High Courts
State Energy Directorate Can't Reject Accreditation For Renewable Energy Certificates, Only Central Agency Has Authority: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the Directorate of Energy does not have jurisdiction to reject an application for accreditation under the Renewable Energy certificate mechanism, as such decisions fall within the exclusive domain of the central agency designated by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “Whether or not a...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Income Tax Dept's Appeals Against Remfry & Sagar Law Firm Over Goodwill License Fees
The Delhi High Court has upheld an order of the ITAT allowing IPR law firm Remfry & Sagar to treat the license fees paid by it to acquire its founder's goodwill, as a business expense deductible under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar thus dismissed the appeals preferred by the Income Tax Department against the firm.The Court...
Kerala High Court Orders Constitution Of Committee To Vet Registry's Standard Checklist For Scrutiny Of Newly Filed Cases
The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment ordering the constitution of a committee to vet the standard checklist prepared by the Registry compiling the requirements at the time of filing different categories of cases.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji was considering a suo motu Judicial Practice and Procedure (JPP) initiated at the instance of...
Delhi High Court Questions Centre Over Withdrawal Of GST Concession On Vehicles Purchased By Differently-Abled Persons
The Delhi High Court recently questioned the Central government for effectively withdrawing GST concessions granted to differently-abled persons on purchase of cars.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao asked the standing counsel to seek instructions in the matter and respond by December 17.The Court was dealing with a petition moved by All India Confederation...
Delhi High Court Orders Take Down Of Alleged Deepfake Video On Taj Lake Palace Udaipur
The Delhi High Court recently ordered take down of an alleged AI generated deepfake video, alleging poisoning of guests by employees of the renowned hotel Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that contents of the video are prima facie false and directly infringes upon the hotel's reputation.The suit was filed by Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company Limited...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On Former CM Yediyurappa's Plea To Quash POCSO Case
The Karnataka High Court on Saturday (October 25) reserved its verdict former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's plea for quashing an order taking cognizance and issuance of summons dated 28.02.2025 in relation to a POCSO Act case. After hearing all the parties, Justice M I Arun reserved its verdict. Yeidyurappa has also sought quashing of an FIR and chargesheet filed against him in the case. It...
Delhi High Court Upholds UIDAI Decision To Diqualify 'Abnormally Low' Financial Bid From Tender For Aadhaar Audit & Quality Check
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with UIDAI's decision to reject the lowest financial bid submitted by Writer Business Services Pvt. Ltd for audit and quality check of Aadhar applications.The company has been executing previous contracts with Unique Identification Authority of India for the very same task, for the last six years.However, this time, the division bench of Chief...
Company Court Can't Shield Guarantors From Recovery Proceedings Once Liquidation Attains Finality: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that once a final winding up order has been passed against a Company and the Official Liquidator has taken charge, the Company Court is not required to come to the aid of guarantors so as to shield them from recovery proceedings initiated by creditors.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed,“The purpose of...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Levy Of Parking Fees At Lulu Mall Kochi
The Kerala High Court on Saturday (October 25) dismissed a plea, which had challenged the collection of parking fees from vehicles parked in the parking area of Lulu Shopping Mall at Edappally in Kochi.Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering a writ appeal preferred against the Single Bench's judgment. The Single Judge had...
Victims Of False Police Complaint Can Institute Proceedings U/S 211 IPC, Bar Under S.195 CrPC Won't Apply: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a private individual who is falsely accused in a police complaint can himself initiate proceedings against the accused under Section 211 IPC, without having to get the action initiated by the court.For context, Section 211 criminalises the act of instituting criminal proceedings on false charges, with intent to cause injury and with knowledge that there is...
Validity Of AIBE Results Extended Till March 21, 2026 By BCI, Notes Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently recorded the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to extend the validity of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) results till March 21, 2026, while disposing of a writ petition filed by two law graduates complaining of delays in their enrolment as advocates.Justice Suraj Govindaraj, hearing the petition filed by S. Gowri Shankar and Vijay Chander T., noted...
'Gross Misconduct': Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Reports On Railway Officials' Party Inside Boxing Ring
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news report, as per which Railway Officials allegedly consumed alcohol while celebrating a birthday party in a boxing ring at the South East Central Railway (SECR), which is primarily a no-alcohol area.As per the news report published by a Hindi Daily, a picture of the Railway officials had gone viral on social media in which it...