High Courts
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Report On Policy To Prevent Terrorists, Criminals From Making Their Vehicles Bulletproof
"Expressing shock" as how an alleged A-category gangster was able to get modified bulletproof vehicle registered in Punjab, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought affidavits from the State Governments, Union Territory and the Centre.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari considering the gravity of the issue, enlarged the scope of the petition and impleaded the Haryana Government and the U.T....
Spouse Can't Amend Pleadings To Seek Restitution Of Conjugal Rights After 10 Years Into Divorce Case, Dilatory Tactics: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an amendment application in divorce proceedings cannot be allowed after a delay of 10 years when the party was aware of the facts at the time of institution of suit. It held that such amendment application is only to prolong litigation and cannot be entertained at the stage of final hearing.While dealing with wife's plea against allowing husband's...
Director Of Govt Dept Ineligible To Act As Arbitrator In Dispute Between Dept & Other Party Due To Bar U/S 12(5) Of A&C Act: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Sushil Kukreja has held that the statutory bar under subsection (5) of Section 12 of the Arbitration Act applies squarely, as the Director, Department of Digital Technologies and Governance, cannot be considered an independent and impartial arbitrator due to his potential role as a consultant or advisor...
Disallowance U/S 143(1)(a) Of Income Tax Act Inapplicable When Issue Involved Is Pending Before Supreme Court: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an Assessing Officer (AO) cannot apply Section 143(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the 1961 Act), to disallow a claim where the issue involved, such as the deductibility of employees' contributions to EPF/ESI under Section 36(1)(va), was pending consideration before the Supreme Court in Checkmate Services Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT [(2023) 6 SCC 451].In...
Mere Use Of Abusive Language Not By Itself Intentional Insult U/S 504 IPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a case registered by the police against an accused who while being apprehended for his involvement in another case allegedly abused the police in filthy language and tried to assault them and thereby obstructed them from discharging their duties.A single judge, Justice Mohammad Nawaz allowing the petition filed by Anumandala Rajesh Reddy quashed...
Madras High Court Asks Greater Chennai Corporation To Not Take Coercive Action Against Retailers Not Displaying Shop Name In Tamil Language
The Madras High Court has directed the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to not take any coercive action against shopkeepers for failing to display their shop names in Tamil language primarily and then in English language. Justice V Lakshminarayan has also directed the GCC Commissioner to consider a representation made by the retailers seeking an extension of time to change the...
Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Abhijit Iyer Mitra After Newslaundry Seeks To Continue Defamation Suit For His "Absolute Lack of Remorse"
The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 26) issued summons to commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra in a defamation suit moved by nine women employees of digital news platform Newslaundry against Mitra concerning his posts on 'X' which is stated to refer to them as 'prostitute'. The women journalists are Manisha Pande, Ishita Pradeep, Suhasini Biswas, Sumedha Mittal, Tista Roy Chowdhury, Tasneem...
Original Claim Can Be Amended At Argument Stage In Arbitration Proceedings, Provisions Of CPC Do Not Apply Strictly: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) has held that an amendment to the original claim may be permitted during arbitral proceedings, even at the stage of final arguments, particularly when costs have been imposed on the party seeking the amendment and accepted by the opposite party—provided the amendment does not materially alter the nature of the original claim...
Delay In Reinstatement After Tribunal Award, Employer Can't Deny Pension For The Delayed Period : Jharkhand Hc
The Jharkhand High Court bench comprising of Justice Rajesh Shankar, while deciding an appeal held that an employer cannot deny pension benefits on the ground of insufficient service period or contribution if the delay in reinstatement following a tribunal award was due to the employer's own fault. Background Facts The respondent was appointed in Barora Area of M/s BCCL...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 19 - May 25, 2025
2025 LiveLaw (AP) 98 to 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 103Nominal IndexNational Insurance Company Ltd. v. K. Lakshmi – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 98Bhashyam Venkata Rao and Others vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 99Tappa Abdul Rasool v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 100Smt Seerapu Shyamala v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others – 2025 LiveLaw (AP)...
Ensure That Members Of Foreigners' Tribunal Are Paid Salaries Regularly: Gauhati High Court To Assam Govt
The Gauhati High Court asked Assam Government to ensure that withdrawal of the power of Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) from the Members of Foreigners' Tribunals, should not come in the way of regular payment of the salaries by the Members of the Foreigners' Tribunals. The single judge bench of Justice Suman Shyam was hearing a Writ petition related to the infrastructure for the...
No Fixed Format For Sending Notice U/S 21 Of A&C Act, Outlining Clear Intention To Adopt Arbitration Is Sufficient: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that there is no prescribed format for a notice invoking arbitration. The legal requirement is that the party invoking arbitration must clearly outline the disputes between the parties and state that if these disputes remain unresolved, arbitration proceedings will be initiated. The intention to resolve the disputes...