Assessment Proceedings Against Deceased Person Invalid Without Notice To Legal Heirs U/S 93 Of CGST Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that assessment proceedings against deceased person invalid without notice to legal heirs under Section 93 CGST Act. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. addressed the issue where the wife of the deceased, challenged the GST DRC-07 summary order issued in the name of her deceased husband. The wife/petitioner has challenged the orders on the ground that,...

'False Allegations': Allahabad HC Rejects PMLA Accused Plea To Transfer Case Over Alleged ₹1 Crore Bribe Demand By Judge

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a criminal writ petition filed by a PMLA accused seeking transfer of the Case against him from the Court of Special Judge, CBI (West)/Special Court PMLA to another Court on the ground that the presiding judge had demanded Rs. 1 Crore as bribe from him. Terming the allegations of bribery as false and imaginary, a bench of...

Gujarat HC Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Against Senior Advocate For VC Appearance With Beer Mug, To Reconsider Senior Status

The Gujarat High Court today initiated suo motu contempt over what it termed as the “outrageous and glaring conduct” of Senior Advocate Bhaskar Tanna, who appeared virtually before the Court on June 26, 2025, while drinking from a beer mug and speaking on his phone during the court proceedings. The incident took place before a Bench of Justice Sandeep Bhatt, and a video clip of...

P&H High Court Seeks Response From Union, State Govts On Implementation Of Community Mediation-Khap Panchayat Under Mediation Act

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Punjab, Haryana, and UT Chandigarh on a suo moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the non-implementation of community mediation under the Mediation Act, 2023.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel, while adjourning the matter for August 05 said that "Chapter 10 of the Mediation Act 2023, which pertains...

Gujarat High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Aadhaar Details Of Five Accused Claimed To Be Bangladeshi Nationals

The Gujarat High Court has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to disclose to the State government, Aadhar card details of five persons, who are claimed to be Bangladeshi nationals, accused of cheating and forgery in a case concerning alleged exchange of forged 100 Riyal currency notes in exchange of Rs. 15,000.The court passed the order while hearing a plea moved...

Anti-National Acts Becoming Routine As Courts Remain Liberal: Allahabad HC Denies Bail In Alleged Pro-Pakistan FB Post Case

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court recently refused to grant bail to a 62-year-old man accused of sharing a pro-Pakistan post on Facebook, observing that such anti-national acts are becoming a routine affair due to a liberal and tolerant judicial approach towards them. A bench of Justice Siddharth passed the order while hearing the bail plea of one Ansar Ahmad...

Denying Maternity Benefits To Contractual Employee 'Abhorrent' To Womanhood: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a woman employee cannot be denied maternity leave/benefits merely on the basis of nature of her appointment being contractual. It was stressed that any such denial shall be 'abhorrent' to the very notions of humanity and womanhood.While dismissing a writ appeal against the judgment of a Single Bench, the Division Bench of Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad...

[Recruitment Scam] Why Are Tainted Candidates Being Allowed To Re-Apply Despite SC's Orders? Calcutta High Court Asks State

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the West Bengal government why candidates who had been declared as tainted in the cash-for-jobs recruitment scam were being permitted to reapply under a fresh recruitment process notified by the state on 30th May 2025, despite orders to the contrary by the Supreme Court.Justice Saugata Bhattacharya said, "Why are tainted candidates being permitted in...

'Had No Intention To Kill': MP High Court Converts Murder Conviction Of Man Who Assaulted Wife With Brick To Culpable Homicide

The Madhya Pradesh High Court modified a man's murder conviction–who was accused of assaulting his wife with a brick pursuant to which she died–to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, observing that he did not have the intention to kill the deceased. The case pertained to the death of a woman allegedly caused by her husband during a domestic altercation. The husband (the appellant)...

PIL In Gauhati High Court Challenges Assam Govt's 'Push-Back Policy' For Allegedly Deporting Suspected Illegal Immigrants

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed by a student's association in the Gauhati High Court seeking that the “push-back” policy adopted by Assam Government with respect to alleged illegal immigrants, be declared as unconstitutional, being violative of Article(s) 14, 21 and 22 of the Constitution. When the matter was taken up on June 27, a division bench of Justice Manish Choudhury...

Delhi High Court Stays Ruling Asking Amazon To Pay ₹339.25 Crore To 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' Over Trademark Infringement

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed a single judge ruling asking Amazon Technologies Inc to pay Rs. 339.25 crore damages and costs for trademark infringement of the luxury lifestyle brand, Beverly Hills Polo Club.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul pronounced the order today on Amazon's plea for stay on the ruling. “The considerations outlined...

Important High Court Judgments On BNS, BNSS & BSA : Anniversary Special Edition

The new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, came into effect exactly a year ago, on July 1, 2024. As we mark their first anniversary, let us look at how the High Courts have interpreted and applied these provisions over the past year.ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT FIR Lodged On Or After July 1 Would Be Under IPC If...