High Courts
Wife Of Deceased Techie Atul Subhash Withdraws Plea Before Karnataka High Court Seeking Quashing Of Abetment FIRs
The Karnataka High Court on Friday disposed of as withdrawn the petition filed by Nikita Singhania her mother and brother seeking to quash the FIR registered against them for allegedly abetting the suicide of Singhania's husband Atul Subhash, a Bangalore based techie. A single judge, Justice S R Krishna Kumar took on record the memo filed by the counsel for the petitioner...
Deserves Serious Attention: Karnataka HC Issues Notice On PIL Against Conferment Of Cabinet Rank To 42 MLAs & Legislative Council Members
The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the State Government on a public interest litigation filed questioning the government notification appointing 42 Members of the Legislative Assembly and Members of the Legislative Council to the various boards, corporations, and other posts and conferring them with Cabinet rank and providing pecuniary benefits. A division bench...
Madras HC Orders Reopening Of Temple In Villupuram Sealed Over Caste Conflicts, Asks Govt To Act In Case Of Law & Order Problems
The Madras High Court has ordered reopening of a temple in Villupuram which was sealed in 2023 following caste related conflicts. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department to reopen the Draupadi Amman temple. The court asked the government to take action against any person who attempted to create law and order problems. In March last...
Sending Legal Notice Or Mediation Request Doesn't Satisfy Section 12A Of Commercial Courts Act Mandating Mediation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that sending a legal notice or mediation request to a party cannot be considered as a 'compliance' of Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, which mandates mediation before the institution of a commercial suit.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held that non-response to such mediation request...
'Purpose Is Different, Don't Want Personal Info': State Govt To Uttarakhand HC On Plea Against UCC Form Asking Live-In Couples' Private Details
On Friday, the State Government submitted before the Uttarakhand High Court that the purpose of including the provision in the State's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) related to compulsory registration (of Live-In Relationships) through Aadhaar and the requirement to submit proof of previous relationships is different and that the state does not seek people's private or...
ITAT Cannot Overstep Its Authority By Deciding On Merits When It Had Already Concluded Appeal Was Not Maintainable: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court stated that ITAT cannot overstep its authority by deciding on merits when it has already concluded an appeal was not maintainable. The Division Bench of Justices M.S. Sonak and Jitendra Jain observed that “Once the ITAT concluded that the Appeal before it against the impugned communication/order was not “maintainable”, there was no question of...
Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To BJP Leader P C George In Hate Speech Case
The Kerala High Court today dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by BJP leader PC George, booked for allegedly making hate speech against the Muslim community during a channel debate.Justice P V Kunhikrishnan dismissed the bail application. The allegation against PC George was that he made remarks against the Muslim community, stating that they are terrorist and communalists. It...
Maha Shivaratri: Madras HC Seeks TNPCB's Report On Allegations That Isha Foundation Flouted Pollution Norms During Celebrations Last Year
The Madras High Court has called for a report from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in a plea seeking directions to the authorities to desist issuing permission to conduct Maha Shivaratri celebrations at Isha Foundation in light of violations of pollution norms in previous celebrations. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar asked Additional Advocate General...
'In Larger Interest Of Country': Madras HC Recommends Resuming Reservation Of 2 Seats In MBBS/BDS Course For PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Awardees
The Madras High Court has recommended the Ministry of Women and Child Development to resume reserving two seats in MBBS and BDs courses for students who have been conferred with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. While the court agreed that discontinuing the reservation is a policy decision of the government, the bench of Justice RMT Teekaa Raman and Justice N...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Making Four Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Permanent
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended making four additional judges of the Madras High Court as permanent.In its meeting held on 20th February, 2025, the collegium has proposed the appointment of following judges as the permanent judges of Madras High Court:(i) Justice Ramasamy Sakthivel(ii) Justice P Dhanabal(iii) Justice Chinnasamy Kumarappan, and (iv) Justice Kandasamy...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 5 Advocates As Patna High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 20th February, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Advocates, as Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Patna:(i) Shri Alok Kumar Sinha,(ii) Shri Ritesh Kumar,(iii) Smt. Soni Shrivastava,(iv) Shri Sourendra Pandey, and(v) Shri Ansul @ Anshul...
AO Becomes 'Functus Officio' After Closure Of Assessment, Must Put Relevant Incriminating Material To Assessee To Re-Confer Jurisdiction: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that after the closure of assessment proceedings, the Assessing Officer becomes 'functus officio' and to re-confer jurisdiction upon the AO to initiate re-assessment proceedings, relevant incriminating material ought to be put to the assessee.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the observation...