Rajasthan High Court Seeks Bar's Views On Maintainability Of Revision Pleas Without Surrender After Conviction

The Rajasthan High Court has invited members of the Bar to submit their views on whether revision petition and plea for suspension of sentence moved by a convict, following dismissal of his appeal, is maintainable without surrendering first.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand framed the following question, in a criminal revision petition filed before it:“Whether the criminal revision petition and...

Why Spend ₹500 Crore If No Flights? MP High Court Questions State For Neglecting Jabalpur Airport

The Madhya Pradesh High Court today slammed the state government for 'second-handed treatment' of Jabalpur, in respect of its flight connectivity to other major cities.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf was hearing a petition filed by Nagrik Upbhokta Margdarshak Manch, highlighting that despite spending nearly ₹500 crores on upgrading the...

If Disability Is Acquired During Service, Employee Must Be Shifted To Suitable Post Instead Of Termination: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where disability is acquired during the course of the service, instead of dispensing the services of the employee, he/she must be shifted to a suitable post.Referring to Section 20 [Non-discrimination in employment] of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Justice Abdul Moin held that “From perusal of the provisions of the Act, 2016 it...

'Extension Of Judicial Remand Beyond 60 Days Without Hearing & Reasoned Order Is Illegal': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that extending judicial remand beyond the statutory period of 60 days under Section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, without affording an opportunity of hearing to the accused and without passing a reasoned order, is contrary to law and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.Justice Sachin S. Deshmukh was hearing a petition...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Revenue's Demand Against Casio India In Transfer Pricing Case

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a transfer pricing demand against Casio India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Japanese watchmaker, related to advertising, marketing and promotion expenses for the assessment year 2017-18The Division Bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Vinod Kumar ruled that the issue had already been settled in Casio's favour in previous years and...

Forced Shift Of Arbitration Venue Without Consent Of Party Amounts To Perversity: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that the forced shift of the Arbitration Venue without the consent of a party amounts to perversity and patent lack of inherent jurisdiction.The order was passed in a writ petition, challenging a procedural order, by way of which the venue of the 'Closing hearing' was moved from New Delhi to IDRC in London without considering the objections of...

Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Tribunal Reforms Act, Appointments Of DRT Ernakulam Presiding Officer & DRAT Chennai Chairperson

A petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the appointments of Retired Justice G. Chandrasekharan as the chairperson of the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai and Retired District Judge, Su Williahm, as presiding officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Ernakulam.The plea states that the two appointments were not in accordance with the directions laid down by...

Rajasthan High Court Imposes Cost On State For Re-Litigating Settled Issue Despite 2013 Order

Rajasthan High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on the State to be given to the respondents, for repeatedly challenging an issue already settled in 2013, instead of giving effect to the decision of the court.The division bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu was hearing an intra court appeal filed against an order of the single judge passed in 2023 relying upon...

'Conviction Based On Surmise & Conjecture': Orissa High Court Acquits Man Held Guilty For Murder Of Adoptive Parents In 1996

The Orissa High Court has recently acquitted a man held guilty by the trial Court for murder of his adoptive parents in the year 1996. While terming the conviction to be based on “surmise and conjecture”, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash held –“The conclusion arrived at by the learned trial Court in convicting the appellant and the...

Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act | Audit Test Cannot Be Ordered Without Inspection Of Audit Report: High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a Test Audit under Section 81(3)(c) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, can only be directed when there is a specific finding, based on an inspection of the audit report, that the audit does not reflect a true and correct picture of the accounts of a cooperative society. Without such inspection and recording of satisfaction, an order for...

Pahalgam Post Case | 'Endangering Unity Of India' Offence Dropped But Charges U/S 352 & 302 BNS Retained Against 'Dr Medusa', Allahabad High Court Told

The Uttar Pradesh Government last week informed the Allahabad High Court that the investigation into an FIR arising out of an alleged social-media post over Pahalgam Terror Attack by an assistant professor of Lucknow University, Dr Madri Kakoti (aka Dr Medusa) has concluded and a charge-sheet will be filed shortly. Counsel for the State told the Court that several sections earlier...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 06 - October 12, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 622 - 642]X v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 622National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 623Abdul Majeed C.K. v. Travancore Devaswom Board and Ors. and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 624Sivananda Prabhu and Ors. v. S.N. Govinda Prabhu & Brothers and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 625Jinto P.D. v. State...