Jammu And Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up May 26 - June 1 2025

Nominal Index:MOHAMMAD SHABAN GANAI & ANR Vs MUSHTAQ AHMAD RATHER 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 201Rajinder Kumar vs State of J&K and Anr 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 202Ashok Toshkhani vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 203Mehmood Askari Vs Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 204Niket Kansal Vs Union Of India Through ED 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 205Anwar Hussain Wani & Ors vs State of J&K 2025 LiveLaw...

Collection Of Money From Devotees By Kadakkal Devi Temple's 'Akosha Committee' Is A Criminal Offence: Kerala High Court Remarks

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 2) orally questioned the authority of the 'Akosha Committee' (committee allegedly formed for conducting festivals) to collect money from devotees of Kadakkal Devi Temple, which is under the Travancore Devaswom Board. A division bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan was hearing a writ petition filed by a devotee, a lawyer, who...

Not Permissible To Register Two Separate Trusts For A Single Temple Under Maharashtra Public Trust Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated under the scheme of Maharashtra Public Trust Act it is not permissible to register two separate trusts for single temple.The Bench of Justice Madhav J. Jamdar observed that “If, the registration of two separate public trusts are permitted with respect to the same trust properties then there will be innumerable problems in the administration of the public...

Giving Custody To Father Who Remarried & Is Living With Second Wife Is Not Conducive To Child's Welfare: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to restore custody of a minor son to his Australian mother, observing that giving custody of the child to father who has remarried and living with second wife is not conducive to the welfare of the child.Notably, the Australian Court had granted custody of the mother and father was only given the visitation rights.Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj said,...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 26 To June 01, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 615 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 649NOMINAL INDEXNATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION & ANR. versus M/S ARDEE HI-TECH PVT. LTD. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 615 Porto Emporios Shipping Inc v Indian Oil Corporation Limited 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 616 DR. SHAHIN NOOREYEZDAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 617 SDMC v. Moon Steeland General Industries Pvt. Ltd....

Conferring Titles Such As “Mr. India”, “Mr. South India” Not Violative Of Emblems And Names Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently observed that conferring pageant titles such as “Mr. India”, would not be violative of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1950. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy said that conferring such title to the winner of a body building competition would not in any manner mean that it is a use of the national emblem or the name of the...

Kerala High Court Issues Interim Order Directing Police To Not Arrest ED Assistant Director Accused Of Demanding ₹2 Crore Bribe

The Kerala High Court has issued an interim order to not to arrest the Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate, Kochi till 11th June. The order was passed by Justice P. G. Ajithkumar. The anticipatory bail petition filed by the ED official is posted to be heard then. The order was passed after the Public Prosecutor sought time and admitted that no arrest would be made till the matter...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: May 26 - June 01, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 185 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 193Nominal Index:Anumandala Rajesh Reddy AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 185B R Anand AND V R Gisha. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 186Somarapu Vamashi AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 187Girish Bharadwaj AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 188Ramesh Naik L AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 189Vidya...

Allahabad High Court Rejects Patanjali's Plea Against ₹273.5 Crore GST Penalty

The Allahabad High Court has directed continuation of proceedings under Section 122 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 against M/s Patanjali Ayurved limited's 3 plants even though proceedings under Section 74 of the Act have been dropped against them.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit held “Under the present GST regime, persons who are not...

Telangana High Court Quashes Case Against Teacher For Playing 'Game Of Betting', Notes Act Didn't Occur In Public Place

The Telangana High Court dismissed a case registered against a private teacher for playing a card game involving betting under the state Gaming Act 2017, after noting that the alleged act did not take place on a public street as required under the provisions of the act. Under Section 9(1) of the TS Gaming Act, whoever is found gaming or reasonably suspected to be gaming in any public street...

High Court Directs Meghalaya Boxing Association To Hold Open Trials For All Future State Selections

The Meghalaya High Court recently directed the Meghalaya Boxing Association to hold open trials in any future events where selection trials are held to represent the State. The Acting Chief Justice H.S. Thanghiew was hearing a writ petition filed by an Army Boxer (petitioner) assailing the action of the Meghalaya Boxing Association (MBA) in not allowing the petitioner, who is a Boxer of...

'Next COVID-19 Pandemic Far From Over': Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report Over Decision On Sample Collection Policy

Observing that the "next COVID-19 pandemic is far from over", the Delhi High Court has called for a status report from the Union Government as to what decision has been taken upon the policy for sample collection, sample collection centres and the sample transport.In an order passed on May 28, Justice Anish Dayal said that the matter assumes urgency, considering that there were "wide reports...