High Courts
Karnataka HC Set Aside Suo-Motu Discharge Order By Trial Court Against BBMP Officials Accused Of Irregularities Causing Loss To State Exchequer
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an order passed by the trial court by which it discharged several engineers (present and former) of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), and contractors in the cases registered against them about irregularities in the works conducted during 2005 and 2012.Justice H P Sandesh allowed the petition filed by the state government and set aside...
Channel Placement Contract Does Not Entitle Broadcaster To Demand That Distribution Platform Operator Offers Bouquet Of Channels: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has observed that an agreement entered between a broadcaster and Distribution Platform Operators (DPO) for assigning a particular Logical Channel Number/LCN (unique channel number assigned to TV channels) is different from the DPO assuming obligations to make the broadcaster's channels a part of 'bouquet offerings'.For context, bouquet of channels means an assortment...
Examination In Chief Of Witness In Proceedings Under Domestic Violence Act Can Be Tendered By Way Of Affidavit: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that in the proceedings under the Domestic ViolenceAct, the examination in chief of a witness can be tendered by way of an affidavit.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that the reliefs granted under the enactment are essentially civil in nature and therefore, the procedure of recording examination in chief by way of affidavit cannot be faulted.The...
Calcutta High Court Denies Permission For 'Hanuman Jayanti' Event To Be Held On Red Road On April 12
The Calcutta High Court has denied permission to hold a 'Hanuman Chalisa paath' event to be held at Red Road on 12th April (tomorrow). Petitioner had approached the court for permission to hold the even with around 3000 participants, after not hearing back from the police authorities.Later, the police authorities granted permission for the event, but at a different location to prevent...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 31 To April 06, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 395 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 418NOMINAL INDEXBHARAT BHUSHAN SHARMA v. GOVT.NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 395 Lufthansa Cargo AG v. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 396 M/s Brij Lal & Sons v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 397 TATA SONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. VS. MALLA RAJIV 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 398 LOREAL...
Railways Not Responsible For Loss Due To Theft Of Passenger's Belongings Unless Its Officials Were Negligent: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the railways cannot be held responsible for the loss of theft of passenger's belonging unless there is negligence on the part of its officials.“…a passenger, carrying his own luggage with him in compartment, is himself responsible for its safe keeping and Railways are not liable for any loss therein due to theft unless it is a case of theft on account...
Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: High Court Upholds Order Allowing Rau's IAS Owner To Photocopy Financial Documents Seized By CBI
The Delhi High Court has granted relief to owner of Rau's IAS coaching centre, where three civil services aspirants had died by drowning after flooding of the institute's basement with rainwater, in July last year.Justice Amit Mahajan upheld a trial court order allowing the owner to obtain photocopy of certain financial documents which were seized by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from...
Value Of Land Under Works Contract Is Not Exigible To VAT: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court stated that value of land under works contract is not exigible to VAT. The Division Bench of Justices Krishna S Dixit and Ramachandra D. Huddar was addressing the issue of whether levying tax on receipt for land cost i.e., immovable property, which does not constitute consideration for works contract under Composition Scheme of KVAT is...
University Professors Don't Discharge Duties In Public Domain, Their Post Not 'Public Office' For Invoking Writ Of 'Quo Warranto': Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that lecturers, assistant professors or associate professors bear jural relationship with the University and since they do not discharge any public function, their post cannot be characterized as 'public office' for invoking the writ of Quo Warranto.Writ of Quo Warranto can be issued where the person holding public office does not meet the eligibility criteria...
“Luxury Litigation”: Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹100 Cost Each On More Than 6,400 Petitioners For Moving Against Settled Law
The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 100 each on more than 6,400 petitioners who had approached the High Court against law settled by the Supreme Court in the case of State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Shiv Kumar Pathak & Ors (2018).In 2017, 5he Supreme Court in the case of Shiv Kumar Pathak & Ors held though the authorities would have been permitted to proceed in terms of...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Deprecates Trend Of Filing 'Misconceived' Appeals Against Interim Orders In Pending Cases, Imposes ₹50K Cost
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.50,000 on a litigant for discourage filing of "misconceived" Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) against innocuous orders in pending cases.While noting that in the present case the writ is already pending, Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta said, "Suffice it to note that the present appeal is in gross abuse...
Pendency Of Proceedings Before Competent Authority Under Jharkhand Apartment Ownership Act Will Not Affect Application U/S 11 Of A&C Act: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court Bench of Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao has observed that 'competent authority' within the meaning of Section 3(l) of the Jharkhand Apartment (Flat) Owners Act, 2011 is an executive authority and not a quasi-judicial or judicial authority. Accordingly, pendency of some proceedings under the said Act would not preclude the court from appointing an arbitrator...