High Courts
Gujarat HC To Hear 10+ Yr Old Criminal Appeals On Working Saturdays; 5600+ Cases From 1995-2014 Lined Up For Disposal
In a bid to tackle the backlog of decade-old criminal appeals, the Gujarat High Court has constituted Special Benches to hear such matters on working Saturdays. The arrangement, starting today, will continue at least till October 2025. According to an official notification issued in this regard by the Registrar (Judicial), a total of 12 benches (including 9 division benches)...
'Grave Offences Of Public Importance': Rajasthan High Court Denies Relief To 3 Booked For Forging Degrees, Impersonation In Govt Exam
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a batch of pleas by three persons–including a woman–seeking quashing of an FIR accusing them of a "large scale conspiracy" involving fabrication of educational credentials and impersonation in public examination, observing that these were grave offences “of public importance”. Justice Sameer Jain ruled that the findings recorded by the Special...
Rights Must Be Balanced With Public Interest: Delhi High Court Upholds Division Of Railway Posts Between Low Vision & Blind Aspirants
The Delhi High Court recently upheld the action of Railways in bifurcating the posts reserved for visually impaired candidates into two categories— one which could be held by both low vision (LV) and blind candidates and the other which could be held only by LV but not blind candidates.In doing so, a division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Digpaul rejected...
Digital Technology Altering Face Of Crime; Circulation Of Indecent Images On Social Media Can Destroy Lives: Allahabad HC
Refusing to grant bail to a man accused of circulating indecent photographs of a woman via WhatsApp, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that when such images are shared on public platforms, they have the potential to "destroy lives". "Digital technology is altering the face of crime. Indecent pictures of a person when circulated on public platforms by social media can...
Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Prevails Over Arbitrator's Procedural Order In Determining 'Seat' Of Arbitration: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that an 'exclusive jurisdiction clause' in the arbitration agreement unequivocally denotes the 'seat' of arbitration. The court observed that any contrary determination made by the Arbitrator without the express written consent of the parties only relates to a 'venue' under Section 20(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation...
Madras High Court Monthly Digest - June 2025
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'Alarming Situation': Allahabad HC Flags Non-Functioning Of DRT Prayagraj, Asks Finance Ministry To Expedite Appointments
The Allahabad High Court on Friday took note of the prolonged non-functioning of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) at Prayagraj due to a lack of a presiding officer. Terming the situation as 'alarming', it urged the Ministry of Finance to urgently fill up the vacant posts at DRT. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Praveen Kumar Giri passed the order while hearing a...
Income Tax | Sales Tax Incentive Under Govt Scheme For Industrial Promotion Is Capital Receipt, Not Taxable: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has stated that sales tax incentive under a government scheme for industrial promotion is a capital receipt, not taxable.Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne were addressing the issue of whether an incentive received in sales tax liability under a Scheme formulated by the State Government would be on the capital account, exempt from taxation, or on...
MP High Court Restrains State From Felling Trees In Nursery On Land Allotted For Proposed Construction Of Administrative Buildings
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order restrained the State Government from cutting or replanting trees claimed to be growing over land having a nursery in Mandla district, which has been allotted to construct administrative buildings. The court was hearing a PIL where the petitioner has challenged an October 1, 2024 order of District Collector, Mandla, claiming that a land...
Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram's Temporary Bail In Rape Case By 1 Month, Says No Further Extension On Medical Grounds
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (July 3) extended for one month the temporary bail of Asaram who has been convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in Gandhinagar and is serving a life sentence. Noting statement made by Asaram's counsel that he wont seek further extension of temporary bail, the court clarified that further prayer for extension of temporary bail will not be...
Shortage Of Nursing Staff : PGI Chandigarh Says News Report On 62% Vacancy Incorrect, High Court Seeks Recruitment Rules
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday (July 4) asked for recruitment rules pertaining to nursing staff to be filed before it in a suo motu case initiated by the court taking cognizance of a news report claiming shortage of nursing staff and hospital attendants in Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu...
