MP High Court Halts Declaration Of NEET-UG Result Over Plea Claiming Power Outage During Exam At Indore Centre

While hearing a plea filed by a medical aspirant claiming power outage at an examination centre in Indore during the 2025 NEET-UG exam, the Madhya Pradesh High Court temporarily stayed the declaration of results after no one appeared on behalf Centre. Justice Subodh Abhyankar in his order observed, “Considering the fact that the respondent(s) have failed to provide proper conditions to...

Punjab & Haryana HC Renders PIL Challenging Postponement Of Paddy Season Infructuous, Notes That Crops Were Already Sown

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rendered infructuous a PIL challenging the Punjab Government's notification on the postponement of the paddy sowing season, as the crops had already been sown and the period in question had already passed.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel was hearing the PIL filed by seven residents of Punjab challenging the notification for preponing the...

Murshidabad Violence | Calcutta High Court Directs State To Remunerate Affected Parties, Consider Calls For Permanent BSF Camp In Area

In a public interest litigation borne out of communal violence in Bengal's Murshidabad area during the Anti-Waqf Bill protests, the Calcutta High Court has directed the state to remunerate and restore all parties whose lives and properties were affected during the violent riots.A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury further directed that the state consider the...

[Arbitration] Initial Filing Without Essential Documents Non Est In Law, Limitation Can't Be Circumvented By Curing Defects: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has held that an initial filing made without the essential documents like attaching impugned award etc. required for adjudication is non est in law and has no legal existence. Such a filing, made merely to evade the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) cannot...

Issuance Of Show Cause Notice U/s 74 Of CGST Act Does Not Imply Violation Of Natural Justice: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Section 74: Determination of tax not paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised by reason of fraud or any wilful-misstatement or suppression of facts.Himachal Pradesh High Court held that when a show cause notice is issued under Section 74 Of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, the matter is still at a preliminary stage, and objections can't be raised on...

'Exceptional Case': AP High Court Permits Life Convict To Attend Son's Wedding Who Couldn't Be Released As Co-Convict Was Out On Parole

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has permitted a life convict to attend the wedding ceremony of his son. While the life convict had been granted parole, his release was contingent on the return of another convict involved in the same offence who was out on parole at that time.While referring to Rule 27 of the Suspension of Sentence on Parole Rules 2024, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj...

SC Judgments Referred To Larger Bench Remain Binding Unless Reference Court Directs Otherwise: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that reference of the judgment to larger bench does not unsettle the declared law and once any judgment of the supreme court holds the field, the High Court cannot be prevented from relying on the ratio of that judgment unless the reference court has directed otherwise.The petitioner had argued that the supreme court in India Glycols Ltd, which prevented...

Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Parents' Plea Seeking LG To Take Over DPS Dwarka Amid Fee Hike

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved order on a plea moved by over 100 parents seeking take over of Delhi Public School, Dwarka, by the Lieutenant Governor (LG) amid the issue of ongoing fee hike. Justice Vikas Mahajan heard the counsel for the parties and said that an appropriate order will be passed in the matter. Today, the Court was informed that an order was passed yesterday by...

'Non-Consideration Of SC Judgment Amounts To Patent Illegality': Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Award On Grounds Of Unilateral Appointment

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that non-consideration of a judgment of the Supreme Court amounts to patent illegality, which is a valid ground for setting aside an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) particularly when the award is passed by an arbitrator unilaterally appointed by...

[Sex Determination] Offences Under PCPNDT Act Cognizable, Registration Of FIR Not Barred Under Law: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the offences under the Pre-Conception & Pre Natal Diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, are cognizable and registration of FIR and investigation by the Police under the enactment, per se, is not barred under law.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that though Section 28 of PC & PNDT Act is specific in providing that...

'Tainted Since Inception': Andhra Pradesh High Court Holds Opening Of Rowdy Sheet Invalid In Absence Of Evidence Of Threat To Public Peace

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside a rowdy sheet opened against an individual who was accused of committing offences under Sections 448 (house-trespass), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons) and 506 (criminal intimidation) r/w 34 of IPC, and was pending trial.For reference, as per Police Standing Order (PSO) 736 of the Andhra Pradesh Police Manual, a rowdy sheet can...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Bar Views On Declaring 12 Non-Working Saturdays As HC Working Days

The Allahabad High Court has sought the responses of the bar bodies on declaring 12 non-working Saturdays as court working days. In its official letter dated May 14, 2025, the office of the Registrar General of the HC has sought the opinion of the president and secretary of the High Court Bar Association, Advocates' Association, and the Oudh Bar Association (Lucknow bench),...