High Courts
Pleas In Calcutta High Court Seek Court-Monitored Probe Into Rape Of Law Student On College Grounds, Heightened Security On Campuses
Multiple pleas have been filed before the Calcutta High Court seeking an independent, court-monitored probe into an alleged incident of rape at the South Kolkata Law College. The pleas also seek heightend security measures on college campuses in light of this incident following closely after the brutal rape and murder of at trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar hospital.The pleas were filed before...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 23 to June 29, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 212 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 220 NOMINAL INDEX Pastor L.Joseph Wilson v. The District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 212 Karuppan v. The District Magistrate-cum-District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 213 M. Kannan @ Solai Kannan v. The District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 214 D Babu Rajendra Bose and Another v....
Natural Justice Must Be Followed Even For Temporary Or Contractual Employees: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A single judge bench consisting of Justice Sandeep Sharma set aside the suspension order of a data entry operator. The court ruled that a proper inquiry and show cause notice is mandatory before suspending an employee for misconduct. The court further clarified that natural justice principles must be followed even for temporary or...
Gujarat HC Objects To Lawyers Not Wearing Gown On VC, Says Dress Code Mandatory For Virtual Appearances Too
The Gujarat High Court recently expressed strong disapproval of lawyers appearing for hearings via video conferencing without wearing the prescribed gown. A bench of Justice MK Thakker observed that maintaining courtroom decorum and adhering to the professional dress code is mandatory for the lawyers even if they are appearing virtually. The Court emphasised that virtual presence...
Goods Confiscated U/S 130 Of GST Act Can Be Released During Pendency Of Appeal If Not Auctioned: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has stated that goods confiscated under Section 130 GST Act can be released during pendency of appeal if not yet auctioned. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. was addressing the case where the grievance of the assessee/petitioner is against confiscation order passed by the Enforcement Officer/2nd respondent, under Section 130 of the GST...
Sole Arbitrator's Appointment By One Party Due To Other Party's Inaction After Notice Is Not Unilateral: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya has held that an arbitrator appointed by one party in accordance with the agreed terms, after giving due notice, cannot be challenged as a unilateral appointment if the other party was given a full and fair opportunity to nominate its arbitrator but chose not to act. In such a situation, enforcement of a foreign award cannot...
'Socioeconomic Status Govern Citizens' Fate': Allahabad HC Notes Struggles Of Disadvantaged Rape Survivors In Lodging FIR
While upholding the conviction of the accused in a 1996 rape case, the Allahabad High Court recently made poignant observations regarding the systemic hardships faced by rape survivors from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds, which obstruct their access to justice. A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Sandeep Jain observed that the sufferings...
Delhi High Court Reprimands Lawyer Appearing On VC From Park, Again Requests Bar Associations To Sensitize Advocates
Reprimanding a female lawyer for appearing on video-conferencing from a park, the Delhi High Court has once again requested bar associations across the national capital to sensitize their members about appearance in Courts through VC.Justice Girish Kathpalia said that the VC facility was started during COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that lawyers appear before Courts while sitting in their office...
'Prohibitory Orders' Banning Single-Use Plastic Issued In 11 Out Of 12 Districts: State Tells Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court was recently informed that prohibitory orders have been issued in 11 out of 12 districts of the State banning the sale and use of plastic carry bags of less than 120 microns, except East Jaintia Hills. The division bench comprising the Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh was hearing a PIL seeking a complete ban on single-use plastic (SUP) in the State...
Voluntarily Acquiring Citizenship Of Pakistan Resulted In Termination Of Indian Citizenship: J&K High Court Upholds Deportation Order
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, while dismissing a 34-year-old writ petition challenging deportation orders, held that "The petitioners have acted in their own volition and acquired the citizenship of a foreign Country. Their passports and the residential permit issued in their favour are cogent, unequivocal evidence of the fact that the petitioners are not citizens of...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Digest: June 23 – June 29, 2025
Citations: [2025 LiveLaw (AP) 119 – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 123]Nominal Index:VISWANATHAN KRISHNA MURTHY v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 119Sankarappa v. APSPDCL Chairman M D Tirupati 2 and Others: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 120Kalimela Kiran Kumar v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 121Killo Subbarao and Others v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh: 2025 LiveLaw (AP)...
Samajwadi Party Moves Allahabad High Court Against Eviction Of Pilibhit District Office
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has approached the Allahabad High Court challenging the decision of the Nagar Palika Parishad, Pilibhit, to evict the Party from its district office premises. On June 27, the Party filed an urgency application before a Division Bench, apprising the Court that the Nagar Palika Parishad is set to constitute a committee the same day, which is likely to proceed...