SRO Benefits Wrongfully Granted To Employee Cannot Be Recovered By Withdrawing Amounts From Salary: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that if benefits under Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) scheme is wrongfully granted to the employee by the department without any fraud or misrepresentation played by the employee, the department is not at liberty to recover the same by effecting it from the salary of the employee or pensioner at any given point of time.The Appellant department...

P&H HC Grants ₹50 Lakh Compensation Over Illegal Seizure Of Imported Kiwi Fruit By Customs, Says Policy Needed To Ensure Imported Goods Reach Public In Time

The Punjab and Haryana High Court slammed the Customs Department for wrongfully and illegally withholding a consignment of a large quantity of kiwi fruit being imported into India and granted compensation of Rs. 50 lakh.The Court also suggested the concerned authorities to formulate a policy so that testing labs, shipping companies, and Customs Authorities "work in tandem and an atmosphere...

'Country Needs Uniform Civil Code' : Karnataka High Court Urges Union & State Govt To Make UCC

The Karnataka High Court has made a request to the Parliament and State Legislatures to make every endeavour to enact a statute on Uniform Civil Code, (UCC) to truly achieve the object of the principles enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution of India. A single judge, Justice Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar said, “The enactment of legislation on Uniform Civil Code as enshrined under Article...

Officers Cannot Claim Seniority Based On Unfilled Vacancies From Previous Years, Actual Date Of Promotion Only Valid Criterion For Hierarchy: J&K HC

Clarifying the fundamental principles governing bureaucratic promotions, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has decisively ruled that administrative officers cannot claim seniority based on unfilled vacancies from previous years, establishing that the actual date of promotion remains the only valid criterion for determining service hierarchy.Settling a complex seniority...

Justice Yashwant Varma Takes Oath As Judge Of Allahabad High Court Amidst In-House Inquiry Over Cash Row

Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing an in-house inquiry over allegations of unaccounted cash found at his official residence in Delhi, today took oath as a judge of the Allahabad High Court. Unlike the usual public oath-taking ceremonies organized for judges, where the event is often attended by various dignitaries and made a formal occasion, Justice Varma took his oath in a...

Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notice On Student's Plea Who Completed MBBS From China, Against Increase Of Internship Period To Three Years

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the state government on a medical student's plea who finished MBBS from a Chinese University, challenging an order passed by the MP Medical Council increasing the period of Internship for MBBS students from two years to three years.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva & Justice Vinay Saraf in its order issued notice to the...

Madhya Pradesh HC Seeks Response From Defence Ministry Over Claims Of Muslim Civilians Being Stopped From Praying At Mosque Behind Defence Land

While hearing a public interest litigation, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has questioned the Ministry of Defence as to why civilians of the Muslim community are not being allowed to offer prayer in Masjid Noor situated at Old Grant B-3, Land behind Controller of Defense Account (CDA), Ridge Road, Jabalpur.The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - March 2025 [Citations 81-122]

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 81 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 122 NOMINAL INDEX Prof. Dr. R. Manonmani and Others v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 81 Bhuvaneswari and others v. M/s. Bvm Storage Solutions Pvt Ltd and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 82 Regina Begum v The State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 83 L V Sarojini v The District Collector and Others, 2025...

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Considering Applications For Guardianship, Protection Of Properties Of Children

The Delhi High Court has issued guidelines to be followed by Courts for considering the applications for guardianship and for protection of the properties of children.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that the case of children who are helpless victims of circumstances must be dealt with compassion and a sympathetic attitude and approach must be adopted by the Courts.“Courts are...

SC's Sabarimala Judgment Was Opposed By Women Themselves, Shows Contradiction In Kerala's Feminist Movement: Kerala HC Orally Remarks

The Kerala High Court on Friday (April 4) orally said that the Supreme Court's decision in the Sabarimala case gave a new perspective to women empowerment in the State, noting that there was opposition to the apex court's directions by women themselves, putting a contradiction in the feminist movement perspective in the state.The court further orally said that while due to historical...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Suspends Notice Inviting Applications For Junior Civil Judge Posts Till SC's Decision On Minimum Practice Criteria

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has put in abeyance the Notification issued on 14.02.2025 calling for applications to fill up the vacant posts of Junior Civil Judges till the Supreme Court decides whether a minimum number of years of practice needs to be prescribed as a minimum qualification for enabling a candidate to apply. In January, the Supreme Court considered...

J&K High Court Denies Bail To Hotelier Who Allegedly Harbored Foreign Terrorists, Provided Them SIM Cards

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed the bail plea of Javaid Ahmad Bhat, a Srinagar-based hotelier accused of sheltering two foreign terrorists in his hotel and residence, and facilitating their activities by arranging SIM cards.The bench, comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice M.A. Chowdhary, upheld the Special NIA Court's order rejecting bail, observing that...