High Courts
Judgments Rendered By High Courts In Other States Hold Persuasive Value, Reasons Must Be Given For Dissent: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that while the decisions of other High Courts, especially those supported by detailed reasoning, may carry high persuasive value, they do not constitute binding precedent for courts outside their jurisdiction.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "While a pronouncement from a High court, particularly one rendered after...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Lift Stay On Release Of Film 'Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar'
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld a March 7, 2025 judgment of a single-judge, who refused to lift the stay on the release of the film 'Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar' which was imposed in June 2024 after noting that the same infringes the personality rights of Bollywood film director and producer Karan Johar. A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Makarand...
Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Lawyer For Using Word 'Bhangi'
The Bombay High Court while quashing an FIR lodged against an advocate for using the term 'Bhangi', recently said that though the Maharashtra government has by way of a circular replaced the said term with 'Rukhi' or 'Walmiki' but the said word is still used in the Constitution of India for providing benefits to Sweepers. A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay Deshmukh said...
HMA | Wife Seeking Divorce Must Be Physically Residing In Jurisdiction Of Court Where Plea Is Filed: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a wife seeking divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) must be actually physically residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the court where the petition is filed.According to Section 19(iii-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, a petition under the Act shall be presented to the district court within the local limits of whose ordinary...
Jharkhand High Court Weekly Roundup: April 28 - May 04, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 40 To 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 44NOMINAL INDEXC.I.S.C.-S.R.S.C. (Joint Venture) Versus Central Coalfields Limited 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 40 Rabindra Prasad v. State of Jharkhand & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 41 The Commissioner of Income Tax, Jamshedpu vs M/s New Punjab Motor Transport 2025 LiveLaw (Jha) 42 State of Jharkhand vs Pruan Prasad Guria 2025 LiveLaw (Jha)...
Madras High Court Judge Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad Passes Away
Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad (56), sitting judge of the Madras High Court, passed away in the late hours of May 6th, 2025, at Chennai. Sources say that the judge suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to a private hospital, where he breathed his last. Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad was appointed as an additional judge of the Madras High Court on 27th October, 2021, and was later made...
Non-Consensual 'Unnatural Sex' By Husband With Wife Not Rape But An Offence U/S 377 IPC: Allahabad High Court
In a significant Judgment, the Allahabad High Court has held that unnatural sexual intercourse by a man with his wife without her consent, even if she is above 18 years, would be punishable u/s 377 IPC though that may not be rape as per Section 375 IPC. “…it is clear that carnal sex, other than penile-vaginal intercourse is not a natural orientation of sex for the majority of...
Power Of Remand Can't Be Exercised In Routine Manner, Only When Authority Has Not Considered Material Evidence: Bombay HC Reaffirms
The Bombay High Court has reiterated that power of remand cannot be exercised in a routine manner, and a matter may be remanded only if the original authority has failed to consider a material evidence, where either re-evaluation of evidence is required or wherein parties are to be permitted to lead fresh evidenceThe court further underscored that power of remand in absence of compelling...
Sale Of Liquid Carbon Dioxide Is Liable To Be Taxed At 5%: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court stated that the sale of liquid carbon dioxide is liable to be taxed at 5%. The Bench consists of Justices R Raghunandan Rao and K Manmadha Rao were addressing the issue of whether purified liquid Carbon Dioxide gas falls in the unclassified category of goods i.e., Schedule-V to the VAT Act, and is liable to be taxed @ 14.5% instead of 5%. In this...
Patna High Court Weekly Roundup: April 28 - May 04, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 41 To 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 45NOMINAL INDEXSarojani Educational Trust vs Central Board of Secondary Education 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 41Pushpa Devi vs The State of Bihar Patna and ors 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 42Bishal Roadways Versus UOI 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 43Vijay Kumar Singh vs State of Bihar and Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 44M/s Sri Sai Food Grain and Iron Stors vs The State of...
Income Tax Act | Bona Fide Belief With Genuineness Of Transaction Constitutes Reasonable Cause U/S 273B; No Penalty Imposable U/S 271E: Chhattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court held that bona fide belief coupled with genuineness of transactions constitutes a reasonable cause under section 273B of the Income Tax Act for not invoking Section 271E of the Act. The Division Bench of Justices Sanjay K. Agrawal and Deepak Kumar Tiwari referring to Section 273B of the Income Tax Act stated that the word 'reasonable cause' has not...