J&K&L High Court Closes PIL On Spurious Medicine Sales In UT, Says Detailed Mechanism Already In Place

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court closed a Public Interest Litigation seeking action against the alleged circulation of spurious, fake and misbranded medicines, after recording that a detailed regulatory framework is already operating in the Union Territory.The Court was hearing a public interest petition filed by an Advocate raising concerns regarding the sale of misbranded...

Typographical Error In Title Of Arbitral Award Can Be Corrected Beyond 30 Days If Caused By Tribunal's Mistake: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that a clerical or typographical error in the title of an arbitral award can be corrected even after 30 day limitation period provided under section 33 of the Arbitration Act if the mistake originated from the tribunal itself and not from the parties. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela...

Bombay High Court Restrains Surat Company From Using German Entity's 'PETROFER' Mark

The Bombay High Court has granted an interim injunction in favour of German lubricant manufacturer Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GmbH & Co. and its Indian licensee Hardcastle Petrofer Private Limited, restraining United Petrofer Limited, a Surat-based company, from using the mark 'PETROFER'. A single bench of Justice Arif S Doctor passed the order on November 6, 2025, while deciding...

State Can't Make Contractual Appointments On Minimum Salary For Infinity, Nor Take Advantage Of Mass Unemployment: P&H High Court

Coming down heavily on the prolonged practice of engaging employees on contractual terms, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the State cannot make contractual appointments for infinity on minimum salary, nor can it take advantage of mass unemployment to exploit its citizens.The observation was made while directing the Panjab University to regularise contractual Assistant...

Bombay High Court Says Recordings Of Live Streamed Videos Will Be Preserved Subject To Concerned Judge's Directive

The Bombay High Court on Monday notified that the records of the live streamed court proceedings will be preserved only on specific direction of a concerned judge presiding over a court.The notification issued on November 10, states that the ongoing live streaming of the High Court proceedings is being done "only subject to consent of the Judge/Judges."Further, it is stated that as per the...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Appointment Of District Judge Over Alleged Lack Of 7 Years Continuous Practice As Advocate

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Registrar General of the High Court on a public interest litigation filed questioning the appointment of a district judge, as she allegedly does not have 7 years of continuous practice as an advocate as on the last date fixed for the receipt of the application.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha...

Child Dies At Unregistered Play School In Haryana; High Court Seeks State's Report On Safety Norms, Name Of Officer Responsible

Taking serious note of the death of a child at an unregistered play school in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a detailed report from the State Government regarding the safety norms applicable to such institutions. The Court has also directed the State to disclose the name and designation of the officer responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations governing...

Conduct Inter-Ministerial Consultation On Whether Import Of Massagers/Sex Toys Is Allowed Or Not: Delhi High Court Tells CBIC

The Delhi High Court has directed the CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) to conduct inter-ministerial consultation in respect of coming up with a uniform policy permitting or prohibiting the import of products declared as 'body massagers' or sex toys. The bench opined that the question as to whether any product is obscene or not cannot, obviously, be left at the...

Allahabad High Court Divided On Advocate's Conviction For Killing Wife In 1991; One Judge Acquits, Other Confirms Life Term

A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday delivered a split verdict in a 29-year-old criminal appeal filed by a Fatehpur-based advocate convicted for murdering his wife in 1991 as she allegedly refused to transfer money and property to his name While Justice Salil Kumar Rai noted that the prosecution failed to prove the charge of murder beyond a reasonable doubt...

Kerala University Sanskrit PhD Row: High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Dean Booked Under SC/ST Atrocities Act

The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 10) granted interim protection from arrest to Dr. C.N. Vijayakumari, Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Chairman of the Doctoral Committee, and Dean, Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Kerala.The petitioner is the sole accused in the crime registered at Sreekaryam Police Station in Thiruvananthapuram alleging commission of the...

Private Hospitals Liable To Pay VAT On Supply Of Medicines & Implants To In-Patients: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that the supply of medicines and implants by private hospitals to in-patients amounts to 'deemed sale' and is liable to VAT (Value Added Tax). The issue before the bench was whether the supply of medicines, stents, implants, consumables, etc., during the course of treatment of patients amounts to 'sale' as defined in section 2(23) of the VAT...

MP High Court Sets Aside Single Bench Order Altering MPPSC Answer Key; Says Courts Must Not Supplant Expert Opinion

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an order of the Single Bench, which set aside the opinion of the expert committee appointed by the State to assess the disputed questions in the MPPSC (MP Public Service Commission) State Service Preliminary Examination conducted in December 2023. In doing so, the division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Pradeep Mittal observed that...