Medical Boards Formed Under MTP Act Must Provide Complete, Cogent & Clear Opinion On Termination Of Pregnancy: MP High Court

Noting that opinions of medical boards on termination of pregnancy did not contain complete information in several cases, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed that the board formed under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act must provide "complete, cogent and clear opinions" on MTP cases. The High Court made these observations in a suo moto petition initiated after it took cognizance of...

Appellate Court Can Enhance Accident Compensation Under Order 41 Rule 33 CPC Even Without Cross Appeal By Claimants: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High court held that in motor accident claim appeals, the High Court is empowered to modify and enhance compensation even in the absence of a cross-appeal or cross-objection by the claimants, if the award of the Claims Tribunal is found to be on the lower side.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that the Claims Tribunal is under a duty to award “just...

Madras High Court Stays Order Directing Tamil Weekly To Pay ₹25 Lakh To DMK's TR Balu For Publishing Defamatory Content

The Madras High Court has stayed an order of the single judge directing the Editor, Publisher, and the Printer of the Tamil weekly “Junior Vikatan” to pay Rs. 25,00,000 as damages to DMK's TR Balu for publishing malicious and defamatory content against him. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Saravanan passed the interim order in an appeal preferred by the magazine...

Kerala High Court Seeks Election Commission's Stand On Political Party's Plea Against Alleged Proposal To Set Up Polling Booth At Mosque

Political party Twenty 20 along with a Ward member have moved the Kerala High Court challenging Kizhakkambalam Panchayat body's proposal to fix the polling booth (in Kummanodu Ward) for the upcoming local body elections at a Mosque (Madrasathul Islamiya).When the matter came up for consideration on Monday (September 8), Justice C.S. Dias gave time to the State Election Commission to file...

Karnataka High Court Partially Stays Order Putting On Hold Summons To Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Formation Of SIT Into Land-Grabbing Case

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (September 8) stayed a single judge's order which had put on hold the formation of an SIT and summons issued by a Tahshildar to Union Minister of Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy in a case concerning allegations of land-grabbing.For context, the single judge had in June this year in its interim order, stayed the government order dated 28.01.2025 forming a...

Kerala High Court Grants 10-Day Leave To Life Convict Pursuing LLB Course To Attend Internship

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 8) granted 10-day leave to a man, convicted and sentenced to life for murder and presently pursuing 3-year LL.B. course, to attend internship scheduled from September 10-16. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan relied on the judgment in Pattakka Suresh Babu v. State of Kerala and observed:"The Division Bench of this Court in Pattakka Suresh Babu's case...

Wayanad Rehabilitation: Kerala High Court Closes Appeal Against Acquisition Of Nedumbala Estate, Notes Govt Has Spared It 'For Now'

Kerala High Court has recently closed a writ appeal filed single judge's order allowing the State government to acquire Nedumbala estate owned by Harrisons Malayalam Limited for rehabilitation of 2024 Wayanad Landslide victims under Disaster Management Act.For context, after the landslide disaster on July 30, 2024 in the Chooralmala, Mundakkai and Puncharimattom villages in Wayanad, the...

High Court Warns Municipal Body Of Heavy Cost Over Failure To Repair Open Manholes In Punjab's Naya Gaon

In a strong worded rebuke to municipal apathy, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has warned civic authorities that they may face "heavy costs" or contempt of court proceedings if they continue to disobey Court's direction to repair the open Manholes in a neighbouring area of Chandigarh— Naya Gaon, that falls under Punjab Government.The Court had asked the responsible Municipal Corporation...

Orissa High Court Upholds Eviction From Jagannath Temple Land; Says Long Occupation Or Aadhar Cards Only Show Residence, Not Ownership

The Orissa High Court has held that 'Amrutamanohi land' belonging to the deity Lord Jagannath cannot be settled in favour of illegal occupants/encroachers only because it is in their possession for decades and they have government identity proofs with the said land.Dismissing the challenge to eviction notice as well as rejection of representation for settlement of land, a single bench of...

Bureaucrats Must Realise That Benefits Received By Them Are Possible Due To Freedom Fighters: HP High Court On Denial Of Pension To Widow

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed appeals filed by the Union of India and the State of Himachal Pradesh against the widow of a freedom fighter seeking pension.The Court held that despite repeated reminders by the Supreme Court regarding the purpose of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme the state authorities continued to deny pension on untenable grounds. The Court further...

[CGST Act] Absence Of Document Identification Number Doesn't Render Assessment Orders Void: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that absence of document identification number doesn't render assessment orders void.The bench consists of Justices R Raghunandan Rao and Sumathi Jagadam were addressing the issue where the assessee/petitioner has challenged the assessment orders passed against him. The main ground for challenge is the lack of a Document Identification Number on the...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 01 To September 07, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 143 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 149NOMINAL INDEX:Adil V/s State of H.P.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 143Manish Dharmaik V/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 144Nathu v/s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) & others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 145Raj Kumar & another V/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 146Zydus Wellness Products Ltd. v/s Karnal Foods...