Bombay High Court Halts Committee Formation In Ambernath Municipal Council Amid BJP & Congress Alliance

Amid major political drama among the newly elected members of the Ambernath Municipal Council (AMC) in Thane city, with the arch rivals Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress joining hands to sideline Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde Faction), the Bombay High Court on Saturday halted for the time being, the formation of various Subject Committees such as the Public Health Committee, Public...

Court Can't Use Inherent Powers To Grant Money Decree When It Is Not Pleaded, Discloses Clear Jurisdictional Error: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has reiterated that it cannot use inherent powers to mould the relief sought and grant a money decree when the same has not been sought or pleaded by the party. Justice AD Maria Clete added that the inherent power of the court should be exercised within the framework of the CPC and the relief should be granted in accordance with the law, complying with the...

Kerala High Court Halts Inauguration Of Unauthorised Statue Constructed Inside Government Law College Trivandrum

The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 16) passed an interim order restricting the inauguration of an unauthorised statute constructed inside the government law college, Thiruvananthapuram.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas directed the District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram, the college principal and the Station House Officer of Museum Police station to ensure that no inauguration, or...

Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part II [Citations 201 - 430]

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 201 To 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 430 Orders/Judgments of the Year (June 2025 – December 2025)Rajasthan High Court Directs State To Plant Ten Times The Number Of Trees Affected By Road Widening & Beautification Work Title: Gyanchand Soni v State of Rajasthan & Ors., and other connected petitions Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 201 While...

Hindu Wife Can Claim Maintenance From Property Sold By Husband If Buyer Had Notice Of Her Claim: Kerala High Court Full Bench

The Full Bench of the Kerala High Court recently held that a Hindu wife is entitled to receive maintenance from the profits of the property of her husband even after its transfer, if the transfer was effected subsequent to initiation of legal proceedings for maintenance or if there is evidence showing that the transferee was aware of her claim at the time of sale.The Bench of Justices...

Kerala Education Rules | 25% By-Transfer Quota For Junior School Teachers Applicable On Sanctioned Strength, Not Vacancies: High Court

The Kerala High Court quashed a Government order rejecting by-transfer appointments to Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) posts, observing that 25% by-transfer quota under Kerala Education Rules must be calculated on the sanctioned strength of posts and not on the vacancies arising in an academic year.Justice N Nagaresh in his order said that any administrative interpretation applying...

Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part III [Citations 403 - 615]

Occupant Cannot Create Or Assign Third-Party Rights In Premises Without Permission: Bombay High CourtCase Title: Auto Credit Corporation vs Mukesh Bansilal Shah Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 403The Bombay High Court has held that an occupant who is not a recognised tenant has no right, title, or interest to assign or create third-party rights in the premises without proper legal authority....

“Prima Facie Corrupt”: Jharkhand High Court Directs CBI Probe Into JUT-AICTE Over Non-Registration Of Students

The Jharkhand High Court has ordered a CBI investigation into the role of the Jharkhand University of Technology (JUT) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in a matter concerning technical students, observing that the case prima facie reflects corrupt practices by State authorities and has placed students' futures in jeopardy.Justice Rajesh Kumar passed the order...

Litigant Can't Suffer For Counsel Noting Wrong Date: Rajasthan High Court Restores Suit Subject To Costs, Planting 25 Trees

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a litigant cannot be made to suffer for an inadvertent mistake on part of his/her counsel in noting the next date of hearing of case, and thus quashed the trial court order that rejected petitioner's restoration application on technical grounds of delay in an eviction suit that was dismissed in default.While directing restoration of the matter, the bench...

Lok Adalat Settlement Must Be With Parties' Free Consent, Counsel Cannot Compromise Case Without Written Authority: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court, while considering the validity of a settlement recorded in a National Lok Adalat, held that settlement under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 must be arrived at by the parties themselves with free consent, and that in the absence of written authority authorising counsel to sign a compromise, such settlement cannot be treated as valid.Justice Sanjay Kumar...

“Fraud Tag Led To 'Civil Death', Audit Was Inconclusive & Incompetent”: Anil Ambani Tells Bombay High Court

Punching holes in the forensic audit report, relied by the consortium of banks to declare his loan accounts as 'fraud', industrialist Anil Ambani on Friday told the Bombay High Court that the auditor, who carried out the exercise to prepare a report was 'incompetent' and has given an 'inconclusive' finding.A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad is...

“Symbols Of Rajput Pride Reduced To Picnic Spots”: Rajasthan High Court Flags Littering, Encroachments At Haldighati & Rakht Talai

“These sites, once symbols of Rajput pride and national heritage, are now marred by modern encroachments, environmental pollution, littering, and administrative indifference, resulting in irreversible damage to their cultural, historical, and ecological integrity,” court said.