High Courts
Giving Custody To Father Who Remarried & Is Living With Second Wife Is Not Conducive To Child's Welfare: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to restore custody of a minor son to his Australian mother, observing that giving custody of the child to father who has remarried and living with second wife is not conducive to the welfare of the child.Notably, the Australian Court had granted custody of the mother and father was only given the visitation rights.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj said,...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 26 To June 01, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 615 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 649NOMINAL INDEXNATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION & ANR. versus M/S ARDEE HI-TECH PVT. LTD. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 615 Porto Emporios Shipping Inc v Indian Oil Corporation Limited 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 616 DR. SHAHIN NOOREYEZDAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 617 SDMC v. Moon Steeland General Industries Pvt. Ltd....
Conferring Titles Such As “Mr. India”, “Mr. South India” Not Violative Of Emblems And Names Act: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently observed that conferring pageant titles such as “Mr. India”, would not be violative of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1950. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy said that conferring such title to the winner of a body building competition would not in any manner mean that it is a use of the national emblem or the name of the...
Kerala High Court Issues Interim Order Directing Police To Not Arrest ED Assistant Director Accused Of Demanding ₹2 Crore Bribe
The Kerala High Court has issued an interim order to not to arrest the Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate, Kochi till 11th June. The order was passed by Justice P. G. Ajithkumar. The anticipatory bail petition filed by the ED official is posted to be heard then. The order was passed after the Public Prosecutor sought time and admitted that no arrest would be made till the matter...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: May 26 - June 01, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 185 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 193Nominal Index:Anumandala Rajesh Reddy AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 185B R Anand AND V R Gisha. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 186Somarapu Vamashi AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 187Girish Bharadwaj AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 188Ramesh Naik L AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 189Vidya...
Allahabad High Court Rejects Patanjali's Plea Against ₹273.5 Crore GST Penalty
The Allahabad High Court has directed continuation of proceedings under Section 122 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 against M/s Patanjali Ayurved limited's 3 plants even though proceedings under Section 74 of the Act have been dropped against them.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit held “Under the present GST regime, persons who are not...
Telangana High Court Quashes Case Against Teacher For Playing 'Game Of Betting', Notes Act Didn't Occur In Public Place
The Telangana High Court dismissed a case registered against a private teacher for playing a card game involving betting under the state Gaming Act 2017, after noting that the alleged act did not take place on a public street as required under the provisions of the act. Under Section 9(1) of the TS Gaming Act, whoever is found gaming or reasonably suspected to be gaming in any public street...
High Court Directs Meghalaya Boxing Association To Hold Open Trials For All Future State Selections
The Meghalaya High Court recently directed the Meghalaya Boxing Association to hold open trials in any future events where selection trials are held to represent the State. The Acting Chief Justice H.S. Thanghiew was hearing a writ petition filed by an Army Boxer (petitioner) assailing the action of the Meghalaya Boxing Association (MBA) in not allowing the petitioner, who is a Boxer of...
'Next COVID-19 Pandemic Far From Over': Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report Over Decision On Sample Collection Policy
Observing that the "next COVID-19 pandemic is far from over", the Delhi High Court has called for a status report from the Union Government as to what decision has been taken upon the policy for sample collection, sample collection centres and the sample transport.In an order passed on May 28, Justice Anish Dayal said that the matter assumes urgency, considering that there were "wide reports...
Kerala High Court Allows Transgender Couple's Plea To Show Them As 'Parents', Not Father And Mother In Child's Birth Certificate
The Kerala High Court on Monday (2nd June) allowed the petition moved by a transgender couple seeking issuance of a new birth certificate for their child showing them as just 'parents' and not 'father' and 'mother'. The order was passed by Justice Ziyad Rahman A. A.The detailed order is awaited.The plea was filed by Zahhad, a transman, and Ziya Paval, a transwoman, who became India's...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Civil Judge Whose Integrity Was Found 'Doubtful' During Probation Period
The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the dismissal of a Haryana Civil Judge whose integrity was found "doubtful" after receiving several complaints during his probation period.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel rejected the dismissed judge's argument that after completion of the period of probation of two years plus the extended period of one year and in the backdrop...
Hospitals Can't Insist On ID Proof For Diagnosis In MTP Cases Involving Minor Rape Victims: Delhi High Court Issues Directions
The Delhi High Court has ruled that hospitals cannot insist on identification proof of minor rape victims for diagnostic purposes or ultrasound in medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) cases ordered by the Courts.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that hospitals and medical institutions must be sensitised that cases involving victims of sexual assault, especially minor girls, require a...