UP Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act Can't Be Applied To Determine Market Value Under Stamp Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 cannot form the basis of determination of market value under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi held,“There is no doubt that the provisions of U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 encompasses different object and cannot be applied for the purpose of...

Negligence Not Bona Fide: Himachal Pradesh High Court Rejects Plea To Extend Time For Depositing Deficient Court Fee

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition filed by Satish Kumar, refusing to interfere with the Trial Court's order which denied extension of time for depositing deficient court fee in a decree for specific performance. The Court held that the petitioner failed to establish bona fide reasons or absence of negligence and therefore did not deserve discretionary relief under Article...

If No Permission Needed To Erect Stone Pillar For Stan Swamy, No Permission Required For Erecting War Memorial Stupa: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that if no permission was necessary to erect a stone pillar for honouring Stan Swamy in patta land, no such permission was necessary for erecting a war memorial also.Justice GR Swaminathan thus allowed the construction of a stupa for honouring the Natham Kanawai War.The judge recalled that in a recent order, the High Court had allowed construction of...

Sweeping Allegations On 'Bad Reputation' Without Service Record Cannot Sustain Premature Retirement Order: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court held that a government servant cannot be prematurely retired merely on the basis of vague and unsubstantiated allegations regarding his “bad reputation,” especially when such observations are not supported by any cogent material from the service record. The Division Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, Justice Sanjay Parihar upheld the writ court's decision quashing...

Inclusion In Waiting List Doesn't Create Indefeasible Right To Appointment: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently reiterated that a wait list candidate has no absolute right for being considered for appointment and wait list cannot be for an indefinite period. Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery held,“It is well settled that a person in waiting list has no absolute right for consideration to get appointed as well as that a waiting list cannot remain in existence...

Delhi High Court Cancels “ACTIVEPUSHPA” Trademark For Similarity With Ayurvedic Brand “HEMPUSHPA”

The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of the trademark “ACTIVEPUSHPA” from the Trade Marks Register, holding that the mark is deceptively similar to “HEMPUSHPA,” a decades-old ayurvedic tonic for women's health, and is likely to confuse consumers. A single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia, in an order dated December 24, 2025, allowed a rectification plea filed by...

Husband's Foreign Income Can't Be Mechanically Converted Into Indian Currency For Maintenance To Wife: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that a husband's foreign income cannot be mechanically converted into Indian currency for granting maintenance to wife.“Mere earning in foreign currency does not, by itself, entitle the wife to claim maintenance by mechanically converting the husband's foreign income into Indian currency and applying the formulae evolved by Indian courts without...

Criminal Breach Of Trust And Cheating Cannot Co-Exist On Same Facts: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that the offences of 'criminal breach of trust' and 'cheating' cannot co-exist in a given case based on same set of facts, since in the offence of cheating, criminal intention is necessary at the time of making false and misleading representation but in the offence of criminal breach of trust, there may not be any prior criminal intention, which begins...

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...