16 Years On, Gujarat High Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement Of Judicial Officer Citing Review Committee's Likely Bias

The Gujarat High Court set aside compulsory retirement of a judicial officer made 16 years ago, noting that the adverse remark regarding the officer's doubtful integrity was not based on tangible material and there was also a likelihood of bias in the mind of committee which took the decision. The petitioner contended that a division bench of the high court had made castigating remarks about...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: October 6 - October 12, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 210 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 218Nominal IndexManoj Kumar Ahuja v Gurmej Singh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 210Sandeep Singh Parihar v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 211Ashish Jain v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 212Rohit Pathak v Bar Council of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 213Babita Mor v Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 214M/s APS Enterprises v State of MP...

MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Pension Schemes For Advocates Practising For Over 35 Years

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently issued notices to the State Government, State Bar Council and the Bar Council of India on a public interest litigation plea seeking enactment of a welfare scheme for advocates who have completed 35 to 40 years of practice.The petitioner, Advocate Rajendra Shrivastava, claimed that while advocates contribute substantially to the legal profession, many...

Wife's Anger Doesn't Entitle Her To Tarnish Husband's Reputation With False Allegations Of Infidelity: MP High Court Grants Divorce

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that making baseless and false allegations of moral turpitude against one's spouse amounts to cruelty and can be a ground for divorce. The court also said that wife's anger does not entitle her to tarnish her husband's image by making baseless allegations and thus granted divorce to the husband, setting aside trial court decree which had granted...

'Illegality In Handling Petroleum & Byproducts Directly Impacts Public At Large, Not Private Dispute': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that offences relating to illegal handling and adulteration of petroleum products have a direct bearing on public safety, the economy, and State revenue, and therefore cannot be viewed as mere private disputes between parties. It emphasized that such offences affect a vital sector of public life and must be treated with utmost seriousness while...

Bombay High Court Fixes ₹6 Lakh Compensation For Pothole Deaths, Says High Time Civic Bodies & Road Contractors Are Held Accountable

In an important order, the Bombay High Court on Monday held that henceforth, if there is a death due to potholes or bad roads, the contractors, who constructed the same and also the civic authorities will be held responsible for the said death and they will have to pay compensation to the families of the victims. While fixing the accountability, the High Court ordered the authorities to pay Rs...

'Deceitful': Delhi High Court Slams Man For Unauthorisedly Filing Plea On Behalf Of NGO, Orders Probe

The Delhi High Court has come down heavily on a man for unauthorisedly filing a writ petition on behalf of a NGO, against an alleged illegal construction in the city's Jamia Nagar area.The man had apparently misused the letter head of a NGO to file the plea. However, the NGO's head subsequently appeared and apprised the Court that the man is unconnected with the NGO and sought withdrawal of...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On PIL Seeking Regulation Of Pre-Primary Institutions Including Daycare, Anganwadis

The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 13) sought the state government's response to a plea seeking directions for framing and implementing comprehensive guidelines for the regulation of pre-primary institutions in the state, including pre-schools, daycare centres, anganwadis, etc.When the case came up for consideration before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice...

Haryana ADA Exam Pattern Can't Be Changed: HPSC To P&H High Court In Plea Challenging Shift In Syllabus From Law To GK

The Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) has informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the exam pattern for the post of Assistant District Attorney (ADA) cannot be altered at this stage. Responding to a plea challenging the recent shift in the syllabus from law-based subjects to general knowledge, the Commission stated that such a change is not feasible. The plea was filed...

“Contumacious”: Madras High Court On DVAC's Failure To Obtain Sanction For Prosecuting IAS Officers In Tender Irregularities Case

The Madras High Court, on Monday, criticised the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption for the delay on its part to obtain sanction from the Union Government to prosecute two IAS officers in connection with a case over alleged irregularities in awarding contracts by the Greater Chennai Corporation and the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation when former Minister SP Velumani was...

Madras High Court Sends Judicial Officer To Training For Convicting POCSO Accused Based On Victim's Statement U/S 164 CrPC

The Madras High Court has asked a Judicial Officer to be sent to the State Judicial Academy to attend training programs to understand the fundamentals of criminal law. The bench of Justice AD Jagadish Chandira and Justice R Poornima gave directions to the registry after noting that the judge, who was presiding over the Special Court for POCSO cases, had found a man guilty based on...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 5, 2025 To October 12, 2025

Nominal Index:United India Insurance Company Ltd. V/s Jamna Devi & others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 184Sudershan & others v/s Divisional Commissioner, Shimla & others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 185Sandeep Kumar V/s State of Himachal Pradesh., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 186Prem Mohini Gupta v/s Sumitra (Deceased through LRs).,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 187Amar Kaur and other v/s Sh. Rishib Kumar., 2025 LiveLaw...