High Courts
Bombay HC Quashes Magistrate's Order Issuing Notice To HDFC MD Sashidhar Jagdishan Without Verifying Lilavati Hospital's Complaint Against Him
In an order granting relief to HDFC Bank's Managing Director, Sashidhar Jagdishan, the Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate issuing notice to him in a private complaint lodged against him at the behest of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.Notably, the complainant Trust runs the famous Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. In its FIR, the Trust...
Relief For Actor Vijay, Madras High Court Refuses To Restrain His Party Flag For Alleged Trademark Infringement
The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed an application seeking interim injunction to restrain actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vetrri Kazhagam party from using the party flag, over alleged infringement of a Trust's trademark.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy rejected the plaintiff's claim that the usage of the flag by Vijay's party amounted to copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and...
Business Advance Granted To Shareholder Not Utilised For Company Work Will Be Treated As Deemed Dividend Under Income Tax Act: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that where a company grants an advance to one of its shareholders and such advance is not demonstrated to have been utilised for the business of the company, the amount would be treated as deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court declined to interfere with the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), which had...
Delhi High Court Stays Order Directing Hindustan Times, Journalist Neelesh Misra To Jointly Pay ₹40 Lakh For Defaming Businessman
The Delhi High Court recently stayed a trial court order directing Hindustan Times and its former reporter Neelesh Misra to jointly pay ₹40 lakh damages for defaming businessman, Darts IT Network founder— Arun Kumar Gupta.Gupta had alleged that HT Media in a 2007 report titled “Get Smart, Email with Care”, which did not explicitly name him, wrongly suggested that he was “sacked”...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Explanation From Trial Judge For Deferring Prime Witness' Cross For Over 7 Weeks In Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an explanation from a trial court judge for deferring the cross-examination of the prime witness in a murder case for over seven weeks. The Court observed that such an unwarranted delay undermines the principles of a fair trial and ia in contradiction of Apex Court rulings.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The way trial proceedings are being carried...
Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict In Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against ₹4Lakh Costs To Attend Parliament
The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved verdict in the plea moved by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging costs imposed on him by a trial court while granting him custody parole to attend the Parliament. A division bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved the judgment. During the hearing, the counsel appearing for the Delhi Police explained...
High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Punjab Govt For Unjustly Withholding Retiral Benefits Over 14-Year-Old Alleged Incident
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on the Punjab government for unjustly withholding the retiral benefits of a former employee based on an alleged incident that occurred 14 years prior to his retirement.It is pertinent to note that the Punjab Civil Services Rules (applicable in this case), forbids initiating disciplinary proceedings after an employee has retired,...
'3000 Bighas Of Land Given To A Private Company! Is This A Joke?': Gauhati HC Takes Exception To Allotment Of Tribal Land To Cement Company
The Gauhati High Court has expressed its reservation over the grant of around 3000 bighas of land to a private cement company (Mahabal Cements) for the purpose of mining in the state of Assam, in the Dima Hasao region.Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi orally remarked, "3000 bighas! The entire district? What is going on? 3000 bighas allotted to a private company? We know how barren the land...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11 - August 17, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 272 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 276 NOMINAL INDEX Murugesan v. The Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 272 Varaaki v. The Registrar General and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 273 D Thenmozhi v The Inspector of Police (law and Order) and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 274 M Gunasekaran v. The State Level Scrutiny Committee – II and Another, 2025...
Order 18 Rule 1 CPC | Landlord Seeking Eviction Of Tenant For Default In Payment Of Rent Must Lead Evidence First: Telangana High Court
While adjudicating a rent control dispute where the landlord had sought eviction of the tenant for defaulting in payment of rent, the Telangana High Court said that in such a situation it is the landlord who must always lead evidence first. In doing so the high court dismissed three petitions filed by petitioner-landlord, seeking to shift the burden of leading evidence onto his tenants...
Disabled Persons Entitled To Posting At Same Place Even After Promotion Under Policy Framed Pursuant To International Obligations: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De has held that a policy mandating that disabled persons remain posted at the same place even after promotion is binding, especially when framed under international obligations. A disabled person cannot be denied the benefit of such a policy even if reversion is sought by him under compelling circumstances.The present...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11 – August 17, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 491 - 501]Suo Motu Proceedings Initiated by the High Court v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 491Asif Azad v. Shafna C. and others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 492Jollyamma Joseph @ Jolly v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 493Elvin John Mathew v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 494M.N. Narayana Das v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw...