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Magistrate Order U/S 156 (3) CrPC For FIR Registration Not Open To Revision At Instance Of Prospective Accused :Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a prospective accused has no locus to challenge an order passed by a Magistrate under Section 156(3) CrPC directing the police to register an FIR and investigate, by way of a revision petition. A Bench of Justice Chawan Prakash thus dismissed a criminal revision petition, noting that an order passed under Section 156 (3) CrPC is...
Children Of Private-Sector Employees Studying Outside State Can Be Excluded From State Quota: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by Bonafide Himachali students who were denied eligibility for MBBS/BDS admissions under the State Quota.The Court held that even though the petitioners were Himachali and had qualified NEET they were not eligible for state quota as they had completed part of their schooling outside Himachal Pradesh due to their...
Following High Court Directions, UP Police To Email Instructions To Govt Advocates In Criminal Cases; 'Pairokar' System To End
The Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, has issued a mandatory circular directing all district police chiefs to send instructions in bail and other criminal matters via electronic mode to the Government Advocates in the Allahabad High Court. This move is in strict compliance with the High Court's directions issued on December 9. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh...
Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 370 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 409Nominal Index: Saroja Kondai AND Managing Director & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 370DEENANATH AND CHANDRAHAS & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 371THE LEGAL ATTORNEYS AND BARRISTERS LAW FIRM AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 372KARNATAKA PRADESH HOTEL & RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION & ANR AND Union of India...
Customs | ELISA Kits For Food Testing Qualify As 'Diagnostic' For Exemption: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Importer
The Delhi High Court, in a matter involving claim of Customs Duty exemption on import of Enzyme linked Immuno Absorbent Assay (ELISA) Kits for antibiotic testing in food as 'diagnostic kits' will hear the plea by food safety importers in January 2026. Recently, a Division Bench comprising, Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain were hearing an appeal by the importer...
Rule 47(1) Of Assam Panchayat Rules Only Caps Highest Bid For Market Settlement, Doesn't Prescribe Lowest Viable Rate: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that Rule 47(1) of the Assam Panchayat (Financial) Rules, 2002 only prescribes an upper limit for settlement of markets and does not contemplate or permit reading any minimum or “lowest viable” bid requirement into the statutory scheme. The Court further held that administrative notices or assumptions drawn from tender-related figures cannot be used to...
HSVP Cannot Charge 'Current Price' From Oustees For Delayed Allotments Of Plots: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹3 Lakh Cost
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP, formerly HUDA) cannot charge the current reserve price for plots allotted to land oustees when the delay in allotment is attributable to the authority itself. The Court further ruled that levy of 11% interest is not “reasonable interest” within the meaning of the Full Bench judgment in Rajiv...
Decree Confirming Possession Can Be Enforced By Evicting Judgment Debtor Who Forcibly Re-Enters: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that an executing Court can order eviction of judgment-debtor from illegally occupying the suit-land even while executing a decree of permanent injunction against him, confirming the possession in favour of the decree-holder, under Order XXI Rule 32 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC).Clarifying the procedure governing the field, the Bench of Justice...
Tax Paid During Probe Must Be Refunded Once No Liability Found: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Service Tax Refund
The High Court of Chhattisgarh has allowed a service tax appeal filed by an assessee, setting aside orders passed by the department and the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) which had rejected a refund claim as time-barred under Section 102(3) of the Finance Act, 1994 . A Division Bench of Justice Rajani Dubey and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad was hearing...
S. 11 Cattle Preservation Act | Circle Officer May Be Authorized To Enter, Inspect Premises But Has No Power To Seal It: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has observed that a Circle Officer "may be" conferred with power under Section 11 of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act 2021 to enter and inspect a premises where violation the statute may have occurred including a meat shop, however the officer has no authority or jurisdiction to seal the premises.The Court noted that the statute permits such officers to enter and inspect...
Learn To Give Up Rather Than Giving Into Litigation: Bombay High Court Suggests Litigating Siblings, Underlines Importance Of Relationships
"Siblings should learn to give up than to give into litigation" advised the Bombay High Court recently while suggesting a senior citizen brother and sister duo to amicably settle their dispute over their parents' property.Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain while taking note of the use of 'abusive language' by the brother-sister in their pleadings in a defamation suit, emphasised the importance...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Seeks State's Reply In Plea Challenging Regrouping Of District Consumer Commissions
On 22nd December, 2025, the Himachal Pradesh High Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation which challenged the State Government's decision to regroup District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions across multiple revenue districts.A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj took cognizance of the grievance that several districts...