to illegal handling and adulteration of petroleum products have a direct bearing on public safety, the economy, and State revenue, and therefore cannot be viewed as mere private disputes between parties. It emphasized that such offences affect a vital sector of public life and must be treated with utmost seriousness while...

Bombay High Court Fixes ₹6 Lakh Compensation For Pothole Deaths, Says High Time Civic Bodies & Road Contractors Are Held Accountable

In an important order, the Bombay High Court on Monday held that henceforth, if there is a death due to potholes or bad roads, the contractors, who constructed the same and also the civic authorities will be held responsible for the said death and they will have to pay compensation to the families of the victims. While fixing the accountability, the High Court ordered the authorities to pay Rs...