GST | Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To ICICI Bank Over Demand Of ₹216 Crores For Minimum Balance Non-Maintenance Charges

In yet another writ petition by ICICI Bank, the Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to ICICI Bank in a demand pertaining to charged levied by the Bank for not maintaining a Minimum Average Balance (MAB). As is the norm in the banking sector, while opening a bank account, the customer signs an Account Opening Form post which the banking relationship is activated. One of...

J&K Terror Funding Case: Delhi High Court Rejects Pleas Of Accused Against Framing Of Charges

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the appeals filed by sons of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and others challenging the framing of charges against them in a Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case. A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Manoj Jain said that the appeals were not maintainable in view of Section 21 of the National Investigation...

NDPS Act | Rajasthan High Court Allows Interim Release Of Seized Vehicle After Finding Owner Not Named As Accused

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a petitioner whose car was seized by the police in relation to an NDPS case, after contraband was recovered from it, noting that the no involvement of the petitioner was found in the case during investigation, neither was he impleaded as an accused in the FIR.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand relied upon the Supreme Court ruling in the case of...

Conversion From Private To Public Company Doesn't Affect Existing Contracts: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has recently clarified that when a company changes its class under the Companies Act, 2013 for instance, from a private company to a public company or vice versa, the mere issuance of a fresh certificate of incorporation does not wipe out its existing legal commitments. Its contracts, liabilities and obligations continue to subsist and remain fully...

'No Respect For Law': Patna High Court Orders FIR & SIT Probe Over Irregularities In Excise Vehicle Auctions, Awards ₹12 Lakh Compensation

The Patna High Court recently directed the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) to register an FIR into the affairs of the Excise Department, Muzaffarpur, in connection with the arbitrary auctioning of seized vehicles.A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey was hearing a writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari to quash and set aside the auction sale of...

'Arbitrary Cancellation': J&K&L High Court Directs IIT Jammu To Appoint Selected Candidate With Retrospective Effect; Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu wrongfully delayed and denied appointment to a duly selected candidate, in clear breach of his legal and constitutional rights.Observing that the cancellation of candidature was wholly unjustified and illegal, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani imposed ₹1,00,000 as exemplary costs on IIT Jammu,...

'Govt Not Ordinary Litigant Seeking To Win By Hook Or Crook': Jharkhand HC Slams State's 'Belligerent Litigation', Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Jharkhand High Court recently observed that the State is not an ordinary litigant seeking to win a case against one of its own citizens by hook or by crook. The Court directed that henceforth all litigation on the appellate or revisional side at the behest of the State must be initiated only after complying with the Jharkhand State Litigation Policy.A Division Bench comprising Chief...

Rajasthan Housing Board Can't Cancel Auction Merely Because It Received Single Bid: High Court

The Rajasthan High Court asserted that allocation of an auction cannot be cancelled merely on the ground that there was a single bidder and hence, “lack of competition”, especially when the bidder had complied with all the stipulated conditions.Justice Nupur Bhati was hearing a petition by a person who participated in Rajasthan Housing Board's e-auction for a commercial plot, and...

Can't Be Punished More Than Once: Allahabad High Court Grants Relief To CISF Constable Awarded Punishment Earlier For Same Misconduct

The Allahabad High Court said that a major penalty cannot be imposed on a CISF personnel for the same misconduct for which minor penalty was already imposed, reiterating that "no person can be punished more than once for the same misconduct". Petitioner was appointed as Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable in 1987. After getting an increment to his basic pay, petitioner was...

MV Act | All Injuries Don't Result In Loss Of Earning Capacity, Victim's Functional Disability Must Be Assessed: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that not all injuries result in loss of earning capacity and thus it is necessary to assess the functional disability while considering grant of compensation to a road-accident victim.In doing so, the court noted that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had "mechanically" accepted "disability certificate" of a cashier–who was hit by a four wheeler, at 47%...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 15 - December 21, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 824 - 837]B.K.N. Pillai @ B.K. Narayana Pillai v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 824V.P. Abdurahiman v. C. Safiya, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 825The Authorised Officer, South Indian Bank and Anr. v. Sheela Francis Parakkal and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 826The South Indian Bank Limited v. Income Tax Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker)...

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Interfere With Probe Into Fiasco At Messi In Kolkata Event, Says SIT & Enquiry Panel Can Continue

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused interim relief in three PILs arising out of the chaotic Lionel Messi event at Salt Lake Stadium on December 13, 2025. Petitioners, including Suvendu Adhikari, sought transfer of the investigation to an independent/central agency, alleging ticket profiteering, misuse of State machinery, and political shielding.A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul...