Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Compliance Of Higher Courts' Orders To Conclude Trials Expeditiously

The Delhi High Court has issued directions to the trial courts in the national capital for compliance of higher courts' orders to conclude pending trials expeditiously in a time bound manner.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that where any direction is passed to the trial court by a higher court for expeditious conclusion of trial but the concerned judge is on long leave or where the Court...

Employee Can't Be Denied Back Wages On Reinstatement When Rules Don't Provide 'No Pay' Punishment For Time Spent Out Of Service: Telangana HC

Reiterating that a punishment which is not provided in rules can't be imposed, the Telangana High Court set aside punishment of 'dies-non and no salary/ remuneration' resulting in non payment of back wages imposed on a physically handicapped co-operative bank employee for the period of time he was out of service. The court said this after noting that the relevant rules didn't provide for such...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Order Rejecting Challenge To JDU's Internal Elections Electing Nitish Kumar As President

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Janata Dal United's (JDU) expelled member Govind Yadav against a single bench order, which dismissed his petition challenging the internal party elections held by JDU in 2016 electing Nitish Kumar as President of the political party.Yadav challenged the internal party elections conducted in 2016, 2019 and 2022 on the ground that they were...

Delhi High Court Lists Pleas Challenging CLAT 2025 Results To April 07, Underscores Anxiety In Students

The Delhi High Court on Monday listed for April 07 a batch of petitions challenging the results of the Common Law Admission Test-2025 (CLAT-2025) examination held in December last year for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate law courses in various National Law Universities.The pleas were filed in various High Courts across the country and were transferred by the Supreme Court to...

Appellate Tribunal For Foreign Exchange Can't Pronounce Person 'Guilty' Of Offences Under FERA Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange cannot pronounce a person “guilty” of the offences under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973.Justice Jasmeet Singh said that pronouncing a person “guilty” has serious consequences and to adjudicate and give a finding of “guilty” lies within the exclusive domain of the competent courts...

[Noida Sports City Scam] Allahabad HC Lays Down Guidelines Regarding Rights Of Other Members Of Consortium When One Member Goes Into Insolvency

While directing CBI inquiry against officials of New Okhla Development Authority and various allottes/ builder involved in development of the Sporty City project in Noida, the Allahabad High Court laid down guidelines regarding the rights of other members of consortium, when one member goes into insolvency as the same is not provided in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.Holding that...

Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | 'Can We Protect Zubair Till Chargesheet Stage?' : Asks Allahabad HC, State Opposes; Judgment Reserved

Today, the Allahabad High Court today RESERVED its Judgment on the plea moved by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with an FIR against him over alleged 'X' Post (formerly Twitter) on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech. The court has extended the stay on the arrest till the delivery of the Judgment.Notably, after the conclusion of the arguments for both sides, a...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Rule Permitting Destruction Of High Court Records After 5 Years

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (March 3) issued notice to the Registry of High Court and others on a petition seeking to quash the amendment made to High Court Rules which permits destruction of records available in the high court after five years. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anajaria and Justice M I Arun issued notice on the petition filed by Advocate N P Amruthesh who has...

'Serious Matter, HC Order Fabricated To Get Interim Relief': Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Police Enquiry, Issues Contempt Notice

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has initiated contempt proceedings and directed a police inquiry against litigants who were found to have fabricated the High Court's order to claim that they had received an interim stay on a partition proceeding.While issuing a contempt notice, Justice Harsh Bunger said, “Apparently, the original order... passed by this Court in CWP No.31164 of 2024 has...

Rule 36(4) Of CGST Rules Is Constitutionally Valid, Does Not Derive Power From Section 43A: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 36(4) of the Central Goods and Services Tax/Assam Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. The provision stipulates documentary requirements and conditions for a registered person claiming input tax credit (ITC).A division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair observed that the provision was...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: February 24 To March 02, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 70 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 82Nominal Index: Devanand Patil & ANR AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 70RASHTRIYA SURAKSHA JANANDOLAN SAMITHI MYSORE AND The Commissioner of Police, Mysore. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 71.Kailasam P AND The Karnataka Bank Ltd & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 72Chirag Sen & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw...

Yamuna River Has Surpassed Threshold, Interference In Its Restoration Not Justified: Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Uprooting Of Nurseries

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Yamuna river in the national capital has surpassed the threshold and any interference in its restorative and rejuvenation is not justified. “The present condition of the Yamuna River has surpassed the threshold where any further interference in its rejuvenation and restoration efforts—whether under the guise of humanitarian or...