High Courts
'Affects Millions, Can't Be Delayed': Kerala High Court Directs Expeditious Steps To Set Up Treatment Plant To Clean Periyar River
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (05 November) directed the State Government, and Kerala State Pollution Control Board to expedite steps to set up the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) for remediation of Periyar River.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha was hearing a batch of petitions concerning pollution in the river, particularly...
Income Tax Act | Revisional Power U/S 263 Cannot Be Invoked When AO Allows Deduction U/S 32AC After Proper Inquiry: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court stated that revisional power under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be invoked when Assessing Officer (AO) allowed deduction under Section 32AC after proper inquiry. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon opined that merely for the reason that AO extended the deduction claimed after carrying out investigations, the exercise of the power...
Advocate Urges Kerala High Court Advocates Association To Establish Confidential Mental Health Support System For Lawyers
In a detailed representation to the Secretary of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association (KHCAA), an advocate has called for the creation of a comprehensive and confidential mental health support system for members of the legal fraternity, following recent tragic deaths of advocates linked to mental health distress.In his letter dated November 5, 2025, Advocate Chelson Chembarathy...
Kerala High Court Stays Income Tax Proceedings Over Allegedly Defective Notices Issued In Violation Of CBDT Circular
The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 3) stayed the income tax proceedings in a batch of writ petitions, which had alleged that the notices issued by the Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax to be defective for being violative of the format prescribed in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Circular No. F. No. 225/157/2017/ITA-II dated 23-06-2017.According to the petition in WP(C)...
Leave Under Clause 12 Of Letters Patent Not Required For Filing Suits U/S 19 CPC: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that leave under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent is not required for instituting a suit in the High Court's original civil jurisdiction when the case falls under Section 19 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), i.e., for compensation for wrongs done to a person or movable property. The Court clarified that Clause 12 applies only to suits covered under Sections...
Madras High Court Orders Exhumation Of Bodies From Church Cemetery, Says Burial Can Only Be Done In Designated Grounds
The Madras High Court recently ordered exhumation of bodies buried in a land belonging to the Church of South India Trust Association after noting that the authorities had failed to follow the statutory provisions while granting license for burial ground. Justice N Mala began the judgment with a quote by Khushwant Singh that said “When the struggle for space over shadows even...
MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Hunting, Storing Body Parts Of Wild Animals
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (November 4), granted anticipatory bail to a man booked in an FIR for allegedly hunting and keeping the body parts of wild animals–including a peacock and a hare, without valid permission or documentation. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke directed; "Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, as well as the fact that...
Orissa High Court Grants Visitation Rights To Grandparents Of Two-Year-Old; Says Their Affection Is “Integral For Upbringing”
The Orissa High Court has recently granted visitation rights to the father and the grandparents of a two-year-old toddler, who was allegedly taken away from their custody by his mother when he was merely three-week-old.A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra stressed on the importance of an affectionate bond between grand-child and grand-parents for overall development of the child. It...
Cases Marked To Court Lacking Jurisdiction Must Be Returned To Principal District Judge For Fresh Allocation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ordered that if any case is wrongly marked to a Court lacking jurisdiction before the trial courts, the file must be returned to the concerned Principal District & Sessions Judge for its fresh allocation. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed the Principal District & Sessions Judges of all districts in the national capital to issue an administrative circular...
Minor At Appointment But No Fraud Involved: Allahabad High Court Sets Aside 2003 Order Cancelling Regularization Of Forester Engaged In 1991
The Allahabad High Court recently set aside a 2003 order of the Conservator of Forest, Varanasi Division, Varanasi whereby the regularization of a forester, appointed in 1991, was cancelled on the ground that on the date of the engagement, he was a minor. Applying the principles of equity, a bench of Justice Vikas Budhwar restored his appointment noting that it was not a case...