Absence Of Suspension Provision In PoSH Act Doesn't Bar Employer From Suspending Employee Facing Inquiry: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that even though the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) does not expressly provide for suspension, an employer retains the inherent power to suspend an employee facing inquiry under the Act.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed,“Despite the PoSH Act, not providing for the interim measure...

DV Act | Magistrate Has Inherent Power To Restore Case Dismissed For Default If Sufficient Cause Shown: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, held that a magistrate has inherent power to restore a petition under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act that was dismissed for default.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar opined:“for ensuring the effective protection under the D.V.Act it is to be held that a Magistrate who has power to dismiss a case for default inherently...

J&K&L High Court Upholds Posthumous Regularisation Of Employee Who Served 21 Years, Says Accrued Rights Cannot Be Defeated By Repeal Of Law

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a right accrued to a deceased employee cannot be taken away retrospectively, and the repeal of an Act or Rule cannot be applied to defeat a right that had crystallized under the repealed Act, more so when such action amounts to violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by...

Difference Between Permanent Disability & General Physical Debility Can't Be Blurred To Deny Jobs To Coal Workers Kin: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that specific, measurable and permanent disabilities arising from injury or disease cannot be pushed into the residual category of “general physical debility” (a state of weakness or infirmity) under Clause 9.4.0 of the National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA)-VI.In doing so the court granted relief to five medically invalidated Singareni workers and held...

Uttarakhand High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation Without Cross-Appeal, Invokes Order 41 Rule 33 CPC

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that motor accident compensation can be enhanced by invoking Order 41 Rule 33 of the CPC in order to achieve the ends of justice. The Court observed that the appellate court can exercise such power where it is necessary to make the award just and complete.Justice Ravindra Maithani was hearing an appeal filed by ICICI Lombard General Insurance...

'ED Complaint Can't Stand On Its Own When Predicate FIRs Are Stayed': WinZo Tells Karnataka High Court In Plea To Quash PMLA Case

Gaming company WinZo seeking quashing of money laundering case against it, told the Karnataka High Court on Saturday (April 25) that when a predicate FIR gets stayed by the competent court the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) which is based on the predicate offence, cannot stand on its own.For context, the ED has alleged that WinZo was engaged in criminal activities and...

'Land Once Acquired Can't Be Returned Even If Purpose Not Achieved': Kerala High Court Refuses Reconveyance After 37 Years

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that the State cannot be directed to return the land that it acquired from a person even if the purpose of the acquisition became impossible or redundant.It, however, added that the State had a duty to maintain the land properly and put it to use as is legally mandated.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Quarterly Digest January 2026 - March 2026

Nominal Index:Saleema & Ors Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 1STATE OF J & K vs NAZIR AHMAD BHAT AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 2State of Jammu and Kashmir vs Ahsan-ul-Haq Khan 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Lt. Col. Daljit Singh Dogra vs State of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 4Bharat Oil Traders Vs Assistant Commissioner & anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 5Rishi Kumar vs Chenab Valley Power Projects...

'Good Move': P&H High Court Backs Punjab's Crackdown On Content Glorifying Lawrence Bishnoi's Crimes

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday commended the Punjab government for blocking online content glorifying gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, including his interviews on digital platforms."That's a good move by you", orally said Chief Justice Sheel Nagu after Punjab AG Maninderjit Singh Bedi submitted that the State has blocked over 2,600 links relating to glorification of Bishnoi's...

Atal Setu Suicide: Widow Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Death Certificate After Civic Bodies Deny Jurisdiction

A widow has approached the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the authorities to issue a death certificate of her husband, who committed suicide by jumping off from the famous 'Atal Setu' bridge which connects South Bombay to Navi Mumbai, after three municipal corporations have denied her relief citing 'lack of jurisdiction.'In her plea, the widow - Sunaina Karuturi, has pointed out...

Delhi High Court Upholds Man's 15-Year Sentence For Rape Of Stepdaughters; Notes Mother Was 'Torn Between Devil And Deep Sea'

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and 15-years rigorous sentence of a man for raping his minor stepdaughters, noting that minor contradictions in prosecutirx testimony do not affect the prosecution case.Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav also noted that the victims' biological mother seemingly acquiesced to the trauma undergone by the girls as she kept quiet and did not take the...

Kerala High Court Upholds Industrial Relations Code Amendment Allowing Continuation Of Existing Tribunals

The Kerala High Court has recently upheld the validity of the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Act, 2026, dismissing a writ petition that challenged the amendment to Section 104(1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.Justice Gopinath P. delivered the judgment. The Section 104(1) of the Code repealed statutes including, the Trade Unions Act, 1926, Industrial Employment (Standing...