'Fraud Vitiates Everything': MP High Court Orders Removal Of Shivpuri's Malaria Technical Supervisor For Filing Fake Experience Certificate

While ordering immediate removal of a Malaria Technical Supervisor in Shivpuri, the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressed concern over fraud played on the selection committee and filing of fraudulent documents in selection process of government service calling it a serious issue which cannot be ignoredIn doing so, the Court quashed the selection of the candidate on the post of Malaria...

Biometrics Are Necessary To Eliminate Discrepancies, But Failure Of Machine To Recognize A Person Cannot Override Their Fundamental Rights: MP HC

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a person's legal and fundamental right cannot be curtailed only on account of failure of a biometric machine to recognize him.A single judge bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “In this regard, this Court is of the considered opinion that although it is true that the biometric verification process is necessary nowadays...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: March 2025 [Citations: 144 - 221]

Nominal Index: [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 144 - 221]Anzar Azeez v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 144M/s Ramanattu Motor Corp. v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 145Afeefa Khadir v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 146Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd v Raphel & Co., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 147Ashok Harry Pothen Vs. The Authorised Officer, M/S. Indian Bank, 2025 LiveLaw...

Customs Must Preserve CCTV Footage Upon Receiving Complaint Of Officials Illegally Seizing Foreign Currency From Travellers: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department to ensure that relevant CCTV footage is preserved whenever it receives a complaint from any traveller coming to India from abroad, regarding illegal detention of his foreign currency by its officials.“...if a complaint was received in this manner, the CCTV footage ought to be preserved immediately as the same is available only for...

Court Can Decline To Refer Dispute To Arbitration When Time-Barred Claim Is Evident From Record: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that when a claim is ex facie time-barred and no trial is needed to determine whether it is barred by limitation, the referral court can refuse to refer the matter to arbitration under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). Brief Facts: This application has been filed under section...

Publishing Notice Only In English Newspaper Without Giving Mandatory Notice In Regional Language Vitiates Land Acquisition Proceedings: J&K HC

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled that not publishing the notices as provided under the land acquisition Act for the benefit of the occupants of the land by publishing the notices in local language at conspicuous places vitiates the entire acquisition proceedings. The petitioner had challenged the land acquisition by the government for the public purposes citing that they had...

Father Being Addicted To Vices Is No Ground For Mother To Claim Right To Be Single Parent, Mask Child's Paternity In Birth Records: Bombay HC

Even if a father has not seen the face of the child since its birth and is addicted to vices, does not give a right to the mother to become a single parent and mask the paternity of the child in its birth record, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Mangesh Patil and Yanshivraj Khobragade said parents embroiled in matrimonial disputes,...

'No Coercive Steps': Telangana HC Halts Till Thursday Tree Felling At Kancha Gachibowli Near Hyderabad Central University Campus

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (April 2) has stayed felling of trees on land in Kancha Gachibowli located near Hyderabad Central University campus (HCU), while hearing a plea against a government order stated to be alienating 400 acres of green cover land in the area for setting up IT infrastructure. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara passed...

PIL Moved In Allahabad HC Against Administering Of Oath To Justice Yashwant Varma, Seeks Quashing Of His Transfer Order

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a directive to the Chief Justice of the High Court to refrain from administering the oath of office to Judge Yashwant Varma, who is currently facing an in-house inquiry over allegations of keeping illicit cash at his official residential premises. The PIL, filed by Vikash Chaturvedi, an...

Plastic Flowers Not Prohibited Item: Central Govt Tells Bombay High Court In Plea To Ban Plastic Flowers

In a plea seeking a ban on plastic flowers in Maharashtra, the Central Government told the Bombay High Court that there is no restriction on the usage of plastic flowers and that they are not prohibited as single use plastic items.The Union of India (UOI) made this submission in view of a letter written by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on dated 11th September 2023 to the Ministry...

Composite Reference Of Disputes From Distinct Purchase Orders To Arbitration Is Valid When Parties' Conduct Indicates Single Transaction: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that a composite reference of disputes to arbitration arising out of distinct purchase and service orders can be made when the conduct of the parties demonstrates that they were all part of a single business transaction. Brief Facts: The petitioner was engaged as an agent-cum-sub-contractor by the respondent,...

"Justice Hurried Is Justice Buried": Madras High Court Upholds Order Quashing Disciplinary Proceeding Conducted Within Two Weeks

The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the General Manager & Reviewing Authority of the Canara Bank against an order of the single judge quashing the disciplinary proceedings against an employee. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice P Vadamalai noted that while disciplinary proceedings usually take a few months to conclude, the disciplinary proceedings in...