High Courts
Cyber Crime Threatens 'Digital Bharat', Factors Like Gravity Of Offence Must Be Evaluated Before Granting Bail: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that while adjudicating the bail pleas, in cases concerning cybercrimes and online fraud, necessitates a "meticulous evaluation of several pivotal factors" and warrants a heightened degree of judicial circumspection.The Court made the observations while rejecting an accused's anticipatory bail plea after finding a prima facie case against him in...
Appeal On Taxability Including Point Of Limitation Doesn't Lie Before HC U/S 35G Of Central Excise Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that an appeal from CESTAT under the Central Excise Act 1944 involving the issue of taxability will lie before the Supreme Court under Section 35L.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta ruled that such an appeal, even on a limited point of limitation, will not lie before the High Court under Section 35G. It observed,“Even...
Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Appointment Of 3 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Allahabad High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 01st July, 2025, has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Judicial Officers, as Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad: Shri Pramod Kumar Srivastava-II, Shri Santosh Rai, and Shri Zafeer AhmadAs of July 4, the HC is working with only 84 judges (including the Chief Justice), despite having a...
Madras High Court Refuses To Urgently Hear Plea By Actor Vijay's Party To Hold Protest Over Sivaganga Custodial Death
Update at evening : Madras High Court Asks Actor Vijay's Party To Submit Fresh Representation For Protest, Asks Police To DecideThe Madras High Court on Friday (July 4) refused to urgently hear a petition filed by Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party to hold a protest on July 6th, (Sunday) over the custodial death of one Ajith Kumar in Sivaganga District. Justice...
Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against Civil Services Exam 2023, Says It Can't Suggest Manner In Which Questions Are Framed In Paper
Rejecting a plea challenging Paper I and Paper II of Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023, the Delhi High Court has observed that it cannot suggest the manner in which questions are framed in a question paper, so long as there is no ambiguity in the question or the answers provided.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul noted that CSE involves lakhs...
After Gujarat High Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt, Senior Advocate Seen With Beer Mug On VC Tenders 'Unconditional Apology'
After the Gujarat High Court initiated suo motu contempt on July 1 against senior advocate Bhaskar Tanna for appearing on VC while drinking from a beer mug, the senior lawyer tendered his unconditional apology before the court.For context, the incident in question took place before a Bench of Justice Sandeep Bhatt on June 26, and a video clip of the same was widely circulated thereafter....
S.69 BNS | Married Woman Can't Allege Coercion Into Sexual Intercourse On False Promise To Marry: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently granted regular bail to a man, who was accused to have enticed a married woman to enter into sexual intercourse with him on a false promise of marriage.A crime was registered against the petitioner under Sections 84 [Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman] and 69 [Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc.] of...
In-Charge Headmaster Should Be Appointed Based On Seniority-Cum-Efficiency : Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court bench comprising Justice Robin Phukan held that in case of two candidates joining service on the same date, seniority must be determined based on age, with the elder candidate being treated as senior. Additionally, appointment to the post of Headmaster must be made on the basis of seniority-cum-efficiency. Background Facts The petitioner was appointed...
Pay Protection Granted To Govt Employee In One Cadre Can't Be Used To Justify Claim For Seniority In Another Cadre: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that pay protection or the counting of past service for pensionary benefits does not entitle a government employee to claim seniority in a different service/cadre to which they shift to voluntarily. A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Rajesh Kumar referred to Supreme Court's decision in Director of School Education v. A.N....
Wayanad Landslides: Kerala High Court Seeks Govt's Report On Utilisation Of ₹120 Crore Allocated For Rehabilitation Work
The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 04) sought a report from the State Government regarding the manner of utilisation Rs. 120 crores, which the Centre had freed for immediate use of the State government in connection with the ongoing rehabilitation works at landslide-hit Wayanad.A division bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice P. M. Manoj was hearing a suo motu case...
Bombay High Court Declines To Interfere With Site Chosen For Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial, Says It Falls Outside Scope Of Judicial Review
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a batch of Public Interest Litigations challenging the decision to establish the Balasaheb Thackeray Rashtriya Smarak at the site of the Mayor's Bungalow in Shivaji Park, Dadar. The Court held that the choice of site, formation of the managing trust, and other consequential actions were well within the State's policy domain and followed due process.The...
Order Passed By Bench Not Conferred With Determination By Roster Is A Nullity: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that orders passed by a bench which has not been conferred with that particular determination by virtue of the roster decided by the Chief Justice would lack jurisdiction and be a nullity in the eyes of the law.In answering a reference, the full bench of Justices Debangsu Basak, Shampa Sarkar and Hiranmay Bhattacharya held:The reference is answered by...