High Courts
Patna High Court Upholds ₹25 Lakh Service Tax Demand Against Travel Agency Which Failed To Disclose Transactions & Claimed Records Were Lost In Fire
The Patna High Court has recently upheld a service tax demand of ₹25.25 lakh against a travel agency, dismissing its defence that crucial business records had been lost in a fire. The Division Bench comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey observed, “this petitioner having surrendered his service tax registration had not disclosed the transactions in ST-3....
'Punjab Sensitive Amid India-Pakistan Firing': High Court Grants Time For Filing Reply To Contempt Case Over Water Dispute With Haryana
"This Court is conscious of the present sensitive atmosphere prevailing in the State of Punjab due to cross border firing between India and Pakistan and therefore, does not want to burden the Chief Secretary as well as the Director General of Police, Government of Punjab, with any contempt notice," said the Punjab & Haryana High Court while granting time to Punjab Government to respond...
Punjab & Haryana HC Bar Body Writes To Chief Justice Seeking Guidelines On Court Functioning Amid India-Pakistan Tensions
Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association wrote to Chief Justice Sheel Nagu on Saturday (May 10) seeking guidance on "further course of action pertaining to functioning of the Courts" from Monday (May 12). The bar body's highlighted that most of the Court rooms are not having an Open Video Conference (VC) system, and joining on VC is...
Informing An Accused Person Reasons For Arrest Is A Constitutional Requirement, Arrest Is Vitiated Otherwise: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment reiterated that informing the person who is arrested is a constitutional requirement in light of Article 22(1) of the Constitution.“Sub-section (1) of Section 35 of BNSS list cases when police may arrest a person without a warrant. Section 47 clearly states that every police officer or other person arresting any person without a warrant shall...
All Conviction, Bail-Related Judgments Must Carry Coversheet Informing About Free Legal Aid Facilities: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has issued a Circular directing all courts under its jurisdiction to attach a coversheet to judgments involving conviction, dismissal or reversal of acquittal, or bail application dismissal, informing the affected party of their right to free legal aid for pursuing higher remedies.The above direction issued via a Circular Order dated 21 April 2025 follows the Supreme...
'Systematic Attempt To Mint More Money': Gujarat HC Denies Bail To Doctor Accused Of Performing Forced Angioplasties To Claim Govt Funds
The Gujarat High Court has rejected the bail plea of a cardiologist accused of performing angioplasty upon healthy persons in a bid to get funds from the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) scheme for a private hospital.In doing so the court observed that the material on record indicated a "strong prima facie" case against the petitioner where his involvement in the alleged offence cannot...
Patna High Court Quashes 22 Yrs Old Criminal Case Against Gynaecologist Accused Of Involvement In Kidney Removal During Surgery
The Patna High Court has quashed all criminal proceedings against a female gynaecologist, in a long-pending medical negligence case dating back to 2003 whereby a railway employee alleged that his right kidney had been unlawfully removed during a surgery conducted at a private nursing home. The petitioner, Dr. Mamta Sinha, was accused solely on the basis of her presence in the operation...
Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: April 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 160Nominal Index:Sanath Kumar Shetty & Others AND Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127Sabeer & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 128Mahendra Kumar Mitra AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 129ROPEEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD AND State...
“Sickness Is Beyond Human Control”: Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Plea Of B.Tech Student Whose Result Was Withheld Due To Low Attendance
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a plea of a B.Tech student whose result of 3rd Semester was withheld and subsequently was not allowed to attend classes of further semesters on account of low attendance due to two spells of sickness. The Court ordered the GMR Institute of Technology (Respondent 4), to publish the result of the petitioner and allow him to continue attending classes of...
Fresh PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeking Cancellation Of Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship, Ban On Foreign Travel
A fresh PIL plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking the cancellation of Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha, Rahul Gandhi's citizenship. The plea also seeks a ban on him travelling abroad during the pendency of his citizenship issue. The plea has been filed by BJP Member Vignesh Shishir four days after his PIL seeking a CBI investigation into Gandhi's citizenship...
Kerala High Court Affirms Govt Order Allotting Reservation For Persons With Disabilities In Govt-Aided Educational Institutions
The Kerala High Court recently held that there was no need to interfere with the Government order and circular regarding reservation for person with benchmark disabilities in the government-aided educational institutions.The State Government had in 2018 issued an order extending the benefit of reservation for people with benchmark disability as mentioned under Person with Disabilities...
Kerala High Court Issues Notification Postponing Kerala Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination 2025
The Registrar of Kerala High Court has issued a notification today informing that the Kerala Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination scheduled to be held on 18th May is postponed.The notification says that the notifications inviting application to the direct recruitment to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in various vacancies (Recrutiment Numbers 1/ 2025, 2/2025, 3/2025, 4/2025...