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Inappropriate To Assess Caregiving Challenges Of Single Parent Through Gendered Lens: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that while adjudicating disputes before Family Courts, it is neither appropriate nor permissible to assess the caregiving capacities of a single parent through a gendered lens.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the role of a caregiver, whether assumed by the mother or the father, entails equal emotional, psychological, and material commitments, and the...
Authorities Often Remain Oblivious To Law, Flood Courts With Cases And Clog Roster: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the often times the authorities remain oblivious to the law of the land which leads to fooding of courts with cases and clogging the roster.Dealing with a case where an un-educated petitioner approached the Court against his own contractual compassionate appointment, Justice Manju Rani Chauhan held “It has been experienced that in some cases...
'Devotees' Offerings Carry Religious Sentiments': AP High Court Suggests Reforms In Tirumala Hundi Process To Prevent Theft, Urges Use Of AI
The Andhra Pradesh High Court given a slew of suggestions to reform archaic methods and outdated procedures in the Hundi processing system at Tirumala Tirupati, through use of technology, digitisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a view to prevent recurring instances of theft, pilferage and misappropriation of Hundies (offerings).While dealing with the issue of alleged theft in...
Mozambique Coal Mine Dispute: Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay $10.53 Million Bank Guarantee Encashment
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Black Gold Resources Private Limitada to prevent the termination of its coal mining contract in Mozambique as well as the invocation of a $10.5 million Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) by International Coal Ventures Pvt. Ltd. and Minas De Benga Limitada. While withdrawing an earlier interim stay, Justice Jasmeet Singh on December...
Gujarat High Court Directs Fire Safety Inspection Before Considering De-Sealing Of Educational Institution
The Gujarat High Court directed a public trust running an educational institution which was sealed for not having fire safety NOC to approach the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for inspection of its premises to assess the fire safety requirement. The court was hearing a public trust running an educational institution, which had challenged a December 12 order sealing the petitioner's premises...
Service Tax | Pairing & Testing Smart-Cards For Set-Top-Boxes Qualifies As Job Work: Bombay High Court Allows Credit
The Bombay High Court has upheld the Mumbai Tribunal's decision allowing Dish TV to retain CENVAT Credit on imported smart cards, which were used for testing and pairing with Set Top Boxes. A Division Bench comprising, Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar dismissed the appeal filed by the Service Tax Department against order by the Mumbai, Customs, Excise and...
Delhi High Court Flags Misuse Of Victim Compensation In Sexual Offences, Issues Guidelines For Effective Implementation
The Delhi High Court has flagged misuse of victim compensation received by some victims in sexual offence cases, and has issued guidelines for and effective implementation of victim compensation mechanisms. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that after the registration of an FIR, the victim is granted interim compensation but at a later stage, the victim may resile from her allegations,...
Public Funds Can't Be Given To 'Favoured Few': Madras High Court Suggests Audit Of 'Scandalously High' Fees Paid To Govt Law Officers
The Madras High Court has recently observed that it was time that an audit be conducted regarding payment of fee to the law officers in the State. Justice GR Swaminathan made the observation on noting that Additional Advocate Generals were appearing even in small matters where their presence was not required. The court added that while it could not enquire into the quantum of fee to...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 15 To December 21, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1711 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1748NOMINAL INDEXNBCC (India) Limited vs. Additional Commissioner CGST Delhi South 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1711 LEAYAN GLOBAL PVT LTD v. BATA INDIA LTD and other connected matter 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1712 Frankfinn Aviation Services (Pvt.) Ltd. v. M/S Fly High Institute & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1713 NISHA KHAN v. DELHI POLICE & ANR...
UP Police Mistakenly Invoke Chhattisgarh Law Instead Of UP Act In Conversion Case FIR, Chargesheet: High Court Seeks Action
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently directed against the UP Police officials who mistakenly lodged an FIR and thereafter filed a chargesheet under the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 1968, instead of the intended UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. A Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh not only returned the charge sheet to the Superintendent...
No Employer-Employee Relationship Between Principal Employer & Workman Engaged Through Contractor : Delhi HC
A Delhi High Court Bench comprising Justice Renu Bhatnagar held that a workman engaged through a contractor is not an employee of the principal employer if the claimant fails to prove a direct employer-employee relationship with credible evidence. Background Facts The workman was a Driveway Sales Man (DSM) for Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) since 2001. He was terminated in 2005....
'Income Not Quantified': Allahabad HC Sets Aside Family Court Order Which Denied Maintenance To Wife Noting She Earns From YouTube
The Allahabad High Court recently set aside an order passed by the Family Court, which had rejected a wife's application for maintenance on the sole ground that she is a YouTuber and earns through 'Reels'. A Bench of Justice Harvir Singh observed that the Family court had arrived at the finding that the wife is capable of supporting herself without an actual assessment. The Court...