High Courts
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice KV Aravind As Permanent Judge Of Karnataka High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday (September 15) has recommended the appointment of Justice Kurubarahalli Venkataramareddy Aravind as permanent judge of Karnataka High CourtThe statement issued by the Collegium states:"The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 15th September, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of Shri Justice Kurubarahalli. Venkataramareddy...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Biswajit Palit As Permanent Judge Of Tripura High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday (September 15) recommended appointment of Justice Biswajit Palit as a permanent judge of High Court of Tripura. The notification published by the Collegium states:"The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 15th September, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of Shri Justice Biswajit Palit, Additional Judge as a Permanent Judge in the...
Cheque Dishonour | Service On CEO/MD In Official Capacity Deemed As Notice To Company, Can't Terminate Prosecution: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently held that once a Magistrate takes cognizance of an offence under Negotiable Instruments Act, the proceedings cannot be quashed on a mere technical plea that the company has not been properly described in the cause title, unless it is demonstrably shown that no notice under Section 138(b) of NI Act, was served on the company.A single judge, Justice Sachin...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Making Two Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Permanent
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice N Senthilkumar and Justice G Arul Murugan, Additional Judges of Madras High Court as permanent judges of the Madras High Court.In its meeting held on September 15, 2025, the collegium recommended as under:"The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 15th September, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of...
'Politically Motivated': AP High Court Junks PIL Challenging Display Of Deputy CM's Portraits In Public Offices
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which challenged the display of pictures and portraits of the Deputy Chief Minister in government offices across the State.The PIL petition, filed by Yemu London Rao, was stated to "safeguard public interest” and argued that the said act of displaying the portraits of the Deputy Chief Minister violated the...
Mere Registration Of FIR Not Ground To Withhold Promotion: P&H HC
A Division bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri held that mere registration of an FIR does not amount to pendency of criminal proceedings, and promotion can be withheld only after a charge-sheet is filed or charges are framed. Background Facts During the service, a promotion order dated 25.05.2022 was issued...
'Lenient' Approach For Condoning Delay In Filing Written Statement Will Frustrate Purpose Of CPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court today held that civil courts are not expected to take 'lenient view' for condonation of delay in filing of Written Statement by the defendant in a suit.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that such an approach will defeat the purpose of the CPC (Amendment) Act 2002, which introduced timelines for filing of WS. The bench said,“I am unable to accept the argument of...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Vacating Of Guest Houses Occupied By DC, SSP For Allotment To District Judges
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that government guest houses currently occupied by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Punjab's Malerkotla be vacated and allotted to the District Judge for official and residential use.The Punjab Government had notified Malerkotla as a district in 2021 and subsequently in 2023 its Sessions Court was...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 08 To September 14, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 150 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 155Union of India v/s Mahanti Devi and another, State of H.P. v/s Mahanti Devi and another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 150Khelo Ram V/s State of H.P., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 151Sanjay K. Maanav v/s State of Himachal Pradesh.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 152Tulsi Ram v/s Mustaq Qureshi.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 153Savita v/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP)...
Promotion Can't Be Denied When Criminal Case Is Pending Without Chargesheet Being Framed: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that pendency of a criminal case, where no charge sheet has been filed, cannot be a ground to deny promotion to an employee exonerated of all charges in the departmental inquiry.Justice Sandeep Sharma noted that: “Admittedly no charge sheet has been served upon the petitioner. Though the Magistrate concerned is well within his/her right to order...
Dharmasthala Burial Case: Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Residents' Plea For Inspection & Excavation At Sites Identified By Them
The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala burial cases on a plea by two residents of the town seeking consideration of their representation of taking time bound action to conduct site inspection and excavation of bodies at the locations identified by them. Justice M Nagaprasanna issued notice to the SIT on the petitions...
Kerala High Court 'Strongly Deprecates' Removal Of Gold Coverings From Sabarimala Idols Without Permission, Lets Repair Work Continue
The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 15) passed an interim order permitting Smart Creations, a Chennai-based concern, to continue the repair works on the gold plating on the Dwarapalaka idols at Sabarimala temple and to return them immediately upon completion of the work.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo...