High Courts
Lok Adalat Has No Jurisdiction In Respect Of Offences That Are Non-Compoundable: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the National Lok Adalat does not have the jurisdiction to discharge the accused in a criminal case involving non-compoundable offences under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code.The Court reiterated that:“Section 324 of IPC was compoundable earlier, but was made non-compoundable by Section 28(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Amendment...
Tariff During Registration Was To Remain Fixed For 25 Years; CSPDCL Waived Its Rights: Delhi High Court Allows IREDA's Appeal Over GBI Scheme
The Delhi High Court Bench of Chief Justice and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela has observed that under the Generation Based Incentive Scheme (GBI) Scheme, 2010 by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the tariff at the time of registration of project would remain constant for a period of 25 years and any upward revision of tariff by State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (“SERC”) from...
RERA Tribunal Has Appellate & Revision Powers; Interest Payable Only After Pre-Deposit U/S 43(5): Allahabad High Court
Recently, while entertaining a set of appeals regarding the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court held that under Section 43(5) of the RERA Act, the Appellate Tribunal could award interest or compensation only after mandatory pre-deposit is made for entertaining such appeal.Further, it held that the RERA Appellate Tribunal has...
Delhi High Court Dismisses The Telegraph's Appeal Against ITC Hotel's Suit Over Allegedly Defamatory News
The Delhi High Court on Saturday dismissed the appeals preferred by ABP Pvt Ltd, publisher of The Telegraph, in a defamation case filed by ITC Hotels back in 2004.The defamation case pertains to an allegedly defamatory news article carried out by The Telegraph against ITC's former chairperson Yogesh Chander Deveshwar.While YCD filed a defamation suit against the English daily in Calcutta...
Misuse Of POCSO Act Undermines Its Objective, Trial Courts Must Take Action Against Persons Filing False Complaints: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently remarked that there has been an increase in misuse of provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to settle personal scores, which ultimately undermines the true object of the Act. Justice B. Pugalendhi thus directed the trial courts to make sure that cases are registered under Section 22 of the POCSO Act against...
Calcutta High Court Questions State Over Denial Of Auto-Rickshaw Permits On Inactive Bus Routes
The Calcutta High Court recently sought the State's response on the denial of autorickshaw permits in areas where bus permits exist but no buses are currently operating.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Smita Das De was hearing a plea filed by a petitioner aggrieved by an order of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Hooghly, which rejected his application for an autorickshaw permit on Route...
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside State Consumer Commission Order Sending Judgment Debtor To Correctional Home For Non-Execution Of Order
Calcutta High Court (“High Court”) bench comprising of Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee set aside the West Bengal State Consumer Commission (“Commission”) order remanding the petitioner to ten days of judicial custody for failing to comply with directions to hand over the flat, execute the conveyance deed, refund the amount with interest and pay compensation to the homebuyer.The...
Contractor Can Claim Increased GST During Work, Even If Bills Were Paid Before Rates Increased: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a contractor can claim increased GST (Goods and Services Tax) during work, even if bills were paid before the rate increase. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. opined that at the time of execution of the contract, the rate was only 5% and the increase took place during the execution of the work. Thus, the assessee is entitled to a differential amount of tax....
1996 Ghaziabad Bus Blast | Confession To Police Inadmissible : Allahabad High Court Acquits Man 'With Heavy Heart'
In a detailed 51-page judgment pertaining to the 1996 Modinagar-Ghaziabad bus bomb blast case, the Allahabad High Court recently set aside the conviction of one Mohammad Ilyas noting that the prosecution miserably failed to prove charges and that his alleged confessional statement recorded by the police was inadmissible in view of the bar under Section 25 of the Evidence Act. A Bench...
CSR Funds Scam: Kerala High Court Allows Consolidated Bail Bonds For Accused Facing Over 1300 Cases
The Kerala High Court recently (November 13) allowed an accused, facing over 1,300 criminal cases across the State in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Scam, to secure his release on bail by executing single district-wise surety bonds, instead of separate bonds in each case.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas delivered the judgment while allowing the petition filed by K N Anadakumar, who...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 10 To November 16, 2025
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