Is Governor Bound By Advice Of Council Of Ministers In Matters Of Remission & Premature Release? Madras High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Madras High Court has referred to the larger bench the issue of whether the governor is bound by the decision of the Council of Ministers in matters pertaining to remission and premature release, and if so, what are the circumstances in which the governor could exercise discretion and take a different view from that of the Council of Ministers. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh...

Independent Panel Of Arbitrators Not Curated By Either Party Cannot Be Challenged On Grounds Of Impartiality: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that when the panel of arbitrators from which appointments are to be made is broad-based, comprising retired Supreme Court Judges and other eminent officials, and is independent, not controlled by any party, the other party cannot refuse to abide by the institutional rules it has consciously agreed to, on the ground that the...

Delay In Deciding Voluntary Retirement Request Can't Deprive Employee Of Pensionary Benefits: J&K HC

A Division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that non-decision on Voluntary Retirement request cannot deprive an employee of pensionary benefits post-retirement. Background Facts The respondent was appointed as Agriculture Extension Officer in the Department of Agriculture on 31.12.1983. He applied for leave...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025 [Citations: 473 - 537]

Nominal Index: [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 473- 537]Unnikrishna Pillai v. Janaki Amma @ Janamma Amma and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 473Jaju Babu v. NCLT & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 474Adv. George Pulikuthiyil v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 475Margret @ Thankam v. Joseph Mathew Chettupuzha, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 476C.A.N. Subramoniya Sarma and Ors. v. State of Kerala and...

Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Vishwa Hindu Parishad to Follow Traditional Route for Lord Vinayaka Immersion

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State authorities to allow Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to carry out the procession of immersion of Lord Vinayaka idols through the traditional route, which was earlier altered by the State.The traditional route, which was followed for the past two-three decades, enabled the immersion to be made in a canal via Arts College, Srikrishna...

Rajasthan HC Criticises State For Seeking Stay On Execution Of Accident Compensation Over Belated Claim Of Wrongful Impleadment

The Rajasthan High Court deprecated the conduct of the State which had filed a plea in 2025 seeking stay on execution of compensation in a fatal accident case, wherein the concerned department had been served in 2017, but only now objected to the proceedings.Justice Sameer Jain said that despite being served in 2017 the State "remained silent", and had now filed a plea claiming that...

Writ Petition Can Be Converted To Appeal U/S 37 Of Arbitration Act If It Does Not Prejudice Respondents: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court Bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam allowed the conversion of a writ petition under Article 227, Constitution of India (“COI”) into an appeal under Section 37, Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) noting that where a particular kind of proceeding is not maintainable and a different kind of proceeding lies in respect thereof before the Court, the Court...

Plea In Karnataka High Court Challenges State Govt Move To Invite Banu Mushtaq As Chief Guest For Dasara Celebrations

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, challenging the decision of the State Government to nominate Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq as the Chief Guest for the inauguration of the upcoming Dasara Festival in Mysuru.BJP Leader Prathap Simha has moved the petition seeking a direction to the State government to withdraw the invitation extended to Mushtaq as the Chief Guest for...

'Absurd & Malicious': J&K&L High Court Quashes Allegations Of Assault, Outraging Modesty By Woman Against 85-Yr-Old Father-In-Law

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed an FIR lodged by a daughter-in-law against her 85-year-old father-in-law and two brothers-in-law, holding that the allegations were “absurd, inherently improbable and actuated with malice” and that a civil property dispute had been given a “criminal texture” to wreak vengeance.A bench of Justice Rajesh Sekhri...

Court Can Take Note Of Subsequent Events To Reject Plaint: Madras High Court Rejects Plea Against AIADMK Leadership

The Madras High Court has recently allowed a civil revision petition filed by AIADMK head Edappadi Palanisamy against the dismissal of an application filed by him to reject a plaint filed by one Suriyamoorthy against the AIADMK leadership. Justice PB Balaji noted that as per the law laid down by the Supreme Court, there was no embargo on the courts taking note of subsequent events...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Lokayukta Enquiry Against Asst Public Prosecutor Accused Of Malpractices Prior To Appointment

The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a lawyer appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor against an order of the State Administrative Tribunal, which rejected his plea challenging the entrustment of an enquiry to the Lokayukta against him for alleged actions done prior to his appointment. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha...

Allahabad HC Directs ADGP, IGP & SSP To Produce 65-Y/O Allegedly In Illegal Detention Facing Custodial Torture Since August 20

The Allahabad High Court has directed the top police officials of Bareilly [the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)], to produce a 65-year-old man (Mahmood Beg) before the Court, who, according to his wife, has been in illegal custody since August 20 and is being subjected to custodial torture...