High Courts
Allahabad High Court Disposes PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into LoP Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship
The Allahabad High Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a BJP Member from Karnataka (S. Vignesh Shishir) last year, seeking a CBI probe into Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi's alleged British Citizenship. Though a bench of Justice Attau Rehman Masoodi and Justice Rajeev Singh did not prescribe a specific timeline for the Union...
Police Officials' Privacy Taken Care Of By SC: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Preservation Of Call Records In Alleged Illegal Arrest Case
Observing that "security and privacy" of police officials has been taken care of by the Supreme Court in Suresh Kumar vs. Union of India, the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the preservation of relevant call records of police officials after the accused moved a plea claiming he had been falsely implicated in an NDPS case.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj referring to Suresh Kumar case...
Expect Prudence From Aspirants Of Technical Post: Delhi HC Denies Relief To CRPF Candidate For Not Mentioning Work Experience In Application
The Delhi High Court has refused relief to an aspiring CRPF Sub-Inspector (Staff Nurse) who was denied marks as he failed to mention requisite work-experience mandatorily required in the application for recruitment.Though the Petitioner had worked as Male Nurse Staff at a private hospital for more than five years, he was awarded 0 out of 5 marks earmarked in the selection criteria for...
10 Yrs On, Delhi High Court Directs Railways To Pay ₹8 Lakh Compensation To Man Whose Leg Was Amputated After Falling From Train
The Delhi High Court has asked the Railway Department to pay ₹8 lakh as compensation to a man who sustained grievous injuries that resulted in amputation of his left leg back in the year 2015, after falling from a moving train.The incident was a result of a heavy jerk on the train due to which the Appellant lost his balance and fell out of the allegedly overcrowded general compartment.He...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 28 - May 4, 2025
Nominal Index:IRSHAD RASHID SHAH vs UT OF J&K & OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 168Mohd. Ayub vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 169Asif Amin Thokar vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 170Irshad Rashid Shah Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 171Jitendra Narayan Tyagi @ Syed Waseem Rizvi vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 172Ashok Kumar Bhagat Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL)...
Provision On Adherence To Sanction Plan By Promoter Under RERA Act Will Prevail Over HRERA Rules In Case Of Conflict: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that in the event of any conflict between Rules of the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) and Section 14 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), the latter will prevail.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri said, "Therefore, the test of inconsistency or repugnancy inter se...
'Re-Evaluation Of Answers Prohibited': Gujarat HC Directs Appointment Of 5 Candidates As Section Officers Ousted At Verification Stage
The Gujarat High Court directed the State to carry out the appointment exercise which regard to five meritorious candidates whose candidature to the post of Section Officer was rejected following "re-evaluation" of answer sheet and publishing of revised final result, stating that the rules prohibit re-evaluation, permitting only re-checking. It thus said that action of the Gujarat Public...
MNREGA Workers are Not Employees Under Employees' Compensation Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition, holding that in cases involving the death of worker employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (“MNREGA”), 2005, compensation cannot be claimed under Employees' Compensation Act. The court determined that such workers do not fall under the definition of “employee” under Section 2(dd) of the...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: April 28 - May 04, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 154 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 163Nominal Index: Hemanth Datta @Hemantha AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 154Prof Govindan Rangarajan & Others AND Dr D Sanna Durgappa & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 155Newspace Research And Technologies Private Limited AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 156Puttanagowda AND Kubergouda. 2025 LiveLaw...
Evaluation Of Alternative Propositions By Arbitrator For Interim Award Does Not Constitute Inherent Contradiction Or Perversity: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Uday Kumar has held that considering alternative propositions by the Arbitrator and proceeding on the premise that the award holder would be entitled to an interim award under either scenario does not amount to an inherent contradiction. Evaluating alternatives is a legitimate judicial exercise and does not tantamount...
Absence Of Express Liberty In Withdrawal Order To File Fresh Execution Petition Does Not Deny Benefit U/S 14 Of Limitation Act: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Bibhas Ranjan De has held that withdrawal of an execution petition for enforcement of an arbitral award on the ground of lack of jurisdiction, when such ground is clearly stated in the withdrawal application, does not bar the petitioner from refiling before the appropriate forum, even if the court's order does not expressly grant liberty to...
Illegal Mining: Meghalaya High Court Seeks Status Report On Detection Of Excess Coal In East Jaintia Hills
The Meghalaya High Court recently asked the State Government to file a detailed status report on the different aspects of coal mining in the State, especially on the aspect of detection of excess coal in East Jaintia Hills by a drone survey and inspection company.The division bench of Justice H.S. Thangkhiew and Justice W. Diengdoh further directed the Specially Designated Courts to expedite...