Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice MS Sonak As Chief Justice Of Jharkhand High Court

The Central Government of Friday (January 2) notified the appointment of Bombay High Court judge Justice MS Sonak as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court consequent to the retirement of incumbent Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly twitter) to notify the appointment. The incumbent High Court Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan is set...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Additional Judges At Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Central Government on Friday (January 2) notified the appointment of two judicial officers as Additional Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments. The appointees are Judge Ramesh Chander Dimri and Judge Neerja Kulwant Kalson....

Himachal Pradesh High Court Annual Digest 2025

Award Passed On Consent Cannot Be Held To Be Patently Illegal Or Contrary To Public Policy: Himachal Pradesh HC Case Title: The Executive Engineer, I & PH Division, Bilaspur Versus Ramesh Khaneja Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 1 The Himachal Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Satyen Vaidya held that the award being primarily based on consent cannot...

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Ericsson's Data Security Invention Patent

The Delhi High Court has upheld a 2019 order of the Patent Office rejecting a patent application filed by Swedish telecom major Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson for a data security invention. The court held that the claimed method did not involve an inventive step and was obvious in light of existing technology. Dismissing Ericsson's appeal, the court said there was no reason to interfere...

Madras High Court Asks DGCA If It'll Extend Exemption From Fatigue Management Norm Granted To Indigo

The Madras High Court has asked the Director General of Civil Aviation if it would extend the exemption granted to Interglobe Aviation Limited, operators of Indigo Airlines for complying with the fatigue norms.Justice V Lakshminarayan asked the DGCA to file a counter in a plea filed by a Chennai resident challenging the exemption arguing that it is illegal, void, and without keeping in mind...

'Win-Win Situation For All': Orissa High Court Quashes FIR Alleging Cheating After Parties Resolve Dispute Through Mediation

The Orissa High Court has recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) alleging commission of offences of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, uttering obscene words to the annoyance of others in public and criminal intimidation, after the informant and the accused persons settled the dispute among themselves amicably through mediation.Agreeing to draw curtains on...

Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe interim order protecting the personality rights of Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Pawan Kalyan.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the defendants were using Kalyan's name, likeness, voice, and image for selling merchandise for commercial gains, without his consent, either directly or through e-commerce platforms.The Court said that...

Experience Gained As Part-Time Instructor Can't Be Counted Towards Eligibility For Headmaster Post: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that experience gained as part-time instructor is not equal to regular teacher's experience and such part-time service will not make candidate eligible for appointment to the post of Headmaster unless specifically provided in law.Justice Manju Rani Chauhan held,“if the recruitment rules specifically require teaching experience as an Assistant...

'Lame Excuses': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Condone Delay In Filing GST Appeal On Ground Of Illness Of Accountant, Closure Of Business

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a plea challenging order of the appellate authority which had rejected the assessee's GST appeal filed belatedly, observing that it cannot quash the order in wake of the "lame excuse" given by the petitioner for condoning delay such as illness of the Accountant and closure of business.The petitioner had filed an appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals)...

No GST On Liquidated Damages For Breach Of Contract: Karnataka High Court Quashes SCN

The Karnataka High Court held that liquidated damages recovered for breach or delay in contractual obligations are compensatory in nature and do not constitute consideration for any supply under GST. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar examined whether the amount paid as compensation by the Lending Service Provider (LSP) to the assessee constituted 'liquidated damages' and whether such amount...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Order Directing Municipality To Compensate Kin Of Motorcyclist Who Died After Being Struck By Stray Bull

The Gujarat High Court upheld an order directing Vadodara Municipal Corporation to pay ₹4,84,473 with 9% interest per annum as damages to the kin of a motorcyclist who died in 2007 after being struck by a stray bull, holding that the accident occurred due to corporation's negligence in keeping public roads and streets free from stray cattle.Referring to coordinate bench's decision...

S.148A Income Tax Act | Gujarat High Court Quashes Reopening Of Assessment, Says AO Conducted Roving Inquiry Despite Being Given All Details

The Gujarat High Court quashed proceedings reopening the assessment of a man whose income had allegedly escaped assessment, after noting that despite the assessee explaining all banking transaction details, the assessing officer had travelled beyond the law and conducted a roving inquiry. For context, Section 148A of the Income Tax Act pertains to conducting of inquiry by assessing officer...