Gujarat High Court Deletes Single Judge's Remarks Against Registry Over Delay In Installing CCTVs, Cites Lack Of Authority

The Gujarat High Court has ordered deletion of strictures passed against its Registry by a single judge over delay in implementing its earlier directions for installation of CCTV cameras in "every corner of the Registry" as well as "important places" in the high court campus. The court further stayed the monitoring of the issue by the single judge, while observing that he lacked the authority...

Wife Holding Immovable Properties & Substantial Income Does Not Need Interim Maintenance To Live Comfortably: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of a Family Court asking a husband to pay Rs. 30,000 per month as interim maintenance to his wife till the pendency of a divorce petition filed by him. Justice PB Balaji noted that the object of awarding interim maintenance, under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, was to ensure that the wife had sufficient income to enable her...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Reconsider CBI's Request For Sanction To Prosecute Former PSU Officials In Corruption Case

The Kerala High Court has set aside the State Government's refusal to grant sanction for prosecuting former officials of the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) including the ex-Chairman R Chandrasekharan and ex-MD K A Ratheesh, in a corruption case investigated by the CBI.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, in his order directed the Industries Department to reconsider the...

No Right To Ante-Dating Of Promotion Merely Because Post Remained Unfilled Despite Availability Of Eligible Candidate: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an employee cannot claim right to antedating of promotion merely because he was promoted at a later point in time, keeping the vacant post unfilled without providing reasons.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul observed,“At the outset, we reject the argument that a right to ante-dating of promotion arises in case a post...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order Asking CBSE To Allow Inspection Of Former Minister Smriti Irani's Class 10, 12 Records

The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside an order passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking CBSE to allow inspection of class X and XII records of former Union Minister Smriti Irani. Justice Sachin Datta observed that the right to information conferred under Section 3 of the RTI Act is not absolute but is subject to the exemptions enumerated under Section 8(1).“The mere act...

Bombay High Court Restrains 'Sprouts News' From Publishing Allegedly Defamatory Articles Against Godrej Properties'

The Bombay High Court has held that ex parte ad-interim relief can be granted in defamation suits where the impugned articles are prima facie false, reckless and malicious, and where issuing notice would defeat the very purpose of the relief sought. The Court found that continued publication of such material would cause serious and irreparable damage to the commercial reputation of...

Educational Qualifications, Degrees Are 'Personal Information', Can't Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court In PM Modi Degree Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that information pertaining to an individual's educational qualifications, including degrees and marks, is “personal information”, exempted from disclosure under the RTI Act.“Thus, it is unambiguously clear that the 'marks obtained', grades, and answer sheets etc. are in the nature of personal information and are protected under Section 8(1)(j) of...

Person Cannot Be Held Liable For Encroachment U/S 33 Of Indian Forest Act Without Notification Of Reserved Forest: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when a chargesheet does not mention any notification to specify that the encroachment land was a reserved forest, a person cannot be held liable under the Indian Forest Act.Relying on the decision of the Himachal Pradesh high court in State of H.P. V/s Ami Chand, 1992, held that A person cannot be held liable for the commission of an...

'NPAs Are A Huge Burden On Public Exchequer, DMs Can't Delay Process Under SARFAESI Act': P&H High Court Orders Training For Officers

Taking serious note of the mounting Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and their adverse impact on the public exchequer, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that District Magistrates cannot afford to delay on taking and handing possession of secured assets to the creditors under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18, 2025 To August 24, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 129 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 138Nominal Index:Krishan Kumar Kasana V/s State of H.P. & another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 129Yog Raj V/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 130Digvijay Singh V/s State of H.P.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 131Nek Singh Dogra State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 132Sant Ram v/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 133Hoshiar Singh...

'She Has Been A Relentless Fighter': Orissa High Court Orders Appointment Of PwD Candidate As Teacher 11 Yrs After Faulty Rejection

In a major relief to a female aspirant with physical disability (PwD), the Orissa High Court has ordered the State to appoint her as 'Sikshya Sahayak'/teacher more than a decade after her application for selection to the post was wrongly rejected.Acknowledging her long fight for justice, the Bench of Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad remarked –“Petitioner was before this Court twice earlier...

Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On Plea Challenging 'A' Certificate For Rajnikanth Starrer 'Coolie' Movie

The Madras High Court on Monday (August 25) reserved its verdict on a plea moved by production company Sun TV Network challenging the 'A' certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification for the movie “Coolie” starring Rajnikanth, Nagarjuna, and Amir Khan, among others. Justice TV Thamilselvi reserved the orders after hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate J...