NHAI Concessionaires Holding Work Orders Prior To March 2024 Don't Need Environmental Clearance For Earth Extraction: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) concessionaires holding valid work orders issued prior to March 21, 2024, do not need to obtain separate Environmental Clearance (EC) for extraction, sourcing, or borrowing of ordinary earth for linear projects such as roads and pipelines.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M...

Employees Can Only Be Reverted To Immediate Lower Post From Which They Were Promoted, Not To Lowest Post: Chhattisgarh HC

A Division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Radhakishan Agrawal held that an employee can only be reverted to the immediate lower post from which they were promoted and reverting them to a post lower than that is unsustainable and bad in law. Background Facts The petitioner was initially appointed as a Technician Grade–III in...

MP High Court Grants Divorce To Husband After Wife Makes False Allegations Of Alcohol Addiction

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted a decree of divorce to a man on the grounds of cruelty, observing that the wife made false allegations of alcohol addiction against him. In doing so, the court set aside the judgment and decree of the Family Court of Mandla, which rejected the husband's divorce petition on grounds of desertion and cruelty. The division bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat...

Madras High Court Recognises Cryptocurrency as Property, Says It Can Be “Held in Trust”

Cryptocurrency is a property, which is capable of being enjoyed and possessed, the Court said.

MP High Court Refuses To Quash Forgery FIR Against Government Officer Following Journalist's Complaint

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed the plea of a government officer who sought to quash an FIR accusing him and his driver of forgery, after a journalist filed a complaint stating that forged complaints in his name were sent to the Transport Minister and the Transport Commissioner.The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed, "Upon careful scrutiny of the FIR and...

Chargesheet Without Prior Approval Of Disciplinary Authority Is Void Ab Initio; Can't Be Ratified Later: Delhi HC

A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that a chargesheet issued without the prior approval of the competent disciplinary authority under Rule 14(3) of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 is void ab initio, non-existent in law. Further it cannot be validated by subsequent ratification. Background Facts A chargesheet was issued...

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September, 2025 [Citations 720 - 1235]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1235NOMINAL INDEXMINOR A THR HER MOTHER S v. STATE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (GOVT. OF THE NCT) OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 721Amazon Technologies Inc v. Lifestyle Equities 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 722Rasiklal Mohanlal Gangani v. State & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 723SHANKESH MUTHA v. UNION OF INDIA &...

Medical Sales Representative Is Not 'Workman' Under Industrial Disputes Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a medical sales representative, who has received specialized training for his field of work, cannot be categorised as a 'workman' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.Section 2(s) of the Act defines 'workman' as any person employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work.A medical...

S.63 Contract Act | Creditor Can't Insist On Balance Payment After Accepting Lesser Sum In Satisfaction Of Claim: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that it is inequitable of a creditor to demand balance payment after accepting a lesser sum towards satisfaction of a claim.Citing Section 63 of the Indian Contract Act, a division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held,“The principles of accord and satisfaction embodied in Section 63 of the IC Act squarely applies. Where a...

“Debt Due” U/S 18(1) SARFAESI Act Includes Future Interest Accrued Till Filing Of Appeal: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that “debt due” under the proviso to Section 18(1) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) includes not only the amount claimed in the demand notice issued under Section 13(2), but also interest accruing thereafter up to the date of filing the appeal.Justice Mohammed Nias C...

NHAI Act | NHAI Obliged To Develop, Manage & Maintain National Highways And Construct Amenities: J&K High Court

Reiterating the statutory duties of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that NHAI is legally obliged to develop, manage, and maintain national highways vested in it and to construct wayside amenities near such highways.Justice Sanjay Dhar made these significant...

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Public Access To City's CCTV Footage

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a PIL seeking to make Delhi's CCTV footage public.The plea filed by Save India Foundation sought directions to the Delhi Police to upload and share the CCTV feed from the cameras installed by the Delhi Government on a public domain, in a time bound manner.Refusing to pass any such directions, the division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and...