High Courts
Being 'Sick And Infirm' Not Automatic Passport For Bail In PMLA, Medical Plea Can't Override Gravity Of Offence: Delhi High Court
Underscoring that being “sick and infirm” is not an automatic passport for bail in PMLA cases, the Delhi High Court has observed that medical plea cannot override the gravity of offence of money laundering. Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed that illness warrants bail only when treatment in custody is clearly inadequate. “Therefore, the medical plea cannot override the gravity of the...
S. 19 PC Act | Valid Sanction Needed To Prosecute Public Servants, But Mere Error In Sanction Can't Reverse Conviction: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has observed that while a valid sanction is prerequisite for prosecuting public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act, mere error or irregularities in the sanction order will not alter/reverse any finding, sentence or order of a court unless it causes failure of justice.Partly allowing an appeal, Justice A Badharudeen passed the order while confirming...
Merely Exhorting Co-Accused Not Enough To Sustain Murder Conviction: Allahabad High Court Acquits Life Convict After 42 Years
After 42 years long legal battle, the Allahabad High Court acquitted a man serving life term for a murder, stated to have been exhorted by him.The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Madan Pal Singh was of the view that general exhortation is a weak piece of evidence and unless the prosecution shows "meeting of minds" upon exhortation, which led the co-accused to stab the...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 14 Advocates For Elevation As Judges Of Bombay High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended names of 14 advocates for elevation as additional judges of the Bombay High Court.As per the resolution, a total of 14 advocates, including 1 woman have been recommended.Following are the advocates:Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande,Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar,Ashish Sahadev Chavan,Vaishali Nimbajirao Patil-Jadhav,Abasaheb Dharmaji Shinde, Farhan...
J&K And Ladakh High Court Designates 25 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Five-Year Gap
In a significant development, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has designated 25 advocates as Senior Advocates, marking the first such exercise since December 3, 2020. The decision was taken unanimously in a Full Court meeting held on August 19, 2025.The exercise was undertaken in terms of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2025 with...
Democracy Will Crumble If Any Pillar Weakens, 'Pray To God' That UT Admin Rises To Occasion: Punjab & Haryana High Court On Space Shortage
Expressing serious concern over the acute shortage of space affecting its functioning, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has reminded the Chandigarh Administration that the needs and constraints of the judiciary are equally its responsibility. Emphasizing that the judiciary, as the third pillar of democracy, can function effectively only when the executive and legislature work in tandem with...
Proceedings Between Expiry Of Arbitrator's Mandate And Its Extension Are Not Void If Mandate Is Extended: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar held that proceedings conducted by the Arbitrator between the expiry of the mandate and its subsequent extension cannot be declared void once the application seeking extension is allowed. Upon extension, the mandate relates back to the date of expiry. The present application has been filed seeking extension of the...
Mere Delay In Uploading Demand Order On GST Portal Doesn't Make Action Time Barred If Service Via Email Is Proved: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently observed that usually there is a gap between the passing of a demand order by the GST Department and uploading of Form DRC-07 (summary of order) on the official portal.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain however refused to infer such a gap as rendering the demand order time-barred, in view of the fact that the demand was served upon...
Kerala High Court Declines KTU Vice Chancellor's Interim Plea To Direct All Syndicate Members To Join Meeting
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (19, August) refused to grant interim relief sought by Dr. Sivaprasad, Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), in a writ petition challenging the repeated absence of key government officials from the university's Syndicate meetings.Justice C.S. Dias, after considering the submissions, observed that the interim relief sought was...
Punishment Involving Loss Of Service Benefits Can Be Imposed Only Upon Proof Of Misconduct: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that disciplinary punishment involving civil consequences, such as forfeiture of service benefits, must be based on clear proof of misconduct or dereliction of duty.Justice Satyen Vaidya remarked that: “The petitioner could be visited with civil and evil consequences of punishment only on proof of any misconduct or dereliction of duty on his part,...
Failure To Frame Counter Claim As An Additional Issue When It Forms Part Of Pleadings Is Patently Illegal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has observed that once the reasons/basis for a counter claim, the amount and computation of the counter claim had been made in the Reply, it does not matter if there is no specific prayer in the prayer clause. In such a scenario, an arbitral award refusing to frame an issue for the counter claim would be patently illegal and would...
Bombay High Court Upholds Election Of BJP MLA Captain Tamil Selvan
The Bombay High Court on Monday (August 18) dismissed a petition challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Captain R Tamil Selvan to the Maharashtra Assembly from the Sion-Koliwada constituency.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav dismissed Congress candidate Ganesh Kumar Yadav's election petition for failing to establish how Selvan resorted...