Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 17 - June 22, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 205 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 210Nominal Index:M/S. IMAGEX TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT. LTD & ANR AND M/S. GRAINTEC INDUSTRIES & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 205Ms Suja Jones Mazurier AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 206Surya Sareen AND Central Bureau of Investigation. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 207Jayaram B S AND NIL. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 208Bhagwan Das...

Calcutta HC Declines Urgent Listing Of Contempt Plea Against State Continuing Recruitment Of OBC A & B Candidates Despite Stay On New OBC List

The Calcutta High Court has denied a plea to urgently list a contempt application filed against the West Bengal government's alleged decision to continue with the recruitment process consisting of OBC A and B category candidates, despite the High Court's order staying the government notification to begin the process of identifying new OBC classes, after it had struck down all OBC classes...

Sikkim High Court Asks State Govt To Inspect All Companies To Check For Discharge Of Effluents Into Rivers

The Sikkim High Court has asked the State Government to carry out periodic inspection of all companies including the existing pharmaceutical companies within the State, to find out whether they are still actually discharging effluents or not.The division bench of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai was hearing a PIL regarding discharge of effluents by pharma...

'Haphazard' Maintenance Of Case Records By Foreigners Tribunal: Gauhati High Court Suggests Assam Govt To Conduct Training For Members

The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam Government to consider imparting a training programme for the Members and Superintendents of the Foreigners Tribunals in the State on maintenance of case records.The said direction was passed by a division comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Malasri Nandi in a writ petition assailing the opinion of the Foreigners Tribunal, Nagaon...

Lessee Falls Within Definition Of Occupier And Is Bound To Deposit EPF Contributions: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a lessee who had control over the operations of a factory fell within the definition of "occupier" under the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and was therefore legally bound to deduct and deposit Employees Provident Fund contributions into the statutory fund. Justice Rakesh Kainthla: “Therefore, the petitioner...

'No Separate Lanes For High Office Holders': Orissa High Court Rejects Senior IAS Officer's Plea To Quash CBI Investigation In Graft Case

The Orissa High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Bishnupada Sethi, a senior IAS officer, seeking to quash the ongoing CBI investigation against him relating to a corruption case. The Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi rebuked the senior administrator for trying to circumvent the regular procedures of law, and observed –“What is troubling is the unmistakable...

Surat Rape Case: Gujarat High Court Grants Narayan Sai Temporary Bail To Meet Father Asaram On 'Humanitarian Ground'

The Gujarat High Court has granted five days temporary bail to Narayan Sai–convicted and sentenced to life in a rape case– to meet his father Asaram on 'humanitarian grounds', after considering Asaram's medical condition and the fact that the father and son had not been able to meet personally. Notably, Asaram, who has been convicted in a separate rape case in Rajasthan and is serving...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: June 16 - June 22, 2025

Nominal Index:Intizamia Committee Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 238TOUSEEF AHMAD KHAN Vs UT OF J&K & another 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 239Raja Aif Farooq & Anr VS UT OF J&K & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 240Healthium Medtech Ltd. Vs UT of Jammu and Kashmir and others 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 241MOHAMMAD AFZAL MALIK Vs MOHAMMAD AKRAM WANI & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 242Mohd. Abbas vs...

Merely Voicing Apprehension Over ISIS Base If Rival Wins Elections Not Provocative U/S 153 IPC: Patna HC Grants Relief To Union Minister

The Patna High Court has observed that merely voicing an apprehension that in case the candidate of a particular party wins the election, it may create the base of ISIS (a militant outfit) in the area, cannot be said to be 'provocative' speech in terms of Section 153 IPC [Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot]. Holding thus, a bench of Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha...

'Police Officials Must Appear In Prescribed Uniform Before Courts': Allahabad HC Pulls Up Cop For Casual Attire

The Allahabad High Court recently objected to the conduct of a UP police officer who appeared before it in casual civil attire, rather than the prescribed police uniform. A bench Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh, who was hearing the matter, stressed that police personnel must maintain the decorum of court proceedings by appearing in proper uniform when attending in their...

Medical Reimbursement Can't Be Denied On Flimsy Grounds When Claim Is Admissible Under State Policy: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a medical reimbursement claim cannot be denied on flimsy or irrelevant grounds when it was admissible under the beneficial policy of the State Government. A Division bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur & Justice Ranjan Sharma held as follows; “Once a medical claim is admissible in terms of beneficial policy of the State, the same...

Valid BPL Certificate Alone Sufficient For Award Of BPL Marks; Separate Income Certificate Not Mandatory : Himachal Pradesh HC

A Division bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court comprising of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Ranjan Sharma held that a valid BPL certificate issued by the competent authority is sufficient for awarding BPL marks in recruitment; requiring a separate income certificate is unjustified. Background Facts The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) issued...