'Lenient' Approach For Condoning Delay In Filing Written Statement Will Frustrate Purpose Of CPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court today held that civil courts are not expected to take 'lenient view' for condonation of delay in filing of Written Statement by the defendant in a suit.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that such an approach will defeat the purpose of the CPC (Amendment) Act 2002, which introduced timelines for filing of WS. The bench said,“I am unable to accept the argument of...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Vacating Of Guest Houses Occupied By DC, SSP For Allotment To District Judges

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that government guest houses currently occupied by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Punjab's Malerkotla be vacated and allotted to the District Judge for official and residential use.The Punjab Government had notified Malerkotla as a district in 2021 and subsequently in 2023 its Sessions Court was...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 08 To September 14, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 150 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 155Union of India v/s Mahanti Devi and another, State of H.P. v/s Mahanti Devi and another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 150Khelo Ram V/s State of H.P., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 151Sanjay K. Maanav v/s State of Himachal Pradesh.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 152Tulsi Ram v/s Mustaq Qureshi.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 153Savita v/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP)...

Promotion Can't Be Denied When Criminal Case Is Pending Without Chargesheet Being Framed: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that pendency of a criminal case, where no charge sheet has been filed, cannot be a ground to deny promotion to an employee exonerated of all charges in the departmental inquiry.Justice Sandeep Sharma noted that: “Admittedly no charge sheet has been served upon the petitioner. Though the Magistrate concerned is well within his/her right to order...

Dharmasthala Burial Case: Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Residents' Plea For Inspection & Excavation At Sites Identified By Them

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala burial cases on a plea by two residents of the town seeking consideration of their representation of taking time bound action to conduct site inspection and excavation of bodies at the locations identified by them. Justice M Nagaprasanna issued notice to the SIT on the petitions...

Kerala High Court 'Strongly Deprecates' Removal Of Gold Coverings From Sabarimala Idols Without Permission, Lets Repair Work Continue

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 15) passed an interim order permitting Smart Creations, a Chennai-based concern, to continue the repair works on the gold plating on the Dwarapalaka idols at Sabarimala temple and to return them immediately upon completion of the work.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo...

Closure Of Partnership Activities Till Dissolution Of Firm Cannot Be Granted As Interim Relief U/S 9 Of A&C Act: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua has observed that an interim relief petition under Section 9, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”) claiming closure of business and manufacturing activities of the partnership business cannot be granted when the principal dispute pertains to the business activities of that partnership. Granting such a...

Compelling Couple To Live Together After 30 Yrs Of Separation Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that when either of spouses have chosen to live "apart for over three decades without even a show of reconciliation or cohabitation, the very essence of marriage stands eroded."The Court opined that, "What remains is only a legal bond without any substance. To compel the parties to reside together after such a prolonged separation would be...

'You're Performing A Public Duty': MP High Court Exhorts Suggestions From IndiGo To Enhance Flight Connectivity To Jabalpur

While hearing a PIL for increasing flights to Jabalpur, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (September 15) granted time to airline IndiGo's parent company to submit suggestions to the state and central governments on enhancement of flight connectivity to various cities in the state to make it commercially or otherwise viable.The bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay...

Boat v Boult | Phonetic Similarity May Be Less Significant In Online Sales But Can Cause Confusion: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld an interim order restraining smart wearable brand Exotic Mile from using BOULT trademark and logos, purportedly similar to businessman Aman Gupta's 'Boat'.Though Exotic Mile sought to argue that phonetic similarity has no relevance where products are sold online, a division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul held,“Names reside in the human...

[Representation Of Peoples Act] 'Election Candidates Must Only Disclose Convictions Resulting In Imprisonment Of One Year Or More': Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that election candidates are required to disclose only those convictions that have resulted in imprisonment of one year or more. The Court read down Entry 6 of Form 26 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, to bring it in line with Section 33A(1)(ii) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which mandates such disclosure.Justice R.I. Chagla was...

Filmmaker Karan Johar Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His 'Personality Rights', Order On Wednesday

After actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and actor Abhishek Bachchan, Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar moved the Delhi High Court on Monday (September 15) seeking protection of his personality rights. Johar moved a lawsuit before the high court claiming that various entities have been using his name, image etc without his consent for monetary gains.After hearing the matter for some time,...