High Courts
Kerala High Court Directs Pollution Control Board, Cochin Corporation To Act Against Entities Polluting Thevara-Perandoor Canal
The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 23) issued detailed directions to the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and the Cochin Municipal Corporation to issue notices to entities that are responsible for polluting Thevara-Perandoor canal in Kochi. The directions were passed in a suo moto proceedings initiated by the High Court in 2022.The KSPCB has been directed to issue notice of...
Valuation Of Company's Unquoted Equity Shares By 'Discounted Cash Flow' Method Permissible Under Income Tax Rules: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently rejected the appeal preferred by the Income Tax Department against an ITAT order allowing the valuation of a software company's unquoted equity shares by discounted cash flow [DCF] method.In doing so, a division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia held that DCF method “is one of the methods that can be adopted by the Assessee under Rule 11UA(2)(b) of...
NEET UG 2025 | Power Outage At Exam Centers Didn't Affect Candidates' Performance, Re-Exam Not Feasible: NTA To MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (June 23) heard a batch of petitions filed by medical aspirants alleging that a power outage at the examination centres across Indore during the NEET UG 2025 examination impacted their performance. The candidates argued that the examination centre experienced power outages due to mismanagement and a lack of power backups. The aspirant further claimed...
State Should Not Use Temporary Appointments To Escape Regularization And Avoid Responsibilities: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the State and its functionaries can't use unfair practices to deny regularization to temporary employees who have completed required service years, stating that keeping employees in temporary posts to avoid granting them the benefits of regularization is exploitative and legally unjustified.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur & Justice Ranjan Sharma: “State...
Reliefs Similar To Those Sought Before Arbitrator & Commercial Court Can't Be Claimed Before Writ Court: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru has held that reliefs similar to those already sought before the Arbitrator and subsequently before the Commercial Court cannot be claimed before the writ court, especially when alternative efficacious remedies are available before the same forums for seeking such reliefs. Brief...
Amount Deposited Under Protest Can't Be Treated As Admission Of Tax Liability: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when a taxpayer deposits an amount “under protest”, it does not amount to an admission of tax liability.A Division Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Sushil Kukreja observed as follows; “Once the petitioner had deposited the amount 'under protest', the same could not have been considered to be an admission of liability because...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 16 - June 22, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 201 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 211 NOMINAL INDEX Jaganmoorthy v Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 201 Muruganandam and Another v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 202 ABC v. XYZ, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 203 Vetri Maaran v. The Chairman, CBFC and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 204 R Jim v. The Secretary, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, 2025...
Jurisdiction Of Arbitral Tribunal Continues Despite Provisional Attachment Of Assets Under PMLA Or Parallel Proceedings: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Amit Mahajan has held that the mere reference to certain assets in a provisional attachment order does not, by itself, oust the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal. Similarly, the pendency of parallel investigations by the CBI or ED into allegations of fraud does not bar the arbitrator from adjudicating the dispute. Arbitration proceedings...
Calcutta High Court Directs Authorities To Consider Applicant's Transgender Identity Card For Passport Application
In a significant ruling, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Regional Passport Office, Kolkata to consider the petitioner's application for a new passport along with her transgender identification card.Justice Amrita Sinha held: "The petitioner shall take steps in accordance with law for the purpose of obtaining the passport. The transgender identity card of the petitioner shall be...
Premature Complaint Can't Be Ground For Drawer To Escape Prosecution For Cheque Dishonour Under NI Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that drawer of the cheque can't escape prosecution on the ground that a premature complaint for cheque dishonour was filed against him before expiry of statutory period of 15 days as per the mandate of Section 138(c) of Negotiable Instruments Act. Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar in his order said “Drawer of the cheque cannot be allowed to escape...
Karnataka High Court Appoints Amicus Curiae In Suo-Motu PIL Over Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 23) appointed senior advocate S Susheela as an amicus curiae to assist the court in a suo-motu petition initiated regarding the stampede which occurred outside Chinnaswamy stadium, ahead of an event to celebrate Royal Challenger Bangalore's (RCB) victory in the 2025 IPL final.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M...
In Land Disputes, Only Demarcation Issue Should Be Reconsidered If Report Is Irregular, Entire Suit Need Not Be Remanded: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Himachal Pradesh High Court held that if the Local Commissioner's demarcation report is found to be irregular, only the report should be sent back for a fresh demarcation. The entire suit need not be remanded for reconsideration. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur: “if the report of the Local Commissioner was suffering from an irregularity i.e., want of following the applicable...