Chairman/Member Of Cooperative Tribunal Entitled To Revised Pension After Deduction Of Parent Service Benefits: Uttarakhand HC

A Division bench of the Uttarakhand High Court comprising Justice Ravindra Maithani and Justice Alok Mahra held that a person retiring as Chairman or Member of the Uttarakhand Cooperative Tribunal is entitled to recalculation of pension, gratuity, and other post-retiral benefits by including the service rendered in the Tribunal, after deducting benefits already received from the...

Freedom Fighter Gopal Patha's Grandson Moves Calcutta High Court Against Alleged 'Dishonourable' Portrayal Of Grandfather In Bengal Files Movie

The plea also challenges the film’s director Vivek Agnihotri’s position on the board of the CBFC and seeks his stepping aside till the matter is decided.

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 01 To September 07, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1050 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1068NOMINAL INDEXSharjeel Imam v. State & other connected matters 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1050 VIKAS VERMA v. DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTION AND ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1051 Himanshu v. TCNS Clothing Co. Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1052 AJAY KUMAR NAYYAR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1053 X v. Y 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1054 Chetan v....

Family Pension For Railway Employees With 10+ Years Of Service Cannot Be Denied Due To Employer's Failure To conduct Screening: P&H High Court

A Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri held that a casual railway employee who was granted temporary status and rendered more than 10 years of qualifying service before death is entitled to family pension benefits under the Family Pension Scheme, 1964, even if he was not formally screened i.e. assessed...

Counterclaim In Arbitration Cannot Be Allowed After Commencement Of Claimant's Evidence: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has held that a counterclaim in arbitration proceedings cannot be allowed after the commencement of the claimant's evidence, as doing so would cause serious injustice to the other party. The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Indian Constitution against an order passed by Arbitrator by which...

Is Governor Bound By Advice Of Council Of Ministers In Matters Of Remission & Premature Release? Madras High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Madras High Court has referred to the larger bench the issue of whether the governor is bound by the decision of the Council of Ministers in matters pertaining to remission and premature release, and if so, what are the circumstances in which the governor could exercise discretion and take a different view from that of the Council of Ministers. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh...

Independent Panel Of Arbitrators Not Curated By Either Party Cannot Be Challenged On Grounds Of Impartiality: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that when the panel of arbitrators from which appointments are to be made is broad-based, comprising retired Supreme Court Judges and other eminent officials, and is independent, not controlled by any party, the other party cannot refuse to abide by the institutional rules it has consciously agreed to, on the ground that the...

Delay In Deciding Voluntary Retirement Request Can't Deprive Employee Of Pensionary Benefits: J&K HC

A Division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that non-decision on Voluntary Retirement request cannot deprive an employee of pensionary benefits post-retirement. Background Facts The respondent was appointed as Agriculture Extension Officer in the Department of Agriculture on 31.12.1983. He applied for leave...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025 [Citations: 473 - 537]

Nominal Index: [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 473- 537]Unnikrishna Pillai v. Janaki Amma @ Janamma Amma and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 473Jaju Babu v. NCLT & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 474Adv. George Pulikuthiyil v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 475Margret @ Thankam v. Joseph Mathew Chettupuzha, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 476C.A.N. Subramoniya Sarma and Ors. v. State of Kerala and...

Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Vishwa Hindu Parishad to Follow Traditional Route for Lord Vinayaka Immersion

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State authorities to allow Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to carry out the procession of immersion of Lord Vinayaka idols through the traditional route, which was earlier altered by the State.The traditional route, which was followed for the past two-three decades, enabled the immersion to be made in a canal via Arts College, Srikrishna...

Rajasthan HC Criticises State For Seeking Stay On Execution Of Accident Compensation Over Belated Claim Of Wrongful Impleadment

The Rajasthan High Court deprecated the conduct of the State which had filed a plea in 2025 seeking stay on execution of compensation in a fatal accident case, wherein the concerned department had been served in 2017, but only now objected to the proceedings.Justice Sameer Jain said that despite being served in 2017 the State "remained silent", and had now filed a plea claiming that...

Writ Petition Can Be Converted To Appeal U/S 37 Of Arbitration Act If It Does Not Prejudice Respondents: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court Bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam allowed the conversion of a writ petition under Article 227, Constitution of India (“COI”) into an appeal under Section 37, Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) noting that where a particular kind of proceeding is not maintainable and a different kind of proceeding lies in respect thereof before the Court, the Court...