High Courts
Reservation Benefit Cannot Be Claimed Retrospectively If Community Was Added To OBC List After Application Deadline Had Passed: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that a candidate who applied under the general category cannot later claim the benefit of reservation if their community was added to the OBC list after the application's last date.A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Johnson John allowed a plea filed by Sini K.V., who challenged an order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal...
OBC Certificate Issued In Delhi Can't Be Treated As 'Migrant' Because It's Based On Father's Caste Certificate From Another State: High Court
The Delhi High Court recently upheld a direction to Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board not to treat the OBC certificate granted by the Delhi government to an aspirant as 'migrant', merely because it was based on her father's caste certificate issued by the UP government.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul observed,“The certificate has to be read as it is....
Delhi's Swagath Restaurant Moves High Court Against Telangana-Based Hotel Chain Alleging Trademark Infringement
Delhi's popular restaurant chain has moved the Delhi High Court against a Telangana-based hotel group alleging trademark infringement over the use of the name 'Swagath'.Justice Amit Bansal issued notices on both the restaurant's suit and interim injunction application, as well as the Rectification Petition seeking cancellation of the hotel group's trademark.M/s Swagath runs hotels on a...
Udaipur Files Row: CBFC Says Alleged Offending Portions Have Been Cut From Film, Delhi High Court Asks Producer To Screen Movie For Parties
After the censor board told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 9) that the alleged offending portions in the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' have been removed, the court directed the film's producer to arrange a screening of the film today so that counsel for the parties opposing its release can view the same. The court was hearing a batch of pleas moved by various...
Will Certify 'Janaki v. State of Kerala' If Title Changed To 'V. Janaki', 2 Changes In Film Instead Of 96 Cuts: CBFC Tells Kerala High Court
The Central Board of Film Certification today informed the Kerala High Court that it is willing to certify Suresh Gopi Starrer "JSK: Janaki v. State of Kerala" if the producers change the name 'Janaki' in title to 'V Janaki'.Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud appearing for the Board submitted that the name of the character in the movie is Janaki Vidhyadharan and so the production can consider the...
Issues Of Misjoinder Of Parties & Incorporation By Reference Fall Within Purview Of Arbitral Tribunal: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court Bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar, while allowing an application for appointment of arbitrator has observed that the issues of misjoinder/non-joinder of parties and whether the arbitration clause contained in the principal agreement was incorporated by reference in a subsequent agreement by the successors-in- interest would fall within the domain of the...
Corporal Punishment By Teachers Not Crime Unless Penal Law Provides But Extreme/Sadistic Actions Can Constitute Offence: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has observed that caning of students by teachers or corporal punishment would not constitute an offence under the BNS and Juvenile Justice Act, (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, as the statutes stand now.The Court however underscored that it is not excluding a case where any "corporal punishment is inflicted on any vital part" of child's body, nor was it...
No Plan To Introduce ₹50 Coin As Public Prefers Banknotes: Centre Informs Delhi High Court
The Finance Ministry has informed the Delhi High Court that it currently has no plans to introduce ₹50 coin as their feasibility study reveals that people prefer using banknotes."The Reserve Bank of lndia conducted a survey in 2022 to analyze the usage patterns of existing coins and banknotes in circulation. The findings revealed a preference for banknotes over coins for the ₹10 and...
Kerala High Court Upholds Triple Tax On Unauthorised Construction Due To Lack Of Proof Of Deemed Permit
The Kerala High Court has upheld triple tax on unauthorised construction due to lack of proof of deemed permit. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. stated that “in the absence of any documents indicating the submission of application for permit and inaction on the part of the Panchayat in considering the said application, the contention of the assessee as to the deemed permit cannot...
Karnataka High Court Stays Suspension Of Legislative Council Official Accused Of Not Keeping Ambedkar's Photo At Constitution Day Event
The Karnataka High Court, in an interim order on Tuesday (July 8) stayed the suspension of Deputy Secretary K J Jalajakshi–working in the Karnataka State Legislative Council–on the allegation that he failed to keep the photograph of Dr B R Ambedkar on the Constitutional Day function conducted on 26.11.2024.Issuing notice to the respondents and directing them to file their response...
ED Can Lodge Cases Under PMLA While Relying On Predicate Offences Under BNS, As It Replaced IPC: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (July 8) held that 'predicate offences' lodged under the newly introduced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) can be treated as 'scheduled offences' under the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), even if its schedule only refers to the repealed Indian Penal Code (IPC).Single-judge Justice Amit Borkar while rejecting a bail...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: June 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 120 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 141Nominal Index:Piyush Patidar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 120Roopansh Khatri And Others Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 121Shankar Singh Dawar Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 122The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others Versus Rajendra...